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LEATHERWOLF Frontman Reports On BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

LEATHERWOLF frontman Wade Black (ex-CRIMSON GLORY, SEVEN WITCHES) has sent the following message to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "A bit of news from the Bang Your Head!!! festival in Germany. it was put together well. Things went very smooth. It was about 4,000 when LEATHERWOLF started and an estimated 20,000...

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WHITESNAKE, HELLOWEEN, RAVEN, DEATH ANGEL: Photos From BANG YOUR HEAD Festival Available

A number of high-quality photos from this past weekend's (June 23-24) Bang Your Head!!! festival, which took place in Balingen, Germany, have been posted online at Stargazer.it. Check them out: Day 1 (Photos): FLOTSAM AND JETSAM VENGEANCE RAVEN JON OLIVA'S PAIN DEATH ANGEL HELLOWEEN (with special gu...

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LITA FORD 'Turned Down' Chance To Appear In 'The Surreal Life'

Lita Ford's husband Jim Gillette — the former NITRO singer who could allegedly shatter glass with his voice — has shot down reports that the '80s female rocker is among the celebrities who will take part in the seventh season of VH1's "The Surreal Life", a reality television series that sets a selec...

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LITA FORD Rumored To Take Part In 'The Surreal Life 7'

According to a posting on the GameSpot.com web site, '80s rocker Lita Ford is among the celebrities who will take part in the seventh season of VH1's "The Surreal Life", a reality television series that sets a select group of out-of-the-spotlight celebrities and films them as they live together in a...

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GRASPOP METAL MEETING: Live Video Stream Now Available

Belgium's Graspop Metal Meeting — which is taking place June 23-25 in Dessel — is currently offering a live Internet video stream of the bands performing at the festival. Watch it online at this location (ANVIL just finished their set. Up next: Y&T beginning at 9:30 a.m. EST). Graspop Metal Meet...

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Legendary AEROSMITH/WHITESNAKE A&R Executive JOHN KALODNER To Retire

Melinda Newman is Billboard is reporting that A&R executive John Kalodner (AEROSMITH, AC/DC, WHITESNAKE) is retiring after 35 years in the music business, effective June 20. Kalodner, whose tenure spanned posts at Atlantic, Geffen, Columbia and, most recently, Sanctuary, was legendary for discov...

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MORTAL SIN, DEZPERADOZ, FASTER INFERNO Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

MORTAL SIN, DEZPERADOZ, FASTER INFERNO (featuring Tyson Schenker, son of Michael Schenker),and C O R have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED AMON...

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WHITESNAKE's DAVID COVERDALE: 'It's All About Balance And Moderation'

Emma Johnson of the Daily Post recently conducted an interview with WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On recuperating at the time of the interview in a German hotel room after doing three gigs on the run: "Not just three shows in a row, three different countri...

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SWEDEN ROCK Festival: Photos Posted Online

A number of high-quality photos from this past weekend's Sweden Rock festival, which took place June 8-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden, have been posted online at Stargazer.it. Check them out: Day 1 (Photos): CATHEDRAL DORO EXTREMA KROKUS JEFF HEALEY JOURNEY GEORGE THOROGOOD DEEP PURPLE Day 2 (Photos): ARC...

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JOHN SYKES Model GIBSON LES PAUL Guitar Available

The musical intrument mail order company Musician's Friend now has the John Sykes (THIN LIZZY, ex-WHITESNAKE) model Gibson Les Paul Custom available. There are two versions of the guitar. One is an "Aged" model in which the finish is given a look to simulate John's guitar as it is now. The other ver...

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Former WARLOCK Guitarist Releases Instructional DVD

Tommy Bolan, former WARLOCK lead guitarist and current N.Y.C. frontman, is featured in the current issue of Guitar World magazine to promote Morley Pedals and his new metal instructional DVD through Music Star Productions. Check out the ad at this location. The "Tommy Bolan - Metal Primer" DVD is 90...

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WHITESNAKE Announce New Date For Birmingham Concert

Due to illness, WHITESNAKE's cancelled Birmingham concert on May 28 has now been re-scheduled to take place at the Birmingham NIA on Wednesday, August 9. Original seated tickets will remain valid, however, standing customers will be sent a bar-coded e-ticket two weeks before the show replacing their...

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COMMUNIC Replace EXODUS AT Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

Norwegian progressive/power metal band COMMUNIC, who feature in their ranks ex-SCARIOT members Oddleif Stensland (vocals) and Tor Atle Andersen (drums),have reportedly replaced EXODUS on the billing of this year's Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 23-24, 2006 in Balingen, Germany....

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DARKANE Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

Swedish high-energy thrashers DARKANE have been confirmed for the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 23-25 in Dessel, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, June 23: WHITESNAKE LACUNA COIL SATYRICON DIE KRUPPS MOONSPELL MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP EVERGREY EDGUY TRIVIU...

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EXODUS Pull Out Of Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers EXODUS have cancelled their previously announced appearance at this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 23-24, 2006 in Balingen, Germany. The festival organizers have issued the following statement on the matter: "Havi...