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JIMMY PAGE's Manager Defends Decision To Tour And Record Without ROBERT PLANT

According to Xfm, Peter Mensch, LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page's manager, has said that Page, John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham are likely to record and tour with a new singer. Mensch told the BBC 6 Music, "People don't really understand it. Jimmy Page has been playing guitar professionally since...

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KING DIAMOND Comments On Rumors Of New MERCYFUL FATE Album

King Diamond (real name: Kim Bendix Petersen; KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE) has released a statement in response to an article that was published late last month on the Danish web site BT.dk which focused primarily on King's relationship with his 24-year-old Hungarian wife Livia Zita. King, who is 52...

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JON LORD Shatters LARS ULRICH's DEEP PURPLE Dream

Former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord has commented on rumors of a possible reunion of the DEEP PURPLE Mk III lineup featuring a special guest appearance by METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich. In separate interviews for February edition of Classic Rock magazine (issue No.128),David Coverdale (vocals),...

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SWITCHBLADE Preparing To Release 'Invictus Infinitum'

Sydney, Australia-based metallers SWITCHBLADE are preparing to release their second album, entitled "Invictus Infinitum". The follow-up to 2005's "The End Of All Once Known" was mixed by Neil Kernon (NEVERMORE, CANNIBAL CORPSE, NILE) and will feature "nine tracks of blistering guitar solos, relentle...

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SABBAT Frontman MARTIN WALKYIER: One Step Nearer The Fatherland?

SABBAT/ex-SKYCLAD frontman Martin Walkyier has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "It is New Year's Eve as I write this to you, and I am sitting here alone at my computer. This is traditionally a time for reflection on the past; and when I look back upon the truly insane behaviour of...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Guitarist Comments On Drummer Rumors

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN guitarist Ben Weinman has spoken to U.K.'s Rock Sound magazine about the rumors that the band has hired drummer Billy Rymer of the Long Island, New York-based progressive rock act THE RIVALRY as the replacement for the recently departed Gil Sharone. "I don't want to say to...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Joined By THE RIVALRY Drummer

Drummer Billy Rymer of the Long Island, New York-based progressive rock band THE RIVALRY has reportedly joined THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN as the replacement for Gil Sharone. Billy (see photo below) grew up living the small town life of Long Island. It was there that upon receiving his first drum set...

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EARTH CRISIS: New Video Interview With KARL BUECHNER Available

HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with vocalist Karl Buechner of reunited hardcore legends EARTH CRISIS on December 21, 2008 in Syracuse, New York. Watch the 10-minute chat below. As previously reported, EARTH CRISIS has set "To The Death" as the title of its new album, due March 2009 via Century...

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Guitarist CHRISTIAN OLDE WOLBERS On FEAR FACTORY: 'We're Just Taking A Break'

Lisa Sharken of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with FEAR FACTORY/ARKAEA guitarist Christian Olde Wolbers. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. KNAC.COM: You and Raymond [Herrera; FEAR FACTORY drummer] have started a new band, and many people think that means FEAR FACTORY has br...

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WARBRINGER Confirmed For Germany's HEADBANGERS OPEN AIR Festival

Los Angeles thrashers WARBRINGER have been confirmed for the Headbangers Open Air festival, set to take place July 23-25, 2009 in in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANGEL WITCH BULLET DEATHRIDERS ENFORCER HELSTAR JACOBS DREAM KILLERS LONEWOLF MANILLA ROA...

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THE ESSENESS PROJECT Featuring Guitarist STEVE SMYTH: Final Show Of 2008 Scheduled For Tomorrow

THE ESSENESS PROJECT, the band featuring former NEVERMORE/TESTAMENT guitarist Steve Smyth, will play its final show of the year on December 27 at the Last Day Saloon in Santa Rosa, California. Also scheduled to appear are SWEET LEAF (OZZY OSBOURNE/BLACK SABBATH tribute) and MOTOGRUV. THE ESSENESS PR...

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TORTURE DIVISION: Christmas Single Released

TORTURE DIVISION — the new Swedish death metal project featuring guitarist Lord K. Philipson (THE PROJECT HATE, GOD AMONG INSECTS, ex-LEUKEMIA),bassist/vocalist Jörgen Sandström (VICIOUS ART, THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED, GRAVE) and drummer Tobias "Tobben" Gustafsson (VOMITORY) — has released a Ch...

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DOWN's REX BROWN Jams With KING'X In Dallas

DOWN/ex-PANTERA bassist Rex Brown joined KING'S X on stage this past Friday (December 19) at The Door in Dallas, Texas for a rendition of the song "King". Check out pictures of the performance below (courtesy of Warrenh2000). A BLABBERMOUTH.NET visitor who attended the concert told us in an e-mail,...

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HELLWITCH: New Song Posted Online

Long-standing Floridian deathrashers HELLWITCH have uploaded a new "rough-mix" version of a track dubbed "Vicious Avidity" on their MySpace page. The new HELLWITCH CD, tentatively titled "Omnipotent Convocation", will be out in early 2009 on Xtreem Music. According to a press release, the album will...

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SEVEN WITCHES: First 'Unfinished Business Tour' Dates Announced

The first dates have been confirmed for the SEVEN WITCHES' "Unfinished Business Tour" featuring an all-star lineup consisting of James Rivera (HELSTAR, ex-VICIOUS RUMORS) on vocals, Jack Frost (ex-SAVATAGE) on guitar, Mike Lepond (SYMPHONY X) on bass, and Taz Marazz (CHRIS VOLZ) on drums: Feb. 27 -...