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LOCH VOSTOK Part Ways With Keyboardist, Announce Replacement

LOCH VOSTOK, who call themselves "Sweden's most extreme progressive metal act," have parted ways with keyboardist Andreas Lindahl. "[Andreas] quit LOCH VOSTOK," the group write in a statement. "Too bad but he lives so far away from where we reside, at least a six-hour drive, even if I'm driving :) H...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: New Album Update

BLIND GUARDIAN frontman Hansi Kürsch has posted the following message at the band's web site: "A sign of life message just to let you know that Christmas is getting closer and we are still not done with recordings, yet. But that is the good news for the album: we are still on schedule. The descripti...

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MOTÖRHEAD Guitarist Talks About His Children Following In His Musical Footsteps

Simon Milburn of The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Phil Campbell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the idea of his children following in his musical footsteps: Phil: "I advise them as much as I can. They're doing really good. They're all great musi...

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Norway's THUNDERBOLT Added To KING DIAMOND's European Tour

Norwegian melodic metallers THUNDERBOLT have been added to select dates on KING DIAMOND's upcoming European headlining tour, which is scheduled to kick off in April. The Scandinavian leg of the tour will feature LOCH VOSTOK and SECRET SPHERE, while support on the rest of the trek will come from GRIF...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO To Play 'Dr. X' On QUEENSRŸCHE's 'Operation: Mindcrime II'

Legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (BLACK SABBATH, DIO, RAINBOW) has been tapped to play the role of "Dr. X" on QUEENSRŸCHE's sequel to their platinum 1988 concept album, "Operation: Mindcrime", entitled "Operation: Mindcrime II". Check out photos of Ronnie in the studio with QUEENSRŸCH...

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Former THE CULT Bassist Says He Hasn't Been Approached To Take Part In Reunion

Former THE CULT touring bassist Billy Morrison (now the guitarist in CAMP FREDDY) has shot down reports that he has been approached to take part in the band's rumored reunion in 2006. Morrison, who is currently involved in a top-secret project involving several "name" musicians, has stated about the...

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SONATA ARCTICA: 'For The Sake Of Revenge' DVD/CD Track Listing Revealed

Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA have announced the track listing for their long-awaited DVD/CD, "For the Sake of Revenge", to be released March 31, 2006. It is as follows: 01. Intro 02. Misplaced 03. Blinded No More 04. Fullmoon / White Pearls Black Oceans 05. Victoria's Secret 06. Broken 0...

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DESTRUCTION, THE GATHERING, FINNTROLL Confirmed For Italy's EVOLUTION FESTIVAL

DESTRUCTION, THE GATHERING, FINNTROLL, SECRET SPHERE and ARTHEMIS are the first confirmed bands for next year's edition of the Evolution Festival, set to take place July 15-16, 2006 at Toscolano Maderno Campo Sportivo in Brescia, Italy. More confirmations will be announced soon. ...

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MIND'S EYE: New Song Available For Download

MIND'S EYE, the Swedish progressive rock/metal band featuring members of THERION, SECRET SPHERE and NOVAK, will release their fourth album, "Walking on H20", on January 20, 2006 via Lion Music. A full-length MP3 of the track "The Nazca Lines" has been made available for download at this location. An...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: 'Operation: Mindcrime II' International Release Dates Announced

QUEENSRŸCHE have announced the following international release dates for their long-anticipated sequel to 1988's acclaimed concept album "Operation: Mindcrime", entitled "Operation: Mindcrime II": U.S.: March 14, 2006 Japan: March 22, 2006 Germany: March 10, 2006 Rest of the world: March 13, 2006 As...

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QUEENSRŸCHE To Begin Mixing 'Operation: Mindcrime II' Next Week

According to a posting on QUEENSRŸCHE's official web site, guest vocalist Pamela Moore (a.k.a. Sister Mary) and bassist Eddie Jackson have completed their parts for QUEENSRŸCHE's sequel to their platinum 1988 concept album, "Operation: Mindcrime", tentatively titled "Operation: Mindcrime II". The ba...

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Bassist JOEY VERA: No Plans For New ARMORED SAINT Studio Album

FATES WARNING/ARMORED SAINT bassist Joey Vera has posted the following message on his official web site: "I know, it's been a while. But hey I've been working on my studio tan. Right about now I'm a light, peaked shade of eggshell. I'm knee deep in the recording process of my solo record. As of now...

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MARILYN MANSON: More Wedding Details Revealed

Ireland's The Limerick Post is reporting that a Limerick-based company has won the contract for MARILYN MANSON's four-day wedding extravaganza. There has been worldwide speculation about the goth rockstar's wedding, including where it's on, who's going to it and who's doing the food and the cake. An...

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KING DIAMOND: More European Tour Dates Confirmed

KING DIAMOND have announced more confirmed dates for their upcoming European tour, which is scheduled to take place in April/May 2006. The dates are as follows (venue details will follow): May 09 - Warszaw, POL @ TBA May 24 - Treviso, ITA @ TBA May 25 - Firenze (Prato),ITA @ TBA May 26 - ...

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KING DIAMOND: First European Tour Dates Announced

KING DIAMOND have announced the first confirmed dates for their upcoming European tour, which is scheduled to take place in April/May 2006. The dates are as follows (venue details will follow): Apr. 24 - Treviso, ITA @ TBA Apr. 25 - Firenxe (Prato),ITA @ TBA Apr. 26 - Milano (Bergamo),ITA @ TBA Ap...