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LORDI Featured In New Book Covering Finland's EUROVISION History

According to Oikotimes.com, Finnish monster metal band LORDI will be featured in a new book covering Finland's Eurovision history, to be published in January. Entitled "Finland 12 points!", the widely illustrated book was written by Asko Murtomäki and it covers the national finals, songs that have t...

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DOWN To Perform In New Orleans Tomorrow

DOWN members Pepper Keenan (guitar; also in CORROSION OF CONFORMITY),Jimmy Bower (drums; also in EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL),Kirk Windstein (guitar; also in CROWBAR),and Philip Anselmo (vocals; also in SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) will perform at Tiptina's in New Orleans, Louisiana tomorrow...

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METALLICA: 'The Videos 1989-2004' International Release Dates Announced

METALLICA has announced the international release dates for its upcoming DVD collection of all the promotional videos it has made, entitled "The Videos 1989-2004". The release dates are as follows: North America: December 5 Europe: December 4 South America: December 4 Japan: December 18 Australia: D...

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GENE SIMMONS' Monster Boots In CINGULAR TV Commercial

A new Cingular commercial featuring several different artists in a grocery store, including KORN and a brief glimpse of KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons' monster boot taking a big step out of a freezer, is currently airing on American TV. Watch it online at YouTube.com. ...

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LORDI: Rescheduled Dates Announced

Finnish monster metal band LORDI has announced new tour dates Spain to make up the shows that were cancelled last month after some of the members of the band and the crew were taken ill. The new dates are as follows: Mar. 01 - Barcelona, Spain - Apolo Mar. 02 - Bergara, Spain - Jam ...

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SCORPIONS Recording Basic Tracks For New Album

Veteran German hard rockers SCORPIONS arrived in Los Angeles last month to begin recording their new album with songwriter/producer Desmond Child. Child, who has worked with such high-profile pop/rock artists as AEROSMITH, BON JOVI, ALICE COOPER, KISS, RICKY MARTIN, CHER, MICHAEL BOLTON and BONNIE T...

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CELTIC FROST Bassist Says 'Monotheist' Could Have Been 'Heavier And Darker'

Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with CELTIC FROST bassist Martin Eric Ain. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: We featured an interview with Tom [Fischer] back in the spring and he said, "We cannot possibly continue if everyone thinks CELTIC FROST is superfluous in...

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MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO Completes Work On 'Performance' DVD

World-renowned progressive rock guitarist Michael Angelo Batio's brand new DVD, entitled "Performance", is finished and will be available within the next few weeks. "Performance" is said to be an in-depth look at Michael Angelo Batio the man, the artist, the entertainer, performing live at "Monster...

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Pestapokalypse VI

This one's a monster, folks. And really now, isn't it about time that you discovered Austria's most incendiary black/death metal act? The group has been on a roll ever since the unbridled Christ-crush of 2003's "Lucifer Incestus" (some would say, and not inaccurately, that it started way before that...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Discusses MEGADETH's Legacy, His Feelings On METALLICA

In the October 2006 issue of U.K.'s Total Guitar magazine (cover),MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine discusses his band's legacy and his feelings on METALLICA. Total Guitar: Who do you see most MEGADETH influence in? Mustaine: "I'm not sure of any particular bands that I have been able to influence, bu...

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DIMMU BORGIR Guitarist: New Album Will Be A 'Monster'

DIMMU BORGIR guitarist Silenoz recently spoke to Revolver magazine (web site) about the group's long-anticipated follow-up to 2003's "Death Cult Armageddon", tentatively due in early 2007 via Nuclear Blast Records. "All I can say," said Silenoz, "is it's gonna be a fuckin' monster." The songwriting...

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KISS: Photos From Times Square Signing Session Posted Online

KISS members Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons capped off a very busy KISS day in New York City on Tuesday (Oct. 31) with a meet-and-greet at the Virgin Megastore in Times Square. They signed autographs for the 500-plus fans that showed up for the 11:00 p.m in-store to promote the new KISS DVD box set ....

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MACHINE HEAD's New Album Is 'Big, Ugly, Dark, Mean, Fiery, Beautiful, Beast Of A Monster'

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn has issued the following update via the band's official web site: "Well, well, well... "Long time no talk ya'll, what's crack-a-latin'!!??!! "'ZANG Robb, what's the reason for the lag in diaries?' "WELL... "Believe it or not, we're still recording! Yes, we're still...

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Report: Loud, Proud And Metal To The Core

Iain Shedden of The Australian reports: Headbanging is a multi-skilled occupation. There is, for example, the side to side, which involves shaking the head while whipping one's hair around with each motion. Then there's the whiplash, a particularly violent procedure developed by AC/DC's Angus Young...

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SLAYER To Visit U.S. Troops; U.S. Headlining Trek To Kick Off In January

The members of the thrash metal band SLAYER will take a few hours off from their current European "Unholy Alliance Tour" schedule to pay a visit to the 52nd Services Squadron located on the Spangdahlem U.S. Air Force Base in Germany on Wednesday, November 8. With a sizeable chunk of SLAYER's core au...