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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...

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Teenager Who Disappeared After 1983 QUIET RIOT Concert Confirmed Dead

Pat Curtis of Radio Iowa reports that DNA evidence has confirmed that a young woman found dead in Texas nearly 26 years ago is a Davenport, Iowa teenager that went missing after a rock concert. Seventeen-year-old Bambi Dick (pictured below) disappeared on September 29, 1983 after seeing the band QUI...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS POLAND To Appear On STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Tribute Album

Ex-MEGADETH guitarist Chris Poland will team up with multi-platinum producer and recording artist Matt "Dr." Fink, formerly of PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION, to record a cover version of "Crackerman" for the forthcoming CD "Wicked Garden: A Millennium Tribute to Stone Temple Pilots", due in the summer v...

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STEVEN ADLER On AXL ROSE: 'I'm Not Gonna Wait For Him. F**k Him!'

Former GUNS N' ROSES and cvurrent ADLER'S APPETITE drummer Steven Adler was recently interviewed by Mike of Psycho Babble TV. Regarding his future plans, Adler said, "It would be nice if [the original GUNS N' ROSES lineup] could do a reunion. I know it would help me in my life. Because I'm afraid wh...

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OVER THE RAINBOW, NEAL MORSE, DAN BAIRD & HOMEMADE SIN Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

OVER THE RAINBOW, NEAL MORSE and DAN BAIRD & HOMEMADE SIN 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: AMBERIAN DAWN (FIN) AMON AMARTH (S) AXIDENT AVENUE (N) BLACK TOOTH (TUR) BLACKFOOT (U...

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THE BERZERKER Cancels New Zealand Tour

Vocalist Luke Kenny of Australia's THE BERZERKER has issued the following update: "At 4:00 a.m. (EST) this morning, our guitarist Tim Aldridge was rushed to hospital. After throwing up more than a pint of blood, with blood pooling in his stomach, he was operated on at 8:00 a.m. (EST),we are now wai...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND: Five-Minute 'Ki' Teaser Available

A five-minute "teaser" for "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, is available for streaming at this location. Devi...

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DEE SNIDER, RUDY SARZO, JOHN CORABI, BRUCE KULICK Rock With 'Monster Circus'; Video Available

Video footage of Monster Circus' March 19, 2009 performance at the legendary Hilton Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada can be viewed below. A truly unique spectacle, Monster Circus combines a high-octane live rock concert with sexy dancers, human circus acts, aerialists, freaks and of course, a tour bus f...

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RAISED FIST To Enter Studio In April

Swedish rock heavyweights RAISED FIST will enter Dugout Productions in Uppsala, Sweden in April with producer Daniel Bergstrand (IN FLAMES, MESHUGGAH) to begin recording their fifth album for a late 2009 release via Burning Heart Records. The follow-up to 2006's "Sound Of The Republic" is being appr...