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WISHBONE ASH Confirmed For Germany's ROCK OF AGES Festival

WISHBONE ASH have been confirmed for Rock of Ages, a new festival series set up by the organizers of the German hard rock and heavy metal festival Bang Your Head!!! The event is set to take place July 28-29 in Seebronn (close to Rottenburg),Germany and will feature appearances by the following acts...
April 4, 2006
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GURD Confirmed For Switzerland's METAL DAYZ Festival

Switzerland's GURD, the band formed out of the ashes of the power-thrash metal legends POLTERGEIST, have been confirmed for this year's Metal Dayz Festival, set to take place August 4-6 in Pratteln, Switzerland. Also scheduled to appear the event are ANNIHILATOR, BLAZE, IN EXTREMO, NANOWAR, ILLDISPO...
April 1, 2006
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RAVEN Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

Long-running metallers RAVEN have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 23-24 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ARMORED SAINT COUNT RAVEN DEATH ANGEL EXODUS FLOTSAM AND JETSAM FOREIGNER HELLFULED HELLOW...
March 28, 2006
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Producer KEVIN SHIRLEY: ROSE TATTOO Guitarist PETE WELLS Was 'The Gentlest Soul'

Producer Kevin Shirley, who is currently in the studio in England working on the new IRON MAIDEN album, has issued a statement regarding the passing of ROSE TATTOO guitarist Pete Wells. As previously reported, Wells passed away in Sydney, Australia on Monday (March 27) after a long battle with prost...
March 28, 2006
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SEVEN WITCHES Guitarist Says It's 'An Honor' To Be Asked To Join MARSHALL LAW

SEVEN WITCHES guitarist Jack Frost has confirmed via the band's official web site that he has joined the long-running Birmingham, U.K.-based heavy metal band MARSHALL LAW. Commented Frost: "It's a great honor to be asked to join this classic metal band MARSHALL LAW. I've a been fan for years. They'r...
March 28, 2006
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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM To Embark On European Tour In November

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM drummer Craig Nielsen has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "We have just been offered, and have accepted, a November tour over two weeks in Europe that will include Moscow and a St. Petersberg, Russia show, along with London, Rome and other major capit...
March 27, 2006
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GLENN HUGHES Records Cover Of LED ZEPPELIN's 'Misty Mountain Hop'

In an interview conducted with Garry Sharpe-Young, to be published shortly on Rockdetector.com, legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) revealed that besides his recent cover version of "Nights In White Satin", he also cut a rendition of LED ZEPPELIN's "Misty Mountain Ho...
March 24, 2006
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WICKED WISDOM To Record Second Album In October

According to The Jackson Citizen Patriot, WICKED WISDOM — the five-piece band featuring actress Jada Pinkett Smith (wife of Will Smith) — will be on tour until April 1; after a short break, the group will go back on the road with SEVENDUST in May. Smith plans to film "Empty City" with Adam Sandler,...
March 24, 2006
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SEBASTIAN BACH Featured On 'Bang Your Head' DVD

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has posted the following message on his official web site: "I am so happy to report that our performance of 'Youth Gone Wild' at the Bang Your Head Festival 2004 in Balingen, Germany has just been released on DVD!! I cannot stress enough how proud I am of this...
March 23, 2006
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SINGLE BULLET THEORY Putting Finishing Touches On 'The Killing Floor'

Vocalist/guitarist Matt Difabio of the Philadelphia-based metallers SINGLE BULLET THEORY has issued the following update on the band's current activities: "As of now, SINGLE BULLET THEORY is finishing all the vocals [for the new album, 'The Killing Floor'] at Angry Chair Studios. The disc is VERY he...
March 22, 2006
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Educated Horses

It's been five years since ROB ZOMBIE's last album and second solo effort, 2001's "The Sinister Urge", and during that time, while Zombie wrote and directed his first two feature films, there was doubt about whether he would even return to music. Well, he has, and "Educated Horses" doesn't sound lik...
March 22, 2006
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JON OLIVA'S PAIN Sign With AFM RECORDS

JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the band led by SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, has inked a deal with AFM Records. September 2006 will see the release of the group's second record, entitled "Maniacal Renderings". Look for a five-song EP release on June 23 which will include three new songs from the upcoming CD and...
March 21, 2006
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VIXEN Confirmed For Germany's ROCK OF AGES Festival

VIXEN have been confirmed for Rock of Ages, a new festival series set up by the organizers of the German hard rock and heavy metal festival Bang Your Head!!! The event is set to take place July 28-29 in Seebronn (close to Rottenburg),Germany and will feature appearances by the following acts (with...
March 20, 2006
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GURD Seek Photo Submissions For New Album Cover

Switzerland's GURD, the band formed out of the ashes of the power-thrash metal legends POLTERGEIST, have completed work on their eighth album, "Bang!", at the Little Creek studio for a late spring release. The band have launched a contest via their official web site whereby fans can submit a photo t...
March 19, 2006
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LEATHERWOLF Sign With MASSACRE RECORDS

Legendary California metallers LEATHERWOLF have signed a deal with Massacre Records for the European territory. The group's new studio album, "World Asylum", will be released on June 23 to coincide with their European festival appearances at Graspop Metal Meeting and Bang Your Head!!! "World Asylum"...
March 17, 2006