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SCORPIONS Guitarist: 'To Cancel Any Upcoming Performances Would Disappoint The Fans'

Guitarist Rudolf Schenker of the veteran German hard rockers SCORPIONS has issued the following statement: "Dear fans, during our show last Friday [November 30] in Clermont Ferrand, France I tore a muscle in my foot. Therefore, I was forced to play the rest of the performance in just one area of the...

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SCORPIONS Guitarist Reportedly Injures Leg At Clermont Concert

According to a posting on the SCORPIONS fan site Scorps News, the band's guitarist Rudolf Schenker hurt his leg/ankle during the third song, "Love 'em or Leave 'em", of the group's set Friday night (November 30) in Clermont, France. Schenker reportedly finished the show while standing at the back of...

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MOONSPELL: Video Interview With FERNANDO RIBIERO Posted Online

France's NRV-TV recently spoke to vocalist Fernando Ribiero of the Portuguese metal band MOONSPELL. Watch the interview at this location (click on the MOONSPELL "Memorial" image on the left to launch video). MOONSPELL is currently in pre-production with Waldemar Sorychta (GRIP INC., LACUNA COIL, TIA...

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CARNAL FORGE Putting Finishing Touches On 'Numb (The Dead)' Video

Swedish thrashers CARNAL FORGE are putting the finishing touches on their video for the song "Numb (The Dead)". Commented director Owe Lingvall: "The video is based on a story about a rich, upper-class family that abducts children and cages them in their basement just for pleasure — nothing else. He...

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ALICE COOPER's Interview With SCORPIONS Singer Available For Download

Alice Cooper's interview with SCORPIONS frontman Klaus Meine — which aired on Cooper's "Nights with Alice Cooper" radio show on November 14, 2007 — is available for download at this location. Professionally filmed video footage of SCORPIONS performing in Manaus, Brazil on August 9, 2007 can be viewe...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Frontman Checks In From The Road

Massachusetts metallers ALL THAT REMAINS are currently busy wrapping up the final shows on the bands current string of dates as direct support to AS I LAY DYING, with a show in Los Angeles tonight and the tour's final show in San Diego on Friday. Commented frontman Phil Labonte: "We are wrapping up...

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PRIMORDIAL, GOREROTTED, POWERWOLF, AUTUMN Confirmed For WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

PRIMORDIAL, GOREROTTED, POWERWOLF and AUTUMN have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASIA AXXIS CARCASS CHILD...

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Classic Danish Thrashers ARTILLERY Announce New Singer

The new touring lineup of the classic Danish thrashers ARTILLERY is as follows: Michael Stützer - Lead Guitar Morten Stützer - Lead Guitar Peter Thorslund - Bass Carsten N. Nielsen - Drums Søren Adamsen (CRYSTAL EYES, STARRATS) - Vocals A photo of the new ARTILLERY lineup can be found at this locati...

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BOLT THROWER Decides Against Playing Next Year's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

British death metal veterans BOLT THROWER recently launched a fan poll via their official web site to determine whether they should accept an invitation to perform at next year's Wacken Open Air festival in Germany. The band has since issued the following update: "Thanks a lot to the 17,484 people w...

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AMON AMARTH Checks In From The Road

Swedish metallers AMON AMARTH have issued the following update: "Our North America tour started a week ago and it's been one hell of a week. Every night, the crowd has been more than awesome. Finally we get to play a full set for our North American fans, and on our own terms. "We've been trying ...

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NORTHER: Moscow Concert Footage, Photos Available

The MetalList webzine has posted video footage and photos of NORTHER's November 24, 2007 concert at Plan B Club in Moscow, Russia. Check out the pictures at this location. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Blackhearted 02. Throwing My Life Away 03. Midnight Walker 04. Deep Inside 05. Hell Hole...

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OVERKILL To Release 'Live At Wacken Open Air 2007' DVD In February

According to Headbanger's Blog, veteran New Jersey thrash band OVERKILL will release its second DVD, "Live at Wacken Open Air 2007", on February 5. The 50-minute disc was shot during the band’s headline set at the festival in front of an audience of 40,000, and will feature songs that span OVERKILL'...

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AVANTASIA: 'Lost In Space' Lands On Swedish, German Charts

AVANTASIA's "Lost in Space - Part 1" and "Lost in Space - Part 2" EPs have entered the official Swedish chart at position No. 3 and No. 4, respectively. In Germany the CD landed at No. 9 on the Media Control chart. It is the highest single chart entry in the history of Nuclear Blast ...

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CARNIVORE Is Looking For 'Blood Girls' To Join Band On European Tour

CARNIVORE is looking for "blood girls" to assist them on stage during their upcoming European tour. Check out the "advertisement" at this location. CARNIVORE played an exclusive, one-off New York-area show as a warm-up for the group's European tour on November 21 at L'Amour, in the club's recently o...

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1349 Frontman: Next Album Will Be 'Wilder And Darker'

MTUK metal 'zine recently conducted an interview with 1349 vocalist Ravn and bassist Seidemann. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: MTUK: Have you been in song writing mode or anything like that? Ravn: We are in, like, limbo state. We have this tour going on and we have a lot of ...