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IMPELLITTERI Mainman Working With DEAN GUITARS On New Signature Model

IMPELLITTERI mainman Chris Impellitteri is currently working with Dean Guitars CEO Elliott Rubinson to create the Chris Impellitteri signature guitar model which will be sold in retail. The Impellitteri model will be modified with all of the key variables shredders love. Chris Impellitteri has curre...

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DORO PESCH To Guest On KNAC.COM's 'Uncle Scotty's Hot Tub' Tomorrow

German "metal queen" Doro Pesch will guest on KNAC.COM's "Uncle Scotty's Hot Tub" show tomorrow (Friday, March 20) at noon PST (3 p.m. EST). To listen to the program live via the Internet, visit www.knac.com. Doro Pesch will perform a special 25th-anniversary show (including a WARLOCK performance) a...

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FOZZY Guitarist Discusses Upcoming Album

Australia's PyroMusic.net recently conducted an interview with STUCK MOJO/FOZZY guitarist/vocalist Rich Ward. An excerpt from chat follows below. PyroMusic.net: Hey, Rich, what are you up to at the moment? Rich Ward: I've just finished writing and demoing out the new FOZZY record, a little side band...

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JOE STUMP, MIKE ORLANDO, MATTHEW MILLS Teaming Up For 'Night Of The Living Shred'

Three of the world's best guitar shredders — Mike Orlando, Joe Stump and Matthew Mills — wil team up for a G3-style instrumental tour called Night Of The Living Shred. The trek will stop at several venues along the East Coast, including the following: April 30 - Ralph's Rock Diner - Worcester, MA Ma...

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Behold the Failure

It is time again for one of those "Holy Shit!" albums. With "Behold the Failure", Switzerland's MUMAKIL may have just established themselves as heirs to NASUM's grindcore throne. What is sure to end up one of 2009's worthiest grind albums, "Behold the Failure" is the kind of disc that is in league w...

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Reunited DÉTENTE In Writing Mode

Reunited California-based metallers DÉTENTE — featuring vocalist Ann Boleyn (HELLION) and guitarist Michael Carlino (FEAR OF GOD) alongside original DÉTENTE members Dennis Butler (drums),Caleb Quinn (guitar) and Steve Hochheiser (bass) — are working on new material for a tentative late 2009 release...

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Long-Awaited MOB RESEARCH Album Due In May

The highly anticipated MOB RESEARCH album, "Holy City Zoo", will be released on Code7 in the U.K. and Echozone Records in the rest of Europe and on May 22. A U.S. release will be announced soon. The band — featuring the late Paul Raven (KILLING JOKE, MINISTRY, PRONG) on bass, Mark Gemini Thwaite (TH...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Drummer Pays $317K For Rare SUPERMAN Comic

According to The Associated Press, SYSTEM OF A DOWN drummer John Dolmayan paid $317,200 for the first comic book featuring Superman in an Internet auction. The previous owner had bought it for less than a buck. Dolmayan, who is also a dealer of rare comic books, told The Associated Press he acquired...

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DIO's 'The Very Beast Of Dio' Certified Gold

DIO's "The Very Beast of Dio" was officially certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on March 11, 2009 for shipments in the United States in excess of 500,000 copies. Issued in October 2000, "The Very Beast of Dio" is the second greatest-hits collection CD — and the fi...

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MESSIAH'S KISS/RIOT Singer MIKE TIRELLI Undergoes Surgery For Stomach Cancer

Mike Tirelli has been an integral part of the music scene for over 20 years both as a singer and songwriter. His talent and perseverance brought him worldwide recognition performing with such bands as BURNING STARR, RIOT, MESSIAH'S KISS, HOLY MOTHER, LASTLIX and ZILLION, to name just a few. In the f...

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IMPELLITTERI: 'Last Of A Dying Breed' Video Available

IMPELLITTERI's music video for the song "Last Of A Dying Breed" can be viewed below (Quicktime required to view clip). The track comes off IMPELLITTERI's long-awaited new album, "Wicked Maiden", which will be released in Europe on April 24 via Metal Heaven Records. Released in Japan on February 25 v...

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DORO's 25th-Anniversary Show Confirmed For Belgium's METAL FEMALE VOICES FEST VII

German "metal queen" Doro Pesch will perform a special 25th-anniversary show (including a WARLOCK performance) at the Metal Female Voices Fest VII, set to take place October 17, 2009 at Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMBERIAN DAWN AUTUMN DORO (25th-an...

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ACROSTICHON To Co-Headline MARIO'S METAL MEETING

Dutch female-fronted death metal ACROSTICHON will co-headline this year's edition of Mario's Metal Meeting festival, set to take place on October 4, 2009 at 013 in Tilburg, Holland. According to the organizers, "The band will do a one-time-only reunion 20 years after their formation and 10 years aft...

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HOLY RAGE Featuring AL ATKINS: New Song Posted Online

HOLY RAGE (pictured below),the new band fronted by original JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins, has posted a new track entitled "Give Them Hell" on the group's MySpace page. The track has already been aired in New York and the U.K. and has received "fantastic reviews and feedback," according to a postin...

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ARMORED SAINT, DEATH ANGEL Play Hollywood; Setlists Revealed, Video Available

ARMORED SAINT and DEATH ANGEL performed last night (Friday, March 6) to a sold-out Key Club in West Hollywood, California. Commented ARMORED SAINT bassist Joey Vera: "All I can say is, 'holy shit.' Thank you everyone who came and SOLD OUT the KeyClub in Hollywood last night. You guys are just amazin...