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SOUNDGARDEN To Co-Headline This Year's LOLLAPALOOZA?
According to The Daily Swarm, the reunited SOUNDGARDEN is expected to co-headline the 2010 Lollapalooza festival in Chicago. Although promoters do not traditionally announce the lineup until spring, multiple industry sources have told The Daily Swarm that SOUNDGARDEN, GREEN DAY and LADY GAGA are loc...February 16, 2010
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LUNA MORTIS Calls It Quits
Guitarist Brian Koenig of the Madison, Wisconsin-based, female-fronted five-piece LUNA MORTIS (formerly known as THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE) has released the following statement: "I regret to say that as of today the band will be dissolving and we will be going our separate ways. "A huge thanks from the bot...February 15, 2010
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BLITZKRIEG/Ex-SATAN Vocalist Launches METALIZER
A new U.K.-based metal project called METALIZER has been formed, featuring Brian Ross (BLITZKRIEG, SATAN, AVENGER) on vocals, Glenn S. Howes (BLITZKRIEG, TYGERS OF PAN TANG, EARTHROD) on guitar/vocals, Huw Holding (AVENGER) on bass and Alan Ross on guitar/vocals. Drummers are being auditioned at thi...February 15, 2010
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EXODUS Frontman Says Upcoming Album Is 'The Best Record I've Done Yet' With Band
Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault recently conducted an interview with EXODUS frontman Rob Dukes. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Assault: Talk a little bit about the upcoming album. I think it's in the post-production stage, isn't it? Rob: Yeah, they are doing the fin...February 13, 2010
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AC/DC Souvenirs In High Demand Since Band’s Return To Australia
AC/DC fans in Australia finally got to see their favorite rock band after a long absence of almost a decade. The band entertained a crowd of 60,000 in a concert held at the Etihad Stadium in Melbourne recently. Opening the concert with the familiar strum of "Rock N' Roll Train" and finishing on a hi...February 13, 2010
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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI: 'This Is Quite A Historic Year'
Legendary heavy metal guitarist Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL) has posted the following message on his official web site: "This is quite a historic year. Saturday [February 13] marks the 40th anniversary of 'Black Sabbath' the album and this summer HEAVEN & HELL [the Ronnie James...February 12, 2010
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ORPHANED LAND Frontman: 'Music Is One Of The Greatest Gifts That God Has Given Us'
Angry Metal Guy recently conducted an interview with vocalist Kobi Farhi of Israeli progressive folk metal masters ORPHANED LAND. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. The text version of the interview can be found at this location. An excerpt follows. Angry Metal Guy...February 12, 2010
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HAIL! To Play Dates In Turkey, Estonia, Finland Without DAVID ELLEFSON
HAIL!, the all-star band whose most recent incarnation included bassist David Ellefson (MEGADETH),guitarist Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA),vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) and newly appointed chameleon drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER),has issued the foll...February 10, 2010
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DARK TRANQUILLITY: 'Shadow In Our Blood' Video Released
"Shadow In Our Blood", the new video from Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY, can be viewed below. The clip was created by Vasara Films (TURISAS, DRAGONFORCE) who also filmed and edited DARK TRANQUILLITY's live DVD, "Where Death Is Most Alive". Comments vocalist Mikael Stanne: "If you...February 10, 2010
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Featuring ALL THAT REMAINS Singer: First Footage Posted Online
ALL THAT REMAINS/ex-SHADOWS FALL vocalist Phil Labonte made his live debut as the fill-in frontman for KILLSWITCH ENGAGE last night (Tuesday, February 9) at the House Of Blues in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Watch fan-filmed video footage of the performance below. As previously reported, KILLSWITCH EN...February 10, 2010
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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: 'To Me, MEGADETH Is Not MEGADETH Without DAVID ELLEFSON'
Vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, BEYOND FEAR, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ICED EARTH),who co-founded the metal supergroup HAIL! last year with bassist David Ellefson (F5, MEGADETH),has released the following statement regarding Ellefson's return to MEGADETH: "I just want to say good luck to David....February 10, 2010
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OSBOURNE, WARD Interviewed For BLACK SABBATH Debut LP 40th-Anniversary Radio Special
On February 13, 1970, BLACK SABBATH released its first album — the self-titled "Black Sabbath". This Saturday, February 13, 40 years after the LP's release, the "Rock 50" radio show, which airs between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. PST on WPMD, a college radio station at Cerritos College in California, w...February 9, 2010
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DAVID ELLEFSON Talks About His Return To MEGADETH
Bassist David Ellefson spoke exclusively with U.K.'s Classic Rock magazine about his return to MEGADETH after an eight-year absence. "It literally happened over the weekend," he said. "And I can hardly believe it myself. There was clearly gonna be a change in the lineup, because James Lomenzo was le...February 9, 2010
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CHRIS CORNELL: Footage Of Troubadour Acoustic Show Available
Chris Cornell (SOUNDGARDEN, AUDIOSLAVE) played a solo acoustic show on January 29, 2010 at The Troubadour in Hollywood, California. It was the second performance in his "Songbook" series. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be viewed below (courtesy of "TenaciousLibbs"). More clips are avail...February 3, 2010
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MORTAL SIN Parts Ways With Guitarist, Begins Writing New Material
Guitarist Mick Sultana has left veteran Australian thrashers MORTAL SIN for "personal reasons." A replacement axeman has not yet been announced. MORTAL SIN is currently writing material for the follow-up to 2007's "An Absence of Faith". Singer Mat Maurer states, "We are notoriously slow writers, but...February 3, 2010
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