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QUIET RIOT Frontman: 'STEVEN ADLER Is Brain-Dead'

QUIET RIOT frontman Kevin DuBrow recently spoke to Maximum Metal about the new QR lineup, reasons for their prior breakup, the new live CD, Randy Rhoads material, "Bad Boys of Metal" tour, the Blackie Lawless/Frankie Banali issue and reality shows. Several excerpts from the interview follow: On the...

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BLINDSIDE Sign With DRT ENTERTAINMENT

Sweden's BLINDSIDE have inked a deal with DRT Entertainment. The band is currently in the studio working on their as-yet-untitled new album, expected out this summer. Lasse "Lars" Marten, who produced the band's debut, is back on board and working with the band at Decibel Studios in Stockholm. BLIND...

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BRAZEN ABBOT Set European Release Date For New Album

Frontiers Records has set a June 6 European release date for the new BRAZEN ABBOT album, entitled "My Resurrection". The CD features guest appearances by the folliowing singers: Joe Lynn Turner (ex-RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),Göran Edman (ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, GLORY),Tony Harnell (TNT,...

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DEEP PURPLE: New Compilation Album Released In Sweden

EMI in Sweden has just released a double CD collection from DEEP PURPLE entitled "Deep Purple Forever - Very Best 1968-2003". The complete track listing for the set is as follows: 01. Woman From Tokyo 02. Burn 03. Speed King 04. Knocking At Your Back Door 05. Mistreated 06. Smoke On The Water 07. Ha...

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SOILWORK Singer, BLIND GUARDIAN Drummer Seek Name For New Project

SOILWORK vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid and BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch are currently seeking a name for their new project. The collaboration, which originally went under the COLDSEED moniker, is described by Strid as "a mixture between RAMMSTEIN and ALICE IN CHAINS." A full-length album is c...

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Mafia

Legend has it that JAMES BROWN used to make his new records on tour, pretty much as he came up with the hook for each song. He'd pull the bus over in whatever town the band was driving through, hustle everyone into the nearest studio, hum and point and snap his fingers 'till everyone got ...

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SOILWORK Singer Explains Lack Of Solos On New Album

SOILWORK vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "First of all, thank you so much for all the positive reactions on the new album! It also feels great that SOILWORK is giving a lot of inspiration to the people out there both in a musical and a...

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BRAZEN ABBOT To Release New Album In June

BRAZEN ABBOT, the brainchild of Bulgarian guitarist Nikolo Kotzev, have posted the following message on their web site: "Nikolo has delievered the final mix of the new BRAZEN ABBOT album! The new BRAZEN ABBOT album, 'My Resurrection', is expected to be released in June! The album will be 62 minutes...

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SOILWORK Frontman To Record Album With BLIND GUARDIAN Drummer

SOILWORK vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Right now we're preparing to kick some serious ass on the upcoming U.S. tour and make the setlist as varied as possible with some songs that we haven't played live before. We are so fucking exci...

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HAMMERFALL: Photos From Swedish Signing Session Posted Online

Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL are currently on a short record-signing tour in Sweden. Pictures from the band's appearance at Åhlens in Nordstan in Gothenburg, Sweden on Friday (March 4) have been posted at the band's brand new web site. HAMMERFALL's new album, "Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unb...

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ANGRA To Support DREAM THEATER In Italy

Brazilian melodic metallers ANGRA have been confirmed as the support act for DREAM THEATER on their upcoming Italian tour. A third band will be added to the package shortly. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jun. 21 - Fucecchio (Fi),Anfiteatro Buca d'Andrea Jun. 22 - Ascoli Piceno, Piazza Del Popolo...

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In the Arms of God

A blues beat and even bluesier guitar line leads into a classic COC riff stomp on "Stonebreaker". Once Pepper Keenan's vocals enter, you just know that this is the real COC. "In the Arms of God" takes much of the heaviness of "Wiseblood", even the dense feel of "Blind", while retaining some of the s...

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ZEKE To Tour With MOTÖRHEAD And CORROSION OF CONFORMITY

ZEKE have announced a U.S. tour in support of their latest album, "'Til the Livin' End". ZEKE will team up with MOTÖRHEAD and CORROSION OF CONFORMITY for a string of dates that kick off on March 9 in Sayerville, NJ. The tour is expected to conclude on April 11 in Spokane, WA with additional dates .....

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HAMMERFALL To Embark On Swedish Signing Tour

HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "A couple of items today. First off, we will be undertaking a signing tour in Sweden for the release of 'Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken', and it looks as follows: March 4 - Göteborg Åhléns, Nor...

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PRIMAL FEAR: More New Songtitles Revealed

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have revealed more songtitles that are set to appear on the group's upcoming CD, tentatively due in October via Nuclear Blast Records. According to a posting on the group's web site, "all of the guys [are] participating in the songwriting" and new tracks "Signs of...