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STRYPER Frontman Featured In 'Noëlle' Movie; Trailer Available

The new Gener8xion Entertainment motion picture "Noëlle" — which features STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet as part of the supporting cast — is now in theaters. In the movie, Sweet plays one of the three "Tree Kings" and sings in Latin in the climatic ending of the film. Michael's wife Kyle was also th...

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Ex-MISFITS Guitarist Pays Tribute To Slain Fan

THE UNDEAD, the band fronted by former MISFITS guitarist Bobby Steele, is among the confirmed performers at the Brian Deneke Memorial Concert this Saturday, December 8 at the 6th Street Community Center, 638 East 6th St., New York City. Other acts slated to appear include THE BLAME, THE CRUSHER, DEA...

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SLAYER, MACHINE HEAD, KING DIAMOND, AS I LAY DYING Among GRAMMY Nominees

SLAYER, MACHINE HEAD, KING DIAMOND and AS I LAY DYING are among the nominees for the 50th annual Grammy Awards, which will be held at Los Angeles' Staples Center on Sunday, February 10, 2007. The nominees in the "Hard Rock", "Metal" and "Rock Instrumental" categories are as follows: Best Metal Perfo...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Honored At BOSTON MUSIC AWARDS

2007 has proven to be a sweet year for metal maestros KILLSWITCH ENGAGE. After headlining the Vans Warped Tour, getting awarded a gold RIAA certification for 2004's "The End of Heartache", and seeing "Holy Diver" (cover of the DIO classic) crash into the Top 10 on the Active Rock charts, the band ki...

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AEROSMITH Bassist Honored With Personal Achievement Award at BOSTON MUSIC AWARDS

AEROSMITH bassist Tom Hamilton accepted the Personal Achievement Award from Christopher Guest at the 2007 Boston Music Awards (BMAs),with two of the evening's best jokes. "Turn that crap down," he said of his entrance music of "Sweet Emotion", and later, "I feel like I'm at home. This place is like...

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GLENN HUGHES Remembers KEVIN DUBROW

Legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) has released the following extened statement regarding the passing of QUIET RIOT singer Kevin DuBrow: "I am deeply saddened by the passing of one of my closest friends, Kevin DuBrow. "I had known Kevin since '83, when QUIET RIOT to...

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GLENN HUGHES: KEVIN DUBROW 'Was A Very Dear Close Friend, A Brother To Me'

Legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) has released the following statement to MelodicRock.com regarding the passing of QUIET RIOT singer Kevin DuBrow: "We are all grieving. "Kevin and I were brothers. We spoke daily, and I mean on the phone, not e-mail. "The Kevin that...

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Reactivated BELIEVER Begins Recording New Album

Guitarist/vocalist Kurt Bachman of the reactivated late '80s/early '90s technical-thrash metal band BELIEVER has issued the following update: "The Trauma Team has started the actual recording [of the new BELIEVER album] and Joey [Daub, drums] has blazed through two tunes today (after many hours gett...

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QUEEN Frontman Dubbed Greatest Rock Legend Of All Time

According to Australia's Herald Sun, Brits have dubbed QUEEN frontman Freddy Mercury the greatest rock legend of all time in a new survey out today. Elvis Presley narrowly missed out on the rock n' roll crown coming in second, while Woodstock veteran Jimi Hendrix was hot on his heels in third place....

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DERANGED: New Album Samples Available

Swedish death metal masters DERANGED have posted four different two-minute samples from the their upcoming full-length CD, "The Redlight Murder Case", on their MySpace page. DERANGED's seventh full-length album, "The Redlight Murder Case", is scheduled for release in February 2008 via Regain Records...

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UFO: U.S. Dates Announced

Legendary hard rockers UFO have scheduled the following U.S. dates: Apr. 08 - Saint Petersburg, FL @ The State Theatre Apr. 10 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance Apr. 11 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom Apr. 12 - New York, NY @ B.B. King's Blues Club Apr. 15 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Rex Theatre ...

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STRYPER: Bilbao Concert Footage Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of reactivated Christian hard rockers STRYPER's November 12, 2007 concert in Bilbao, Spain can be viewed below. According to a posting on the STRYPER fan site Stryped Forever, the tentative track listing of STRYPER's new album — which is expected in March 2008 — is as follow...

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WEDNESDAY 13: Vosselaar Photos Posted Online

A number of high-quality photos from WEDNESDAY 13's November 18, 2007 concert at Biebob in Vosselaar, Belgium have been posted online at Metal-Experience.com. WEDNESDAY 13's setlist was as follows: 01. 197666 02. Die My Bride 03. My Home Sweet Homicide 04. Scary Song 05. Oogie Boogie 06. Night Breed...

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Carnival of Sins Live

Just in case you missed this double-live horsepill when it was released as a Wal-Mart exclusive last year, here's your chance to revel in nearly two dozen party rock anthems from the luckiest bunch of dunderheads to stagger into fame and fortune. I'll give them this — it's easy to forget, until thei...

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STRYPER: New Album Track Listing Revealed?

According to a posting on the STRYPER fan site Stryped Forever, the tentative track listing of STRYPER's new album — which is expected in March 2008 — is as follows: 01. Murder by Pride 02. Eclipse of the Son 03. Mercy Over Blame 04. Run in You 05. Plan 06. 4 Leaf Clover ...