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BUCKET OF WEENIES Featuring Members Of LINKIN PARK, ORGY To Make Los Angeles Live Debut

BUCKET OF WEENIES, the band featuring singer Chester Bennington (from the multi-platinum, Grammy-winning act LINKIN PARK),lead guitarist Ryan Shuck (of the alt-metal outfit ORGY),guitarist Mike Rouse (THE BLEEDERS, THE JOHNS),bassist Mike "Cheez" Brown (of hardcore legends TSOL) and drummer Sean...
October 24, 2005
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ROYAL HUNT: 'We're Not The Ones To Blame' For European Tour Cancellation

Danish/American hard rockers ROYAL HUNT have issued the following statement regarding the cancellation/postponement (see previous BLABBERMOUTH.NET story) of their European tour: "Just got home and saw that there´s a lot of different 'statements' and other general opinions (mostly negative) on our re...
October 16, 2005
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HANOI ROCKS Schedule Finnish Meet-And-Greet

Finnish rockers HANOI ROCKS have scheduled a meet-and-greet with their fans on Thursday, October 13 at Anttila Top Ten (Puutarhakatu 10) in Tampere, Finland. The band, who will be performing later that night at Tampere's Senssi, will also be interviewed in Radio 957 at 4:00 p.m. As previously report...
October 12, 2005
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MEGADETH's MUSTAINE: FRIEDMAN 'Served Us Very Well' But 'He Doesn't Want To Be Here'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has distanced himself from some of his seemingly negative comments directed at the group's former guitarist, Marty Friedman. In a posting on the band's official forum, a MEGADETH fan posed the question, "I've never seen Glen [Drover, current MEGADETH guitarist] play. I...
October 12, 2005
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Chronicles of Love and Hate

Another 'not ready for prime time' local band given a leg up to the national stage, when their music, production, packaging, and overall presentation is better suited to the bush leagues. BULLISTIC are one of those GODSMACK-derived, blue-collar, battle-of-the-bands-winning groups that populate every...
October 12, 2005
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ELECTRIC BOYS Have No. 2 'Funniest' Swedish Song Of All Time

Long-defunct Swedish hard rock band ELECTRIC BOYS, who were fronted by current HANOI ROCKS guitarist Conny Bloom, were voted No. 2 on Swedish TV for having written one of the funniest Swedish songs of all time, "För Fet För Ett Fuck" ("Too Fat for a Fuck"). The song was written and recorded together...
October 11, 2005
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EDGUY Singer Talks About Upcoming Album 'Rocket Ride'

EDGUY's official web site recently conducted a short interview with the group's lead singer, Tobias Sammet, about love, success, the forthcoming album and the tour. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Q: How are the reactions [to the "Superheroes" EP] so far? Tobias Sammet: "Great. As we expected,...
October 11, 2005
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RUSH: 'R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour' Details Revealed

According to a posting on the RUSH fan site Power Windows, RUSH's much-anticipated new DVD, "R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour", is scheduled for release in the U.S. on November 22 (November 28 in the U.K.). Filmed using 14 hi-definition cameras on September 24, 2004, the two-DVD set contains the Fra...
October 10, 2005
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Polish Metal Legend KAT To Tour Europe With SIX FEET UNDER And HELLOWEEN

Polish thrash metal pioneers KAT will tour Europe with SIX FEET UNDER before playing several dates with HELLOWEEN. KAT will promote their brand new album, "Mind Cannibals" — the group's first with their new singer Henry Beck. The CD will be released in Poland on October 24. International release dat...
October 5, 2005
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EASY ACTION To Reunite For Swedish Club Gig

Acclaimed '80s Swedish glam-rock band EASY ACTION will reunite for a club gig on December 16 in Kalmar, Sweden. Also appearing on the bill will be HANOI ROCKS and NOCTURNAL RITES. EASY ACTION's lineup for the concert will include original members Kee Marcello (real name: Kjell Lövbom; guitar; EUROPE...
October 5, 2005
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Seven Seals

Let's get right to the point. Germany's PRIMAL FEAR are about to release the finest album of its career. This is no JUDAS PRIEST tribute album and you'll hear nothing like the scream of "Metal is forreeevvveeerrr!" from last year's "Devil's Ground". That does not mean that the PRIEST influence is no...
October 2, 2005
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CRAZY WORLD: Debut Album Due This Month

CRAZY WORLD, the Finnish band featuring Lauri Porra (STRATOVARIUS, SINERGY, KOTIPELTO) on bass, Mika Järvinen (FIVE FIFTEEN) on vocals, Esa Kotilainen (WIGWAM) on keyboards, Timo Kämäräinen (ISMO ALANKO, BEACON) on guitar/vocals, and Anssi Nykänen (PEKKA POHJOLA, JUKKA TOLONEN, HAVANA BLACK) on drum...
October 2, 2005
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MICHAEL KISKE: I Would Join HELLOWEEN For One-Off Appearance At WACKEN

In a recent interview with Lords of Metal, former HELLOWEEN singer Michael Kiske talked about his artistic departure from metal, his latest project PLACE VENDOME and a possible one-off reunion with his former HELLOWEEN bandmates at Germany's Wacken Open Air festival. A couple of excerpts from the in...
October 1, 2005
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SLAYER Guitarist KERRY KING: 'We Never Got Sidetracked By Pop Music Like MEGADETH Did'

U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. Several excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Hammer: Shouldn't you be releasing a record soon? It's been four years since "God Hates Us All". Kerry King: "It seems like everybody under the sun says, 'We wa...
September 30, 2005
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Former ANNIHILATOR Bassist RUSSELL BERGQUIST: On The Move

Former ANNIHILATOR bassist Russell Bergquist has posted the following message on his official web site: "Yo! I have not done an update since July and alot has happenned from then until now. First of all, I have been in the studio recording my own project. It is now almost all recorded. The only thin...
September 26, 2005