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HAMMERFALL Extends Deal With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL have extended their contract with Nuclear Blast Records for another six albums. The signing took place on January 31 before the band's concert at the Filharmonie in Filderstadt, Germany. Check out pictures from the signing: Photo#1 (left to right): Oscar Dronjak...

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METAL CHURCH Drummer Explains Concert Cancellations

METAL CHURCH has issued the following update: "Yesterday we put up an announcement stating that drummer Jeff Plate had incurred an injury at the Nashville show and due to that some shows would be cancelled. The announcement was put together very quickly because we wanted to get the word out to the t...

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CHRIS CAFFERY To Guest On KWTF THE EDGE

SAVATAGE/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA guitarist Chris Caffery will be a guest on KWTF The Edge this Saturday (February 3) at 9:00 p.m. Chris discusses his new solo release "Pins & Needles", and the process of recording and touring, as well as the past, present and future of SAVATAGE. Chris doesn't l...

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ESTUARY Completes Work On New Album

Cincinnati death/thrashers ESTUARY have completed work on their second album, "The Craft of Contradiction", which is set for release April 17 on Ibex Moon Records. "It is by far the sickest and most thrashing brutal stuff I've done to date," said front gutturalist Zdenka Prado. "It kicked my ass, an...

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METAL CHURCH Drummer's Spinal Disk Injury Forces Concert Cancellations

Last night (Jan. 31) in Nashville, METAL CHURCH drummer Jeff Plate suffered a spinal disk injury. Jeff is currently seeking medical treatment, and the prognosis is soon to follow. Unfortunately, the band has been forced to cancel at least 3-6 shows, pending Jeff's prognosis. Commented the band: "We...

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'World's Fastest Drummer' Competition: Records Are Meant To Be Broken

"World's Fastest Drummer" is a highly charged, interactive phenomenon and has been a feature at NAMM for the past five years. The contest consisted of two categories, Battle of the Hands and Battle of the Feet. The Preliminary Heats were held January 18 through January 20. The top ten Fastest Hands...

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JON OLIVA: 'Everything That Goes Along With Touring Is Really A Nightmare'

antiMUSIC's Morley Seaver recently conducted an interview with SAVATAGE/JON OLIVA'S PAIN mastermind Jon Oliva. An excerpt from the chat follows: antiMUSIC: Your last record was two years ago. Can you tell us what led up to this record [JON OLIVA'S PAIN's "Maniacal Renderings"] and how it all came to...

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ZO2 To Star In Series For INDEPENDENT FILM CHANNEL

Brooklyn, NY-based trio ZO2, who in 2004 supported KISS and POISON on the "Rock the Nation" U.S. tour, will shoot the pilot in March for a loosely scripted "hybrid" Independent Film Channel (IFC) show based on the real lives of the bandmembers with a look at what it takes for an original band to "ma...

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CHRIS CAFFERY Reveals Band Lineup For KOTIPELTO Tour

Guitarist Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) has revealed that his solo band for his upcoming European tour with KOTIPELTO will consist of Nick Douglas (bass; DORO),Paul LaPlaca (guitar) and most likely John Macaluso (drums; TNT, ARK, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JAMES LABRIE, STARBREAKER). "[...

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CHRIS CAFFERY Signs With METAL HEAVEN RECORDS

SAVATAGE/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA guitarist Chris Caffery has inked a solo deal with Metal Heaven Records. His new album, "Pins & Needles", will be released later in the year. "Pins & Needles" track listing: 01. Pins & Needles 02. Sixty-Six 03. Torment 04. Walls 05. YGBFKM 06. Sad 07. Ch...

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CHRIS CAFFERY To Team Up With TIMO KOTIPELTO For European Tour

SAVATAGE/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA guitarist Chris Caffery will be teaming up with STRATOVARIUS singer Timo Kotipelto for a European tour beginning on February 16 in Budapest, Hungary. The two artists will also share the stage at the Pestpop festival in Wieze, Belgium on April 21. Caffery recently co...

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METAL CHURCH To Host 'The Classic Metal Show'

The five current members of METAL CHURCH will host "The Classic Metal Show" on Saturday, February 3. Kurdt Vanderhoof (guitar),Ronny Munroe (vocals),Jay Reynolds (guitar),Steve Unger (bass) and Jeff Plate (drums) will discuss their current album, "A Light in the Dark", as well as the history of t...

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JON OLIVA: 'We Never Gave Up On SAVATAGE'

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with SAVATAGE/JON OLIVA'S PAIN mastermind Jon Oliva. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: What was the motivation behind the formation of JON OLIVA'S PAIN? Jon: "It was mainly the lack of SAVATAGE work that was going on. Because of th...

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TWISTED SISTER Guitarist Calls AXL ROSE A 'Piece Of Sh*t'

As an epilogue to his 2006 Bananiversary Celebration, rock & roll comic C.C. Banana has interviewed all five members of TWISTED SISTER. In the first of these five holiday-themed interviews, C.C. Banana speaks with founding TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French about their current album, "A Twi...

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VIRGIN BLACK: Release Date Set For 'Requiem - Mezzo Forte'; U.S. Tour Planned

The End Records has set an April 3 release date for the new album from Australia's gothic/classical/doom band VIRGIN BLACK, titled "Requiem - Mezzo Forte". The album, part of the "Requiem" trilogy, will be the first installment (the second of the trilogy) released and will be followed later on this...