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METAL BLADE RECORDS Signs Australian Distribution Deal With RIOT! ENTERTAINMENT

Riot! Entertainment Australia has announced an exclusive distribution deal with Metal Blade Records. The deal is effective immediately. Riot! will unleash new product from AS I LAY DYING, INTO THE MOAT, GOD DETHRONED, LAZARUS, A.D., MALEFICE, RAZOR OF OCCAM, TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED and more on the uns...

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RAGE, DEATHSTARS, WITCHCRAFT Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK Festival

RAGE, DEATHSTARS, VAINS OF JENNA, BABYLON BOMBS, INNOCENT ROSIE, WITCHCRAFT, FOUREVER, HINDENBURG and HOT LEG (featuring former THE DARKNESS frontman Justin Hawkins) have been confirmed for the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 3-6, 2009 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shap...

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RATT Members To Perform With CHELSEA GIRLS In Hollywood

Vocalist Stephen Pearcy (RATT) and guitarist Carlos Cavazo (RATT, ex-QUIET RIOT) will make a guest appearance with the CHELSEA GIRLS (heralded as the first-ever female all-star-super-cover-band, featuring Corey Parks and Samantha Maloney) on April 10 at The Roxy in West Hollywood, California. RATT r...

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ANCIENT CREATION Announces New Guitarist

Missouri-based traditional metal band ANCIENT CREATION has announced the addition of guitarist Ryan Bender to the group's ranks. The band says, "With Ryan we feel we are a complete unit once again and are looking forward to working on the follow-up to our Melissa Records debut CD, 'Evolution Bound'....

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GOATWHORE, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS To Team Up For North American Tour

GOATWHORE and ABIGAIL WILLIAMS will team up for the "Conquer & Curse Tour 2009" this summer. Joining them will be DAATH, ABYSMAL DAWN and SUCCESS WILL WRITE APOCALYPSE ACROSS THE SKY. The lineup is as follows: * June 19 - June 23: ABIGAIL WILLIAMS / ABYSMAL DAWN / S.W.W.A.A.T.S. * June 24 - Aug....

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STORMHAMMER: New Album Details Revealed

German power metallers STORMHAMMER will release their fourth album, "Signs Of Revolution", on May 22 via Silverwolf/SPV. According to a press release, the CD sees the band "deliver[ing] a very diverse mixture of hyper melodic, Euro-style power metal, and U.S. metal as well as a decent bite of a NWOB...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT: More 'Ki' Details Revealed

"Ki", the first in a series of albums from acclaimed Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) to be made available under the DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT moniker, will be released in Europe on May 25 and in North America on June 19 via Ins...

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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES: More Tour Dates Announced

Long-running Venice Beach, California thrash/punk band SUICIDAL TENDENCIES has scheduled the following dates: Jun. 12 - Sebazac, France - Skabazac festival Jun. 15 - London, UK - Electric Ballroom Jun. 16 - Amsterdam, Holland - Melkwegg Jun. 18 - Corrios, Portugal - Cine Theato Jun. 19 - Bilbao, Spa...

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MASTERPLAN Guitarist To Guest On 'Mitch's Metal Militia'

MASTERPLAN/ex-HELLOWEEN guitarist Roland Grapow will guest on "Mitch's Metal Militia" show today (Wednesday, April 1) between 4:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. EST. To listen to the interview live via the Internet, go to www.infernalrockradio.com. Grapow recently commented on MASTERPLAN's split with vocalist...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: Solo Touring Band Revealed

Powerhouse American heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) has revealed the backing band that will accompany him for his upcoming summer tour in support of his first solo album, "Play My Game". The group will consist of the following musi...

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MANILLA ROAD, AVENGER OF BLOOD Confirmed For KANSAS CITY POWER METAL FEST

MANILLA ROAD and AVENGER OF BLOOD have been confirmed for the second installment of Kansas City Power Metal Fest, set to take place August 14-15, 2009 at The Riot Room in Kansas City, Missouri. KCPMF is the first festival of its kind in the Kansas City region, bringing traditional, power and true me...

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FREAKSHOW: Debut Album Due Next Month

FREAKSHOW, the new project featuring former QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali, guitarist/vocalist Markus Allen Christopher (M!SS CRAZY) and guitarist Jeff LaBar (CINDERELLA),will tentatively release its self-titled debut album on April 10 via Retrospect Records. The CD artwork can be viewed below....

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WINTERS DAWN Signs With HEART OF STEEL RECORDS

Heart Of Steel Records has announced the signing of Greece's WINTERS DAWN. The band's full-length debut, "The Winter Is Dawning", will be released in early May. According to a press release, the CD "is a perfect mix of U.S. power metal a la SAVATAGE / CRIMSON GLORY / RIOT ('Thundersteel' era) and JA...

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CANDLEMASS, TIM "RIPPER" OWENS, DESTRÖYER 666 Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

CANDLEMASS, TIM "RIPPER" OWENS, DESTRÖYER 666 and ABRAMIS BRAMA have been confirmed for the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 3-6, 2009 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABRAMIS BRAMA (S) AMBERIAN DAWN (FIN) AMON AMARTH (S) AXIDENT AVENUE (N) BLACK TOOT...

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VITAL REMAINS Guitars Stolen

New England-based death metallers VITAL REMAINS have issued the following update: "Tuesday night [March 24] thieves broke into our trailer at our hotel in Austin, Texas and stole some of our gear (Gator's bass and Tony's guitar are pictured below) and 300+ shirts. A make-up date is in the works for...