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LIZZY BORDEN Bassist Denies He has Been Asked To Join HAMMERFALL

Marten Andersson (LIZZY BORDEN, STARWOOD) has shot down reports that he has been asked to replace fill the vacant bassist slot in HAMMERFALL following the departure of Magnus Rosén. Commented Marten: "I have been getting a bunch of emails these last couple of days asking if I am the new bass player...

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MORTIIS: Advance Tracks From 'Some Kind Of Heroin' Available

MORTIIS has made a selection of advance tracks from the upcoming remix album, "Some Kind of Heroin", available via the project's dedicated MySpace page. The album, which features tracks from "The Grudge" reconstructed by a number of artists, including THE KOVENANT, PIG, FUNKER VOGT, IN THE NURSERY,...

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Former SEVENDUST Guitarist Says It Is A 'Huge Honor' To Be Playing With KORN

Former SEVENDUST/current DARK NEW DAY guitarist Clint Lowery has commented on his decision to replace Rob Patterson as KORN's new touring/backup axeman. Lowery is the second replacement for original KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch, who left the band two years ago to devote his life to Christianity...

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KORN, LAMB OF GOD, DIMMU BORGIR Members Comment On DOWNLOAD Festival

Members of KORN, LAMB OF GOD, DIMMU BORGIR, DRAGONFORCE and DEVILDRIVER have spoken to Kerrang magazine about their upcoming participation in the Download festival, set to take place June 8-10 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, England. KORN's performance at last year's Download festival was oversha...

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More Details Emerge On TOOL Tour Postponement

Launch Radio Networks reports: TOOL drummer Danny Carey apparently injured himself while lifting something at home, according to sources close to the band. Carey tore his bicep last week, requiring surgery and forcing the group to postpone its North American tour, which was scheduled to begin on Mar...

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HOLY MOSES Singer Talks About Reissues, Future Plans

Mark Carras of RockMyMonkey.com recently conducted an interview with Sabina Classen of HOLY MOSES. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock My Monkey: I got to ask about your bassist Robert, had to check into a mental hospital back in August. Is his health better now, and will he be able ...

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All-Star Metalcore Band DOOM DAY Releases Debut Album

DOOM DAY is an "all-star" metalcore band with members from London, Sofia and Berlin. The quartet consists of guitarist Gizz Butt (ex-THE PRODIGY, ENGLISH DOGS),drummer Robin Guy (ex-BRUCE DICKINSON, THE BUSINESS),bass player Volcan "Audiocleaner" Tuereli (JAYLAN),and Bulgarian frontman Alexander...

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Report: VAN HALEN's Road Plans Have Taken A Rocky Turn

Geoff Boucher of the Los Angeles Times reports: For VAN HALEN, the stars seemed aligned for a triumphant 2007. Next month, the group will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the plan was to follow that with a summer reunion tour that would feature David Lee Roth back ...

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TORN APART Signs With PATHOLOGICALLY EXPLICIT RECORDINGS

Swedish death metallers TORN APART have inked a deal with the Spanish label Pathologically Explicit Recordings, a sub-label of Grotesque Productions. Pathologically Explicit will release the band's mini-CD, entitled "Craving Pale Flesh". A release date is not offically announced but the label has st...

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ERA VULGARIS Frontman Responds To QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Fans' Queries

Following the announcement that the next QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE album is to be entitled "Era Vulgaris", a statement has been issued by Chris Rob, frontman with Irish metal band ERA VULGARIS, in response to a deluge of messages from QOTSA fans enquiring as to the meaning of the name. The following i...

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BRAND NEW SIN Vocalist Is Excited About Touring With TYPE O NEGATIVE

BRAND NEW SIN will embark on a U.S. tour alongside TYPE O NEGATIVE on March 28 and will be direct support until Century Media labelmates CELTIC FROST join the bill on April 9. This trek marks the group's second U.S. run in support of their critically acclaimed album "Tequila", which Decibel magazine...

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ILL NINO To Release 'Enigma' In June

Bilingual Latin metal band ILL NINO has issued the following update: "We've been receiving tons of e-mails from all of you asking 'What has ILL NINO been up to?' Well, here it goes... After three months working on this album, we're currently putting the final touches on our new album 'Enigma', which...

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OBSCURA To Enter Studio In August

German death metal band OBSCURA has issued the following update: "During the next weeks we will arrange the follow-up record [to] 'Retribution', so we will be able to enter the studio in late August this year. Once again OBSCURA choose V. Santura (DARK FORTRESS) for recordings at The Crypt Studios,...

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GUNNAR NELSON Discusses SCRAP METAL Project

BlastMagazine.net recently conducted an interview with Gunnar Nelson about his SCRAP METAL project, also featuring his brother Matthew Nelson, Mark Slaughter (SLAUGHTER),Kelly Keagy (NIGHT RANGER) and Eric Martin (MR. BIG). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: BlastMagazine.net: Who came up w...

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STRYPER Frontman Issues 'Prayer Request' For His Wife

STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet has issued a "prayer request" for his family in connection with his wife's upcoming surgery. His message reads as follows: "Kyle [Michael's wife] was admitted to Brigham and Women's Hospital [in Boston, Massachusetts] on Monday, Feb. 12. After ultrasound and CT scan in...