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CHAOSSTAR: Debut Album Out Now

Slovenian experimental/progressive metallers CHAOSSTAR released their debut album, "Lifetime", on January 30 via On Parole Productions. The CD contains eight songs "full of pounding drums, different bass techniques, biting guitars with lightning fast solos and soaring vocals with screams, worthy of...
February 23, 2009
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STEVEN ADLER: SLASH 'Wouldn't Give Up On Me, Like Everybody Else Did'

Original GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler was interviewed by Westwood One at the Staples Center in Los Angeles ahead of this year's Grammy Awards, which was held on February 8. Watch a one-and-a-half-minute excerpt below. Adler was arrested last month for failing to complete court-ordered communit...
February 23, 2009
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FRANKIE BANALI's 'Tribute To Led Zeppelin' Honored At MAVRIC INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS

FRANKIE BANALI & FRIENDS's "24/7/365 - The Tribute to Led Zeppelin" was honored in the "Tribute CD Of The Year" category at this year's Mavric Independent Music Awards, which celebrates the music community of Ventura County, California. The awards ceremony was held last night (Sunday, February 2...
February 23, 2009
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ADLER'S APPETITE Singer On 'Maximum Threshold'; Audio Available

Singer Sheldon Tarsha of ADLER'S APPETITE — the band led by former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler — was a guest on this past Saturday night's (February 21) edition of the "Maximum Threshold" show. You can now download the program as an MP3 audio file at this location. ADLER'S APPETITE will embar...
February 23, 2009
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M.A.S.A.C.R.E. To Open For IRON MAIDEN In Peru

Peruvian band M.A.S.A.C.R.E. has been confirmed as the support act for IRON MAIDEN at Estadio Nacional in Lima on March 26. Commented M.A.S.A.C.R.E. guitarrist Coqui: "We are very happy to be on stage opening for MAIDEN. It is something that we didn't think would ever happen in our career." Founded...
February 19, 2009
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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS To Release Solo Debut In May

Powerhouse American heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) will release his first solo album, "Play My Game", in May via SPV/Steamhammer. The offering consists of around a dozen brand-new tracks that Owens composed himself or together wit...
February 18, 2009
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IMMORTAL, PAIN, BLAZE BAYLEY, HELSTAR Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK Festival

IMMORTAL, PAIN, BLAZE BAYLEY, HELSTAR and HYSTERICA have been confirmed for this year's Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 3-6, 2009 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMBERIAN DAWN (FIN) AMON AMARTH (S) AXIDENT AVENUE (N) BLACK TOOTH (TUR) BLACKFOOT (USA...
February 16, 2009
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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Performs Metal Classics In Brazil; Video Available

Powerhouse heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) was the special guest at the 14th-anniversary celebration of the Manifesto Rock Bar in São Paulo, Brazil on December 20, 2008. Fan-filmed video footage of Owens' performance at the event — which includ...
February 13, 2009
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FALLOUT MOON Schedules Finnish Dates

FALLOUT MOON, the new band led by former ALTARIA mastermind Marko Pukkila, has scheduled the following dates: May 27 - Kuopio, Henrys Pub May 28 - Tampere, Music Bar Sputnik May 29 - Seinäjoki, [to be announced] May 30 - Pietarsaari, Music Club Jeppis FALLOUT MOON will enter the studio this summer t...
February 11, 2009
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PRO-PAIN To Tour U.S. With SWORN ENEMY, MANTIC RITUAL

Florida-based hardcore/metal veterans PRO-PAIN will embark on a U.S. tour in June/July. Support on the trek will come from SWORN ENEMY and MANTIC RITUAL. Tickets for all shows are on sale via EnterTheVault.com exclusively until March 7 at which point they will become available through all normal tic...
February 11, 2009
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KREATOR, CALIBAN, ELUVEITE, EMERGENCY GATE: Madrid Photos Available

MetalSymphony.com has uploaded photos of KREATOR's January 29, 2009 concert at Sala Heineken in Madrid, Spain. Also available are pictures of support acts CALIBAN, ELUVEITE and EMERGENCY GATE. KREATOR's setlist was as follows: 01. Intro / Chaos Of The Damned 02. Hordes Of Chaos 03. Warcurse 04. Extr...
February 10, 2009
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BIG NOIZE: 'Battlefileds' Song Posted Online

BIG NOIZE, the band featuring vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),bassist Phil Soussan (OZZY OSBOURNE),guitarist Carlos Cavazo (QUIET RIOT) and drummer Simon Wright (DIO, AC/DC),has issued the following update: "We are happy to announce that the song 'Battlefileds' t...
February 10, 2009
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ARKONA: St. Petersburg Concert Shut Down By Police

Moscow, Russia-based "Slavic pagan metal" band ARKONA had its February 6, 2009 concert in St. Petersburg shut down after 30 minutes by the Russian special-tasks police unit/riot police (OMON). One of the policemen came up on stage and announced, "The concert is over; everybody against the wall!" All...
February 10, 2009
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TWISTED SISTER Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK Festival

TWISTED SISTER has been confirmed for this year's Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 3-6, 2009 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: HEAVEN AND HELL (UK) IN FLAMES (S) ZZ TOP (USA) TWISTED SISTER (USA) DREAM THEATER (USA) EUROPE (S) FOREIGNER (USA) HAMMERFAL...
February 10, 2009
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STEVEN ADLER Interviewed By Chicago's Q101.1 FM; Video Available

Original GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler spoke with Ryan Manno of Chicago's Q101.1 FM from the Staples Center in Los Angeles ahead of this past Sunday's (February 8) Grammy Awards. Watch the four-minute chat below. According to TMZ.com, Adler was in court on Friday (February 6) where the judge or...
February 10, 2009