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Destroyers from the Western Skies

Right or wrong, there was a time when those with using "black metal" and "elite" in the same sentence were referring to bands of a Scandinavian heritage, while those same folks snickered at the idea of a legitimate U.S. black metal world presence. Regardless of the questionable validity of the origi...

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HELLFEST Fans Still Waiting For Refunds

Scott Frost of The Trentonian has issued the following report: An estimated 1,000 people still haven't received refunds on tickets from Trenton's canceled Hellfest concert, and many are complaining that the promoters are ignoring them. More than 3,500 fans who bought tickets at the Sovereign Bank Ar...

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SAMMY HAGAR Discusses The Future Of VAN HALEN

Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an exclusive interview with Sammy Hagar. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisited: You were quoted [recently] as saying that you wanted to figure out how to play free concerts. Sammy Hagar: I do because I think it would be the ultima...

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Former Adult Film Star JASMIN ST. CLAIRE To Host New Metal DVD-Zine

Next month, former adult film and ECW wrestling star Jasmin St. Claire will introduce and host a new metal DVD-zine, "Metal's Dark Side", a new extreme metal video magazine published six times a year nationally through MVD (Music Video Distributors). The first of its kind, this DVD-zine will feature...

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WET ANIMAL: Debut Album Samples Posted Online

WET ANIMAL, the Illinois-based quartet featuring TROUBLE members Rick Wartell (guitar) and Jeff "Oly" Olson (drums),have uploaded audio samples from their upcoming self-titled debut at WetAnimal.net. "Wet Animal" track listing: 01. Soul Alone 02. Lost in my Head 03. Outside a Hole 04. Left Behind 0...

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ROADRUNNER UNITED: First Track Available For Download

The first track from the upcoming ROADRUNNER UNITED "The All-Star Sessions" CD, entitled "The Dagger", has been made available for download at Roadrun.com. This full-length release, in stores on October 11, 2005, is a "master class" in hard rock/metal. Boasting 57 artists from 45 of Roadrunner's pas...

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BEN JACKSON GROUP: Acoustic Tracks Posted Online

BEN JACKSON GROUP, the Florida-based hard rock band featuring former CRIMSON GLORY/PARISH guitarist Ben Jackson on guitar/vocals, have uploaded two previously unreleased acoustic tracks that were originally intended to appear on the Japanese version of the group's sophomore album, "All Over You". Ch...

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STUCK MOJO: U.K. Tour Dates Announced

Reunited Atlanta-based rap-metal pioneers STUCK MOJO have lined up the following U.K. dates in October/November: Oct. 28 - Margate, UK @ Lido Oct. 29 - Birmingham, UK @ Barfly Oct. 30 - London, UK @ Highbury Garage Oct. 31 - Leeds, UK @ Josephs Well Nov. 01 - Liverpool, UK @ Barfly Nov. 02 - ...

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Guitarist RICH WARD Discusses STUCK MOJO's Present And Future

Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an in-depth interview with STUCK MOJO/FOZZY guitarist Rich Ward. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On STUCK MOJO's current status: "We did a full European tour, three and a half weeks worth in February. Then we came back to the U.K. again and d...

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TED NUGENT Offers To Shoot Bears In Wake Of Maulings

The Canadian Press has issued the following report: Rocker and hunting enthusiast Ted Nugent has volunteered to shoot bears in Manitoba following a fatal mauling of a 68-year-old man in the province last week. In an e-mail to a Winnipeg newspaper, the guitarist known as "The Motor City Madman" offer...

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WET ANIMAL: TROUBLE Side Project To Shoot First Video

WET ANIMAL, the Illinois-based quartet featuring TROUBLE members Rick Wartell (guitar) and Jeff "Oly" Olson (drums),will shoot their first promotional video mid-September. No further details are currently available. WET ANIMAL played two "awesome" shows in Chicago over the weekend," Wartell told BL...

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BURY YOUR DEAD Bassist Says OZZFEST Egg-Throwing Was Organized By 'Someone High Up'

BURY YOUR DEAD bassist Rich Casey has told MTV.com that his band are the unfortunate, yet innocent, victims of Internet rumor regarding their participation in the events surrounding IRON MAIDEN's final Ozzfest appearance this past weekend in Devore, California. He claims he was sitting backstage, in...

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TROUBLE To Resume Recording New Album Next Week

Legendary Chicago doomsters TROUBLE are sheduled to return to the studio on September 1 with producer Vinny Wojno (KREATOR, MACHINE HEAD) to resume recording their new album, tentatively titled "Simple Mind Condition", for a January 2006 release via Escapi Music. The group's current lineup includes...

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BURY YOUR DEAD: We Did Not Pelt IRON MAIDEN With Eggs

Boston metalcore outfit BURY YOUR DEAD have issued a statement via their official web site refuting reports that they actively participated in pelting IRON MAIDEN with eggs during the British band's co-headlining appearance at this past weekend's Ozzfest in Devore, California. The statement reads as...

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ERIC SINGER: No One Cops ACE FREHLEY Solos Like TOMMY THAYER Does

KISS' official web site, KissOnline.com, recently spoke with KISS drummer Eric Singer to get some of the fans' "Ask KISS" questions answered. The Q&A session follows: Question #1 - From John Montury, Shaker Heights, Ohio: I grew up in the Cleveland area myself. Who was the ONE drummer that influ...