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VICIOUS RUMORS, BEYOND FEAR: New Live Photos Available

VICIOUS RUMORS and BEYOND FEAR (featuring former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens) performed at Zeche in Bochum, Germany on Tuesday, November 7. Check out pictures at MetalPix.com: Beyond Fear, Vicious Rumors. As previously reported, the members of VICIOUS RUMORS were...

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MASTODON Shoots Down Rumors Of U.S. Tour With TOOL

Atlanta's MASTODON has issued the following update: "We are trucking away on the TOOL tour here in cold-ass Europe. Having a blast. As always, TOOL is amazing especially to see every night. Tonight we are in Florence, Italy. Earlier in the day we went to Pisa to visit the leaning tower. We also had...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Says HEAVEN AND HELL Will Do 'A Year Of Touring'

Legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) has revealed to Classic Rock magazine that HEAVEN AND HELL — the new band featuring Dio alongside original BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward — will likely headline next year's Monsters of Rock fes...

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RUFFIANS: More European Dates Announced

RUFFIANS, the reunited power metal band that at one time featured in its ranks late VICIOUS RUMORS frontman Carl Albert will be on tour in Europe this month in support of its new album, "Desert of Tears". The dates are as follows: Nov. 16 - (DE) Sounds - Lubeck Nov. 17 - (DE) Headbangers Ballroom .....

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Finished With the Dogs

If you ever salivated over Noise Records catalogs in the 1980s, or agonized over whether to spend the last of your beer money on a DETENTE LP, chances are you're already familiar with German thrashers HOLY MOSES. Inexplicably never afforded the worldwide distribution and notoriety of their peers, th...

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KRISIUN Pulls Out Of Europe's X-MAS FESTIVALS

Brazilian death metallers KRISIUN have issued the following update: "After the bands SIX FEET UNDER, GOD DETHRONED and CATARACT dropped off the X-Mas festival, now KRISIUN decided to cancel it too. They tried to [stay] on the bill until the last chance just because they were concerned about the fans...

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PAINMUSEUM Members To Support SEBASTIAN BACH On GUNS N' ROSES 'Off' Dates

Guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM, SEBASTIAN BACH) has issued the following update: "Would like to proudly announce that I will be supporting SEBASTIAN BACH on his headlining dates taking place on the 'off days' during the GUNS N' ROSES North American tour. Joining me will be my...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Discusses MEGADETH's Legacy, His Feelings On METALLICA

In the October 2006 issue of U.K.'s Total Guitar magazine (cover),MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine discusses his band's legacy and his feelings on METALLICA. Total Guitar: Who do you see most MEGADETH influence in? Mustaine: "I'm not sure of any particular bands that I have been able to influence, bu...

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HAMMERFALL Singer Shoots Down EUROVISION SONG CONTEST Rumors

Mark Carras of Rock My Monkey recently conducted an interview with HAMMERFALL singer Joacim Cans. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock My Monkey: There seems to be a much bigger buzz in American for this release ["Threshold"] than any HAMMERFALL release before it. Why do you think that is...

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VICIOUS RUMORS: New Video Interview Available

The members of the veteran San Francisco Bay Area metal band VICIOUS RUMORS were interviewed by Doug Troxell on October 21, 2006 at McLaren Park in San Francisco prior to their departure for their European tour. Interviewed were: Geoff Thorpe, Larry Howe, James Rivera, Thaen Rasmussen, and Stephen G...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN's Son WOLFGANG Named New VAN HALEN Bassist

TMZ.com reports that VAN HALEN has officially hired 15-year-old Wolfgang Van Halen — the son of guitarist Eddie Van Halen and estranged wife Valerie Bertinelli, and nephew of drummer Alex Van Halen — as the new bassist for the band. Wolfgang replaces longtime bassist Michael Anthony, who left the ba...

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MUSHROOMHEAD: Video Interview Available

MUSHROOMHEAD was recently interviewed on "Precious Metal with Sanaz". Watch the interview online at YouTube.com. As previously reported, MUSHROOMHEAD's video for "Simple Survival", the debut single from the band's recently released "Savior Sorrow" album, is available for viewing at iKlipz.com. The c...

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Goatcraft Torment

Looking for a quality, no-nonsense black metal album that rips and snorts from start to finish? How about URGEHAL's "Goatcraft Torment"? Having formed in 1992, the group understands a thing or to about what it means to be a true Norwegian black metal band. Riffs slice through the air like scythes, d...

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AFTER FOREVER Guitarist Comments On Label Negotiations

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal outfit AFTER FOREVER recently returned to the studio to resume recording its new album, tentatively due next year via an as-yet-undisclosed label. The group's guitarist, Sander Gommans, has posted the following update on the band's official forum: "Well, the reco...

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VAN HALEN Nominated For ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Induction

VAN HALEN has been nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007, along with eight other acts, according to The Plain Dealer. This is the first nomination for VAN HALEN, although the group has been eligible for at least the past three years. R.E.M. and the RONETTES are the othe...