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KING DIAMOND Taps THE POODLES Bassist PONTUS EGBERG For Upcoming Shows
KING DIAMOND has tapped Swedish musician Pontus Egberg (THE POODLES, LION'S SHARE, ZAN CLAN) to fill in on bass for the band's upcoming shows following the recent departure of Hal Patino. A photo of Egberg rehearsing with the rest of the KING DIAMOND band earlier today can be seen above. Patino rele...July 21, 2014
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HAL PATINO To KING DIAMOND: 'Your Real Problem Is That You Are A Tired, Bitter, Old Man'
Former KING DIAMOND bassist Hal Patino has released a statement calling the band's frontman and namesake "a tired, bitter, old man" and denying that he has a drug problem, despite the singer's implications to the contrary. After King announced Hal's exit from KING DIAMOND, Patino released a statemen...July 20, 2014
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KING DIAMOND Responds To HAL PATINO's 'Extremely Insulting And Pathetic Lies'
Danish heavy metal singer King Diamond has slammed Hal Patino, the former bassist of King's namesake band, for "putting out extreme lies" about King and the circumstances regarding Hal's latest departure from the group. After King announced Hal's exit from KING DIAMOND, Patino released a statement o...July 20, 2014
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Ex-KING DIAMOND Bassist HAL PATINO Says He Was Offered 'Ridiculous' Salary For This Summer's Shows
Former KING DIAMOND bassist Hal Patino has released the following statement regarding his departure from the band: "It's sad that it had to end this way after — 19 years. "I have always been 100% loyal to everyone in the band, and have always given my everything — onstage and offstage. "Since Day .....July 19, 2014
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'Heavy Metal And Punk Fossils' Exhibition Opens In Norway
The exhibition "Heavy Metal And Punk Fossils" is now starting its tour around the natural history museums of the world, with first stop being the Natural History Museum in Oslo, where it can be seen from July 27. For this occasion, the exhibition has been given a complete graphical overhaul, and sev...July 19, 2014
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ARTILLERY: Fan-Filmed Footage Of Sheffield Concert
Fan-filmed video footage of ARTILLERY's July 18 performance at 02 Academy in Sheffield, England can be seen below. The Denmark thrash metal veterans will return to North America this fall for their first-ever North American tour. ARTILLERY will join ONSLAUGHT and STRIKER beginning on October 23 at S...July 19, 2014
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Bassist HAL PATINO Fired From KING DIAMOND
Bassist Hal Patino has been relieved of his duties with KING DIAMOND "for reasons very similar to why he was fired from the band in 1990," according to the group's frontman and namesake, Danish heavy metal singer King Diamond. King adds: "This will have NO negative impact on our upcoming shows whats...July 19, 2014
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MACHINE HEAD's ROBB FLYNN Says New Album Is 'Heavy' And 'Dark' With 'More Of A Rock Vibe'
Guitarist/vocalist Robb Flynn of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD spoke to U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's eighth studio album, due before the end of the year via via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. "There's definitely a lot of urgen...July 18, 2014
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Former ANTHRAX Singer NEIL TURBIN To Perform Entire 'Fistful Of Metal' Album On European Tour
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of ANTHRAX's debut album, "Fistful Of Metal", the band's former lead singer, Neil Turbin, and a backing group of musicians calling themselves DEATHRIDERS (not to be confused with Neil's long-running Los Angeles-based band of the same name) will perfor...July 14, 2014
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Video Recap Of 'Inside Metal: The Pioneers Of Los Angeles Rock And Metal' Private Screening
A 30-minute video recap of the June 1 private screening of the "Inside Metal: The Pioneers Of Los Angeles Rock And Metal (1975-1981)" documentary on MetalRock Films can be seen below. Featured in the video are interviews with several rock/metal artists that attended the screening, as well as photos...July 14, 2014
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MACHINE HEAD: Fourth Video Blog From The Studio
San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD entered GREEN DAY's Oakland, California's JingleTown Recording compound on February 9 to begin recording their new album for a late 2014 release via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The fourth in a series of short segments regarding the production side of ma...July 9, 2014
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WOLF: Video Footage From Making Of 'Devil Seed'
Video footage from the making of "Devil Seed", the seventh studio album from Swedish metallers WOLF, can be seen below. The CD will be released on August 25 in Europe and on September 2 in North America via Century Media. This time around, the wolves teamed up with Jens Bogren (KREATOR, PARADISE LOS...July 8, 2014
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Study: Headbanging Can Cause Brain Injury
According to The Daily Beast, a new case study published in the medical journal Lancet has revealed that headbanging — described as violently shaking the head in time with the music, most commonly in the rock, punk and heavy metal music genres — can cause damage as the brain bumps up against the ...July 4, 2014
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MACHINE HEAD Taps Brazilian Artist MARCELO VASCO For New Album Artwork
San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD have tapped Brazilian artist Marcelo Vasco (BELPHEGOR, EINHERJER, DIMMU BORGIR, THE FACELESS, NOCTEM, KEEP OF KALESSIN, BORKNAGAR) to handle the artwork for the band's much-anticipated new album, due before the end of the year via Nuclear Blast. MACHINE...July 2, 2014
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PHIL COLLEN Doesn't Care If DEF LEPPARD Ever Gets Inducted Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME
Earlier this week, DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen was interviewed on the "Shmonty And Conklin" radio show (web site),which airs on the 93.3 KDKB station in Phoenix, Arizona. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud player below. Asked when it's going to be DEF LEPPARD's turn to be ...July 2, 2014
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