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SAVAGE CIRCUS Pulls Out Of Germany's ROCK & BLUES FESTIVAL

SAVAGE CIRCUS, the German/Swedish band featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch and PERSUADER members Jens Karlsson (vocals, guitar) and Emil Norberg (lead guitar),has cancelled its scheduled appearance at today's Rock & Blues Festival in Rengsdorf, Germany as a result of Stauch fa...

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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' ARI KOIVUNEN Spends Eight Weeks At Top Of Finnish Chart

"Fuel for the Fire", the debut solo album from the winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 22-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, has topped the chart in Finland for the eighth week in a row. View the chart at this location. As previously reported, "Fuel for the Fire" has...

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DEFTONES Overcoming The 'Nu-Metal' Label

TheStar.com recently conducted an interview with DEFTONES guitarist Stephen Carpenter. A couple of excerpts follow: On musical labels and categories: "I don't know if it's us not getting our due, but we definitely get lumped into categories all the time that we would never consider ourselves to be p...

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BIOMECHANICAL Mainman Fires Back: 'I Never Thought These Guys Would Attack Me Publicly'

BIOMECHANICAL frontman John K. (a.k.a. Yiannis Koutselinis) has commented on the departures of Jamie Hunt (guitar),Chris Webb (guitar) and Jon Collins (bass). In a statement released to BLABBERMOUTH.NET earlier today, Webb said, "John K. from BIOMECHANICAL has given remaining band members Jamie Hun...

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IMPERANON Calls It Quits

Finnish melodic thrash/death metallers IMPERANON have called it quits. A statement at the group's MySpace page reads as follows: "Sadly, the guys from IMPERANON have decided to call it a day and lay the band to rest. I think I speak for many people when I wish them all the best for whatever path the...

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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' ARI KOIVUNEN: Seven Weeks At Top Of Finnish Chart

"Fuel for the Fire", the debut solo album from the winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 22-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, has topped the chart in Finland for the seventh week in a row. View the chart at this location. As previously reported, "Fuel for the Fire" ha...

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ILL NINO: 'Enigma' Pushed Back To September

ILL NINO's new album, "Enigma" (Cement Shoes Records),has reportedly had its release date pushed back to September 25 from the previously announced July 17. A track from the CD, entitled "Alibi of Tyrants", is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. ILL NINO's last release was the "The...

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ERIC SINGER: 'I Play Drums For A Living And Whether I Like It Or Not, It's Still A Business'

Drummer Eric Singer was recently interviewed live onstage at the 21st annual NY/NJ Kiss Expo by rock & roll comic C.C. Banana. Part serious interview and part comedy roast, the exchange has been transcribed and is now available online. Topics include original KISS drummer Peter Criss, Eric's num...

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ELVENKING: 'The Scythe' Audio Samples Available

One-minute audio samples of three songs ("Infection", "The Divided Heart" and "The Scythe") from the forthcoming album from Italian folk/power metal band ELVENKING have been posted on the band's MySpace page. ELVENKING will release its new CD, "The Scythe", in Europe on September 14 via AFM Records....

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ELVENKING: Photos From 'The Divided Heart' Video Shoot Available

Italian folk/power metal band ELVENKING has posted photos from the video shoot for the song "The Divided Heart" at this location. The clip was recently shot with director Mirco Andreis (ELDRITCH, MACBETH, DISARMONIA MUNDI). ELVENKING will release its new album, "The Scythe", in Europe on September 1...

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SOULFLY's MAX CAVALERA Talks About His New Collaboration With Brother IGOR

SOULFLY's official web site, Soulfly Web, has been updated with a new question-and-answer session with the group's leader, Max Cavalera. It follows here in its entirety: Soulfly Web: Can you tell us what what you're going to be up to this month? Max: Yeah, man, this week is actually really exciting....

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SLAYER, MACHINE HEAD, MASTODON, MESHUGGAH: Photos From METALTOWN Festival Available

MetalNyheter.se has uploaded more than 150 photos taken at this year's Metaltown festival, which took place June 30, 2007 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Included are pictures of the following artists: CANDLEMASS ENTOMBED ILL NINO MACHINE HEAD MASTODON MESHUGGAH MUSTASCH RAISED FIST SLAYER Check out the pict...

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GENE SIMMONS Not Letting Terrorism Affect Plans

Tom Campbell of Times-Dispatch reports that like other travelers at the Richmond airport yesterday, rock star Gene Simmons of KISS seemed unconcerned about security after recent scares in London and Glasgow. Simmons was in Richmond over the weekend because the IndyCar Series was in town. His company...

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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' ARI KOIVUNEN Receives Platinum Award For 'Fuel For The Fire'

"Fuel for the Fire", the debut solo album from the winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 22-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, has been certified platinum in Finland for sales in excess of 30,000 copies. Ari was presented with his gold and platinum plaques by Marco Hie...

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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...