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BLACK SABBATH Among Most 'Ideologically Harmful' Bands On Secret Soviet Rock List

According to a report published in the U.K.'s The Guardian, BLACK SABBATH were named as one of 38 "ideologically harmful" foreign groups in a list sent out in January 1985 by the secretary of the Communist party's youth wing in Ukraine to its local committees. The information, he wrote, was provided...

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MERCENARY: New Album Details Revealed; Bassist Announced

Denmark's MERCENARY have wrapped up recording and mixing their new album, "The Hours That Remain", with producer Jacob Hansen (RAUNCHY, COMMUNIC, MAROON, HATESPHERE),who had previously worked with the group on their "11 Dreams" offering. Commented the group: "We made what we feel is the most powerf...

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DIAMOND HEAD To Release 'It's Electric' Live Album In June

Prior to the release of their upcoming live DVD, DIAMOND HEAD will issue a new live album, entitled "It's Electric", through Secret Records on June 26. The album was recorded at London's Astoria theatre on November 4, 2005, and features a mixture of classic tracks and new material. It is the second...

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RUSH Worship At Toronto's Rogers Centre

The Toronto Sun has issued the following report: "Toronto Blue Jays catcher Gregg Zaun makes no secret of his music interests or the fact that he is a huge fan of the band RUSH. So at a recent Toronto game against the Oakland Athletics at the Rogers Centre, Zaun was sufficiently psyched when he lear...

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POISON Guitarist DEVILLE: 'I Had A Problem Because I Enjoyed Being F*cked Up'

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with POISON guitarist C.C. Deville. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisited: Is C.C. Deville going to finally grow up? Deville: "It is a long time coming. For me, it had to happen. I still like the persona of cr...

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CRADLE OF FILTH: 'Thornography' Cover 'Banned' In The U.S.

British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH have posted the following message on their official web site: "The new CRADLE OF FILTH album cover for their forthcoming album 'Thornography' has been banned in the U.S. The record company [Roadrunner Records] have insisted on new artwork being produced, so...

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San Diego Heavy Metallers CAGE Are 'Alive And Well'

Vocalist Sean Peck of the San Diego, California-based heavy metal band CAGE has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "For those of you who were wondering, CAGE is alive and well and currently working on several exciting projects. The ambitious nature of these is such that a...

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GUNS N' ROSES Play Surprise Acoustic Gig In New York City

A BLABBERMOUTH.NET visitor by the name of Matt Goldenberg has submitted the following report: "Okay... I can't really tell you how I found out or how I got on the list without betraying a friend's confidence, but I got a call around 6 p.m. [on Thursday, May 18] that Rosario Dawson, the actress from...

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CIRCLE II CIRCLE Explain New Album Concept

CIRCLE II CIRCLE, the band featuring former SAVATAGE frontman Zachary Stevens, have set "Burden of Truth" as the title of their third album, due on August 4 via Germany's AFM Records. Regarding the album's concept, CIRCLE II CIRCLE have issued the following explanation via the AFM web site: "Just im...

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CHAOS DIVINE Complete Work On Debut EP

Australian metallers CHAOS DIVINE have completed work on their debut EP, "Ratio", for a June 2006 release. According to the band's web site, the CD "features more than half an hour of music that encases the first year of the band's travellings and featured on the disc is our original line-up: pre-Ja...

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LORDI Perform Warm-Up Concert In Athens

Finnish hard rockers LORDI — who have been chosen to represent their country in the Eurovision Song Contest this year — performed at a "secret" gig Tuesday night (May 16) in Athens, Greece at the Underworld Club. The show — which was not open to the public — featured a six-song setlist, including th...

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Bahraini Metal Concert Organizers Affected by 'Devil Worship' Claims

Tariq Khonji of Bahrain's Gulf Daily News is reporting that a Bahraini MP claims Bahrain has hundreds of devil worshippers — many of whom are followers of certain types of rock, such as heavy metal and death metal — and is calling on all segments of society to unite to combat what he ...

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May God Strike Me Dead

A biting riff scythes away, a ripping solo pierces the air, guttural vocals spew hate and disgust, pinch harmonics fly out like bullets… And that's just the opening song, "Crackdown", from FLESHGORE's "May God Strike Me Dead". Though released previously in other corners of this toilet earth, This Da...

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SODOM Frontman Says He Was Disappointed By New VENOM, CELTIC FROST Albums

Christine Carney of MP3.com recently conducted an interview with SODOM frontman Thomas "Tom Angelripper" Such. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: MP3.com: I see that one of the tracks [on the new SODOM album], "Axis of Evil", is kind of a commentary on our American president here, George Bus...

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ATHEIST Drummer Reveals Setlist For Upcoming Shows

ATHEIST drummer Steve Flynn has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "This Saturday will mark the start of another round of marathon practice sessions in preparation for the first ATHEIST show coming up in England. Of course, this means like four trips to the airport... Poor...