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GOREFEST To Support BOLT THROWER In Europe

Reunited Dutch metallers GOREFEST have been confirmed as the "very special guest" on the second leg of BOLT THROWER's European tour, which is scheduled to kick off April 6 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Confirmed tour dates are as follows: Apr. 06 - Edinburgh, SCO @ The Bongo Club Apr. 07 - Bradford, UK @...

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JUDAS PRIEST: 'Live Vengeance '82' DVD Due In April

Columbia/Legacy has set an April 4, 2006 release date for JUDAS PRIEST's vintage concert DVD "Live Vengeance '82", which was previously only available on DVD as limited-edition bonus with "Metalogy" box set. JUDAS PRIEST had steadily been building a worldwide audience for eight long years when the 1...

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Vocalist JEFF SCOTT SOTO Says New TALISMAN Album Is 'Nearly Done'

According to MelodicRock.com, vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, TALISMAN, SOUL SIRKUS) has issued the following update on his current and upcoming activities: "Hope you are all having a fab 2006 so far. It has been nonstop for me since the clock struck midnight but as usual, I would not ha...

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DARKEST HOUR To Undertake Tour Of Australia/New Zealand

DARKEST HOUR will be playing nine shows in New Zealand and Australia beginning in late April. "We are stoked with a capital STOKED," the band write on their web site. "Aside from the fact that this is our first time ever in the southern hemisphere, JH [vocalist John Henry] is also stoked to sample s...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM: Tentative Live DVD Track Listing Revealed

CHILDREN OF BODOM filmed their February 5 show in Stockholm, Sweden for a future DVD release. The show was recorded by acclaimed director Patric Ullaeus of the Sweden's Revolver Film Company, who has previously worked with DIMMU BORGIR and LACUNA COIL, among many others. The group's setlist for the...

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HYPOCRISY Mainman To Guest On INDIE 103.1 FM's 'Chaos' This Wednesday

This Wednesday night, February 15, Los Angeles-area HYPOCRISY fans will be treated to a Peter Tägtgren interview between 10 p.m. and midnight PST on "Chaos", Indie 103.1 FM's metal show. Fans in other parts of the country/world will be able to stream the interview at www.Indie1031.com. HYPOCRISY jus...

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EDGUY Frontman: Corrupt Police Officers Disturb Band's Beauty Sleep

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Hello from a hotel room in Madrid. Everything is going great so far, almost every show has been sold out or was at least close. "Yesterday in Italy there was a weird thing going on. Around midnight, I gue...

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WICKED WISDOM To Release Debut Album This Month

WICKED WISDOM — the five-piece band featuring actress Jada Pinkett Smith (wife of Will Smith) — will release their self-titled debut album on February 21 via 100% Womon/Suburban Noize Records. "I listened to all kinds of metal as a kid," Pinkett Smith told MTV.com. "METALLICA, GUNS N' ROSES. I would...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING: 'We'll Play A Whole New Set' On Next Tour

Garry Sharpe-Young of Rockdetector.com recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rockdetector.com: Tony Iommi told me he has hundreds of tapes of riffs that haven't been used yet. Are you the same? K.K. Downing: "There are gr...

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JUDAS PRIEST: 'Essential' Two-CD Collection To Arrive In April

Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings will release the two-CD set "The Essential Judas Priest" on April 4. JUDAS PRIEST rocketed out of the tough steel town of Birmingham, England, more than three decades ago, and the 34 songs collected here form nothing less than the very backbone — the pure essence —...

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'Hollywood Hairspray Vol. 5' To Feature New Music From Ex-WARRIOR SOUL Frontman

Perris Records has set a January 31 release date for "Hollywood Hairspray Vol. 5". The CD, which features "great hard rock/sleaze/glam bands from around the globe," will include the debut solo release from ANIMAL/ZAN CLAN guitarist Chris Laney and a track from signer Cory Clarke's (WARRIOR SOUL, SPA...

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Mean Streak (Re-Release)

If you are wanting a little background information San Francisco's Y&T, then read the review of 1982's "Black Tiger" first, so I don't have to repeat it here. "Mean Streak" is one of two seminal Y&T albums that have recently been digitally re-mastered and re-released on CD. Originally releas...

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TERRORFEST: Toronto Hardcore/Metal Festival To Feature Over 60 Bands

Over 60 hardcore/metal bands have been confirmed to appear at Terrorfest, a three-day festival scheduled to take place July 14-16 in the Toronto, Ontario area (venue to be announced). The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 3 MILE SCREAM A LEGEND FALLS A MINUTE TILL MIDNIGHT A PRESENT DAY NIG...

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BEHEMOTH Mainman Comments On Australian Tour

Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH have just returned home from their first-ever trip to Australia. Organized by Aussie company Soundworks, this tour wraped up the 16-month touring cycle with 225 shows done in support of BEHEMOTH's last record, "Demigod". Commented mainman Nergal: "This tour was simp...

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LIVING COLOUR: Another 'Best Of' Collection Due This Week

According to a posting at LivingColourNet.com, Sony is releasing yet another "best of" LIVING COLOUR CD, entitled "Everything Is Possible: The Very Best Of Living Colour", on Tuesday (Jan. 17). This time the track listing looks to be more in line with a real "best of" album and includes a wider rang...