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EDGUY Confirmed For Spain's RIPOLLET ROCK 2006 Festival

German power metal band EDGUY has been confirmed for the Ripollet Rock 2006 festival, set to take place August 25 near Barcelona, Spain. Also scheduled to appear are Spanish metal acts RUNIC, HARDREAMS and REDIMONI. A poster for the concert can be found at this location. As previously reported, EDGU...

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BEHEMOTH Frontman On Upcoming CD: 'It's Going To Be A Crazy Record'

BEHEMOTH frontman Nergal spoke to MetalEater.com on Thursday (August 10) regarding the details of the band's forthcoming album, which he has previously described as being "insane, heavy and epic." Nergal elaborates: "That's what it sounds like so far. I can't really say much until it's done, but we'...

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FEAR FACTORY Drummer Explains Bulgarian Concert Cancellation

FEAR FACTORY drummer Raymond Herrera was a guest on the "Varbanov Supermarket" program on the Bulgarian rock station Tangra Mega Rock on Friday, August 11. Herrera spoke about the reports that the cancellation of the group's August 11 concert in Sofia, Bulgaria was caused by "low ticket sales" and t...

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EDGUY, DEICIDE Confirmed For Mexico's MONTERREY METAL FEST

German power metal band EDGUY and the legendary American death metal band DEICIDE have been confirmed to perform on the main stage of the third edition of the Monterrey Metal Fest, set to take place Saturday, September 23, 2006 at the Coca Cola Auditorium in the city of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX: 'To Me, Fashion And Music Go Hand In Hand'

Leslie Earnest of the Los Angeles Times reports that former St. John Knits International Inc. executive Kelly Gray and MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx have joined forces to launch a line of men's clothing. Apparel from Newport Beach-based Royal Underground, whose clothing includes $100 T-shirts, $900...

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THE HAUNTED, AKERCOCKE To Headline U.K.'s DAMNATION FESTIVAL

Extreme legends THE HAUNTED and death metal overlords AKERCOCKE will headline this year's Damnation Festival, set to take place October 15 at Jilly's Rockworld and Music Box in Manchester, England. Ragga-punks SKINDRED and the debauched MISTRESS will join them to complete two stages of uncompromisin...

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Blood of the Snake

You don't get to be a respected journeyman like DEREK SHERINIAN without making a few friends along the way — or without having the chops to execute stop-on-a-dime stylistic changes and make yourself sound convincing. "Blood of the Snake" goes all over the place, with a little something for everyone,...

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In the caffeinated meat grinder that passes for popular culture these days, it may already be time for some 1990's nostalgia. Supermodels aren't wearing ironic updates of flannel yet, but bands like CRACKER, GIN BLOSSOMS and SPIN DOCTORS are already taking their amiably bland acts out on the rib-fes...

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Christian Hard Rockers STRYPER To Open For SLAYER At Mexico's MONTERREY METAL FEST

Reunited Christian hard rockers STRYPER and the legendary Spain-based heavy metal metal band WARCRY have been confirmed to perform on the main stage of the third edition of the Monterrey Metal Fest, set to take place Saturday, September 23, 2006 at the Coca Cola Auditorium in the city of Monterrey,...

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BLACK SABBATH Drummer Comments On Iran Changing Western Words

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has posted the following message on his official web site: "So the news today has reported that Iran is replacing Western names with alternative names. Words like 'pizza' are not to be used. 'Elastic bread' — much more hip. "In a bigger picture, if this is the beginni...

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ZAKK WYLDE: OZZY Is 'Singing Great' On This Year's OZZFEST

Jonathan Takiff of the Philadelphia Daily News recently conducted an interview with Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Q: OK, so exactly how hot has it been on the road this summer? Zakk: It's beyond f---ing hot. Some days, the flesh is meltin...

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ARCH ENEMY Frontwoman ANGELA GOSSOW: 'I Love Metal With All My Heart'

ARCH ENEMY frontwoman Angela Gossow has posted the following message on her official MySpace page: "OK, this question is making me rather frustrated lately. About half the population of metal fans out there seem to believe I do some cute vocals on one end of the mic — and there are evil growls and s...

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Report: Bogus DAVID LEE ROTH Booker Scams Clubs

According to Pollstar.com, a con man posing as the booking agent for David Lee Roth has scammed at least three different U.S. nightclubs and two of them, including The Venue in Scottsdale, Ariz., lost thousands of dollars in deposits. Diamond Dave switched his representation in May from CAA to Monte...

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SEPULTURA's DERRICK GREEN: 'You Are What You Eat'

SEPULTURA frontman Derrick Green recently sat down with PETA (People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals) to discuss animal rights, vegetarianism and the concept for their controversial video "Convicted in Life". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: PETA: What prompted you to go vegetarian? D...

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The Locust Years

Following up the work of insane genius that was "The August Engine", a fixture on many Top Ten lists in 2003, San Francisco's cult avant-metal weirdoes HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE confound the listener still further here. "The Locust Years" is a grandiose, ambitious and sprawling work, a bit less immediat...