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IMPALED NAZARENE: 'Manifest' Final Track Listing Revealed

Finnish extreme metallers IMPALED NAZARENE have finalized the track listing for their new album, "Manifest", which will be released on October 24 in Finland (licensed to Spinefarm Records) and October 26 in rest of Europe (Osmose Productions). The CD was recorded and mixed at Sonic Pump studio by Ta...

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INTO ETERNITY: New Guitar Lesson Series Posted Online

After spending the summer months touring arenas alongside DREAM THEATER, the Canadian quintet INTO ETERNITY heads back to the clubs tonight for a month-long run as direct support to EDGUY, with ECHOES OF ETERNITY and LIGHT THIS CITY rounding out the bill. This trek marks the group's fifth and likely...

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SHARON OSBOURNE's Father Honored With London Plaque

BBC News reports that late music mogul Don Arden, manager of BLACK SABBATH and the SMALL FACES and father of Sharon Osbourne, has been honored with a central London plaque. SMALL FACES drummer Kenney Jones unveiled the plaque on Saturday (September 8),at the site of the Carnaby Street office where...

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RATT: European, Japanese Tour Dates Announced

RATT will embark on a European tour this fall before traveling to Japan and Australia for a few shows. The group's schedule is shaping up as follows: Sep. 06 – Amos' Southend - Charlotte, NC Sep. 07 - Cherokee Amphitheater - Cherokee, NC Sep. 08 – Jaxx - West Springfield, VA Sep. 10 - Oneida ...

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BARONESS Announces More Tour Dates

BARONESS has announced more Eastern U.S. tour dates in support of their first full-length album, "Red Album", which came out yesterday (Tuesday, September 4). The trek will kick off in the band's hometown of Savannah, GA on September 19 and work its way through the Central Eastern states and along t...

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CLOVEN HOOF To Play First London Show In 16 Years

NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends CLOVEN HOOF will play their first London show in 16 years at The Purple Turtle, Camden Town, London on Saturday, October 20. Support will come from fellow NWOBHM band ELIXIR. Upcoming CLOVEN HOOF shows: Oct. 13 - Stourbridge, UK - Rock Cafe 2000 (supp...

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DOKKEN: New Album To Receive Japanese Release In October

According to HMV Japan, DOKKEN will release its new album, entitled "Lightining Strikes", in Japan on October 24. The CD will be issued via Rhino Records in the U.S. and Frontiers Records in Europe. The follow-up to 2004's "Hell to Pay" will feature the lineup of Don Dokken (vocals),Jon Levin (guit...

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DEF LEPPARD Singer: 'I Don't Necessarily Think We've Even Written Our Best Song Yet'

Brandy McDonnell of NewsOK.com recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On whether DEF LEPPARD is planning on stopping anytime soon: "Why would you? ... We're musicians, and our job is to play for people. And the more we play and the m...

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Legendary Long Island Record Store LOONEY TUNES Destroyed In Fire

Looney Tunes, the long-standing independent record store in West Babylon, New York which has hosted in-store appearances by such artists as OZZY OSBOURNE, QUEENSRŸCHE, DREAM THEATER, TYPE O NEGATIVE and STAIND (whose 2001 rooftop in-store performance attracted 7,500 fans to the store) experienced a...

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BAD BRAINS Comment On Loss Of CBGB's HILLY KRISTAL

D.C. hardcore legends BAD BRAINS have issued a statement extending their "sincere condolences to the family" of Hilly Kristal, the founder of legendary New York punk rock venue CBGB who died on Tuesday from complications from lung cancer at the age of 75. Commented BAD BRAINS' Darryl Jenifer: "The B...

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GEORGE LYNCH MTS Signature Series Preamp Modules Available Via Randall Amplifiers

Randall Amplifiers, a division of US Music Corporation, announced today the general availability of the George Lynch MTS Signature Series Preamp Modules, which allows guitarists to attain his classic tones, ranging from smooth and clean to the heavy rhythm tones characteristic of the DOKKEN and LYNC...

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NIKKI SIXX On Last MÖTLEY CRÜE Tour: 'We Probably Laughed More Than We Have In Years'

Russell Hall of IndependentMail.com recently conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: IndependentMail.com: MÖTLEY CRÜE was formed around the same time that MTV began its rise. In retrospect, do you feel that was crucial to the band's succ...

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LIZZY BORDEN: 'Appointment With Death' Details Revealed

LIZZY BORDEN was created in 1983 in Hollywood California. Spitting venom, stage blood and dripping grease paint while breathing life into bizarre characters bred precisely for the stage. Theme-oriented creations such as "Love You to Pieces" (1985),"Menace to Society" (1986),"Visual Lies" (1987),"...

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DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist Guests On New GWYN ASHTON Album

According to Deep-Purple.net, DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Don Airey guests on two songs on the new album from Australian blues player GWYN ASHTON, entitled "Prohibition" (Riverside Records). Don plays on two tracks — piano on "Castaway" and organ on "Are You Lonely". Gwyn Ashton, who was born in Wales a...

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ARCTICFLAME Continuing Work On Sophomore CD

New Jersey power metallers ARCTICFLAME recently entered the studio to begin recording their second album, "Declaration", tentatively due before the end of the year. "Guitarist Rod Mariani has completed his rhythm tracks for the upcoming CD," the band writes on its web site. "The sessions lasted from...