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METAL CHURCH Singer To Perform With AZRAEL'S BANE At The ROCK THE BAYOU Festival

METAL CHURCH vocalist Ronny Munroe will join AZRAEL'S BANE — the Houston, Texas-based melodic power metal band featuring former DISTANT THUNDER drummer Rick Ward — during their appearance at the Rock The Bayou festival on August 29 in Houston, Texas. According to Ronny, "I will be singing their song...

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CRADLE OF FILTH At Bulgaria's SPIRIT OF BURGAS FESTIVAL; Photos, Video Footage Available

British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH performed at the Spirit of Burgas Festival in Burgas, Bulgaria on August 17. Over 150 Bulgarian and international artists performed on six stages during the three-day event, which was attented by 28,000 people in total. Check out photos of CRADLE OF FILTH's...

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SONATA ARCTICA Prepares For Its Finnish Invasion Of North America

While the tour preparation checklist for Finland's SONATA ARCTICA has not yet been posted on The Smoking Gun website, fans probably think it would read something like this: New guitarist Elias Viljanen? Check. Power converters? Check. "Sopranos" DVDs? Check. Altoids Mints? Check. According to keyboa...

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AMON AMARTH: New Song Available For Streaming

A brand new AMON AMARTH track entitled "Twilight of the Thunder God" is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The song is the title cut of the Swedish Swedish Viking metallers' new album and it features a guest appearance by CHILDREN OF BODOM guitarist Roope Latvala. A video for the tr...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Drummer Dating 'Rock Of Love' Cast-Off?

The Pulse of Radio reports that MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee is allegedly dating "Rock of Love 2" loser Daisy De La Hoya, according to E! Online. Although a rep for De La Hoya claimed that the two were "just friends," sources said that there was more going on than holding hands. De La Hoya ...

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THE LIZARDS Featuring Former BLACK SABBATH, RIOT Members: New DVD, CD Out Now

Neo-clasic rock afficiandos THE LIZARDS have released a new DVD and CD simultaneously. Featuring drummer Bobby Rondinelli (RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT) and vocalist/keyboardist Mike DiMeo (RIOT, MASTERPLAN),along with bassist Randy Pratt (who also plays harp with CACTUS) and guitarist...

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KISS' Collection Of Re-Recorded Classics: Bonus DVD Detailed

On August 27, DefSTAR Records/Sony Music Japan will release "Jigoku-Retsuden", a new KISS greatest-hits CD featuring all-new recordings of 15 KISS classics. The tracks were recently recorded and feature Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer. A limited-edition version of the CD wil...

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GOD FORBID Guitarist Weighs In On POISON Vs. DEF LEPPARD Feud

GOD FORBID guitarist Dallas Coyle has written the latest entry for his weekly column on MetalSucks, "The Hard R". This week Dallas reveals more details behind the band's cover of MUSE, and shares his thoughts on the public controversy going on between POISON and DEF LEPPARD. An excerpt from the blog...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Bassist Talks About Songwriting Process For New Album

Unrated magazine recently conducted an interview with CRADLE OF FILTH bassist Dave Pybus. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. On the forthcoming CRADLE OF FILTH album, "Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder": Pybus: "It's gone very well, it's pretty stress-free compared to past records where we'd b...

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BAD RELIGION: New Tour Dates Announced

California punk rockers BAD RELIGION have lined up the following dates: Aug. 29 - Area 4 Festival - Luedinghausen, Germany Aug. 30 - Rock Am See - Konstanz, Germany Sep. 05 - Fortaleza, Brazil - Monophone Arena Sep. 06 - Jóquei Clube De SP (GAS Festival) - São Paulo, Brazil Sep. 10 - Regency Grand ....

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DEVILDRIVER Frontman Issues OZZFEST Recap

DEVILDRIVER vocalist Dez Fafara has issued the following update: "The night before Ozzfest (on Friday, August 8) we were in Houston and it was cracking thunder and pouring down rain. The following morning after a five hour drive I awoke at 9am in Dallas to the sound of metal bands! "To mention any b...

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AEROSMITH Frontman Makes Stop At Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

Wendy Pitlick of the Black Hills Pioneer reports: AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler has been doing meet-and-greets at Thunder Road near Glencoe Camp Resort [near Sturgis, South Dakota] to promote his new motorcycle line, for which he has had a heavy design influence. "Steven Tyler has provided the art...

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INTO ETERNITY Prepares To Hit The Road In Canada

Founding guitarist/principal songwriter Tim Roth of Canadian extreme progressive metallers INTO ETERNITY has issued the following update: "Today we are leaving on tour for the Summer Slaughter Canadian tour. The band is from Canada, but we have never done a 'proper' full Canadian tour, all the way a...

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AGATHOCLES Bassist Dead At 35

According to the web site of the Belgian grind band AGATHOCLES, the group's bassist Tony Schepkens passed away on August 1, 2008 at the age of 35. A posting on the site reads: "Best friend, radical hard head and mince core noise DIY militant. When the Earth trembes and shakes, we know you are making...

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AMON AMARTH Films 'Twilight Of The Thunder God' Video; Photos Available

Swedish Viking metallers AMON AMARTH have issued the following update: "We recently returned from Poland after shooting the first video for the upcoming album 'Twilight Of The Thunder God'. The video will be for the title track. "We joined efforts with the Polish team Group 13 and director Dariusz S...