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PRIMAL FEAR Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 14-16 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: ASP BORN FROM PAIN DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA ENDSTILLE ENSIFERUM EXODUS KATAKLYSM...

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$40,000 Guitar Signed By JIMMY PAGE, BRIAN MAY Vanishes

According to Dailymail.co.uk, a Fender Stratocaster guitar boasting the signatures of Eric Clapton, Brian May, Jimmy Page and Bill Wyman, among others, has vanished. The guitar disappeared last month while in the care of Parcelforce en route from DIRE STRAITS mainman Mark Knopfler's London office to...

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OZZY And SHARON OSBOURNE To Host Next Year's BRIT AWARDS

According to Digital Spy, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne will host the Brit Awards — the British equivalent of the Grammy Awards — next year. The BLACK SABBATH singer and his wife/manager will be in charge of the event's proceedings after last year's presenter Russell Brand was dumped after just one year...

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PHIL LYNOTT's Mother Attends Tribute Concert

Mark Foster of The Northern Echo reports: The mother of tragic singer-songwriter Phil Lynott journeyed to Richmond from her Dublin home over the weekend to attend a tribute concert to her son, the front-man of legendary band THIN LIZZY, who died 21 years ago. And her verdict on the show by Irish roc...

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PRIMAL FEAR: Haugesund Concert Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of German melodic metallers PRIMAL FEAR performing the song "Running in the Dust" on November 17, 2007 at at Byscenen in Haugesund, Norway can be viewed below (courtesy of "Lund666"). PRIMAL FEAR's new album, "New Religion", recently landed on the Swedish chart at No. 67. It...

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THE AUTUMN OFFERING: 'From Atrophy To Obsession' Video Available

THE AUTUMN OFFERING's video for the song "From Atrophy To Obsession" can be viewed below. The track comes off the Daytona Beach, Florida-based band's new album, "Fear Will Cast No Shadow", which came out on October 30 via Victory Records. The CD was recorded at AudioHammer Studios in Sanford, Florid...

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GREAT WHITE: UK Tour Dates Announced

California rockers GREAT WHITE have lined up the following UK dates: Jan. 28 - Newcastle, UK - Carling Academy Jan. 30 - Glasgow, UK - Carling Academy Jan. 31 - Wolverhampton, UK - Robin 2 Feb. 02 - London, UK - Shepherds Bush Empire According to a posting on GREAT WHITE's web site, two of ...

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THE AUTUMN OFFERING: 'From Atrophy To Obsession' Video To Debut On 'Headbanger's Ball'

THE AUTUMN OFFERING's video for the song "From Atrophy To Obsession" will make its "Headbanger's Ball" debut this Saturday, November 17 on MTV2. The track comes off the Daytona Beach, Florida-based band's new album, "Fear Will Cast No Shadow", which came out on October 30 via Victory Records. The CD...

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LAMB OF GOD Bassist On Touring, Groupies And Band's Lyrics

SunJournal.com recently conducted the following interview with LAMB OF GOD bassist John Campbell: SunJournal.com: Full name, age: Campbell: I'm John Campbell, and I just turned 35 in September. SunJournal.com: How did you get involved with the band? Campbell: We met in college. I started playing bas...

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DEF LEPPARD's RICK ALLEN To Lead Drum Circle Today

Alicia Doyle of VenturaCountyStar.com reports: DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen will never forget the support he received after losing his arm in a car crash in 1984. "Everyone was there for me; I got letters from all over the place, places I couldn't even pronounce," said Allen, 44, who continued dru...

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GREAT WHITE Videos Available On iTunes

According to a posting on GREAT WHITE's web site, two of the band's videos have just popped up in the iTunes store. "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" and "Rock Me" (view clip below) are available for purchase at $1.99 each. GREAT WHITE released a new album in July, entitled "Back to the Rhythm", via Shrapnel...

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INTO ETERNITY Guitarist Comments On Upcoming SYMPHONY X Tour

Extreme progressive metallers INTO ETERNITY will join SYMPHONY X and EPICA for a month-long North American trek next spring. The tour, which kicks off on April 4, will mark the start of the worldwide touring cycle for the much anticipated new INTO ETERNITY album. Tim Roth (guitars, vocals) states: "...

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The Wolves Go Hunt Their Prey

You would assume by now I would have stopped thinking "I am really not a big fan of gothic metal" before I begin checking out a new Napalm Records release clearly marked as being of that musical style. More often than not I end up finding said releases to be more than tolerable, and often ...

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CRYPTICUS: New Song Posted Online

Colorado death metal band CRYPTICUS has uploaded a new track, "Sceptic Species", to its MySpace page. The song comes off the group's upcoming album, "They Called Me Mad!" due out in early 2008 on Razorback Records. The album's cover art will once again be provided by the horror artist Allen K. "They...

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TYPE O NEGATIVE Drummer Discusses SEVENTH VOID Side Project

Alex Zander of MK Magazine recently conducted an interview with TYPE O NEGATIVE drummer Johnny Kelly. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: MK Magazine: The last time I saw you… You said, "Hey, check out my new band SEVENTH VOID." Now that I have, I must admit, I like it a ...