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VICIOUS RUMORS Announce New Singer
Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have announced the addition of singer Ronnie Stixx (SHADOWKEEP, DIVINE RUINS) to the group's ranks. "Ronnie showed up and blew the band away with his powerful voice," stated guitarist Geoff Thorpe. "The first night he sang with us it was like h...February 12, 2008
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The New Reign
Take a bunch of 18 year old kids from Chicago, toss in a modern death metal foundation and a keyboard and you end up with a surprisingly refreshing take on extreme music with BORN OF OSIRIS' "The New Reign". The album is a compact eight tracks with a total running time of 21 minutes that ...February 2, 2008
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TONY IOMMI 'Putting Riff Ideas Together' For HEAVEN AND HELL Album
Author/journalist Joel McIver interviewed Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN AND HELL) last week for Total Guitar magazine. An excerpt from the chat follows: Total Guitar: Is it true that HEAVEN AND HELL are writing songs for a new studio album? Iommi: Yes, we will be. I'm just putting some riff idea...January 28, 2008
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NASTY SAVAGE Confirmed For Germany's KEEP IT TRUE Festival
Florida metal legends NASTY SAVAGE have been confirmed for the Keep It True 11 festival, set to take place November 15, 2008 at Soundpark-Ost (ex-Rockpalast) in Würzburg, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: FLOTSAM AND JETSAM (USA) NASTY SAVAGE (USA) GIRLSCHOOL (UK) TOKYO BLADE (...January 26, 2008
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UFO Keyboardist Checks In
UFO keyboardist Paul Raymond has posted a lengthy update on his official web site. An excerpt follows: "Now we've put the festive season behind us, we can start looking ahead to the upcoming U.S. tour in April and May. We haven't toured in the states since 2005 as I recall, which is a real shame ...January 24, 2008
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Legendary Drummer VINNY APPICE: New Interview To Air Wednesday
A live interview with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH, BIG NOIZE) will air on "The Vault of Metal" tomorrow (Wednesday, January 23) beginning at around 3:00 p.m. EST. To llsten to the program live on the Internet, go to this location. As previously reported, Vinny...January 22, 2008
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SYLOSIS Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS
UK metal band SYLOSIS has inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Records. According to a press release, "It's seldom the best bands accrue the most attention, so you can fully expect SYLOSIS to be ignored by the UK metal hype machine, despite the obvious fact that they're phenomenally talented and have poc...January 18, 2008
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Rumor: HEAVEN AND HELL And JUDAS PRIEST To Join Forces For Summer Tour
HEAVEN AND HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler, singer Ronnie James Dio, and drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO) — and JUDAS PRIEST are rumored to joining forces for a summer tour. It should be noted, however, that this information has not yet...January 17, 2008
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TAZ TAYLOR BAND Featuring GRAHAM BONNET: European Tour Dates Announced
The TAZ TAYLOR BAND, featuring legendary hard rock singer Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, ALCATRAZZ, IMPELLITTERI),will undertake a European tour in March and April 2008. The trek will kick off March 5 at the The Robin in Bilston, England. After that, several countries are on the sc...January 14, 2008
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DEAD HEAD Signs With DISPLEASED RECORDS
Dutch thrashers DEAD HEAD have inked a deal with Displeased Records. The band's new full-length CD, tentatively titled "Depression Tank", is due in the summer. Songtitles set to appear on the album include "Firegate", "Less Than Zero", "Murder" and "Pesticide" (a 1989 demo track rerecorded). DEAD HE...January 14, 2008
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HEAVEN AND HELL To Begin Writing In April
Artisan News Service has posted a short video interview with legendary heavy metal drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN AND HELL, DIO, BLACK SABBATH) in which he confirms that the songwriting sessions for the new album from HEAVEN AND HELL — the band featuring Appice alongside vocalist Ronnie James Dio, bas...January 13, 2008
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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Discusses Split With ICED EARTH
Former JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens gave a rambling interview to Eddie Trunk on last night's (Friday, January 11) edition of the "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York City's Q104.3 FM in which he discussed his split with ICED EARTH and his future plans. A few excerpts from the chat f...January 12, 2008
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Ex-BRAND NEW SIN Singer: 'All Things Come To An End At Some Point'
Lead singer Joe Altier has spoken to Mark Bialczak of the Syracuse Post Standard about his decision to leave of the Syracuse hard rock band BRAND NEW SIN. "All things come to an end at some point," Altier said. "I guess the best thing is to not get into the politics of the ...January 11, 2008
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GAMA BOMB Ready To Record 'Citizen Brain'
Irish thrashers GAMA BOMB are preparing to enter the studio to record their debut full-length, "Citizen Brain", with producer Scott Atkins. The band recently made performed to a packed house at the Earache Christmas party in London on December 12, airing new material from the forthcoming record. Com...January 11, 2008
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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: 'New BEYOND FEAR Songs Are Really Sounding Great'
Vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (BEYOND FEAR, ex-ICED EARTH, JUDAS PRIEST) has issued the following update: "Things are good on this end. The new BEYOND FEAR songs are really sounding great. I really can't wait to get in the studio! Also, I have a really cool project that I will be working on real soon,...January 8, 2008
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