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'Hero' Police Officer Makes Appearance At DAMAGEPLAN Benefit Concert

Columbus Police Officer James D. Niggemeyer made a brief appearance on stage during BOBAFLEX's set at the Jan. 14 benefit concert held at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, with all proceeds helping the families of two local victims of the DAMAGEPLAN concert shooting, Erin Halk and Nathan Bray. The crowd...

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HAMERFALL: Photos From 'Blood Bound' Video Shoot Posted Online

HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "[The new HAMMERFALL single] 'Blood Bound' will be released in just two weeks, so it's time to unveil some still pictures from the video. We are frozen in ice in the beginning of the clip, standing...

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BRAZEN ABBOT Complete Recordings With 31-Piece String Orchestra

BRAZEN ABBOT, the brainchild of Bulgarian guitarist Nikolo Kotzev, have posted the following message on their web site: "The new BRAZEN ABBOT album just got a new line-up. The musicians involved will be 39! This is because of the fact that Nikolo recorded and added a 31-piece string orchestra, which...

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PRIMAL FEAR To Play 'Very Different' Set At Upcoming Benefit Concert

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have posted the following message on their official web site: "Benefit time is coming up. Mat [Sinner, bass] will play a show with his reunited first band SHIVA at The Roehre in Stuttgart on Feb. 10th for the Stuttgart Aidsfund. And against all other plans, PRIMAL...

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SALEM's 'Live Demise' Is The Top-Selling Metal DVD In Israel

SALEM's "Live Demise" is the top-selling metal DVD in Israel, according to a chart compiled by the country's biggest metal distributor, Raven Music (which is responsible for 23 metal labels, such as Century Media, Osmose, Napalm, AFM, as well as the licensing of the latest NIGHTWISH album "Once" and...

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ROB HALFORD Says New Album Is 'Everything You Want In A JUDAS PRIEST Record'

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford recently spoke to Revolver magazine about the group's much anticipated new studio album, "Angel of Retribution", due on March 1 via Epic Records. An excerpt from the interview follows: Revolver: Any thoughts on the new album? Rob Halford: "It's everything that you w...

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SOILWORK Singer Comments On Making Of 'Stabbing The Drama' Video

SOILWORK vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "It's been pretty long since we posted any news after the new album was finished, we apologize for that! Everybody in the band has been taking a break and been celebrating X-mas and New Year's Ev...

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BRAZEN ABBOT: New Album To Feature 31-Piece Orchestra

BRAZEN ABBOT mastermind Nikolo Kotzev is very busy putting the finishing touches on the group's new studio album. He is currently recording a 31-piece string orchestra which will be used almost entirely throughout the album, enriching the arrangements and making the CD the band's most ambitious ever...

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Christian Hard Rockers GUARDIAN Reunite, Begin Work On New Material

Christian hard rock band GUARDIAN are reuniting to record new music for a May 2005 release. Three new songs, combined with past favorites, as well as an extensive DVD are in the works. Producers John and Dino Elefante will also re-team with the band. A new web site is currently being developed, but...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: 'Unleash The Fury' To Receive Japanese Release In February

According to CDJapan.co.jp, Universal has set a February 23, 2005 Japanese release date for the new YNGWIE MALMSTEEN album, "Unleash the Fury". U.S and European release dates have not yet been confirmed. 19 songs are tentatively set to appear on the CD, including "Drinking with the Devil" (described...

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AEROSMITH To Offer 'Gold' In January

Launch Radio Networks is reporting that AEROSMITH will re-release their 2001 retrospective, "Young Lust: The Aerosmith Anthology", on January 11 with a new title — "Gold". The two-disc, 34-track set celebrates the group's dozen years with the Geffen Records label, including hits such as "Dude (Looks...

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HAMMERFALL: More European Tour Dates Announced

Sweden's HAMMERFALL have lined up the following dates during 2005: Apr. 21 - Z7 – Pratteln, SWI Apr. 22 - Filharmonie – Filderstadt, GER Apr. 23 - Stadthalle – Lichtenfels, GER Apr. 24 - Turbinenhalle – Oberhausen, GER Apr. 30 - Scandinavium – Göteborg, SWE Jun. 24 - Metal Camp – Tolmin, SLO Sep. 02...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN: Greek Set List Revealed

JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the solo project of SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, performed two electric shows in Greece as part of their world tour (tour kick-off was in Florida on Dec. 11). During Sunday night's (Dec. 19) performance in Athens, Jon Oliva dedicated SAVATAGE's "Ghost In The Ruins" to DAMAGEPLAN/...

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BRAZEN ABBOT Finish Recording New Album

BRAZEN ABBOT, the brainchild of Bulgarian guitarist Nikolo Kotzev, have finished recording everything but the guitar leads for their new album, tentatively due next spring via Frontiers Records. Mixing is scheduled to begin January 9, 2005 and will probably be completed by January 25. The album will...

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HAMMERFALL 'Honored' By HARD ROCK CAFÉ

HAMMERFALL have donated two Jackson guitars, a Washburn bass, a Premier drum and one of the skulls the band used on their Crimson Crusade 2002/2003 tour to the newly opener Hard Rock Café in Gothenburg, Sweden. "Naturally, this is a tremendous compliment, having been to several Hard Rock Cafés aroun...