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SLIPKNOT Guitarist Featured In LUPARA Video; Final Clip Available

LUPARA's video for the song "No Pity on the Ants" — featuring an appearance by SLIPKNOT guitarist Mick Thomson — has been posted online at YouTube. LUPARA filmed the "No Pity on the Ants" clip on November 18-19, 2006 in the band's hometown of Chicago with director/producer Frankie Nasso of Raging Na...

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KING DIAMOND Making Tour Plans

KING DIAMOND manager Ole Bang has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Rumours saying that KING DIAMOND is planning for a tour in support of the new album have been posted on the web. Without going into detail, I can say that this is correct. More info as we firm it ...

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DOKKEN Plans September Release For 'Lightning Strikes Again'

DOKKEN mainman/namesake Don Dokken has issued the following update: "The boys and I are currently in the studio working on [the new DOKKEN album] 'Lightning Strikes Again' and it should be out sometime in September. We will be playing various festivals this summer and we all hope you will make it to...

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Former RAINBOW Bassist To Tour With TED NUGENT

According to a posting on The Rainbow Fanclan Legacy, former RAINBOW bassist Greg Smith will join Ted Nugent on his summer tour. "I was kinda looking forward to having a summer at home with the family: BBQ's, canoeing, camping, recording in the barn and just enjoying the Smith 'farm' but when Ted ca...

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BLOODSIMPLE, TURISAS, ANJ Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

BLOODSIMPLE, TURISAS, DRIVE BY ARGUMENT, I WAS A CUB SCOUT and ANJ have been confirmed for the Download festival, set to take place June 8-10 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, England. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): 30 SECONDS TO MARS ANJ BLOODSIMPLE BOWLING...

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EIGHTEEN VISIONS Calls It Quits

Orange County, California band EIGHTEEN VISIONS has called it quits. Formed in 1996, the group released several albums on Trustkill Records before jumping to the Epic label in 2004. Bassist Mick Morris sent out the following MySpace bulletin earlier today: "After several years of touring and quite a...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist Performs In Israel; Video Footage, Photos Available

A video clip of former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman performing the Israeli national anthem "Ha- Tikva" (The Hope) last night (Saturday, April 7) at the Theater Club in Tel Aviv, Israel has been posted online at Ynet.co.il (Note: The clip also includes a short interview with Marty). Friedman kic...

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MANILLA ROAD Tribute Album Due This Month

Germany's Solemnity Music will release the first official tribute to MANILLA ROAD, entitled "The Riddle Masters", on double CD next weekend (April 14) to coincide with the Keep It True festival. The brilliant cover artwork was created by Jowita Kaminska. "The Riddle Masters" track listing: CD 1: 01....

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VIOLENT STORM: New MICK CERVINO Audio Interview Available

YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/VIOLENT STORM bass player Mick Cervino recently chatted with Dirt from MetalDreams.net about "Storm Warning", the new VIOLENT STORM CD. Additional topics included Mick's time with BLACKMORE'S NIGHT, how it is to work with Ritchie Blackmore and Yngwie Malmsteen, the difficulty he had...

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GOJIRA: Video Interview With JOE DUPLANTIER Available

A video interview with GOJIRA guitarist/vocalist Joe Duplantier, conducted recently by Possum of Altitude TV's "Metalogy 101" show, has been posted online at YouTube. GOJIRA is continuing to support the band's first proper North American release, "From Mars To Sirius", which saw an August 2006 relea...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Guitarist MICK MARS Signs Publishing Deal With CHERRY LANE MUSIC

Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company, Inc., whose roster includes songwriters such as QUINCY JONES, JOHN LEGEND, WOLFMOTHER, and WILL.I.AM, has announced the signing of one of history’s original rock stars, Mick Mars of MÖTLEY CRÜE. Mars, the guitarist and co-songwriter of the band, had been previou...

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ANGER AS ART Drummer To Take Part In METAL JAM

ANGER AS ART/DEMOLITION drummer Marce "Mars" Castro will take part in Metal Jam 2007 on April 28, 2007 at Martini Blues in Huntington Beach, California. Castro will play two songs — METALLICA's "Seek and Destroy" and IRON MAIDEN's "Wrathchild". Metal Jam is an annual Los Angeles jam-for-charity even...

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INSISION: New Album Delayed

Swedish death metallers INSISION have announced that their third album, "Ikon" (originally due late April),will be delayed slightly due to distribution problems encountered by the band's record label, Dental Records. The CD was recorded at Black Lounge studios (SCAR SYMMETRY, CENTINEX) in Avesta, S...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Guitarist Collaborates With 'Rock Star: Supernova' Finalist DILANA

According to ChartAttack.com, Dilana Robichaux — known to most as the runner-up to Lukas Rossi in the "Rock Star: Supernova" television series — is collaborating with MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars on a song called "Time is a Wound", to be included on Dilana's debut album. "I immediately 'fell in l...

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Cowboy Hat Autographed By NIKKI SIXX, MICK MARS Being Auctioned

An autographed Nikki Sixx and Mick Mars (MÖTLEY CRÜE) American Made Outlaw cowboy hat is being auctioned at this location. According to a posting on Sixx's web site, "This auction brought to you by Swagrox, the official store and auctioneer for the official website for Nikki Sixx and Mick Mars is fo...