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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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ANAAL NATHRAKH: Vinyl Version Of 'Eschaton' Due In January

Garden of Exile Records will release the vinyl version of the new ANAAL NATHRAKH album, "Eschaton", on January 8, 2007. The LP version will be packaged in a deluxe gatefold sleeve and be pressed on 180-gram heavyweight vinyl in the colors black, red and black/red. Pre-orders are being taken in the l...

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LAMB OF GOD Drummer: 'Japan Was Insane!'

LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler has issued the following update: "Japan was insane. We had never been so we didn't know what to expect and it was fucking nuts. Played to over 10,000 people and blew the place up. I watched a few of the bands before us and it was cool, but the ...

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BLOOD STAIN CHILD Signs To DOCKYARD 1

Japanese melodic death metallers BLOOD STAIN CHILD have inked a deal with Dockyard 1. The group's third album, "Idolator", is scheduled for release on November 27. According to a press release, BLOOD STAIN CHILD's sound features "guitars flying like arrows, old-school solo parts and bone-crushing de...

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METALLICA: HETFIELD-Inspired Shift Knob Now Available

According to a posting at the METALLICA fan site Encyclopedia Metallica, the first in the series of four James Hetfield-inspired shift knobs (photo) will go on sale at the METALLICA club store today (November 2). The knob measures approx. 2 x 2 1/2 x 3 1/4 inches and comes in four different colors:...

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ARCH ENEMY Frontwoman Suffering From 'End-Of-Tour Blues'

ARCH ENEMY frontwoman Angela Gossow has posted the following message on her MySpace page: "If you wanna know how to play the blues, get yourself a woman.. "Well, I am both. Woman and 'end-of-tour'-bluesy. Terrible. "My Mac broke down (the battery gave out, a serial defect) and I was offline for abou...

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ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA's TOMMY LEE, LUKAS ROSSI Interviewed On 'CD USA'

An interview with ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA's Tommy Lee and Lukas Rossi will air this weekend on "CD USA", an American music television show airing exclusively on The 101 network available only to customers of DirecTV. Beginning on Saturday, October 28 at 6:00 p.m. ET on DirecTV channels 101, 334, 580 and...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist DAN SPITZ: Seeing DAVE MUSTAINE Tear It Up Nightly Blows Me Away

ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz has posted the following message on his web site: "So I'm back from the Japanese shows with MEGADETH, SLAYER, DIO and a host of others... "I'm just sitting here thinking about the last eighteen months of the ANTHRAX reunion cycle, and before I head over to Switzerland to...

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SUFFOCATION: Tour Bus Woes Lead To Concert Cancellations

SUFFOCATION drummer Mike Smith has sent the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "SUFFOCATION's seven-week tour with FEAR FACTORY, HYPOCRISY and DECAPITATED, set to start on the 22nd of October, has been jeopardized due to fraudulent bus companies. "The story goes like this in this exact order o...

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LIZZY BORDEN: New Logo Search Clarified

LIZZY BORDEN is working on a new record and is looking to recreate its logo to fit with the new concept. "We really want to thank all those who have sent in their ideas; all the effort that went into each and everyone is deeply appreciated," the band writes in a statement. "A lot of ...

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MEGADETH Mainman Discusses GIGANTOUR, UNITED NATIONS And Native Americans

Jan-Mikael Patterson of the Navajo Times recently conducted the following interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine: Navajo Times: Dave, it's great to speak with you. It's an honor and I want to thank you for taking the time to speak with me. Dave Mustaine: It's an honor to speak with you. This...

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CHRIS CAFFERY Reveals Plans For SAVATAGE DVD

Chris Caffery, guitarist for SAVATAGE/TRANS SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA and solo artist, recently spoke to Metal Asylum just before rehearsals started for the TSO tour about his latest CD, "Pins and Needles", and the future of SAVATAGE, among other topics. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Asy...

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RAVEN Frontman Explains Abbreviated Spanish Festival Performance

British metal maniacs RAVEN performed an abbreviated set at the Rockzinante Excalibur Metal Festival in Alcala de Henares, Spain last Saturday, September 30. The group's bassist/vocalist John Gallagher has since posted the following message on the band's web site explaining the circumstances being t...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Guitarist Discusses 1990 CLASH OF THE TITANS Tour, Touring With OZZY

ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell recently spoke to the San Antonio Express-News about ALICE's early run through San Antonio which saw the then-unknown band opening the 1990 Clash of the Titans tour featuring thrash masters SLAYER, ANTHRAX and MEGADETH. "That was trial by fire," Cantrell said...

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STONE SOUR Bassist: 'KORN Has Some Of The Best Fans In The World'

STONE SOUR bassist Shawn Economaki has checked in with the following update: "Sitting at home right now... Family Values was an un-fucking-believable tour. It went well beyond anyone in the band's wildest expectations. KORN has some of the best fans in the world and they all treated us very, very we...