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RUFFIANS: Live Photos From Holland Posted Online

RUFFIANS, the reunited power metal band that at one time featured in its ranks late VICIOUS RUMORS frontman Carl Albert, is on tour in Europe this month in support of its new album, "Desert of Tears". Check out some photos from the show in The Batcave in Tilburg, the Netherlands from November 19 at

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'New' VAN HALEN Lineup Subject Of 'Jimmy Kimmel' Comedy Segment

Jimmy Kimmel joked during his "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" monologue the other night about news that Eddie Van Halen's son, 15-year-old Wolfgang Van Halen, has joined the veteran band as the replacement for longtime bassist Michael Anthony. Watch the comedy segment here. According to Billboard.com, father a...

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EPICA Shoots Down Rumors Singer SIMONE Will Leave Band For NIGHTWISH

Dutch symphonic metal act EPICA has rejected as false a report published in the Finnish weekly celebrity gossip magazine Katso that NIGHTWISH leader Tuomas Holopainen and the group's manager Ewo Rytkönen have been in contact with EPICA singer Simone Simons about her possibly taking over the frontwom...

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EPICA Singer In Talks To Replace TARJA In NIGHTWISH?

According to the Finnish weekly celebrity gossip magazine Katso, NIGHTWISH leader Tuomas Holopainen and the group's manager Ewo Rytkönen have been in contact with EPICA singer Simone Simons possibly taking over the frontwoman position in NIGHTWISH. It is rumored that Tuomas and Ewo became convinced...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Announces New Drummer

British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH have recruited Czech drummer Marthus (real name: Martin Škaroupka) to replace Adrian Erlandsson. Martin was born on January 20, 1981 in the Czech Republic and has previously played with GALACTIC INDUSTRY and INNER FEAR, among other bands. "A fine gent whose...

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DEFIANCE Guitarist DOUG HARRINGTON Passes Away

Reunited Oakland, California thrashers DEFIANCE, best known for their seminal late '80s/early '90s Roadrunner releases "Void Terra Firma" and "Beyond Recognition", have issued the following statement: "It is with a heavy heart that we inform you of the passing of our dear friend, bandmate, and Corpo...

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Guitarist BRAD GILLIS Joins SLATE RUN PRODUCTIONS

MixOnline.com reports that guitarist Brad Gillis (OZZY OSBOURNE, NIGHT RANGER, VICIOUS RUMORS) has joined Slate Run Productions, a post-production facility in Oakland, Calif., as a composer. Gillis' original music compositions — which vary in style from heavy metal to hip hop — have been featured in...

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It's Official: CRADLE OF FILTH Parts Ways With Drummer ADRIAN ERLANDSSON

After months of rumors and speculation, British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH have officially confirmed the departure of drummer Adrian Erlandsson. According to an official press release, "Erlandsson has found that his two side projects NEEDLEYE and NEMHAIN are taking up more and more of his tim...

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ANDREAS KISSER: There Will Be No SEPULTURA Reunion In 2007

Thorsten Zahn, chief editor of Germany's Metal Hammer magazine (web site),recently conducted an exclusive interview with SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser about the persistent rumors of a reunion with the band's former frontman, Max Cavalera. What follows is a transcript of the interview in its en...

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VICIOUS RUMORS Guitarist Performs JUDAS PRIEST Cover With BEYOND FEAR: Photos Available

VICIOUS RUMORS and BEYOND FEAR (featuring former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens) performed at The Lantaarn In Hellendoorn, Holland on Saturday, November 11. VICIOUS RUMORS guitarist Geoff Thorpe celebrated his birthday and joined BEYOND FEAR onstage to perform the JU...

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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...