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FATAL SMILE To Team Up With WIG WAM For Japanese Tour

Swedish "traditional" hard rock/heavy metal band FATAL SMILE will team up with Norwegian rockers WIG WAM — winners of the 2005 Norwegian Eurovision Song Contest — for three shows in Japan in late February/early March. The details are as follows: Feb. 26 – Tokyo, JPN - O-East Feb. 28 - Nagoya, JPN -...

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PAIN CONFESSOR: 'Ne Plus Ultra' Video Posted Online

Finnish metallers PAIN CONFESSOR have posted their video for the track "Ne Plus Ultra" at YouTube.com. The song is the first single off the band's third album, "Purgatory of the Second Sun", due in Finland on March 14. The clip was shot by Vasara Films "Purgatory of the Second Sun" was recorded at ....

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PAIN CONFESSOR: 'Purgatory Of The Second Sun' Track Listing Revealed

Finnish metallers PAIN CONFESSOR have finalized the track listing for their third album, "Purgatory of the Second Sun", due in Finland on March 14. "Purgatory of the Second Sun" was recorded at Fantom studio and is described by the band as "raw and furious. This album has [ten] songs from which 80%...

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L.A. GUNS, WARRANT, FIREHOUSE To Join Forces For '80S INVASION TOUR

L.A. GUNS will team up with WARRANT and FIREHOUSE for the '80s Invasion Tour. A poster for the trek can be found at this location. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. L.A. GUNS is continuing to tour in support of its latest album, "Tales from the Strip", which was released in ...

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RON KEEL, JASON MCMASTER Confirmed For GUNS N' ROSES Tribute Album

Versailles Records has announced that Ron Keel will appear alongside Grammy-winning pianist Randy Cantor on a remake of the GUNS N' ROSES track "Don't Cry" as part of the label's forthcoming "Double Talkin' Jive: A Hard Rock Tribute to Guns N' Roses", the second volume of the tribute series to Axl,...

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FATAL SMILE Signs With LOCOMOTIVE MUSIC

Swedish "traditional" hard rock/heavy metal band FATAL SMILE has inked a deal with Locomotive Music. The group's sophomore album, "Neo Natural Freaks", will be released in the U.S. on February 20. The follow-up to 2002's "Beyond Reality", "Neo Natural Freaks" received a European release in February...

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SAXON Manager Checks In

SAXON's manager Thomas Jensen has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "After a hectic week I would like to keep you posted on the latest activities of the band. It might be too much information but I'll try to keep it short. "Thursday: Biff [Byford, vocals] and Charlie [Ba...

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THE CULT To Begin Recording New Album

THE CULT will enter the studio next month to begin pre-production on the group's first album since 2001's "Beyond Good and Evil". A fall release is expected. Also planned for release is a DVD of the band's November 13, 2006 concert at Irving Plaza in New York City, tentatively due in April. THE CULT...

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MOONLIGHT AGONY: New Album Sample Available

A two-minute clip of the new MOONLIGHT AGONY song "Through The Desert Storm" is available for download at this location. The track comes off the Swedish power metal act's second album, "Silent Waters", due in February via Dockyard Records. The follow-up to 2004's "Echoes of a Nightmare" (Massacre Re...

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DESTRUCTOR: New Album Title, Release Date Revealed

Cleveland, Ohio's legendary power/thrash band DESTRUCTOR has set "Forever in Leather" as the title of its forthcoming album, due on April 13 Auburn Records. The CD was recorded in Cleveland at Metro Sync and Noise Floor studios and is scheduled to be mixed starting next week with producer Don Depew...

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Allegiance

You may have heard of Greek guitar hero Gus G. from his participation in MYSTIC PROPHECY, NIGHTRAGE, and DREAM EVIL. Or maybe you caught him live as a fill-in guitarist with ARCH ENEMY during last year's North American tour. Well he's no longer a member of any of the first three bands so that he ...

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IN FLAMES Performs On Swedish Awards Show 'Rockbjörnen'; Video Available

A video clip of IN FLAMES performing the song "Come Clarity" on the Swedish music awards show "Rockbjörnen" last night (Thursday, January 11) in Stockholm, Sweden has been posted online at YouTube.com. The band's lineup for the performance included guitarists Björn Gelotte and Jesper Strömblad, who...

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RON KEEL To Appear On KISS Tribute Album

According to Versailles Records, Ron Keel has agreed to appear on the label's as-yet-untitled tribute LP to KISS, tentatively due in early 2008. Other musicians that are expected to participate in the project include members of LILLIAN AXE, WHITE LION, DANGEROUS TOYS, WARRANT, L.A. GUNS, SLASH'S SNA...

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L.A. GUNS Featuring PHIL LEWIS: Tour Dates Announced

The L.A. GUNS version featuring vocalist Phil Lewis has announced the following U.S. dates: Jan. 17 - Omaha, NE - Chrome Lounge Jan. 19 - Mankato, MN - Busters Jan. 20 - Burnsville, MN - Renegades Mar. 17 - Bloomington, IL - U.S. Cellular Coliseum (w/ WARRANT, FIREHOUSE) Mar. 23 - Jim Thorpe, PA - ....

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Ex-DEEP PURPLE Frontman Recalls Getting AC/DC Kicked Off Stage At Australian Festival

WHITESNAKE/ex-DEEP PURPLE frontman David Coverdale recently recalled an incident when a then-little-known band called AC/DC was kicked off the stage following PURPLE's appearance at an Australian festival. Said Coverdale: "[DEEP] PURPLE went to Australia in 1974 for one show... Yes, ONE show. It was...