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DORO PESCH: GENE SIMMONS 'Was One Of The Best Producers I've Ever Had In My Life'

Jesse Capps of RockConfidential.com recently conducted an interview with German metal singer Doro Pesch. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: RockConfidential.com: You toured in the U.S. last summer — how long had it been before that since you played in the States? Doro: The first time touring...

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LIGHT THIS CITY Issues Year-End Update

Bay Area thrashers LIGHT THIS CITY have issued a year-end update on the band's MySpace page: "Holy shit! 2007 was a fucking beast! Thanks to everyone who came out to our shows, let us crash at their houses, and raised their horns high. Let's do a little recap, eh? "The year started off with a ...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Frontman Offers Year-End Update

Phil Labonte, frontman for Massachusetts' ALL THAT REMAINS, has issued a year-end update focusing on upcoming headlining tour plans as well as the writing and recording process for the forthcoming follow up to "The Fall of Ideals", tentatively scheduled for a mid-2008 release. "I'm writing stuff aga...

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MARILYN MANSON, DITA VON TEESE Marriage Over

According to The Associated Press, Marilyn Manson's marriage to model and burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese officially ended Thursday, and the two were "restored to the status of single persons," according to a judgment filed in Superior Court. Von Teese, whose real name is Heather Sweet, and Manson,...

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UNJUST: 'To Lose A Name' Track Listing Revealed

San Francisco Bay Area's UNJUST has finalized the track listing for its fourth album, entitled "To Lose a Name". The CD was once again recorded with producer/engineer Mark Keaton (MACHINE HEAD, ONE MAN ARMY, MR. T EXPERIENCE, KGB) at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, California. "To Lose a Name" track l...

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MORTAL SIN, PARADOX Confirmed For Germany's HEADBANGERS OPEN AIR Festival

MORTAL SIN and PARADOX have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Headbangers Open Air festival, set to take place July 24-26, 2008 in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABANDONED (GER) AMULANCE (USA) ANCESTRAL (IT) AXEHAMMER (USA) BLACK HAWK (G...

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A New Shade of Black for the Soul

From what I gather, there is has been a fair amount of hype in the European press for this English band's debut full-length, "A New Shade of Black for the Soul". RISE TO ADDICTION falls squarely into the modern hard rock category, given more muscle with some tough, crunchy riffs, thanks in part to A...

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AEROSMITH: 'Greatest Hits' Reaches 11-Million Mark

AEROSMITH's "Greatest Hits" collection was certified 11-times-platinum on December 13, 2007 by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for sales in excess of 11 million copies in the United States. Released in 1980, "Greatest Hits" is AEROSMITH's first standard "greatest hits" compilati...

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HEATHEN: New Lineup Announced

Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metallers HEATHEN have issued the following update: "Over the past few years, this page has been an inspiration for the band and has kept us going, knowing we had a huge following out there who want to see a new album in the stores. "After a long hard slog, we ...

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CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS Launches Online 8-Track Player

Sick of song streams that either don’t work or take minutes to start up? Well, Century Media Records has an early gift for you this holiday season: The label is bringin' it back to the mid-'60s with an online 8-track player that includes downloadable tunes from ARCH ENEMY, SUICIDE SILENCE, HIMSA, DI...

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AXEL RUDI PELL To Perform At 'Rock Classic Allstars in Symphony'

German guitarist AXEL RUDI PELL will play three songs as "special guest" at the "Rock Classic Allstars in Symphony" on December 22 at the Zeche in Bochum, Germany. Also scheduled to perform are John Lawton (ex-URIAH HEEP),ex-members of THE SWEET and SLADE, plus an orchestra, among others. AXEL RUDI...

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NONEUCLID To Release Debut In January

NONEUCLID, the project formed in Bavaria/Germany in 2004 by Netherlands-based composer Morean and featuring members of DARK FORTRESS, will release its debut album, "The Crawling Chaos", in January via Merciless Records. A concept LP about the violent and inevitable death of the universe, the CD's ly...

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WAYSTED: UK Dates Announced

WAYSTED, the reunited mid-'80s British heavy metal outfit led by UFO bassist Pete Way (hence the spelling of the group's name),has scheduled the following dates: March 01 - The Twist - Colchester, UK March 06 - The Underworld - London, UK (w/ TYGERS OF PAN TANG) March 08 - The Yardbirds Club - Grim...

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ARCH ENEMY Frontwoman Checks In From the Road

ARCH ENEMY vocalist Angela Gossow has issued the following update: "Thanx to everyone for coming out to the Black Crusade tour and showing some love! The tour is going very well, despite all the bad luck and tragic news backstage — everybody is pulling through. All my love goes out to Phil [Demmel,...

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KATATONIA: 'Tonight's Decision', 'Last Fair Deal Gone Down' Vinyl Editions Available

Sweden's KATATONIA have made limited-edition, double gatefold, 180-gram heavyweight vinyl versions of their "Tonight's Decision" and "Last Fair Deal Gone Down" albums available. Limited to 1,500 numbered copies, the details for the two releases are as follows: "Tonight's Decision" Side A 01. For My...