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AWAKE: Debut Album Produced By EVERGREY Frontman

U.K. progressive metal band AWAKE has signed a worldwide recording contract with Finnish label Lion Music. The group's debut album, "Illumination", was produced by Tom S. Englund of EVERGREY and will be released in early summer. AWAKE has also been confirmed on the Metalcamp Festival in Slovenia thi...

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THE AGONIST Signs With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS

It is extremely rare to find an up-and-coming metal band taking strong political stands, much less one that's led by a dominating, beautiful, edgy female. But it is exactly this unique dynamic that led Century Media Records to sign Montreal's THE AGONIST (formerly THE TEMPEST) to a worldwide deal. T...

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VINNIE PAUL, KERRY KING, SCOTT IAN To Perform At LITTLE KIDS ROCK Benefit Concert

Little Kids Rock (LKR),an innovative non-profit music education program that provides free instruments and rock 'n' roll lessons to public schools, celebrated March's "Music in Our Schools" month by announcing today that it will be the sole beneficiary of the Six-String Masterpieces memorial tribut...

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OZZY OSBOURNE, JIMI HENDRIX And GENE SIMMONS Profiled On BIOGRAPHY CHANNEL This Week

Launch Radio Networks reports: The Biography Channel pays tribute this week to some high-profile rock frontmen. The Rock 'N'Roll Trailblazers week will run profiles of Ozzy Osbourne, Jon Bon Jovi, Jimi Hendrix, and KISS singer-bassist Gene Simmons. The shows begin tonight (Monday, April 2) with Osbo...

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KROKUS Frontman Recalls Danish Bus Crash

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with KROKUS frontman Marc Storace. An excerpt from the chat follows: Classic Rock Revisited: It sounds like outside of the USA there is Krokus fever going on! Marc: After the release of "Hellraiser" we started getting requests to t...

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OBSIDIAN Signs With RUSTY CAGE RECORDS

Dutch death/thrash metal act OBSIDIAN has inked a deal with Rusty Cage Records. According to a press release, "OBSIDIAN creates technical metal with an awesome sound and vibe, which can be heard on their debut album, 'Emerging', at the end of May. The vocals on this album, which was self-released in...

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ZIMMERS HOLE Performs In Vancouver; Photos Available

ZIMMERS HOLE, the Vancouver-based project featuring guitarist Jed Simon and bassist Byron Stroud of STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, made a rare live appearance last night (Thursday, March 29) at the Buffalo Club in Vancouver. A BLABBERMOUTH.NET user by the name of DeadSkin Mask (a.k.a. Cam) has submitted the f...

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POISON Frontman Schedules Solo Dates

POISON frontman Bret Michaels has announced the following solo dates: May 03 - Bentonville, Arkansas - Icehouse May 04 - Conway, Arkansas - Simon Park June 08 - Waukesha, Wisconsin - A Taste of Summer Michaels is currently working on a new solo album, due later in the year. Audio samples of the trac...

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ZIMMERS HOLE Schedules Vancouver Date

ZIMMERS HOLE, the Vancouver-based project featuring guitarist Jed Simon and bassist Byron Stroud of STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, has scheduled a rare performance on Thursday, March 29 at the Buffalo Club in Vancouver. "Gonna play some new songs, got some new merch, the Heathen will most likely piss booze al...

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PAIN OF SALVATION Names Permanent Bassist, Issues Post-Tour Update

Sweden's PAIN OF SALVATION has ieeud the following update: "So, let it be publicly known: on the 10th of March, after the Copenhagen show, Simon Andersson [bass] was welcomed into PAIN OF SALVATION as a full member. He did an outstanding job on the tour and we are looking forward to the coming years...

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FEAR FACTORY Working On New Remix Album; Audio Available

FEAR FACTORY is currently working on another remix album, tentatively due later in the year. A first taste of the upcoming CD — a remixed version of the song "Supernova" (which appeared in its original form on the 2005 CD "Transgression") — can be heard on the band's MySpace page. FEAR FACTORY front...

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FATE: 'Cruisin' For A Bruisin'' Reissue Due In April

MTM Classix has set an April 20 release date for the reissue of the classic "Cruisin' for a Bruisin'" album from the Copenhagen, Denmark-based melodic hard rock band FATE. FATE was formed in 1985 byformer MERCYFUL FATE guitarist Hank Shermann (René Krolmark),MAXIM singer Jeff Lox Limbo (Jens Meiner...

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CHIMAIRA Guitarist: 'Things Are Better Than They've Ever Been For Us Right Now'

Simon Milburn of Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with CHIMAIRA guitarist Rob Arnold. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the response to their 2005 album, "Chimaira": "It seems like people's attention spans nowadays are less than maybe they used to be in the days of M...

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TRIVIUM Bassist: New Album Is 'Doing Phenomenally Around The World'

Simon Milburn of Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with TRIVIUM bassist Paulo Gregoletto. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On mixing new and old material in their set: "It's been great. I mean, it's so hard to judge who has been a fan since the beginning or not. Judging...

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Rare JIMI HENDRIX Artwork Found

Tom Mullen of The Evening Chronicle reports: Guitar legend Jimi Hendrix couldn't only cut it on stage — he was also talented with a paintbrush. These psychedelic pictures were painted by Hendrix and discovered by former roadie James "Tappy" Wright, who has put them on display in his friend's music s...