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WOLF Parts Ways With Bassist

Swedish metallers WOLF have announced the departure of bassist Mikael Goding. His final appearance with the band will take place at the Headbangers Open Air festival, set to take place July 12-14 in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. Commented Mikael: "To put it simple: too much business and mini-van, a...

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Y&T: U.K. Tour Dates Announced

Legendary Southern California rockers Y&T have lined up the following dates: Jul. 13 - Pryor Creek, OK - Rocklahoma Jul. 21 - Modesto, CA - X-Fest Aug. 03 - Redwood City, CA - Little Fox Theatre Aug. 04 - Redwood City, CA - Little Fox Theatre Oct. 04 - Detroit, MI - Emerald Theatre Oct. ...

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AKASHIC Members Working On 'Tango' Project

Guitarist Marcos De Ros and bassist Fábio Alves, members of the Brazilian progressive metal band AKASHIC, are collaborating on a new non-metal project. They have joined forces with Oscar Dos Reis (bayan) and Léo Ferrarini (piano) to record a CD of compositions by Oscar Dos Reis and Ástor Piazzolla,...

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ZAKK WYLDE Comments On 'Free' OZZFEST; Video Available

Australia's Undercover News recently caught up with OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Zakk Wylde to ask him about this year's Ozzfest, which is being staged as a free show. On the topic of this year's event being free, Zakk said, "You never question your mother [referring to Ozzy's wife and Ozzfest founder Sh...

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RHINO BUCKET Added To ROCKLAHOMA Festival Main-Stage Lineup

RHINO BUCKET, the Bon Scott-era AC/DC sound-alike band that recorded two albums for Warner Bros./EMI back in '90 and '92 and an independent album in '94 with former AC/DC drummer Simon Wright, has been added to the Rocklahoma festival main-stage lineup through a fan vote. The group will fill the 11:...

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ASSASSIN: 1985 Demo Available For Download

The 1985 "Holy Terror" demo cassette by legendary German thrashers ASSASSIN has been made available for download at the Bang! Bang! metal demo blog. According to the blog post, "The rudiments here are crude, but effective. 'Holy Terror' delivers seven loosely-knit tracks that flail along, barking an...

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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY: 'I've Been Listening To EVANESCENCE A Lot'

StayThirstyMedia.com recently conducted an interview with MOTÖRHEAD's Lemmy Kilmister. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: StayThirstyMedia.com: Tell me a little about your relationship with THE RAMONES. (Lemmy wrote a song called "R.A.M.O.N.E.S" for the band, and performed it with them at th...

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CONTEMPT: Entire 'Death From Below' Album Available For Free Download

Danish power thrashers CONTEMPT have made their previously unreleased second album, "Death from Below", available for free download at this location. "Death from Below" was produced by Jacob Hansen (HATESPHERE, ROB ROCK, RAUNCHY) and features cover artwork by Mattias Norén. Since the band did not su...

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AC/DC Bassist Says 'Nothing Is Set In Concrete' Regarding New Album

Thomas S.Orwat Jr. of Glam-Metal.com recently conducted an interview with AC/DC bassist Cliff Williams about the Classic Rock Cares charity project, which also includes AC/DC singer Brian Johnson, Joe Lynn Turner (ex-RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE) and Steve Luongo, who played in THE JOHN ENTWISTLE BAND. Proc...

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SLASH, JIMI HENDRIX Paintings By RON WOOD On Display In Paris

Reuters reports that portraits of VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash and Jimi Hendrix are among the paintings by THE ROLLING STONES guitarist Ron Wood which are on display through June at the Bailly Contemporain gallery opposite the Louvre museum in the heart of Paris while the STONES...

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ZAKK WYLDE: Performance From DIMEBAG's ROCKWALK Induction Available Online

If you missed the "Headbanger's Ball" airing of Zakk Wylde's (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY) performance at "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's Hollywood's Rockwalk induction — which took place May 17, 2007 in front of the Guitar Center at 7425 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California — you can head on...

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WEDNESDAY 13 announces 'Fan Bang' Tour

WEDNESDAY 13, who recently returned home from a seven-week overseas tour and is currently touring the U.S., will be returning to the U.K. and Germany this November in support of his latest release "Fang Bang". However this time he is doing something different. As venues get bigger and bigger, the sh...

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W.A.S.P.: Footage From BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of W.A.S.P.'s June 23, 2007 performance at the Bang Your Head!!! festival in Balingen, Germany has been posted on YouTube: "Wild Child": Video "Take Me Up": Video W.A.S.P. earlier in the month called off its U.S. tour (which included ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY on many of the dates...

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HEAVEN AND HELL At Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival; Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage of HEAVEN AND HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler, singer Ronnie James Dio, and drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO) — performing the classic SABBATH track "Children of the Sea" on June 22, 2007 at the Bang Your Head!!!...

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'Thrash Metal' Book Due In September

Garry Sharpe–Young's latest book "Thrash Metal" is being readied for publication this September. In addition, Zonda Books will publish Garry's "Death Metal", "Black Metal" and "Power Metal", all before the end of the year. These titles replace the 2001 editions, which have consistently ranked No. 1...