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ANTHRAX Guitarist, GODSMACK Frontman Jam With METAL SKOOL In L.A.

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has issued the following update: "Went to see [the '80s metal/hard rock tribute band METAL SKOOL] Monday night [Feb. 19]. They are still the best night out in L.A. After seven years, they are still hilarious. Sully [Erna, GODSMACK] and I jammed 'Sweet Home Alabama' and 'H...

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ARCH ENEMY Frontwoman Issues South American Tour Recap

ARCH ENEMY vocalist Angela Gossow has posted the following message on her MySpace page: "Chile, Argentina and Brazil: 12 days in total (60 hours of them just flying — 10 flights altogether, through thunderstorms and one with broken landing gear). Four shows, more than 8,000 fans total attending, one...

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SCORPIONS: New Album Title, Cover Artwork Revealed

According to a posting on the web site of the official SCORPIONS French fan club Crazyscorps, the German hard rock veterans have set "Humanity - Hour 1" as the title of their new album, due in Europe on May 14 via BMG. Check out the new CD artwork at www.crazyscorps.com. SCORPIONS ...

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THERAPY?: BBC Sessions Released

A compilation of THERAPY?'s various BBC recordings will be released on February 26. It will be available exclusively on iTunes for two weeks, and then through all good download stores. The track listing will be as follows: "John Peel" Session - Recorded August 15, 1991: 01. Innocent X/Meat Abstract...

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SKID ROW, QUIET RIOT, SYMPHONY X, KORPIKLAANI Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

SYMPHONY X, SKID ROW, QUIET RIOT, KORPIKLAANI and MCQUEEN been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AFTER FOREVER ALL ENDS AMON AMARTH ANNIHILATOR AXEL RUDI...

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Killing Peace

You know, it won't win you any friends among the back-patch-and-MALICE-button set, but it's okay once in a while to admit that some of those quasi-legendary '80s bands were… well… second-tier. Not that it should affect one's enjoyment of their classic albums — hell, I'm a huge XENTRIX fan despite my...

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AFTER FOREVER Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal outfit AFTER FOREVER has been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AFTER FOREVER ALL ENDS AMON AMARTH ANNIHILATOR AXEL...

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Former PULSE ULTRA Guitarist Mixing Debut Solo Album

Former PULSE ULTRA guitarist Dominic Cifarelli is in the final mixing stage of his debut solo album, a semi-instrumental guitar masterpiece based on a story he created, and the first part of an ongoing series dubbed "The Chronicles of Israfel". According to a press release, "This is a story about a...

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ICED EARTH, TIAMAT, AMON AMARTH, VOMITORY Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

ICED EARTH, TIAMAT, AMON AMARTH, VOMITORY, NOCTURNAL RITES, TRAIL OF TEARS, NOVEMBER and ALL ENDS have been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ALL ENDS AM...

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METALLICA's 'Master Of Puppets' Tops List Of Most Influential Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time

METALLICA's classic 1986 album "Master of Puppets" has been selected by Spence D. and Ed Thompson of IGN Music as the "most influential" heavy metal album of all time. In the accompanying blurb explaining their choice, Spence writes, "Heavy metal fans no doubt have argued till blue in the balls abou...

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ARMY OF ANYONE Joined On Stage By MEAT PUPPETS

This past Saturday (Jan. 20) at La Zona Rosa in Austin, TX, ARMY OF ANYONE — vocalist Richard Patrick, formerly of FILTER; guitarist Dean DeLeo and bassist Robert DeLeo, ex-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS; and drummer Ray Luzier — was joined by the MEAT PUPPETS' original lineup (Curt Kirkwood, Cris Kirkwood, an...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist Is Looking Forward To DIMEBAG Tribute Jam

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has issued the following update: "Did you watch the Season 6 premiere of '24'? Holy crap!! I didn't think they could ever top Jack Bauer decapitating a guy in Season 2 but I gotta say that the 'ripping-the-guy's-jugular-out-with-his-teeth' scene to escape the terrorists w...

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MOONSPELL: 'Memorial' Certified Gold In Portugal

MOONSPELL's "Memorial" has been certifield gold in the band's home country of Portugal for sales in excess of 10,000 copies. This is the first time a Portuguese metal band has ever received this award. As previously reported, MOONSPELL made yet another appearance on Portuguese national TV (RTP1) rec...

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MEAT LOAF Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

MEAT LOAF has been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANNIHILATOR AXEL RUDI PELL BLACK OAK ARKANSAS BLIND GUARDIAN CIRCUS MAXIMUS DIMMU BORGIR ELDRITCH FALCONER GOV'T MULE HARDCO...

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SCORPIONS To Tour South America In August

According to concert promotion agency Top Link Music, German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS will embark on a South American tour between August 13 and August 23. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. SCORPIONS arrived in Los Angeles in October to begin recording their new album with songwrite...