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NIGHTWISH To Be Joined By JOHN TWO-HAWKS For Texas Shows

John Two-Hawks, a Native American hailing from Arkansas, will appear on stage with NIGHTWISH at the following U.S. dates: Nov. 10 - The White Rabbit - San Antonio, Texas Nov. 11 - The Palladium Ballroom - Dallas, Texas John Two-Hawks is a multi-instrumentalist who is devoted to spreading the culture...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: 'I Am Totally Opposed To Illegal Downloading'

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisited: How do you feel about pirating? In the old days I could loan my copy of "British Steel" to a couple of buddies to tape off but ...

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Ex-PANTERA Bassist REX BROWN: The World's A Far Less Beautiful Place Without DIMEBAG

Patrick Douglas of The Culture Shock recently conducted an interview with Rex Brown (DOWN, ex-PANTERA). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: The Culture Shock: So, how good does it feel to be back on this ride with DOWN? You've got the touring you've already done and the upcoming record releas...

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OZZY And SHARON OSBOURNE's Furnishings, Art And Memorabilia To Be Auctioned

Julien's Auctions is offering furnishings, art and memorabilia from the collection of rock 'n' roll royalty Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne. The two-day sale will be held at Gibson Guitar Showroom, Beverly Hills, CA on Friday and Saturday, November 30 and December 1. More than 600 lots of memorabilia, jewe...

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JÖTUN Demo Track Featuring MORS PRINCIPIUM EST Singer Available For Streaming

MORS PRINCIPIUM EST singer Ville Viljanen has joined forces with guitarist Mike Greenfield (HEMLOCK, SMOTHER THERESA) in a new project called JÖTUN. An as-yet-untitled demo track is available for streaming on the group's MySpace page. JÖTUN's lineup, according to the band's MySpace page: Mike Greenf...

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OTEP Frontwoman Reveals Power Of Poetry

Otep Shamaya, outspoken frontwoman of Los Angeles-based metal quartet OTEP, has written a guest blog for Headbanger's Blog expressing her obsession with poetry and the connection between finely honed words and bludgeoning rock. Check it out at this location. OTEP is currently gearing up for the long...

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HIGH ON FIRE: To Appear on FUEL TV; New Video Posted Online

HIGH ON FIRE will appear on Fuel TV's "The Daily Habit" tomorrow, October 2 at 9:00 p.m. EST (6:00 p.m. PST). During the episode, HIGH ON FIRE will perform "Turk" from their brand new album "Death Is This Communion". "The Daily Habit" is Fuel TV's first original daily series. The show encompasses th...

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Report: Iraqi Rockers Eye OZZFEST

Karen Bliss of JAM! Music reports: Vice co-founder Suroosh Alvi, whose record label is home to BLOC PARTY, CHROMEO, THE STREETS, THE BLACK LIPS, and PANTHERS, plans to get Iraqi metal band ACRASSICAUDA into a state-of-the-art recording studio, then onto Ozzfest 2008 — but first he has to help get th...

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GLENN HUGHES To Play Free Concert In Bulgaria

According to SofiaEcho.com, legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) and the Bulgarian bands B.T.R. and SIGNAL will stage a joint concert in Sofia on September 28, 2007. The event will be held in front of the National Palace of Culture and entry to the gig will be free. T...

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MISFITS '30th Anniverscary Tour' To Hit U.S. This Fall

The MISFITS "30th Anniverscary Tour" kicked off with a debut gig headlining the Topfest in Slovakia, followed by a slew of sold-out shows in Mexico. The band is currently on the road throughout Europe, with stops in Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland f...

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ZAKK WYLDE: The Craziest Thing I've Seen OZZY Do

Modern Guitars Magazine recently conducted an interview with BLACK LABEL SOCIETY/OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Zakk Wylde. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Modern Guitars Magazine: What's the craziest thing you've seen Ozzy do? Zakk: "Not too long ago, me and Ozzy were in Prague when we were doi...

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Report: Heavy Metal Christians

Josh Jarman of The Columbus Dispatch reports: They've got the look: dreadlocks, tattoos, skull T-shirts and combat boots. They've got the sound: bass-laden riffs, pounding drums and crunching guitar solos. And they've got God. This face of Christian rock is loud, heavy and selling better than ever....

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FINNTROLL Guitarist: 'We're Pretty Much Ignored In Mainstream Media'

The Washington Post's Express reports: The Finnish heavy metal folk band FINNTROLL's insane and catchy oompah-oompah metal is accompanied by Swedish lyrics that cover the usual stuff in extreme Nordic music: mythology, religion, death, drinking, more death and trolls (natch). English speakers won't...

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LORDI To Support TYPE O NEGATIVE In October

Finnish heavy metal monsters LORDI have been confirmed as direct support on the TYPE O NEGATIVE tour that kicks off October 12 in New Haven, Connecticut. The dates are as follows: Oct. 12 - New Haven, CT - Toad's Place Oct. 13 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium Oct. 14 - Clifton Park, NY - ...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO: Tour Blog Available

Legendary hard rock vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (ex-YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN, JOURNEY, TALISMAN) has posted a lengthy blog on his official MySpace page detailing his recent touring activities. An excerpt follows: "On Sunday, I fed the wife and kissed the dogs (come on, work with me, it's humor!) and started...