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TESTAMENT, PRETTY MAIDS, ANNIHILATOR Confirmed For Germany's EARTHSHAKER FEST
TESTAMENT, PRETTY MAIDS, ANNIHILATOR, PRIMAL FEAR, JUSTICE, FREEDOM CALL, EVIDENCE ONE, POWERGOD and END OF GREEN are among the artists confirmed for Earthshaker Fest, a two-day event set to take place on July 25-26 in Hirschaid, near Bamberg, Germany. "The bands lined up for this year's festival wi...April 30, 2003
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PAUL GILBERT To Play With MIKE PORTNOY's THE BEATLES Cover Band
Former MR. BIG/current RACER X guitarist Paul Gilbert will be performing a couple of shows in New York/New Jersey as a member of an all-star THE BEATLES cover band called YELLOW MATTER CUSTARD. Joining him in the group will be Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER) on drums, Neal Morse (SPOCK'S BEARD) on guit...April 29, 2003
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GENE SIMMONS, PAUL STANLEY To Guest On VH1's 'Icon' Special
KISS bassist Gene Simmons and guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley were recently interviewed for a huge VH1 10-hour special airing in July called "The 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons". They were interviewed in full makeup and answered questions about being icons, their influence on other pop culture icons...April 15, 2003
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RACER X Songs 'Stolen'
RACER X webmaster Ken Hower has sent us the following message: "The band RACER X has just become aware of a guy named Luke John who is claiming as his own, 2 RACER X songs. The songs, 'Technical Difficulties' and '17th Moon' are on the 1999 CD 'Technical Difficulties'. "Luke John, at www.lukejohn.ne...April 7, 2003
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Office Of Strategic Influence
Controversy isn't something readily associated with something as mathematical and calculated as a progressive rock supergroup. But controversial this album is — and not for the first reason that springs to mind. That group/album title, you see, eludes to a proposed covert US information agency dream...April 5, 2003
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AMORPHIS Side Project To Release Second Album
VERENPISARA, the Finnish band featuring AMORPHIS members Niclas Etelävuori (bass),Tomi Koivusaari (guitar),and Santeri Kallio (guitar, keyboards in AMORPHIS),have set a May 15 release date through BMG Records for their sophomore album, "Happosadetta" ("Acid Rain" in Finnish). The follow-up to las...March 22, 2003
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SAXON Confirmed For Britain's BLOODSTOCK FESTIVAL
SAXON are the latest act to have been confirmed for this year's Bloodstock Festival, a two-day event set to take place Aug. 29-30, 2003 at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, U.K. SAXON will headline the "classic" night on Friday, Aug. 29 with BLAZE, POWER QUEST and one other band yet to be confirmed. Also...March 19, 2003
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Moroccan Court Grants Bail for Heavy Metal Fans
A Moroccan court has freed on bail 11 heavy metal music enthusiasts controversially jailed for offences against morality and linked by the prosecution to a "Satanist" cult, according to Reuters. Three others were refused bail. Defense lawyer Mahfoud Billeh said on Wednesday the 11 were freed on Tues...March 12, 2003
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CHILDREN OF BODOM Frontman To Co-Produce GRIFFIN CD
CHILDREN OF BODOM frontman Alexi Laiho will co-produce the next album by the Norwegian metal act GRIFFIN. Tentatively titled "Paranoia Overload", the CD will be recorded this July at Skansen Lydstudio in Trondheim, Norway and will be released in September through Norway's FaceFront Records. A demo/p...March 7, 2003
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Moroccan Heavy Metal Fans Jailed For 'Moral And Religious' Crimes!
More than a dozen heavy metal musicians and fans have been jailed in Casablanca, Morocco for moral and religious crimes, according to the BBC. The 14 men, all between the ages of 22 and 35, were convicted of "acts capable of undermining the faith of a Muslim" and "possessing objects which infringe m...March 7, 2003
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BIOMECHANICAL, MERCURY RAIN, Others Confirmed For Britain's BLOODSTOCK FESTIVAL 2003
BIOMECHANICAL, MERCURY RAIN, FULC and BATES MOTEL are the latest act to have been confirmed for this year's Bloodstock Festival, a two-day event set to take place Aug. 29-30, 2003 at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, U.K. Also scheduled to appear at the festival are NIGHTWISH, PARADISE LOST, HAMMERFALL,...March 5, 2003
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ARCH ENEMY Play The Name Game
Sweden's ARCH ENEMY have whittled down possible album titles for their forthcoming full-length effort to the following two choices: "DehumaniZation" (with a capital Z) and "Anthems of Aggression", BLABBERMOUTH.NET can exclusively reveal. The group, who have yet to decide on the final album title, ar...March 1, 2003
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KISS: No Pyro At Las Vegas Gig
The Las Vegas Sun reports that KISS and the Las Vegas-based fireworks company they work with mutually decided Wednesday not to have any displays when the band plays at Rain in the Desert at Palms on March 16. Bob Ross, president of Pyrotech explained, "Two reasons for the change. First is out of res...February 27, 2003
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THIEVES IN THE TEMPLE Announce Upcoming Dates
THIEVES IN THE TEMPLE (a.k.a. TITT),the Phoenix, Arizona-based band featuring former ICON guitarist Danny Wexler, have lined up the following dates during March: Mar. 01 - Nita's Hideaway - Tempe, AZ Mar. 14 - Tempe Music Festival - Tempe, AZ Mar. 16 - The Rain - Las Vegas, NV (w/ KISS) THIEVES IN...February 26, 2003
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ARCH ENEMY's MICHAEL AMOTT Reveals More Details About Upcoming CD
Sweden's ARCH ENEMY have revealed several songtitles that are set to appear on the band's the follow-up to 2001's "Wages Of Sin", tentatively due in late spring through Century Media Records. Among the cuts that are set to be included on the as-yet-untitled CD are the following: 01. Despicable Heroe...February 23, 2003

