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Updated: HEAVEN AND HELL, MOTÖRHEAD, DREAM THEATER Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

HEAVEN AND HELL, MOTÖRHEAD, DREAM THEATER, IN FLAMES, URIAH HEEP, RIOT, EUROPE and FORBIDDEN are among the first confirmed bands for next year's Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 3-6, 2009 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH BLACKFOOT BULLET D...

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RUDY SARZO, TONY MONTANA To Guest On KNAC.com's 'WildSide' Today

Rudy Sarzo (OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, DIO) and Tony Montana (GREAT WHITE) will guest on Diana DeVille's KNAC.COM '80s hair metal specialty program "WildSide" today (Saturday, November 22) at 4:00 p.m. PST to discuss their involvement in the musical project known as Monster Circus, among...

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DEE SNIDER, BRUCE KULICK, RUDY SARZO, JOHN CORABI To Take Part In 'Monster Circus' Concert

Dee Snider (TWISTED SISTER),Bruce Kulick (KISS) and Rudy Sarzo (OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, DIO) are among the musicians who will take part in the first Monster Circus performance in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Masquerade Showroom at the Rio Suite Hotel Casino on December 9. The band will p...

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STRYPER, WHITESNAKE Members Featured On MENCHEN Debut

Retroactive Records has announced the release of the debut album from MENCHEN, entitled "Red Rock". According to a press release, the LP is truly a collaboration of the most talented players in the metal scene. Bill Menchen (TITANIC, THE SEVENTH POWER, FINAL AXE) dominates as a master on guitar, Rob...

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'Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year': New E-Card Available

On October 14, Armoury Records, distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment, released one mighty molten metal blast of good CD cheer: "We Wish You A Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year". A new e-card for the collection is available at this location. It's an all-star assemblage as members of such great...

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NIKKI SIXX Biography To Be Reissued With New Interviews, Bonus Sampler

In the spring of 2009, Rock 'N' Roll Books/APG Distribution will reissue "An Education in Rebellion: The Biography of Nikki Sixx" with an abridgement from 2003 through 2008, including coverage of MÖTLEY CRÜE's wildly triumphant reunion tour, Sixx's hugely successful New York Times best-seller "The H...

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QUIET RIOT ALLSTARS On 'Rock And A Hard Place' TV Show

Former QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali has posted the following message on his MySpace blog: "In January 2008 I was approached by the talent agency that books the artists that appear on the Meat Loaf-hosted 'Rock And A Hard Place' music game show for DIRECTV's channel The 101 Network. They asked m...

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SWIRL Added To STEPHEN PEARCY/BRITNY FOX Tour

Los Angeles rockers SWIRL will hit the road with BRITNY FOX and STEPHEN PEARCY on a tour that kicks off November 28 in Yucaipa, California at Angel's Roadhouse. Commented SWIRL: "We are thrilled to be included on the Metal In America XXX-Mas tour December 2008. We never imagined this opportunity wou...

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Star-Studded LED ZEPPELIN Tribute LP Due This Month

On November 25, Versailles Records will return to retail with "Misty Mountain Hop: A Millennium Tribute To Led Zeppelin", which features current/former members of the following bands: MEGADETH KISS BLACK SABBATH DIO BADLANDS THE CIRCLE JERKS THE CULT RATT LILLIAN AXE DEEP PURPLE L.A. GUNS WARRANT WH...

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GLEN DROVER, TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Interviewed On 'The Metal File'; Audio Available

Former MEGADETH/KING DIAMOND guitarist Glen Drover and powerhouse heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) were interviewed for this week's "The Metal File" podcast from Montreal's CHOM-FM. You can stream the show online at this location. Glen Drover fille...

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URN Begins Recording New Album

Chicago-based gothic-metal band URN entered the Chicago Recording Company this past weekend to begin work on its new full-length album, "Scribings of a Forgotten Soul", for an early 2009 release via Rotting Corpse Records. The band has once again joined forces with the producing/engineering team of...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS To Perform At MONTREAL METAL GATHERING

Powerhouse metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) will perform at the first annual Montreal Metal Gathering on November 15 at La Place À Côté in Montrea, Quebec, Canada. Tim says, "I will be hanging with everyone during the day and signing autographs then g...

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HOOKERS N' BLOW: Monterrey Date Cancelled

HOOKERS N' BLOW, the band featuring Dizzy Reed (GUNS N' ROSES),Alex Grossi (ex-QUIET RIOT, BEAUTIFUL CREATURES) and Mike Duda (W.A.S.P.),has announced the cancellation of its November 18 performance in Monterrey, Mexico due to what the group alleges was a "total breach of contract" on the part of...

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PARADOX: New Album Title Announced

Long-running German metallers PARADOX have set "Riot Squad" as the title of their fifth album, due late summer 2009. According to the band, the songwriting process for the follow-up to this year's "Electrify" (AFM Records) "is over and finest thrash metal songs like 'Hollow Peace', 'Dream Hero', 'Ri...

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JOEY BELLADONNA, TERRY ILOUS, PAUL SHORTINO, STET HOWLAND To Perform At ROCK4XMAS Concert

Joey Belladonna (ex-ANTHRAX),Terry Ilous (XYZ),Paul Shortino (ex-QUIET RIOT, ROUGH CUTT) and Stet Howland (LITA FORD, ex-W.A.S.P.) are among the artists that are scheduled to perform at the upcoming Rock4Xmas concert, with all proceeds being donated to local charities that help families in need en...