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STRATOVARIUS, HELLFULED Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

STRATOVARIUS and HELLFULED are the latest confirmed acts for this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 23-24, 2006 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: ARMORED SAINT COUNT RAVEN DEATH ANGEL EXODUS FLOTSAM AND JETSAM FOREIGNE...

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Eclipse

One of the few times in recorded metal history when a vocalist change didn't provoke a nerd riot among a band's followers, the ascension of Tomi Joutsen to the singer position in AMORPHIS has signaled instead a renaissance for these enigmatic Finns. Yes, the death growls are back, in limited quantit...

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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES: New Album Is 'Sounding Great'

SUICIDAL TENDENCIES have posted the following message on their official web site: "The new stuff is sounding great. We're real excited at how it's all come together. Paul Northfield [producer of new SUICIDAL TENDENCIES album] flew home and we're gonna live with the tracks for awhile, and he'll be ba...

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GREG LEON Starts Work On New INVASION album; Re-Teams With SURVIVOR Drummer

Southern California guitar legend/vocalist Greg Leon (ex-DOKKEN, QUIET RIOT) has started work on a new studio album, tentivately titled "Stormbringer". Joining Greg Leon on the follow-up to last year's "Unfinished Business" (Leon's first record under the INVASION banner since their cult classic 1984...

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PEARL JAM: New Single Snippet Posted Online

A 15-second chorus snippet of the new PEARL JAM single, "World Wide Suicide", has been posted online at www.fmqbproductions.com. The full track — which, according to Billboard.com, resembles the groove-driven 1998 single "Do the Evolution" — isn't due to impact stations until March 8. According to B...

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RIOT: More European Tour Dates Announced

Veteran hard rockers RIOT have added more European dates to their current itinerary. The group's schedule is shaping up as follows: Mar. 17 - Palencia, SPA @ Carabel Mar. 18 - Bilbao, SPA @ Santana 27 Mar. 19 - Madrid, SPA @ Copernico Apr. 08 - Lauda – Konigshofen, GER @ Tauber Franken Hall Apr. ...

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SVARTSYN Begin Writing New Material

Swedish cult black metallers SVARTSYN have commenced the songwriting process for their fourth album, tentatively due before the end of the year via Sound Riot Records. SVARTSYN had previously issued their third album, "Destruction Of Man", via Sound Riot. A re-release of the band's second LP, "Blood...

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QUIET RIOT's BANALI Says SYSTEM OF A DOWN Drummer's Criticism Is Not Rooted In Reality

QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali has responded to remarks made by SYSTEM OF A DOWN's John Dolmayan in a recent interview in which Dolmayan appeared to slag QUIET RIOT off for "liv[ing] way outside their means and squander[ing] whatever they made" during the peak years of their commercial success. I...

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EXCALION To Enter Studio In May

Finnish symphonic power metallers EXCALION will enter Watercastle studios in May to record the follow-up to 2005's "Primal Exhale", due later in the year via Sound Riot Records. According to a press release, "The new songs are very more mature both musically and lyrically. The whole band has improve...

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QUIET RIOT Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

Hard rock veterans QUIET RIOT are the latest addition to this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 23-24, 2006 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: ARMORED SAINT COUNT RAVEN DEATH ANGEL EXODUS FLOTSAM AND JETSAM FOREIGNER HE...

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GUNS N' ROSES: More New AXL ROSE Photos Posted Online

Two more brand-new photos of GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose — both taken last Thursday (Feb. 16) at the JFK airport in New York City — have surfaced online. Check them out: Photo#1, Photo#2. GUNS N' ROSES have lined up a number of European festival appearances this summer in what ...

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Ex-QUIET RIOT/BEAUTIFUL CREATURES Guitarist To Join LOVE/HATE For European Tour

Ex-QUIET RIOT/BEAUTIFUL CREATURES guitarist Alex Grossi has signed on to play with LOVE/HATE on their upcoming European tour, set to take place late April/early May. At press time, it appears that the tour will include stops in the U.K, Sweden, Germany, Austria and Italy. U.S. dates are also in the...

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QUIET RIOT Announce New Session Musicians

QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali has issued the following update via his official web site: "To end the somewhat ongoing speculation on the QUIET RIOT 2006 lineup, for those who are interested, here is the latest news that I can offer: "Session guitarist and personal friend Neil Citron will be reco...

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RIOT Deliver New Album To Japanese Label; Bassist PEREZ Gets 'Back On His Feet'

Veteran hard rockers RIOT have issued the following statement via their official web site: "Great news, fans. After a good rest, Pete Perez [bass] is back on his feet and is ready to get back into things again. The doctors in both Long Island and San Antonio cannot say why Pete fell down and blacked...

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QUIET RIOT's FRANKIE BANALI Auctioning Drum Sticks

QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali is auctioning a pair of drum sticks on eBay that he used to record a cover of THE BEATLES' "Magical Mystery Tour" for an upcoming BEATLES tribute album. Frankie wrote the words "Magical Mystery Tour" on the drum sticks and autographed them. He also included a signed...