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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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DARK TRANQUILLITY Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 22-23, 2007 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMON AMARTH AMOPRHIS ARCHER BRAINSTORM...

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PERRIS RECORDS Celebrates 15-Year Anniversary

The label that many a metalhead holds near and dear to their heart — Perris Records — will be celebrating its 15th anniversary come this July. Perris has issued all-new studio albums by such renowned veteran hard rock/metal acts as STEPHEN PEARCY (formerly of RATT),BANG TANGO, L.A. GUNS, VAIN, ENUF...

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Reunited POWERMAD Working On New CD

Reactivated Minneapolis, MN metallers POWERMAD have been confirmed to appear at the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 22-23, 2007 in Balingen, Germany. A new studio album is currently being recorded for a summer release. POWERMAD 2007 is: Joel DuBay - Guitar/Vocals Todd Haug - Guita...

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Review: ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA Crashes And Burns In Oakland

Jim Harrington of InsideBayArea.com reviewed ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA's headlining performance at the Oakland Arena in Oakland, California Thursday night (February 22). An excerpt from his review follows: "The reality for ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA ever since the TV show ended in September, has been pretty hars...

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HAMMERFALL, VIOLENT STORM Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

HAMMERFALL and VIOLENT STORM have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 22-23, 2007 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMON AMARTH AMOPRHIS ARCHER BRAINSTORM EDGUY EVERGREY FINNTR...

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GURD To Support PRO-PAIN On European Dates

Switzerland's GURD, the band formed out of the ashes of the power-thrash metal legends POLTERGEIST, will support PRO-PAIN on the following dates: Apr. 25 - Munich, Germany @ Metropolis Apr. 26 - Aarau, Switzerland @ Kiff Apr. 27 - Erstfeld, Switzerland @ Transylvania Live Apr. 28 - Flawil, Switzerla...

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IN THIS MOMENT: Exclusive MySpace Video Debut

MySpace has exclusively debuted the new IN THIS MOMENT video, "Prayers", on its music videos page. Click here to check it out. The clip was shot by up-and-coming director Mike Wildt and is the group's first promotional video for their much anticipated debut album, "Beautiful Tragedy", which is set f...

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TOM ARAYA: 'At My Age, I'm Not Too Old To Listen To SLAYER'

Chad Painter of The Other Paper recently conducted an interview with SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On being insprired to write "Eyes of the Insane", a song about an American soldier stationed in Iraq who kills himself following a nervous breakdown, after rea...

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TNT: More Norwegian Dates Announced

Norwegian/British hard rockers TNT have lined up more dates in Norway during the coming weeks. The group's schedule is shaping up as follows: Mar. 09 - Jevnaker, NOR @ Untouchable Rock Club Mar. 10 - Sauda, NOR @ Sauda Show Festival April 07 - Karasjok, NOR @ Easter Festival May 26 - Lillehammer, NO...

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San Francisco's JETBOY Reunites After 15 Years

15 years ago, San Francisco rockers JETBOY had a breakup that left many fans wondering if they'd ever see the group return to action again. But in 2005, the band was asked to headline a one-off show for the "Hollywood Rocks" audio companion box set release party at the Key Club in Los Angeles. With...

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The Shadow Cabinet

I've not heard an album from Denmark's WUTHERING HEIGHTS since 2002's "To Travel for Evermore" and barely remember that one, outside recalling it being a progressive metal release. What a mistake that's been, as I've been thoroughly impressed with "The Shadow Cabinet", and find more to like about it...

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BITCH: 'Live For The Whip' Live Video Posted Online

A video clip of the legendary female-fronted metal act BITCH performing the song "Live for the Whip" at the Bang Your Head!!! festival in Balingen, Germany in June 2003 has been posted online at this location. Alex Henderson of All Music Guide had the following to say about BITCH: "Although BITCH ne...

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AMORPHIS, WOLF, ARCHER Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

AMORPHIS, WOLF and ARCHER have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 22-23, 2007 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMON AMARTH AMOPRHIS ARCHER BRAINSTORM EDGUY EVERGREY FINNTROLL...

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GEEZER BUTLER Says It Has Been 'Really Hard' Re-Learning DIO-Era BLACK SABBATH Songs

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN AND HELL bassist Geezer Butler. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisited: When did you first hear about [the possibility of a HEAVEN AND HELL tour]? Geezer: I knew that Tony [Iommi] met...