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SOUL Confirmed For SOUTH TEXAS ROCK FEST

Virginia-based metallers SOUL have been confirmed for the "second stage" at the first annual South Texas Rock Fest, set to take place on July 11-13 (the same weekend as the similarly themed Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, Oklahoma) at the Javelina Harley-Davidson Festival grounds in San Antonio, Texas...

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VENOM Frontman Discusses Forthcoming Album 'Hell'

Paul Travers of Suite 101 recently conducted an interview with VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant about the group's forthcoming album, "Hell". An excerpt from the chat follows. Suite 101: How's the new album sounding? Cronos: "It's f***ing awesome. It's a step up from 'Metal Black' because for 'Met...

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THE POODLES To Unveil New Guitarist At SWEDEN ROCK Festival

Swedish hard rockers THE POODLES have been holding guitarist auditions following the recent departure Pontus Norgren, who has left the group to join HAMMERFALL. THE POODLES write in a posting on their web site, "Did we find our man? Well, I think you'll have to wait 'til June 6th at [the] Sweden Roc...

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Final Excerpt From SLAYER Biography Now Online

Author Joel McIver has placed a third and final excerpt from his forthcoming book, "The Bloody Reign of Slayer", online at www.joelmciver.co.uk. The excerpt, which features the band and associated personnel discussing the ferocious opening tracks of the classic 1986 album "Reign in Blood", has been...

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POISON Drummer RIKKI ROCKETT Exonerated Of Mississippi Rape Charge

POISON drummer Rikki Rockett's MySpace blog has been updated with the following: POISON drummer Rikki Rockett was exonerated of a felony rape charge filed in Mississippi stemming from a September 23, 2007 incident in which a Neshoba County, Mississippi woman claimed that Rockett had forcibly raped h...

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GORGOROTH Pulls Out Of Slovenia's METAL MANIA OPEN AIR Festival

The Gaahl-fronted version of the Norweigian black metal band GORGOROTH has issued the following update: "GORGOROTH are very sorry to inform that they have cancelled their appearance at the Metal Mania Open Air festival in Slovenia on August 14th due to a lot of studio work, and new recordings for th...

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VENOM, ICED EARTH, LACUNA COIL Confirmed For Greece's ROCK 'EM ALL Festival

According to Metalzone.gr, VENOM, ICED EARTH and LACUNA COIL are among the confirmed bands for the Rock 'em All festival, set to take place July 20 at the Lykabetus Theater in Athens, Greece. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: VENOM ICED EARTH LACUNA COIL MESHUGGAH MOONSPELL PAIN OF SALV...

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CANDLEMASS Kicks Off First U.S. Tour In 17 Years; Setlist Revealed

Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS kicked off their first U.S. tour in 17 years last night (Monday, May 19) at Jaxx in West Springfield, Virginia. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. March Funebre (intro) 02. Well of Souls 03. Mirror Mirror 04. Solitude 05. Emperor of the Void 06. Devil Seed...

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Top Heavy Metal Musicians Select Favorite Guitarists Of All Time

Thiago Sarkis of Roadie Crew magazine (web site) organized a poll in which 330 guitarists were asked about their favorite guitarists of all time. Among the participants in the poll were current and former members of such bands as GUNS N' ROSES, KISS, MACHINE HEAD, NIGHTWISH, MEGADETH, SCORPIONS, TES...

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JETBOY: New Sacramento Concert Footage Available

Capital Chaos has posted video footage of JETBOY performing at the The Kennel Club in Sacramento, California on May 17, 2008. Also on the bill were PLEX and SUCKERPUNCH. Watch the clip below. JETBOY will perform at this year's Rocklahoma festival on July 10, 2008 at the Catch The Fever Festival Grou...

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CANDLEMASS: New York City Concert To Be Filmed For DVD Release

CANDLEMASS' May 20, 2008 concert at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City will be filmed for future DVD release. No further details are currently available. CANDLEMASS' North American tour with DAYLIGHT DIES kicks off this coming Monday (May 19) at Jaxx in Springfield, Virginia. As previ...

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JETBOY Confirmed For SOUTH TEXAS ROCK FEST

JETBOY and ROCKARMA have been confirmed for the "second stage" at the first annual South Texas Rock Fest, set to take place on July 11-13 (the same weekend as the similarly themed Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, Oklahoma) at the Javelina Harley-Davidson Festival grounds in San Antonio, Texas. Commente...

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ALARUM Prepares To Enter Studio

Melbourne, Australia's ALARUM has issued the following update: "ALARUM are currently finishing up pre-production and about to enter Rennisound Studios to record 'Natural Causes', due for release later in the year via Willowtip/Candlelight Records. "Prior to hitting the studio, ALARUM will be playing...

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VENOM's 'Hell' Delayed

According to Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com, VENOM's new album, "Hell", has had its release date pushed back to June 9 (Europe) and June 10 (U.S.) from the previously announced May 26 and May 27, respectively. A complete track from "Hell" has been made available for streaming on the pioneering British...

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SCOTT WEILAND Released From Jail

According to TMZ.com, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS frontman Scott Weiland was released from jail at 6:54 p.m. last night 14 minutes after he was officially booked into jail. Weiland turned himself in at 8:55 a.m. yesterday, was officially booked at just after noon, and then checked into prison at 6:41 p.m. W...