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IRON MAIDEN Manager: Hartford Tour Opener Was 'Amazing'

IRON MAIDEN's manager Rod Smallwood has checked in with the Iron Maiden Online Club (the band's official fan club) with the second on-the-road update from MAIDEN's current world tour: "It's early Thursday and l am trying to get this to you all before we leave for the drive to Boston. And l have a bi...

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GREAT WHITE: Station Fire Evidence Being Sorted

Paul Edward Parker of The Providence Journal reports: The attorney general's office yesterday began sorting through the mountains of evidence it gathered in the Station nightclub fire case as the first step toward making some of it public, a spokesman said yesterday. When Attorney General Patrick C....

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BLIND GUARDIAN Drummer Answers Questions

First-week sales of BLIND GUARDIAN's "A Twist in the Myth" in the U.S. landed Germany's favorite sons at No. 21 on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart and No. 288 on the Billboard Album chart. While out on the road in Europe, new drummer Fredrik Ehmke took some time out to answer the following...

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COMPOS MENTIS Parts Ways With Keyboardist, Seeks Replacement

Keyboardist Bo Damgaard has left the Danish death metal band COMPOS MENTIS after seven years "due to lack of time," according to a posting on the group's web site. Says the band, "We are now searching for a new keyboardist from the Aarhus area. If you are interested, please don't hesitate to contact...

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SECRET SPHERE: In Pre-Production Mode

Italian metallers SECRET SPHERE have finished laying down 18 new song ideas for the follow-up to 2005's "Heart & Anger". Pre-production on the new CD will start in two weeks at the studio of Federico Pennazzato, the group's new drummer. Commented guitarist/mastermind Aldo Lonobile: "The general...

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AEROSMITH Frontman Reveals Hepatitis C Battle

United Press International reports that AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler revealed that he has been fighting a secret battle with hepatitis C. Tyler admitted to being diagnosed with the infection three years ago, but said in an "Access Hollywood" interview to air Tuesday that, "I've had hepatitis C fo...

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RHAPSODY OF FIRE: Audio Interview With ALEX STAROPOLI Available

A 20-minute audio interview with RHAPSODY OF FIRE keyboardist/songwriter Alex Staropoli, conducted earlier in the month by Denmark's Revolution Music webzine (web site),has been posted online at this location (MP3, 18.1 MB). RHAPSODY OF FIRE, the Italian band formerly known as RHAPSODY, will releas...

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COURTNEY LOVE Claims 'Nevermind' Song Is About Her

Launch Radio Networks reports: Courtney Love claims that one of the songs on NIRVANA's classic 1991 album, "Nevermind", was written about her, according to NME.com. Love, who married late NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain after the album was released, said that Cobain wrote a number of tracks on the reco...

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The Albatross

Familiar reference points may abound when listening to this, the second album from up-and-coming Ohio band ONCEOVER. But these guys are masters of the unexpected curveball — just when you think they're gonna take the well-traveled path and indulge themselves in metalcore cliché, they bust into momen...

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Ex-MORBID ANGEL Vocalist Returns With New AFTER DEATH Demo

AFTER DEATH, the Tampa-based band featuring former MORBID ANGEL, NOCTURNUS and ACHERON drummer/vocalist Mike Browning, has made its latest four-song demo, "Secret Lords of The Star Chamber Below", available for download via its MySpace page. The recording is described in a press release as "four son...

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CAVEAT Signs With CYCLONE RECORDS

Cyclone Records has announced the signing of Calgary metal band CAVEAT. CAVEAT was founded by Greg Musgrave (ex-TOKE, STONEWATER, now also in BLACKSKY and EXIT STRATEGY) on guitar and vocals, and bassist/vocalist Terry Baldwin (ex-CRYPTOMNESIA, VERBAL DECEPTION),with drummer Casey Rogers (ex-STONEW...

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EUROPE: More Scandinavian Tour Dates Announced

Reunited Swedish hard rockers EUROPE have added Danish and Finnish dates to their upcoming Scandinavian tour. The schedule is now shaping up as follows: Oct. 26 - Lund, SWE - Olympen Oct. 27 - Kalmar, SWE - Palace Oct. 28 - Skövde, SWE - Valhall Oct. 30 - Copenhagen, DEN - Vega Nov. 01 - ...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: More 'A Twist In The Myth' Chart Positions Revealed

"A Twist in the Myth", the latest album from the German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN, has entered the national album charts in the following countries: Germany: #4 Sweden: #10 Austria: #19 Japan: 21 Switzerland: #27 Finland: #30 U.K. (Indie Album Chart): #33 Noray: #38 As previously reported, BLIN...

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'Hard Rock Treasures' DVD Featuring DIMEBAG Footage To Arrive Next Month

Hard Rock International — which is considered to be the original curator of over 70,000 priceless pieces of the greatest collection of music memorabilia in the world, including rare vintage guitars, distinctive drum kits, handwritten lyrics, and one-of-a kind elaborate stage costumes — has announced...

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CRADLE OF FILTH 'Orchestral' Tribute Due Next Week

Vitamin Records has set a September 19 release date for the CRADLE OF FILTH tribute album, "Scorched Earth Orchestra Plays Cradle of Filth: The Orchestral Tribute" (view cover artwork at this location). A description of the album on the Vitamin web site reads as follows: "With a revolving-door line-...