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ROB ROCK: South American Tour Cancelled

Powerhouse heavy metal vocalist ROB ROCK (ex-IMPELLITTERI, DRIVER, JOSHUA) has cancelled his previously announced South American tour. "We are unable to tour at this time because certain contractual commitments and deadlines were not met," reads a posting on Rob's web site. "Our sincerest apologies...

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DARK FUNERAL Guitarist Comments On Peru Incident

Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL performed an all-instrumental set in Lima, Peru Sunday night (October 8) after the group's vocalist/bassist Emperor Magnus Caligula was taken ill. A near-riot followed the concert, with several irate fans destroying property around the concert venue as a way of r...

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DARK FUNERAL's Concert In Peru Ends In Near-Riot: Video Available

BLABBERMOUTH.NET has received the following report from a DARK FUNERAL fan in Peru: "What happened [on Sunday, October 8] in Lima, Peru at the DARK FUNERAL concert was outrageous. Metalheads were waiting for a brutal concert to come... they were expecting total chaos from these Swedes, but they let...

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Original FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Drummer Recounts Band's History

On October 31, Metal Blade Records will re-issue one of THE classic albums of its catalogue — FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's mighty "Doomsday for the Deceiver". The album will be re-released as a three-disc-set — two CDs and one DVD. It includes the original version, a remixed version (by the album's original...

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ANNIHILATOR Bassist Reports On 34,000 TON METAL CRUISE

ANNIHILATOR/DUSKMACHINE bassist Russ Bergquist — who was in ANNIHILATOR between 1999 and 2003, and who rejoined the group for its recent European dates — has posted the following message on his official web site: "I have been shopping my solo material to various companies and have been getting some...

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MASTERPLAN Joined By RIOT Singer, RAGE Drummer

German melodic metal band MASTERPLAN has announced the addition of singer Mike DiMeo (RIOT, THE LIZARDS) and drummer Mike Terrana (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, AXEL RUDI PELL, METALIUM, RAGE) to the group's ranks. MASTERPLAN recently began recording its third album — the group's first without singer Jorn Lande...

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CARMINE APPICE: 'EDDIE VAN HALEN Seems To Be Out Of His Tree Right Now'

In a brand new interview conducted by Rock N Roll Universe, the surviving three members of the original lineup of legendary hard rock band CACTUS — drummer Carmine Appice, bassist Tim Bogert and guitarist Jim McCarty — discuss the recently released "Cactus V" album, the band's first new studio offer...

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MEMORIZED DREAMS To Enter Studio Tomorrow

Norwegian progressive power metallers MEMORIZED DREAMS will enter Skansen Lydstudio tomorrow (Friday, October 6) to begin recording their sophomore album, "End of Innocence", for an as-yet-undetermined label. Check out the new album cover art (by JP Fournier) at this location. The band's new logo ca...

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VANISHING POINT To Support GAMMA RAY In Melbourne

Australian progressive metal band VANISHING POINT will support GAMMA RAY on December 9 at the Hifi Bar in Melbourne, Australia. Doors open at 8:30 p.m. and tickets are AUD$40 (plus booking fee). VANISHING POINT is currently writing material for its fourth album, tentatively due in early 2007 via Doc...

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HOLLYWOOD ALLSTARZ: Midwest dates Announced

HOLLYWOOD ALLSTARZ, the band featuring Jimmy Bain (ex-DIO, RAINBOW) on bass, Chas West (ex-BONHAM, LYNCH MOB) on vocals, Vinny Appice (ex-DIO, BLACK SABBATH) on drums, and Carlos Cavazo (ex-QUIET RIOT) on guitar, is slated to perform in the Midwest later this month. The quartet will play popular cla...

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GAIA EPICUS Parts Ways With Bassist, Seeks Replacement

Norwegian power metallers GAIA EPICUS have posted the following message on their official web site: "Right before yesterday's [Sept. 30] concert [in Mo I Rana, Norway] Hans [Åge Holmen, bass] told us he was leaving the band. This came totally unexpected to the band as we had no idea this would happe...

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QUIET RIOT Drummer Offers Track-By-Track Rundown Of New Album

QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali recently gave a track-by-track rundown of the band's new album, "Rehab" to Classic Rock Revisited. Commented Banali: "The writing process for these recordings differed greatly from our previous efforts in that Kevin [Dubrow, vocals] and I approached the writing of n...

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ANTHRAX / 'Battlestar Galactica' Special Podcast Posted Online

TalkingMetal.com has posted episode 99 of their "Talking Metal" podacast. In this ANTHRAX / "Battlestar Galactica" special recorded partly at the Circus bar in New York City's Hell's Kitchen, hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy are joined by Frankie Bello and Scott Ian of ANTHRAX as well as ANTHRAX...

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Review: AXL ROSE's Delayed Return At INLAND INVASION Falls Flat

Ben Wener of The Orange County Register reports: The harder-edged sixth staging of KROQ's Inland Invasion festival was supposed to be remembered for the highly anticipated but somewhat dubious return of headliner GUNS N' ROSES, marking oft-ridiculed, long-missing Axl Rose's first major performance n...

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CHAVIS/DA RECORDS Signs Distribution Deal With BCDmg

Chavis Records/DA Records (QUIET RIOT, HYDROGYN, TRIGGERSOUL) have announced that they have entered into a U.S. distribution deal with BCDmg Distribution. BCDmg is well known in the major music industry for distribution of gold and platinum rap and R&B artists. BCDmg has created a new branch for...