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FIREBIRD To Record New Album In The Summer

FIREBIRD, the British band led by former CARCASS/NAPALM DEATH guitarist Bill Steer, will enter the studio in the summer to record their fourth album, tentatively due later in the year through Japan's JVC Records. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Needle In The Groove", "Flying Blind", "Pla...

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RAGE: DVD Details Revealed

RAGE bassist/vocalist Peavy Wagner and guitarist Victor Smolski are currently at the Blind Guardian Studio in Germany with producer Charlie Bauerfeind (HELLOWEEN, MOTORHEAD, SAXON, BLIND GUARDIAN) completing work on their upcoming DVD, tentatively titled "From the Cradle to the Stage". The two-disc...

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Former HADES Guitarist Engages In Old KISS Worship

Former HADES guitarist Dan Lorenzo has sent us the following update: "I know a lot of people out there hate KISS...but a lot of us worship the old stuff...last weekend I sang and played guitar on 'Rip It Out' by Ace Frehley and 'Going Blind' from the 'Hotter Than Hell' album. Jimmy Schulman played b...

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FREEDOM CALL Set Release Date For Live Album

German power metallers FREEDOM CALL, who feature in their ranks GAMMA RAY drummer Dan Zimmermann, have set a May 10 release date through SPV Records for their long-awaited live album, "Live Invasion". The disc, which was recorded on the band's tour with BLIND GUARDIAN, will include a special bonus C...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: DVD Details Revealed

German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN have set a tentative June 14 German release date for their upcoming live DVD, "Imaginations Through The Looking Glass". The disc, which was recorded primarily at the Blind Guardian Open Air festival in Coburg, Germany last June, will come with a bonus DVD, featu...

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NORTH SIDE KINGS Set Release Date For 'Organizing Our Neighborhood'

Arizona's NORTH SIDE KINGS, featuring frequent SOULFLY collaborator Danny Marianinho on vocals, have set a June 22 release date through Thorp Records for their new album, "Organizing Our Neighborhood". "The new [album] not only came out a lot meaner than usual, but it will also have 10 minutes of li...

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EVERGREY Frontman Talks About New Album, Upcoming Tour

Swedish melodic metal outfit EVERGREY will release their new album, "The Inner Circle", on April 27 through InsideOut Music America. The follow-up to 2003's "Recreation Day", "The Inner Circle" sees EVERGREY intensifying their musical ability with the utilization of a string quartet, courtesy of the...

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Renowned Record-Cover Artist Launches Web Site, Offers Original Paintings

Record-cover artist Ioannis (FATES WARNING, DREAM THEATER, SEPULTURA, DEEP PURPLE, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, KING CRIMSON, BIOHAZARD, VOIVOD, UFO, OVERKILL) has launched his personal web site at this location. Other than news updates and diaries, the site boasts an in-depth art gallery wit...

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MELISSA AUF DER MAUR Cancels Los Angeles Show

Former HOLE/SMASHING PUMPKINS bassist Melissa Auf der Maur was forced to cancel her show Tuesday (March 23) at Spaceland in Los Angeles following the unexpected death of her grandmother. The following is Melissa's official statement on the matter: "I regret to announce that we have cancelled our sho...

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SLIPKNOT Issue Maggot Casting Call

SLIPKNOT are holding open auditions for "maggots" across the country to be a part of the filming of their new video, "Duality". The auditions will be held on Wednesday, March 24 at Fairfield Inn & Suites in West Des Moines, Iowa between 12:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. CST. "Maggots" coming from out of...

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GAMMA RAY, BLIND GUARDIAN Singers To Guest On New ANGRA CD

GAMMA RAY's Kai Hansen and BLIND GUARDIAN's Hansi Kürsch are among the guests confirmed to appear on ANGRA's much-anticipated follow-up to 2001's "Rebirth", tentatively due this summer through SPV Records (NTS Records in France). According to an official press release from NTS, the as-yet-untitled e...

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GODSMACK: Unplugged Performance Of 'Running Blind' Posted Online

Launch has posted an exclusive video interview with GODSMACK and a clip of the band performing an unplugged version of the track "Running Blind". Check it out here. "Running Blind" comes off the group's all-acoustic EP, "The Other Side", due on March 16 through Republic/Universal Records. The set wa...

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AEROSMITH: 'Honkin' On Bobo' Tour Video Footage Posted Online

AEROSMITH's official web site has uploaded several video clips shot on the opening night (March 11) of the band's "Honkin' On Bobo" U.S. tour in Lubbock, Texas. Check them out: Crowd Shots / Pre-Show (Low-Speed, High-Speed) "Road Runner" (Low-Speed, High-Speed "Never Loved A Woman" (Low-Speed, ...

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Report: How GUNS N' ROSES Tore Themselves Apart

GUNS N' ROSES are the subject of a three-page article in the March 13 edition of the U.K. newspaper The Guardian. The article, headlined "Thorn In Their Side. How Guns N' Roses Tore Themselves Apart," chronicles the original group's rise to the top of the rock heap and their eventual demise, with co...

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AEROSMITH: HAMILTON Speaks Out, Rehearsal Footage Posted Online

AEROSMITH fan site Aeroforceone.com has posted video footage of bassist Tom Hamilton talking about the group's "Honkin' On Bobo" album and accompanying tour, as well as a video clip of the band rehearsing for the trek. Check it out: Hamilton (High-Speed, Low-Speed),Rehearsal (High-Speed, Low-Speed)...