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TARJA TURUNEN To Release 'My Winter Storm Special Extended Edition' In January

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen will play two exclusive Christmas concerts with Kalevi Kiviniemi, Marzi Nyman and Markku Krohn at churches in Helsinki and Tampere on November 28 and November 29. After those concerts, Tarja will give a very special guest performance: German rock legend Doro Pes...

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VINNIE PAUL And His Father To Discuss DIMEBAG On One-Hour 'Liquid Metal' Special

Former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott and his father, Jerry Abbott (see photo below),will join Sirius XM host Jose Mangin tonight (Friday, November 21) at 6:00 p.m. EST for an hour-long special dedicated to the life and music of "Dimebag" Darrell Lance Abbott. Having just r...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Featured In 'World Of Warcraft' Commercial

According to IncGamers, Blizzard Entertainment, the company behind the hugely successful World of Warcraft, has released a new TV commercial featuring rock legend Ozzy Osbourne. The advertisement features Ozzy, in a typically humourous sitaution, calling for his wife Sharon as the Lich King chastize...

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VINNIE PAUL: Video Footage From Los Angeles DIMEBAG Book Signing Available

Former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott took part in a signing session for "He Came To Rock" — the new paperback photo book/DVD on his late brother, PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott — on Wednesday (November 19) at Best Buy in Los Angeles, California. Check out video...

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SIX FEET UNDER: 'Seed Of Filth' Video Available

MTV's HeadbangersBlog.com has uploaded "Seed Of Filth", the new video from Florida-based death metallers SIX FEET UNDER. The clip, which can be viewed below, was filmed on October 31 at Gasoline Alley in Largo, Florida with director Mario D. Framingheddu, who previously worked with the group on the...

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HARBINGER Signs With PLANET METAL

Planet Metal has announced the signing of the obscure Michigan speed metal group HARBINGER. The band's sound is a frenzied melding of early metal styles, incorporating the melody of vintage British metal and the adrenaline of foundational U.S. speed metal, all fighting for space within the youthful...

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NAZXUL Guitarist Killed In Motorcycle Accident

Long-running Australian thrashers MORTAL SIN have issued the following update: "Our longtime friend Greg Morelli, guitarist of NAZXUL, was tragically killed in the early hours of Thursday morning, November 20th in a motorcycle accident. As many locals would know, a huge storm hit Sydney last night a...

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VINNIE PAUL Responds To Accusations That He Is 'Cashing In' On DIMEBAG's Legacy

During an appearance on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" this past Monday night (November 17),former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott was asked about the criticism he has received via various Internet message boards for the fact that the proceeds from his Dimeb...

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TOM MORELLO Performs On maniaTV's 'Stage 5'; Video Available

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello stopped by maniaTV recently to play a few songs on "Stage 5". Video footage of him performing the tracks "The Fabled City", "The King of Hell" and "Midnight in the City of Destruction", off Morello's latest solo album, "The Fabled City", can be viewed a...

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AEROSMITH's JOEY KRAMER Auctioning Off Ultimate Drummer Experience

Ever wanted a one-on-one drum lesson with one of the best? Joey Kramer of AEROSMITH is auctioning off a drum lesson at his studio in Boston, Massachusetts along with his complete personal drum set in support of Samuel Waxman's Collaborating For A Cure 2008. Auction includes: Complete drum set owned...

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SIX FEET UNDER: 'Death Rituals' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Death Rituals", the new album from Florida-based death metallers SIX FEET UNDER, sold around 2,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD debuted at No. 14 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums...

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VINNIE PAUL Signs Copies Of DIMEBAG Book In Las Vegas; Photos Available

Former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott took part in a signing session for "He Came To Rock" — the new paperback photo book/DVD on his late brother, PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott — yesterday (Tuesday, November 18) at the Hard Rock Café in Las Vegas, Nevada. Severa...

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SAINT VITUS Guitarist Talks About Upcoming ROADBURN Appearance

Olivier "Zoltar" Badin of UK's Terrorizer magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Dave Chandler of the legendary U.S. doom metal band SAINT VITUS. Terrorizer: Ironically, in between 1996 when you first split up, and 2003, the band's popularity had grown a lot. How do you explain it?...

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LORDI Mainman, VINNIE PAUL ABBOTT To Guest On 'Chaos With Full Metal Jackie'

LORDI mainman Mr. Lordi and former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott will be the featured guests on this Sunday's (November 16) edition of Indie 103.1 FM's specialty metal program "Chaos with Full Metal Jackie" at 10:00 p.m. PST (1:00 a.m. EST Monday morning). To listen to the...

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NORTHERN KINGS: Two New Songs Available For Streaming

NORTHERN KINGS, the new Finnish band consisting of four well-known metal musicians — Jarkko Ahola (TERÄSBETONI),Marco Hietala (TAROT, NIGHTWISH),Tony Kakko (SONATA ARCTICA),Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto (CHARON) — will release its second album, "Rethroned", on November 19 via Warner Music Finland. Like i...