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TESTAMENT Guitarist ALEX SKOLNICK Looks Back On The Last Few Months

Guitarist Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT, ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) has issued the following update: "The big news is the our new [ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO] album, 'Last Day In Paradise' is done and available on Magnitude Records! It feels great to have this album complete, especially in the...

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POTENTIAL THREAT Adds New Bassist, Announces Live Dates

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans POTENTIAL THREAT have announced the addition of bassist Steve Henderson to the group's ranks. The core of the band remains the Noble brothers: Mike on guitar/vocals and Kenny on drums. POTENTIAL THREAT is continuing work on its debut CD, tentatively due l...

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PRETTY BOY FLOYD Planning 20-Year Reunion

Vocalist Steve Summers of the Hollywood, California-based '80s glam-rock act PRETTY BOY FLOYD has posted the following message on the band's MySpace page: "Yes, original guitarist Aerial Stiles, Vinnie Chaz [bass] and myself are writing songs for a new record. Yes, I will continue to tour as much as...

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3 INCHES OF BLOOD Gets Deep With SLIPKNOT Drummer

3 INCHES OF BLOOD singer Jamie Hooper recently spoke to MTV.com about the band's upcoming album, "Fire Up the Blades", which was produced by SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison. "We were so stoked to find out he was a fan of our band," Hooper said. "We met him when we were on tour with ...

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Worldwide Response To ROCKLAHOMA 'Amazing'

Only one week after announcing plans for Rocklahoma, the largest '80s rock festival of its kind to ever be organized, an onslaught of fans worldwide have purchased tickets and made their plans to travel to Oklahoma. Fans from throughout Europe, Australia, South Africa, Canada and 32 states in the U....

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IRON MAIDEN, WITHIN TEMPTATION, STONE SOUR Added To Spain's BILBAO BBK LIVE FESTIVAL

IRON MAIDEN, METALLICA, WITHIN TEMPTATION, STONE SOUR and BLOODSIMPLE are among the confirmed bands for the Bilbao BBK Live Festival 2007, set to take place June 21-22 and June 28-29 in Bilbao, Euskal Herria, Spain. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Thursday, June 21: IRON MAIDEN WITHIN...

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POWERMAN 5000: European Tour Dates Announced

POWERMAN 5000 has scheduled the following European tour dates: May 18 - The Palace - Tamworth UK May 19 - Underground - London UK May 20 - Teeside University - Middlesborough UK May 21 - Buttermarket - Shrewsbury UK May 22 - Peel - Kingston UK May 23 - Nexus - Southampton UK May 25 ...

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ROCKLAHOMA Lineup Announced: POISON, RATT, VINCE NEIL, WARRANT Confirmed

POISON, RATT (featuring original lead singer Stephen Pearcy),VINCE NEIL, WARRANT, SLAUGHTER and QUIET RIOT are among the confirmed acts for Rocklahoma, a three-day outdoor '80s hard rock festival, set to take place July 13-15, in Pryor, OK at the Pryor Festival Grounds. The festival billing is shap...

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POISON, RATT, VINCE NEIL Set For ROCKLAHOMA Three-Day Summer Festival

POISON, RATT (featuring original lead singer Stephen Pearcy),VINCE NEIL and Y&T are among the acts that are expected to appear at Rocklahoma, a three-day outdoor '80s hard rock festival, set to take place July 13-15, in Pryor, OK at the Pryor Festival Grounds. The following is a partial list of...

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MANNGARD: New Album Is Turning Out Thrashier Than Expected

Norwegian extreme metallers MANNGARD have entered Lydriket studios to begin recording their as-yet-untitled sophomore album. Commented the band: "We are about to finish recording the basic tracks for the second MANNGARD album. The sessions in Lydriket has been most successful, and the band has knock...

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War of Attrition

This is going to be a short review. If you know American death metal, and you're not retarded, you know DYING FETUS. If you know them, you know they were arguably the hardest-working band in American death metal for years, culminating in a deal with Relapse and 2000's "Destroy the Opposition" — an a...

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New LIZZY BORDEN Album To Feature Appearances By Members Of TRIVIUM, Y&T

Shock rocker LIZZY BORDEN has revealed exclusively to KNAC.COM DJ Diana DeVille on the specialty show "WildSide" this past Saturday that the next full-length studio album from his namesake band will feature guest appearances by Y&T frontman Dave Meniketti and TRIVIUM guitarist Corey Beaulieu. Ac...

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TYPE O NEGATIVE: European Tour Dates Announced

TYPE O NEGATIVE has lined up the following European tour dates: Jun. 01 - Spirit Of Rock Festival - Zurich, Switzerland Jun. 02 - Rock Am Ring - Nurburgring, Germany Jun. 03 - Rock Im Park - Nurnberg, Germany Jun. 04 - Docks - Hamburg, Germany Jun. 05 - Amager Bio - Copenhagen, Denmark Jun. ...

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IN FLAMES, HELLOWEEN, ARMORED SAINT Featured On 'Bang Your Head!!! 2006' DVD

IN FLAMES, DEATH ANGEL, RAVEN, HELLOWEEN, JON OLIVA'S PAIN and ARMORED SAINT are among the bands featured on the "Bang Your Head!!! 2006" DVD, due in Europe on March 12. In addition to 34 songs that were filmed during last year's Bang Your Head!!! festival (which took place June 23-24, 2006 in Balin...

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DRAGONLORD: Sacramento Date Announced

DRAGONLORD, the San Francisco-based black metal band featuring Eric Peterson (guitar, vocals; TESTAMENT),Gian Pyres (guitar; ex-CRADLE OF FILTH),Derrick Ramirez (bass),Lyle Livingston (keys) and Jon Allen (drums; SADUS, ex-TESTAMENT),will perform at On The Y in Sacramento, California on March 17...