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THRESHOLD Honored At CLASSIC ROCK SOCIETY Awards

UK progressive metallers THRESHOLD were honored in the "Best Singer", "Best Drummer" and "Best Album Track" at the Classic Rock Society awards in the UK last night. Johanne James won the "Best Drummer" award for the second consecutive year. Damian Wilson won the "Best Vocalist" award after returning...

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IRON MAIDEN's Plane Gets A Name

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN recently held a contest to name their customized Boeing 757 plane that will be used to fly the band, crew and equipment on the Somewhere Back In Time World Tour 2008. Commented MAIDEN manager Rod Smallwood: "From well over 2000 entries, Bruce [Dickinson, vocal...

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THRESHOLD: More Dutch Tour Dates Announced

UK progressive metalelrs THRESHOLD will return to the Netherlands in April for two more shows in Helmond and Zoetermeer. This will be the last chance to catch THRESHOLD in Dutch venues before the band perform at ProgPower Europe festival in October. THRESHOLD Dutch tour dates 2008: Apr. 18 - Plato,...

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DORO PESCH: GENE SIMMONS 'Was One Of The Best Producers I've Ever Had In My Life'

Jesse Capps of RockConfidential.com recently conducted an interview with German metal singer Doro Pesch. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: RockConfidential.com: You toured in the U.S. last summer — how long had it been before that since you played in the States? Doro: The first time touring...

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THRESHOLD Confirmed For PROGPOWER EUROPE Festival

UK progressive metallers THRESHOLD have been confirmed for the ProgPower Europe 2008 festival. The three-day event will celebrate its 10th anniversary with three bands on Friday, October 3 and six on Saturday, October 4 and Sunday, October 5 at JC Sjiwa in Baarlo, The Netherlands. THRESHOLD will hea...

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SEPULTURA Bassist's 'All-Star' Soccer Game To Be Broadcast on Brazilian TV

The sixth edition of Jogo de Estrelas (All Stars Game) organized by SEPULTURA bassist Paulo Xisto Pinto Jr., will take place in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil once again. Brazil's top veteran football players and celebrities meet for a football match in benefit of a cause. Celebrities invited...

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THRESHOLD Announces First Show Of 2008

UK progressive metallers THRESHOLD plan to book more live shows for 2008 before thinking about new material. "The whole band have enjoyed touring more than ever this year and are hungry for more", commented guitarist Karl Groom. THRESHOLD have already confirmed their appearance at the Legacy Festiva...

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SLIPKNOT's SID WILSON Schedules London Appearance

DJ Starscream (a.k.a. SLIPKNOT's Sid Wilson) will perform at the Bang Face 50 - Golden Anniversary & Xmas Party on December 14 at Electrowerkz in London, England. More shows and appearances will be added soon. As previously reported, SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor's "goofy cover band" T...

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AC/DC, Ex-KISS, DEEP PURPLE Members To Take Part In Hollywood ROCK 'N' ROLL FANTASY CAMP

Cliff Williams of AC/DC, Nick Mason of PINK FLOYD, Micky Dolenz of THE MONKEES, and Brian Wilson of THE BEACH BOYS are among the special guests who are scheduled to take part in the Hollywood leg of Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp, which will take place on President's Day Weekend (February 15-18, 2008) i...

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HELLION Singer, AGENT STEEL Guitarist Join Reunited DÉTENTE

Vocalist Ann Boleyn (HELLION) and guitarist Juan Garcia (AGENT STEEL) have joined forces with original DÉTENTE members Dennis Butler (drums),Caleb Quinn (guitar) and Steve Hochheiser (bass) to perform as DÉTENTE at next year's installment of the Headbangers Open Air festival, set to take place July...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN: Audio Interview Available

The "Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde" show on 106FM Jerusalem radio recently aired a two-hour THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN special featuring interviews with Greg Puciato (vocals),Ben Weinman (guitar) and Liam Wilson (bass). You can download the program as an MP3 audio file at this location. THE DILLINGER ESCA...

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DREAM THEATER Came Close To Firing Singer JAMES LABRIE

According to UK-based music journalist Dave Ling, Rich Wilson's upcoming official book on DREAM THEATER, "Lifting Shadows", contains some shocking bombshells, such as that the prog-metal masters came close to axing singer James LaBrie back in 2002. "Towards the end of the 'Six Degrees of Inner Turbu...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist Selling 'Precious Amplifier Pieces'

Former MEGADETH guitarist Jeff Young has issued the following update: "Since a majority of my time these days is spent playing nylon-string classic and flamenco guitars, I've decided to part with my most precious amplifier pieces. A part of me didn't want to let go of these items, many of which have...

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THRESHOLD Keyboardist Producing POWER QUEST

THRESHOLD keyboard player Richard West has just returned home to the UK from Remaster Studios in Italy where he's been co-producing the fourth POWER QUEST album. POWER QUEST is the brainchild of ex-DRAGONFORCE keyboard player Steve Williams and the band recently signed with Napalm Records, home of s...

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DIECAST: New Video Interview With PAUL STODDARD Available

Photojournalist Stephanie Roose of Ann Arbor, Michigan conducted an interview with DIECAST frontman Paul Stoddard backstage at Harpo's in Detroit on November 17, 2007. Watch the six-and-a-half-minute chat below. DIECAST is in the middle of its first headlining U.S. tour in over three years. The mass...