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VAN HALEN Rehearsal Report: Photos Available

The VAN HALEN Yahoo! list has been updated with the following fan report from a VAN HALEN rehearsal that took place Saturday night (September 8) in the Los Angeles area (rumored to be the Los Angeles Forum): "On Saturday night a friend of mine got me in to see a VAN HALEN rehearsal in Los ...

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CELTIC FROST Mainman Working On HELLHAMMER Book

CELTIC FROST mainman Tom Gabriel Fischer has issued the following update: "I spent hours yesterday in the presence of HELLHAMMER's two iconic former bass players, Steve Warrior and Martin Eric Ain. We interviewed Steve Warrior in detail for the forthcoming HELLHAMMER book, 'Only Death Is Real', to b...

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DOMAIN Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Temporary Replacement

German melodic metallers DOMAIN have parted ways with drummer Stefan Köllner. For the band's upcoming European tour with ASTRAL DOORS and SECRET SPHERE, the drum duties will be handled by Jens Baar (ILLECTRONIC),who is a longtime friend of DOMAIN bassist Steven Wussow. DOMAIN recently announced the...

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PILEDRIVER Frontman To Guest On 'Metal On Metal' Radio Program

The Exalted Piledriver, lead "vo-kill-ist" for Canadian thrash legends PILEDRIVER, will be interviewed live this Friday, September 7 on WJCU's "Metal On Metal" show in Cleveland at 8:30 p.m. (EST). The program can be heard in the Northeast Ohio area at 88.7 FM and worldwide at www.wjcu.org. The "exa...

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NIGHTWISH Mainman Talks About New Singer, Upcoming Tour

Stalker magazine recently conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH mastermind Tuomas Holopainen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Stalker: The new album "Dark Passion Play" — what is, from your perspective, the most important song? Tuomas: Well, it has to be the first, "The Poet And The Pendu...

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ALTER BRIDGE Tour Dates Revealed

The Pulse of Radio (formerly Launch Radio Networks) reports: ALTER BRIDGE has announced its first round of tour dates in support of the band's upcoming second album, "Blackbird". The trek starts on October 2 in Tallahassee, Florida, with dates confirmed through October 21 and more on the way. ALTER...

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CIVILIZATION ONE Adds Second Guitarist

CIVILIZATION ONE has announced the addition of Christian Münzner (MAJESTY; ex-NECROPHAGIST) as the group's lead guitarist. Chris is a neoclassical shred monster who will add another dimension to the CIVILIZATION ONE musical attack. The band's new songwriting necessitated adding another guitarist to...

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GENE SIMMONS Celebrates Birthday At INDY 300 Race In California; Video Available

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons celebrated his 58th birthday prior to the Indy 300 auto race on Sunday, August 26, 2007, at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. Video footage of Gene's speech at the event can be viewed below. According to Metromix.com, the A&E network is already talking ab...

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HARPTALLICA: Harp Duo's METALLICA's Tribute To Hit The Road

Following the phenomenal response to the release of the clasically trained harp duo's album, "Harptallica - A Tribute", HARPTALLICA is taking it on the road with tour dates across the Midwest and East Coast in September and October. Plans to heed the requests from Western states and overseas for fur...

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MEGADETH Mainman Issues GIGANTOUR Update

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has issued the following update via the Gigantour.com web site: "Today is Monday and there is one week left before we leave for Alaska. We will come home after that for 16 days and then it is off to the Pac Rim, and eventually to Australia, to start this awesome line-u...

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ANCIENT CREATION: Debut Album Track Listing, Artwork Revealed

Missouri-based traditional metal band ANCIENT CREATION has revealed the track listing and artwork for its debut album, "Evolution Bound", due on November 23 via Melissa Records. The CD will contain nine tracks of the finest technical power metal, featuring lots of dual lead guitars and great melodie...

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TWILIGHT GUARDIANS: New Album Details Revealed

Finnish metallers TWILIGHT GUARDIANS have finished recording their fourth album, "Ghost Reborn", for a November 7 release via Spinefarm Records. "There will be 10 tracks of arse-kicking metal and our Japanese fellows will get one extra treat... classic song from a classic band," the group writes on...

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CIVILIZATION ONE Announces CD-Release Show

CIVILIZATION ONE, the international neo-clasical power metal band which features in its ranks vocalist Chity Somapala (ex-FIREWIND, AVALON),guitarist Aldo Lanobile (SECRET SPHERE),drummer Luca Cartasegna (ex-SECRET SPHERE),and bassist Pierre-Emmanuel Pélisson (MALADAPTIVE, ex-HEAVENLY),will hold...

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NIGHTWISH Mainman Wants Fans To Give New Album A Chance

Metal Symphony recently conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Symphony: How did you keep the Anette Olzon's (new singer) secret so well for so long? All these fans were looking for anything on the internet, any picture...

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NIKKI SIXX: 'It Wasn't My Fault' That I F$&*#@ BRUCE DICKINSON's Wife

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx recently answered several questions posed by the readers of Blender magazine (web site) for the "Dear Superstar" section in the publication's September 2007 issue. A couple of excerpts follow: Blender: Have you always kept a diary — and do you still keep one now? Nikki...