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THE SISTERS OF MERCY, FREEDOM CALL Added To Finland's TUSKA OPEN AIR Metal Festival

THE SISTERS OF MERCY and FREEDOM CALL have been added to the lineup of the ninth annual Tuska Open Air Metal Festival, set to take place June 30 – July 2 at Kaisaniemi in Helsinki, Finland. FREEDOM CALL have replaced U.K. power metallers DRAGONFORCE, who were forced to pull out of the event after la...

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Rio Grande Blood

Uncle Al has gotta be pushing 50 at this point, but he's never been more enraged. Following MINISTRY's big comeback in 2004 with "Houses of the Molè", the cranky ringleader has assembled some new players (notably riffmeister Tommy Victor of PRONG and DANZIG fame, and PRONG/KILLING JOKE bassist Paul...

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KISS Rehearse For 'VH1 Rock Honors': Photos Available

KISS rehearsed in Los Angeles on Friday (May 19) for the "VH1 Rock Honors" show. Hab from manager Doc McGhee's office stopped by and snapped a few photos of the guys rehearsing. This was the first time KISS has played together since their one-off corporate gig, Hondafest, last September in Ohio. Dru...

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LUPARA To Enter Studio In June

LUPARA, the Chicago-land extreme metal band formed by ex-BROKEN HOPE guitarist Jeremy Wagner, are currently finishing pre-production for their yet-to-be recorded debut album for Crash Music, Inc. Actual recording of the album will take place the first week of June. Wagner says, "The album should be...

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DOWN: Brand New Photos Posted Online

Several brand-new photos of DOWN — the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist),bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA),guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR),and vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJ...

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MELECHESH: New Album Delayed

MELECHESH mainman Melechesh Ashmedi has issued the following statement regarding the status of the band's new album, "Emissaries": "By now many are speculating as to why the new MELECHESH album is not out yet. The release date was supposed to be sometime in May, but this date is postponed and Osmose...

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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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VENOM To Embark On '7 Days Of Hell' North American Tour In August

British black metal pioneers VENOM will be embarking on the "7 Days of Hell" North American tour in late August. The seven-show trek, which will kick off on August 13 and conclude on August 28, will feature DEVILDRIVER in the support slot. VENOM's new album, "Metal Black", was released in North Amer...

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TERRORFEST 2006 Details Announced

Terror Establishment Inc. has announced it will present its annual Terrorfest event on July 14 through July 16, 2006, at The Reverb, Kathedral and The Funhaus in the heart of downtown Toronto, ON. The second annual event is scheduled to be Toronto's largest heavy metal festival this year, with over...

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RAZZLE DAZZLE Bassist Killed In Motorcycle Crash

Mario Gilardengo, the bass player of the Italian glam-rock band RAZZLE DAZZLE, died of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Mario was riding his Honda Hornet when he was involved in a head-on collision with a car. He was 28 years old. Mario is survived by his wife. RAZZLE DAZZLE released the...

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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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GUNS N' ROSES: New Guitarist RON THAL Makes Live Debut With Band

Guitar shredder Ron Thal of the New York City-based alternative-rap-metal project BUMBLEFOOT has joined GUNS N' ROSES as the replacement for Buckethead. Thal is making his live debut with Axl Rose and company Friday night (May 12) at the opening night of a four-date stint at the Hammerstein Ballroom...

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THE ORDER: 'Son Of Armageddon' Release Date Announced

THE ORDER, the new project featuring former GURD guitarist Spring and PURE INC. singer Gianni Pontillo, will release their debut album, "Son of Armageddon", on June 26 via the Hamburg, Germany-based label Dockyard 1. "Son of Armageddon" was recorded last October at Little Creek Studios by V.O. Pulve...

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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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POISON To Peform On NBC's 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno'

POISON will be performing on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Friday, June 9. The show airs nationally on NBC from 11:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. ET/PT. To request tickets for the show, click here. In other news, POISON frontman Bret Michaels' official web site has been update with the following messag...