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KAMELOT Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAMELOT have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ALICE COOPER ANVIL ARCH ENEMY BALDROOM BLITZ BLITZKRIEG...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE Bassist Talks About New Album, JACK OWEN's Departure

Jackie Smit of Chronicles of Chaos recently conducted an interview with CANNIBAL CORPSE bassist Alex Webster. An excerpt from the chat follows: Chronicles of Chaos: I know that you've been asked about Jack Owen leaving the band a million times before, but in terms of losing what was one of the band'...

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DEE SNIDER, JOE SATRIANI To Take Part In This Summer's 'Rock And Roll Fantasy Camp'

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider and guitarist Joe Satriani are among the legendary rock musicians and songwriters who will teach and play with around 80 rock and roll fans over a five-day period in August (13-17) in New York City as part of Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp, where rock and roll dreams c...

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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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THIN LIZZY: Fifth Annual 'A Celebration: The Music Of Phil Lynott' Announced

Toronto's fifth annual "Thin Lizzy - A Celebration: The Music of Phil Lynott" is scheduled to take place on July 21-22, 2006 at Healey's. For the fifth year in a row, some of the finest musicians on the Canadian indie scene (and some special guests from around the world) are coming together to celeb...

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PAPA ROACH Confirmed For Wisconsin's ROCK FEST

PAPA ROACH have been confirmed have been confirmed for Rock Fest 2006, set to take place July 20-23 in Cadott, Wisconsin. The festival lineup is now shaping up as follows: Thursday, July 20: JOHN WAITE GRAND FUNK RAILROAD KANSAS SAMMY HAGAR & THE WABOS (w/ VAN HALEN's Michael Anthony) Friday, Ju...

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AC/DC Rocked By ID Scam

Dylan Welch of The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that AC/DC producer and former EASYBEATS guitarist George Young (Malcolm and Angus' older brother) was the victim of identity fraud that has seen aspiring musicians in the U.K. fleeced of thousands of dollars. A man befriended a series of people...

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AFTERSHOK Part Ways With Drummer

After six years with the classic metal band AFTERSHOK, drummer George Borden will step down after their May 19 gig in Bridgeville, PA. "I'm going to miss playing with the band," George said in a statement. "We made two great classic metal CDs and played numerous fantastic gigs together. We had a tre...

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DEEP PURPLE Singer IAN GILLAN: More DVD Details Revealed

DEEP PURPLE fan site The Highway Star has posted the following update on PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan's upcoming DVD, tentatively due later in the year: "The upcoming DVD with Ian Gillan is a two-and-a-half hour documentary, full of music, lost archive footage, tales from Ian Gillan and interviews fro...

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GEORGE LYNCH's GUITAR DOJO To Launch In June

With a 30-year career earmarked by multi-platinum album sales and world tours, heavy metal guitar great George Lynch is unveiling his most ambitious venture to date — The George Lynch Guitar Dojo (available at www.georgelynch.com),set to begin instruction on June 1, 2006. Designed for a limited num...

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H.I.M.: New 'Killing Loneliness' Video Posted Online

H.I.M.'s new video for the song "Killing Loneliness" has been posted online at this location. The new "Killing Loneliness" video was shot on April 2 in Los Angeles, California. H.I.M. were joined in the new clip — which was directed by Nathan Cox (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, MARILYN MANSON, KORN, LINKI...

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H.I.M.: New 'Killing Loneliness' Video To Premiere Next Week

H.I.M.'s new video for the song "Killing Loneliness" will premiere on MTV2 on Monday, May 1. It will air at 6:00 a.m., 7:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m., and 10:00 p.m. EST. It will also have its online premiere at MTV.com. The new "Killing Loneliness" video was shot...

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Management: GEORGE LYNCH Was 'Dehydrated', Will Perform At DALLAS GUITAR FESTIVAL

George Lynch's (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB) management has released a statement regarding the guitarist's current condition after he was reportedly rushed to hospital last night as a result of taking ill 30 minutes into his band's performance at the Empire Ballroom. The statement from Kevin Lee of Novi Enter...

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GEORGE LYNCH Rushed To Hospital After Reportedly Collapsing At Las Vegas Show

According to a couple of eyewitness reports from last night's (April 21) GEORGE LYNCH show in Las Vegas, Nevada, the former DOKKEN guitarist was rushed to the hospital after taking ill 30 minutes into his band's performance at the Empire Ballroom. The following report was submitted to BLABBERMOUTH.N...

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GEORGE LYNCH, TRACII GUNS To Appear At DALLAS INTERNATIONAL GUITAR FESTIVAL

George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB) and Tracii Guns (L.A. GUNS, BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION) are among the musicians scheduled to appear at The Dallas International Guitar Festival, described as "the world's largest and oldest guitar show, blending musicians, fans, collectors and celebrities together into on...