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THE GATHERING Drummer Discusses Band's Future

THE GATHERING drummer Hans Rutten has answered several fan questions regarding the future of the band in the wake of vocalist Anneke van Giersbergen's decision to leave the band: Q: Why no farewell tour or even one gig at Paradiso in Amsterdam? Hans: "The original idea was to tour until the Ankkaroc...

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ELVENKING: First 'The Scythe' Webisode Posted Online

Italian folk/power metal band ELVENKING has posted the first webisode covering the recording process of their new album, "The Scythe". According to a posting on the band's web site, "this first video is about the drums and guitars." Watch it at YouTube. ELVENKING will release its new album, "The Scy...

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VINCE NEIL To Guest-Judge WSVG Dallas Guitar Hero 2 Competition

The World Series of Video Games (WSVG),presented by Intel, has announced that MÖTLEY CRÜE's Vince Neil leads the pack of special guest judges that will evaluate "Guitar Hero II" competitors. Attendees can look forward to seeing the legendary heavy metal icon at the finals of the upcoming Dallas, Te...

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AM CONSPIRACY: More New Music Posted Online

AM CONSPIRACY, the new Florida-based project featuring former DROWNING POOL vocalist Jason "Gong" Jones, has posted more new music at this location. Boasting a sound encompassing hard rock and killer melodies, yet fraught with emotional peaks and valleys, AM CONSPIRACY is set to ambush the airwaves...

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PROJEKT REVOLUTION Bands Promise Pyro, All The Hits

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports that the headliners of this year's Projekt Revolution tour are anticipating a particularly hard-rocking run when they hit the road July 25 in Auburn, Wash. "We're all rock bands; we want to put on cool light shows and blow sh*t up and have as much going on visuall...

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AKERCOCKE To Film 10-Year-Anniversary Concert For Live DVD/CD

Controversial U.K. dark art practitioners AKERCOCKE have announced a special show at the Underworld in London on August 4. This will be the band's much-discussed and previously postponed 10-year-anniversary concert. Commented the group: "We've decided finally to go ahead and mark the 10th year of th...

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MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE Guitarist Says ALICE COOPER Was The Originator, Not MARILYN MANSON

MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE guitarist Frank Iero has responded to claims by Marilyn Manson that the New Jersey emo titans are mere copycats. Manson previously blasted MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, saying he was embarrassed because "these people are doing a really sad, pitiful, shallow version of what I've done." Spe...

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GENE SIMMONS To Attend Iowa Corn Indy 250 IndyCar Series Race

According to DesMoinesRegister.com, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons will attend Sunday's Iowa Corn Indy 250 IndyCar Series race at Iowa Speedway in Newton, said the track's director of media relations, Mike Beecher. Simmons, the star of "Gene Simmons Family Jewels", a reality TV show on A&E,...

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LINKIN PARK: 'Minutes To Midnight' Certified Platinum

Further solidifying its place as one the world's leading rock acts, LINKIN PARK's third studio release, "Minutes to Midnight", has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales exceeding 1 million copies in the U.S. in just 4 weeks. "Minutes to Midnight" debuted...

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Report: Metal Fans Streamed To DOWNLOAD Festival Site

John Hayward of Billboard.biz reports: The metal/rock Download festival held at Donington Park in England June 8-10 generated almost a million unique visitors to its dedicated Web site, promoter Live Nation U.K. announced today (June 20). The event, headlined by MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE (Reprise),LINKIN...

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DIMMU BORGIR Frontman Discusses Band's Future Plans

Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with DIMMU BORGIR vocalist Shagrath. A couple of excerpts follow: Metal-Rules.com: What will happen for DIMMU BORGIR in 2008 touring-wise? What kind of plans have you already set for 2008 as far as touring is concerned? Shagrath: First of all, we are g...

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LINKIN PARK Singer Puts Solo Plans On Hold

Launch Radio Networks reports: LINKIN PARK vocalist Chester Bennington has put his solo plans aside for the moment to focus on his main band. Reports that Bennington was working on an album of his own first surfaced nearly two years ago, with the singer later telling MTV.com that he had up to three...

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ELVENKING Featured On Italian TV

Italian folk/power metal band ELVENKING will be featured tonight (June 18) at 9:00 p.m. (Italian time) on "Get Rocked!", a TV program which airs on Italian 3 channel. Aydan (guitar) and Zender (drums) will be interviewed. The show will also include discussion about the Midsummer Festival that will t...

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BLOOD STAIN CHILD: New Song Posted Online

Japan's BLOOD STAIN CHILD has posted a new song, entitled "Exotic 6 Coordinator", on its MySpace page. The track comes off the group's forthcoming album, "Mozaiq", due in Japan on July 18 and in Europe on July 20. A North American release date has not yet been announced. The was produced by BLOOD .....

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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Discusses New U.D.O. Album 'Mastercutor'

Mark Carras of RockMyMonkey.com recently conducted an interview with former ACCEPT vocalist Udo Dirkschneider. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock My Monkey: You have a video for the song "Wrong Side of Midnight". Who thought of the concept for that? Udo Dirkschneider: There was a young...