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MACABRE, JUNGLE ROT Confirmed For Holland's OP VOLLE SNOEREN Festival

MACABRE and JUNGLE ROT have been confirmed for the fifth edition of Holland's "most brutal death and grind fest" Op Volle Snoeren, set to take place Saturday, April 22 at Willemeen in Arnhem. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: MACABRE (USA) JUNGLE ROT (USA) PIGSTY (CZ) CLITEATER (NL) XEN...

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QUIET RIOT: More Live Dates Announced

QUIET RIOT have added a more dates to their upcoming tour schedule. Confirmed dates are as follows: Mar. 23 - Erie, PA @ Cell Block II Mar. 24 - Williamsport, PA @ Cell Block Mar. 25 - Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock Mar. 26 - Philadelphia, PA @ Maddie's Mar. 30 - St Petersburg, FL ...

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STRATOVARIUS, HELLFULED Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

STRATOVARIUS and HELLFULED are the latest confirmed acts for this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 23-24, 2006 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: ARMORED SAINT COUNT RAVEN DEATH ANGEL EXODUS FLOTSAM AND JETSAM FOREIGNE...

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GREG LEON Starts Work On New INVASION album; Re-Teams With SURVIVOR Drummer

Southern California guitar legend/vocalist Greg Leon (ex-DOKKEN, QUIET RIOT) has started work on a new studio album, tentivately titled "Stormbringer". Joining Greg Leon on the follow-up to last year's "Unfinished Business" (Leon's first record under the INVASION banner since their cult classic 1984...

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QUIET RIOT's BANALI Says SYSTEM OF A DOWN Drummer's Criticism Is Not Rooted In Reality

QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali has responded to remarks made by SYSTEM OF A DOWN's John Dolmayan in a recent interview in which Dolmayan appeared to slag QUIET RIOT off for "liv[ing] way outside their means and squander[ing] whatever they made" during the peak years of their commercial success. I...

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For a place with nary a cactus or tumbleweed in sight, Sweden sure has spawned its share of slavishly devoted desert rock rats. TRUCKFIGHTERS add just about nothing to this well-tilled genre — long, 'luded jams, big fuzzed-out riffs, a monolithic guitar tone and big clattering drums, vocals that mig...

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QUIET RIOT Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

Hard rock veterans QUIET RIOT are the latest addition to this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 23-24, 2006 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: ARMORED SAINT COUNT RAVEN DEATH ANGEL EXODUS FLOTSAM AND JETSAM FOREIGNER HE...

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NEW YORK DOLLS: 'New York Doll' Film To Receive DVD Release In April

Visual Entertainment and First Independent Pictures have announced the release of the critically acclaimed film "New York Doll" on DVD on April 4, 2006. Released in theaters in October 2005, the film is director Greg Whiteley's debut effort and was a Grand Jury Prize Nominee at the 2005 Sundance Fil...

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DEF LEPPARD Singer Offers Update On Covers Album, Upcoming Touring Activities

DEF LEPPARD's official web site has been updated with a brand new interview with the group's frontman Joe Elliott. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Q: What was your general impression of the "Rock of Ages" tour? Joe: "From our point of view, it was definitely an extremely big success! I was a li...

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9MM SOLUTION Complete New Demo With SOIL Bassist

9MM SOLUTION, the Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based band featuring ex-MORTA SKULD members Dave Gregor, Jason Hellman, Ed Wallner, along with singer Hobbes Caltous, have completed work on a new demo with producer/SOIL bassist Tim King. The demo was recorded at Studio One in Racine, Wisconsin, engineered by...

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Ex-QUIET RIOT/BEAUTIFUL CREATURES Guitarist To Join LOVE/HATE For European Tour

Ex-QUIET RIOT/BEAUTIFUL CREATURES guitarist Alex Grossi has signed on to play with LOVE/HATE on their upcoming European tour, set to take place late April/early May. At press time, it appears that the tour will include stops in the U.K, Sweden, Germany, Austria and Italy. U.S. dates are also in the...

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QUIET RIOT Announce New Session Musicians

QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali has issued the following update via his official web site: "To end the somewhat ongoing speculation on the QUIET RIOT 2006 lineup, for those who are interested, here is the latest news that I can offer: "Session guitarist and personal friend Neil Citron will be reco...

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NOCTURNAL BREED To Team Up With DEMONIZER For European Mini-Tour

Norwegian metallers NOCTURNAL BREED will be teaming up with DEMONIZER for a European mini-tour between May 25 and June 3. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. NOCTURNAL BREED are continuing work on their follow-up to "The Tools of the Trade" (Holycaust Records),tentatively due in May. Ent...

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QUIET RIOT's FRANKIE BANALI Auctioning Drum Sticks

QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali is auctioning a pair of drum sticks on eBay that he used to record a cover of THE BEATLES' "Magical Mystery Tour" for an upcoming BEATLES tribute album. Frankie wrote the words "Magical Mystery Tour" on the drum sticks and autographed them. He also included a signed...

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Ex-L.A. GUNS Frontman Says He Never Wanted To Rejoin Band

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with original L.A. GUNS frontman Paul Black. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: What led to your departure from the group? Paul: "When we first put the band together, we got off to really good strong start. This was around the same...