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IN FLAMES Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

Sweden's IN FLAMES have been confirmed as the second headlining act (alongside WHITESNAKE) for this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 23-24 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (two more acts to be confirmed): ARMORED SAINT CO...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist: 'We Have Something Special Planned For The Next Album'

Jeffrey Easton of The Metal Exiles recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tiption. An excerpt from the chat follows: The Metal Exiles: Is there another solo album in the future? Glenn: "At the moment no, with PRIEST reunited and with a new record starting my full attention...

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STRATOVARIUS, HELLFULED Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

STRATOVARIUS and HELLFULED are the latest confirmed acts for this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 23-24, 2006 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: ARMORED SAINT COUNT RAVEN DEATH ANGEL EXODUS FLOTSAM AND JETSAM FOREIGNE...

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GUNS N' ROSES, WHITESNAKE, MOTÖRHEAD Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

GUNS N' ROSES, WHITESNAKE, LACUNA COIL, MOTÖRHEAD and IN FLAMES are among the confirmed bands for the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 23-25 in Dessel, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, June 23: WHITESNAKE LACUNA COIL SATYRICON MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP MOONSP...

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HELLOWEEN, DRAGONFORCE Confirmed For Holland's WALDROCK Festival

HELLOWEEN and DRAGONFORCE have been confirmed for the 2006 edition of the Waldrock festival, set to take place Saturday, July 1 in Burgum, the Netherlands. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: DEICIDE DRAGONFORCE HELLOWEEN MOTÖRHEAD SOULFLY Y&T ...

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RON KEEL Talks About First-Ever Solo CD

Ron Keel recently spoke to Hardrock Haven about his first-ever solo CD, "Alone At Last", and his plans to tour in support of the album with Y&T. Asked what went into the CD and what fans can expect from it, Ron said, "I've been doing acoustic shows for the past couple of years ...

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Edge of the World

No disrespect to the dead intended — be it John Entwistle, beloved anchor of THE WHO, or workingman's drummer Cozy Powell, both of whom have left us. But this record, recorded in the mid-'90s, was shelved by JUDAS PRIEST axeman Glenn Tipton's label for a reason. That reason being: it sucks. Even sta...

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IMPALER To Team Up With COLD COLOURS For U.S. Tour

Shock-rock veterans IMPALER will be teaming up with COLD COLOURS for a U.S. tour beginning in late March. Formed in 1983, IMPALER have released albums worldwide through such labels as Combat, Roadrunner and Century Media, before inking a deal with Root Of All Evil Records in the late '90s. Their sto...

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WITHIN Y Announce New Record Deal, New Album Track Listing

WITHIN Y, the Swedish melodic death metal band featuring former GARDENIAN drummer Thim Blom, have inked a deal with the Gothenburg-based label Gain. The group's sophomore album, "Portraying Dead Dreams", is scheduled for release this spring. A show/listening party will be held at Belsepub/Henriksber...

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QUIET RIOT Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

Hard rock veterans QUIET RIOT are the latest addition to this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 23-24, 2006 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: ARMORED SAINT COUNT RAVEN DEATH ANGEL EXODUS FLOTSAM AND JETSAM FOREIGNER HE...

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UNLEASHED To Utilize Stand-In Drummer At Poland's METALMANIA Festival

UNLEASHED mainman Johnny Hedlund has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Some bad news first, Anders [Schultz, drums] has been hospitalized for about a week due to a lung-collapse [as first reported by BLABBERMOUTH.NET on Feb. 16]. He's been through some serious pain and...

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DEATH ANGEL Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

Reunited San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL are the latest addition to this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 23-24 in Balingen, Germany. DEATH ANGEL's performance at the festival will mark their only live apperance on German soil this year and th...

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THE CULT Team Up With INSTANT LIVE To Offer Live Recordings

Instant Live has announced that it will be recording select dates from THE CULT's 2006 tour. Instant Live will be recording the band's set at each of the shows, and the completed CDs will be available for pickup just minutes after the concert ends. For fans that won't be able to make it to any ...

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Y&T: More Dates Announced

Legendary California hard rockers Y&T have lined up the following dates during the coming months: Mar. 25 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent Mar. 31 - Las Vegas, NV - Empire Ballroom Apr. 07 - Tarzana, CA - Paladinos Apr. 08 - Santa Ana, CA - Galaxy Theatre (w/ THE FRANK HANNON BAND) Apr. ...

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Drummer JOHN TEMPESTA Joins THE CULT!

After two auditions, John Tempesta (EXODUS, TESTAMENT, HELMET, WHITE ZOMBIE, ROB ZOMBIE) has been hired as the new drummer for THE CULT. Tempesta will make his debut with the group when they perform on "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" on Friday, February 24 on the CBS-TV network. THE CULT's...