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METALLICA's ULRICH, TWISTED SISTER's SNIDER To Appear In 'Get Him To The Greek' Film

According to IMDb, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich and TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider will make cameo appearances playing themselves in "Get Him to the Greek", an upcoming American comedy film, directed by Nicholas Stoller and starring Russell Brand and Jonah Hill. The movie, which was also writte...

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EPICA Singer Confirmed For 'Christmas Metal Symphony'

EPICA frontwoman Simone Simons is among the guest vocalists who will participate in the second "Christmas Metal Symphony" show, set to take place on Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 013, Tilburg, Holland. As was the case with last year's event, the singers will be backed by a six-piece band and a 30-pie...

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NIKKI SIXX Checks In

MÖTLEY CRÜE/SIXX A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx has issued the following update: "Home has recharged the batteries and seamless creativity is flowing again..... "I always love it when a friend turns me onto a book, music or something I haven’t heard about or seen before. There's some cool stuff out and abo...

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PRIMAL FEAR's Tour Bus Crash Forces Bergen Cancellation

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR were forced to cancel tonight's (Wednesday, November 4) concert in Bergen, Norway after their bus crashed (see photo below) while the band was making its way to the city from Oslo. According to a statement released by International Touring and Management GmbH &...

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Report: Metal Fan RUUTU Leads Fellow SENATORS To METALLICA Concert

Allen Panzeri of The Ottawa Citizen reports: About half of the Ottawa Senators went to the METALLICA concert on Tuesday night, led by one of the heavy-metal band's biggest fans, Jarkko Ruutu. He "fell in love" with the band when he was in school in the early '80s and has seen them in ...

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SYMPHONY X Frontman To Guest On AVANTASIA Album

Vocalist Russell Allen of U.S. progressive metallers SYMPHONY X has joined the list of guest musicians who will appear on the forthcoming release from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. So far Tobias has confirmed the following musicians to be part of the forthcoming AVANTASIA opus: *...

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THE KANDIDATE Signs With NAPALM RECORDS

Napalm Records has announced the signing of Danish metallers THE KANDIDATE (formerly THE DOWNWARD CANDIDATE). The band's new album, "Until We Are Outnumbered", will be released in early 2010. Commented THE KANDIDATE in a statement: "It's a great honor to announce that we have signed with Napalm Reco...

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ABSCESS Completes Recording New Album

ABSCESS, the California-based band consisting of Chris Reifert (drums/vocals; ex-DEATH/AUTOPSY),Clint Bower (guitar/vocals; ex-HEXX),Danny Coralles (guitar; ex-AUTOPSY),and Joe Allen (bass; ex-VON),has completed recording its eighth album, entitled "Dawn Of Inhumanity". The CD will once again be...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Bassist Schedules NYC In-Store Performance

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY/CYCLE OF PAIN bassist John "J.D." DeServio will take part in an in-store performance at Sam Ash Guitars in New York City on November 5 at 6:00 p.m. For more information, see the poster below. "14 Devils", the new video from CYCLE OF PAIN, can be viewed below. The clip includes fo...

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PELICAN: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

"What We All Come To Need", the fourth full-length album from Chicago's PELICAN, is being streamed in its entirety on the band's MySpace page. "What We All Come To Need" is scheduled for release on October 27 via Southern Lord Recordings. Described by guitarist Laurent Lebec as "the most perfect syn...

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NEW YORK DOLLS Guitarist STEVE CONTE To Release CRAZY TRUTH Debut

To rock and rollers around the globe, the legendary Steve Conte is probably best known as the lead guitarist, songwriter/and backing vocalist in the NEW YORK DOLLS. Conte is also the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist for a raft of other bands including CROWN JEWELS, THE CONTES, and his latest in...

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DEADSOIL Calls It Quits

German metal/hardcore act DEADSOIL has issued the following statement: "Good news for some, bad news for the most! Indeed, we decided to call it a day since we didn't want to handle the never-ending lineup changes within the band anymore. We found an awesome replacement for our bassist and singer bu...

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LENG TCH'E: New Album Update

Belgian razorgrind warriors LENG TCH'E have issued the following update: "We're at the halfway mark of the mixing process for our next album so we figured it would be time to give you guys a little update on how things are going here amidst the rustic scenery of Kettering, U.K. "After a seven-hour d...

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Reunited Classic Lineup Of HELIX Prepares To Hit The Road

The original '80s lineup of Canadian hard rockers HELIX — Brent "The Doctor" Doerner on lead guitar, Greg "Fritz" Hinz on drums, Daryl Gray on bass, and Brian Vollmer on vocals — plus newcomer shredder Kaleb Duck, has scheduled the following dates: Nov. 18 - Fredericton, NB - Rock Nightclub Nov. 19...

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HELIX: New Album To Receive U.S. Release Via PERRIS RECORDS

Canadian hard rockers HELIX will release their new album, "Vagabond Bones", on November 17 via Perris Records in the U.S. and through Universal/Fontana in Canada. Singer Brian Vollmer has been collaborating with Sean Kelly (CRASH KELLY) on material for the CD, which was mixed by engineer Aaron Murra...