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AREA 54 In Mixing Mode
Frontman Lakis Kyriacou of the British melodic metal act AREA 54 has issued the following update on the band's current activities: "After two years of trying to get things back on track in my personal life and in AREA 54, I am very happy to say that AREA 54 have started mixing the new album, ...July 30, 2006
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MALEVOLENT CREATION: Drummer TONY LAUREANO Unable To Appear On New CD
Despite a previous announcement to the contrary, drummer Tony Laureano (NILE, DIMMU BORGIR) will NOT be performing on MALEVOLENT CREATION's upcoming tenth studio album, "Doomsday X", >, tentatively due before the end of the year via Nuclear Blast Records. "Due to various schedualing conflicts I a...July 27, 2006
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TALISMAN: New Album Update
According to MelodicRock.com, TALISMAN bassist/mainman Marcel Jacob (ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JOHN NORUM, EUROPE) has issued the following update on the recording sessions for the band's new album, due later in the year via Frontiers Records: "TALISMAN was supposed to do a tour in September/October, hit...July 19, 2006
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JAG PANZER Pulls Out Of MINNEAPOLIS MAYHEM 3 Festival; SEVEN WITCHES Steps In
The organizers of the Minneapolis Mayhem 3 festival, which is set to take place August 25-26 at the Star Central in Minneapolis, Minnesota, have issued the following update: "Mayhem Productions has announced [that] due to the previous scheduling of their JAG PANZER's guitarist [Chris Broderick] to p...July 14, 2006
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Former MSG Singer ROBIN MCAULEY Joins SURVIVOR
Former MCAULEY SCHENKER GROUP (MSG) frontman Robin McAuley has replaced Jim Jamison as the new lead vocalist for SURVIVOR. Jamison first joined the band in 1984 after original lead singer Dave Bickler encountered voice problems before a tour supporting the band's "Caught In The Game" album. Bickler...July 13, 2006
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Canadian Doomsters ZARAZA Call It Quits
Canadian industrial doom/death metal outfit ZARAZA has decided to disband after 13 years. The group's mainman, Jacek, has issued the following statement on the matter: "With a mixture of regret and at the same time relief, I have decided that the time of ZARAZA has come to an end. There are many rea...July 7, 2006
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Ex-BLIND GUARDIAN Drummer Forced To Sit Out SAVAGE CIRCUS Tour Dates
Former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch will be unable to perform any shows this year with his new band, SAVAGE CIRCUS, due to an unspecified medical/psychological condition. The following is Stauch's official statement on the matter: "Due to ongoing serious private problems in the past months m...July 4, 2006
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Live In Japan
Like everything else about their career these days, this DVD from FLOTSAM AND JETSAM is a decidedly low-budget affair. Plain-jane packaging, a 45-minute concert with one video from the new record tacked on as the sole "bonus", and a poorly-lit show filmed with two, maybe three stationary cameras — t...July 2, 2006
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Security Guard: 'AXL ROSE Was Going To Kill Me'
The hotel security guard who was involved in a brawl with GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose the morning after the band's concert in Stockholm, Sweden has broken his silence on the incident. Pascal Håkansson (photo#1, photo#2),25, who was working his fourth day as a security guard at the Berns ...June 30, 2006
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GOD FORBID Guitarist Issues Post-Tour Update
GOD FORBID guitarist Doc Coyle has posted the following message on the band's official MySpace profile: "We did a month of touring in the States in May-June with ILL NINO, SILENT CIVILIAN, BLEED THE SKY, and EYES OF FIRE. We had a great time with all the guys on this tour. It was certainly a ...June 28, 2006
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CHIMAIRA Frontman Offers Songwriting Update
Cleveland, Ohio's CHIMAIRA have commenced the songwriting process for their follow-up to last year's "Chimaira", tentatively due in 2007 through an as-yet-undetermined label. The band's vocalist, Mark Hunter, has issued the following update via the group's MySpace profile: "In February me, Matt [DeV...June 26, 2006
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Former W.A.S.P. Axeman Offering One-On-One Guitar Lessons
Former W.A.S.P. guitarist Darrell Roberts has posted the following message on his MySpace profile: So here's the deal… Recently I have been contacted several times by people interested in receiving guitar lessons from me. I am considering accepting a few select students for private one-on-one lesson...June 24, 2006
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SEPULTURA Comment On Drummer IGOR CAVALERA's Departure
The remaining members of SEPULTURA — Andreas Kisser (guitar),Paulo Xisto Pinto Jr. (bass),and Derick Green (vocals) — have issued the following statement regarding the departure of drummer Igor Cavalera: "Since the beginning of SEPULTURA the ideas of the band were based on the open mindedness, a s...June 16, 2006
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GENERAL SURGERY Announce New Bassist, Rejoin Forces With Vocalist MCWILLIAMS
Legendary Swedish grindcore merchants GENERAL SURGERY have announced the addition of bassist Dr. Van Touminen (FINGERSPITZENGEFÜHL, THE GROKENBERGERS) to the group's ranks. Touminen will be taking over the bass duties once the group's current four-stringer Glenn Sykes moves back to the U.S. in the f...June 12, 2006
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MEGADETH Drummer: New Album Will Be Worth The Wait
MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "Less than one day now until the FIFA World Cup football (soccer here in North America) kick-off in Germany — something that I am really looking forword to myself. Since I am from...June 9, 2006
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