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CLOVEN HOOF Parts Ways With Guitarists, Drummer

NWOBHM legends CLOVEN HOOF have parted ways with Ben Read (lead guitar),Mick Powell (rhythm guitar) and Jon Brown (drums). Bassist Lee Payne (bass) and stand-in vocalist Russ North are currently in negotiation with the promoters to see if they can still make the two previously announced festivals —...

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ULVER Performs On Main Stage At Norwegian National Opera; Video Available

Progressive Norwegian rock/metal band ULVER performed on the main stage at the Den Norske Opera & Ballett (Norwegian National Opera and Ballet) — Norway's biggest culture and stage institution — in Oslo on Saturday, July 31 with special guests Ian Johnstone and Christian Fennesz. Fan-filmed vide...

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Atlanta High Museum Of Art Reunites ALICE COOPER With His Brain Via SALVADOR DALÍ Exhibition

This week sees the opening of Dalí: The Late Work, the first major exhibition of the artist's work after 1940 at Atlanta's High Museum of Art. The exhibition renews a connection between the 20th century's greatest surrealist artist and Alice Cooper, whose own surrealistic vision changed rock and rol...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Limited-Edition Rock Iconz Statue Coming Soon

The officially licensed Ronnie James Dio (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, RAINBOW, DIO) Rock Iconz limited-edition statue by KnuckleBonz is now available for pre-order. Limited quantities ship late 2010. (Actual product shots will be released in the coming weeks.) The sculpture of Dio is displayed...

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Reunited BUZZOV*EN Announces U.S. Tour Dates

Legendary North Carolina-based metal band BUZZOV*EN has announced U.S. headlining tour dates. The newly reunited unit will tour this fall for the first time in 12 years and is set to prove why it is seen as one of the most influential underground bands of the last two decades. Many bands come and go...

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ANVIL CHORUS: TIDAL WAVE Performance Footage Available

Video footage of the influential '80s progressive NWOSFHM (New Wave of San Francisco Heavy Metal) band ANVIL CHORUS' July 25, 2010 performance at the 2010 edition of the Tidal Wave free outdoor metal festival at John McLaren Park's Jerry Garcia Amphitheater in San Francisco, California can be viewed...

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ATHEIST Parts Ways With Bassist

Reactivated seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST have completed work on their long-awaited fourth album, "Jupiter", for a tentative November release via Season Of Mist. The CD was recorded at LedBelly studios in Atlanta, Georgia with engineer Matt Washburn and will be mixed by Jason Suecof (TRIV...

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SLAYER's DAVE LOMBARDO: 'I Love Playing Drums And I Love Being On Stage'

Mark Morton of Heavy Metal Examiner recently conducted an interview with SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Heavy Metal Examiner: SLAYER is one of the very few heritage metal bands where fans constantly want to hear new material. I'm sure this doesn't surprise y...

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JOE ELLIOTT's DOWN 'N OUTZ Gets Shut Down At U.K.'s HIGH VOLTAGE Festival (Video)

EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER's crew allegedly pulled the plug on DOWN 'N OUTZ's High Voltage festival performance on Sunday, July 25 at Victoria Park in London, U.K. after the Joe Elliott-fronted band apparently went over its allotted time at the event. According to a report on the Planet Rock web sit...

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KISKE/SOMERVILLE: 'Silence' Video Released

"Silence", the first video from KISKE/SOMERVILLE — the new project featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske and American singer Amanda Somerville — can be viewed below. The song comes off KISKE/SOMERVILLE's self-titled debut album, which is scheduled for release in Europe on September 24 an...

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THIN LIZZY Legend's Family Publicly Acknowledges PHIL LYNOTT's Son

Ken Sweeney of Indepedent.ie reports: The son of Phil Lynott has spoken of his happiness after finally being acknowledged by the family of the singer. Galway-based sculptor Macdaragh Lambe made newspaper headlines in 2003 when he was revealed as Lynott's only son. However, until yesterday his existe...

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CAVALERA CONSPIRACY: Footage From Sweden's GETAWAY ROCK Festival

Video footage of CAVALERA CONSPIRACY — the project featuring former SEPULTURA members Max (guitar, vocals) and Igor Cavalera (drums) — performing the SEPULTURA classic "Refuse/Resist" at this year's Getaway Rock festival, which was held July 8-10 in Gävle, Sweden, can be viewed below (courtesy of De...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist To Guest On New MALIGNO Album

Mexican doom rockers MALIGNO — who supported METALLICA and MASTODON on the Mexican leg of their 2010 "Death Magnetic" world tour — have issued the following update: "We are officially done with the tracking of MALIGNO's third album, which has the working title 'TFD'. As we mentioned before, it is a...

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LEMMY, JAMES KOTTAK, GLENN HUGHES, DEE SNIDER To Be Honored At VEGAS ROCKS! Awards

The first-ever Vegas Rocks! Magazine Awards will be held Sunday, August 22, 2010 and will take place inside the original home of rock, The Elvis Showroom at the Las Vegas Hilton. Honoring local and legendary rock artists, the show, themed "I Wanna Rock," will feature an all-star jam capped off with...

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ABIGAIL WILLIAMS To Release New Album In September

Candlelight Records has set a September 27 European release date for "In The Absence Of Light", the second full-length album from black metallers ABIGAIL WILLIAMS. Recorded at Conquistador Studios in Cleveland, Ohio, the CD was mixed by Peter Tägtgren (DIMMU BORGIR, IMMORTAL, CELTIC FROST) and featu...