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DARK TRANQUILLITY Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 22-23, 2007 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMON AMARTH AMOPRHIS ARCHER BRAINSTORM...

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HAMMERFALL, VIOLENT STORM Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

HAMMERFALL and VIOLENT STORM have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 22-23, 2007 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMON AMARTH AMOPRHIS ARCHER BRAINSTORM EDGUY EVERGREY FINNTR...

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STRYPER Frontman Issues 'Prayer Request' For His Wife

STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet has issued a "prayer request" for his family in connection with his wife's upcoming surgery. His message reads as follows: "Kyle [Michael's wife] was admitted to Brigham and Women's Hospital [in Boston, Massachusetts] on Monday, Feb. 12. After ultrasound and CT scan in...

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AMORPHIS, WOLF, ARCHER Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

AMORPHIS, WOLF and ARCHER have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 22-23, 2007 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMON AMARTH AMOPRHIS ARCHER BRAINSTORM EDGUY EVERGREY FINNTROLL...

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JOHN CORABI, TED POLEY To Guest On New LIBERTY N' JUSTICE CD

John Corabi (MÖTLEY CRÜE, RATT, UNION) and Ted Poley (DANGER DANGER) have been added to the list of guest musicians appearing on the new CD from Christian rockers LIBERTY N' JUSTICE. Described as a "full-production acoustic rock record," "Independence Day" will feature 12 "all-star singers" on 11 so...

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JAGUAR: 1982 Live Recording Released On CD

Majestic Rock has just issued the first in an ongoing series of Internet-only archive releases containing a 1982 soundboard recording of NWOBHM heavyweights JAGUAR performing in Hengelo, Holland. Entitled "Holland '82", the CD is strictly limited to 1,000 copies and features sleeve notes from JAGUAR...

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HEAVEN AND HELL To Headline Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

HEAVEN AND HELL — the new band featuring legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) alongside original BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, plus drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH) — has been confirmed as the headliner of this year's installment...

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Report: 'Satanic Black Metal Music' Used To Mistreat Guantanamo Bay Detainees

Washington Post reports that FBI agents witnessed possible mistreatment of the Koran at the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, including at least one instance in which an interrogator bragged to an FBI agent that he had forced a prisoner to listen to "Satanic black metal music for hours," then...

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AMON AMARTH And POWERMAD Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

AMON AMARTH and POWERMAD have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 22-23, 2007 at Messegelände in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMON AMARTH BRAINSTORM EDGUY EVERGREY FINNTROLL...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER Cancels Tokyo Concert After Falling Ill

Legendary guitarist Michael Schenker was forced to cancel MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP's concert at Tokyo, Japan's Nakano Sunplaza after three songs Friday night (Nov. 17) because he was suffering from an unspecified illness. The following report was issued by the Michael Schenker News and Tour Informatio...

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STORMZONE Signs With ESCAPE MUSIC

Northern Ireland's STORMZONE, the band featuring vocalist John Harv Harbinson (SWEET SAVAGE, EMERALD, NO SWEAT, DEN OF THIEVES),has inked a three-album deal with Escape Music. The group's debut CD, "Caught in the Act", is scheduled for release on January 21, 2007. Commented Harv: "We are proud to a...

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GIRLSCHOOL, EVERGREY, STEELHEART Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

GIRLSCHOOL, EVERGREY and STEELHEART have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 22-23, 2007 at Messegelände in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): BRAINSTORM EDGUY EVERGREY FINNTROLL G...

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NAZARETH, FINNTROLL, THUNDER, PRAYING MANTIS Confirmed For BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

NAZARETH, FINNTROLL, THUNDER, and PRAYING MANTIS have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 22-23, 2007 at Messegelände in Balingen, Germany. Also scheduled to appear are EDGUY, BRAINSTORM, MERCENARY and MYSTIC PROPHECY. For more informa...

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JAGUAR's 'Holland '82' Issued As Part Of MAJESTIC ROCK's 'Archive' Series

Majestic Rock Records has launched its "Archive" series of rare live and studio recordings with the limited-edition, Internet-only release of a previously unreleased live recording from NWOBHM heavyweights JAGUAR. "Holland '82" was recorded at the Siesta Club, Hengelo, Holland on December 17, 1982 a...

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DEICIDE Drummer STEVE ASHEIM On Satanism, America's Gun Laws And DAVE LOMBARDO

Journalist Joel McIver recently interviewed DEICIDE drummer Steve Asheim for the U.K.'s premier drummer magazine, Rhythm. Excerpts from the conversation appear below. On Satanism: Rhythm: Are you a Satanist, like DEICIDE frontman Glen Benton? Steve: No. I support DEICIDE and their stance — I mean, i...