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NIGHTWISH To Release 'Eva' Single In May

NIGHTWISH will release a new single, entitled "Eva", on May 30. "Eva" will be an Internet-only single release, all profits from which shall be donated to a charity that will be announced later. In Finland, the single will be available exclusively from NetAnttila. "Eva" will feature the new NIGHTWISH...

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MACHINE HEAD Putting Finishing Touches On 'Bonus' Song

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn is scheduled to complete his vocals for an as-yet-untitled new song at Sonic Ranch studios in Tornillo, Texas this week, to be used as a bonus track/b-side in connection with the group's much-anticipated sixth studio album, "The Blackening". The music and most of t...

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JUDAS PRIEST Frontman Says 'Nostradamus' May Turn Into Double Album

JUDAS PRIEST is currently recording a concept album about the 16th Century French prophet Nostradamus. In a recent interview with Rockdetector's Garry Sharpe-Young, Rob Halford admitted the band's often perceived secrecy was sometimes intentional. "Look, I love the Internet as a tool for knowledge g...

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JUDAS PRIEST: Upcoming Book Is 'Not True Story' Of Band

JUDAS PRIEST management representative Jayne Andrews has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "We would like to make it clear to everyone that a book which is due out soon, entitled 'Defenders Of The Faith - The True Story Of Judas Priest' by Neil Daniels, is not an officia...

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CELTIC FROST Frontman Pays Tribute To BLACK SABBATH Guitarist

The current issue of Guitar World magazine includes an in-depth feature on Tom Gabriel Fischer, frontman of CELTIC FROST, who talks about how he started writing music. "I used to sit there and dissect BLACK SABBATH's music," he said. "I was interested in knowing why SABBATH sounded so dark compared...

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MACHINE HEAD: New Song Available For Free Download

A crushingly heavy new MACHINE HEAD song, entitled "Aesthetics of Hate", is available for download at this location (free registration required). The track, which comes off the group's much-anticipated sixth studio album, "The Blackening", was inspired by an article called "Aesthetics of Hate: R.I.P...

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South Africa's FOREVER WILL BURN To Support SEPULTURA In Europe

FOREVER WILL BURN, the Cape Town, South Africa-based metalcore band with melodic death metal influences, has been confirmed as the support act for Brazilian thrashers SEPULTURA on their upcoming European tour. "This is the first time a South African band has received this honor and we look forward t...

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HACAVITZ: In Mixing Mode

Mexican black/death/war-metal masters HACAVITZ are in the final mixing stages for second album, "Katun". Slated to contain 11 tracks, "Katun" will feature such songs as "Regnum Satani", "From Sin to Honor", "Motlatito Yn Quetzalcoatl" and "Serpents of Smoke". According to drummer Oscar Garcia, "Katu...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer To Guest On '3 Guys Pickin''

QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate take part in an interview and live performance on two upcoming episodes of "3 Guys Pickin'". The details are as follows: February 19 and February 21: Episode 268 - "Operation Mindpickers Part 1" Geoff Tate sits down with the "3 Guys" to discuss "Operation Mindcrime: 2",...

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COMPOS MENTIS: 'Gehennesis' Danish Release Date Announced

Danish death metal band COMPOS MENTIS will release its second album, "Gehennesis", on March 26 via Mighty Music. A wider European release is expected in June. "Gehennesis" was recorded at ZigZound studio (NAPALM DEATH, ILLDISPOSED, MERCENARY, HATESPHERE, etc.) and contains the following tracks: 01....

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Seller Of GEORGE LYNCH's Guitar Says Ex-DOKKEN Guitarist's Recollection Is Incorrect

The eBay seller of George Lynch's (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB) "Mr. Graffitti" ESP guitar, which Lynch claimed was "lost due to mysterious circumstances that involved some kind of theft," has issued a response to Lynch's "inflammatory comments" concerning the instrument being "lost or stolen." The seller, wh...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: Japanese Dates Announced

QUEENSRŸCHE will embark on a four-date Japanese tour in late May/early June. The details are as follows: May 31 - Kosei-Nenkin Hall - Tokyo, Japan Jun. 01 - Kosei-Nenkin Hall - Tokyo, Japan Jun. 03 - Zepp - Nagoya, Japan Jun. 05 - NHK Hall - Osaka, Japan Immergent Records last year released "Face to...

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Former STUCK MOJO Frontman BONZ Issues New Video Message

Former STUCK MOJO vocalist Bonz has posted a new six-minute video message containing some of his new music for the DEAD GOSPEL project. Watch it at this location. STUCK MOJO guitarist Rich Ward fired Bonz from the band in July 2006, claiming that the frontman's substance-abuse issues "continue[d] to...

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Ex-CRIMSON GLORY Singer MIDNIGHT: 'I Live Every Moment Like It's My Last'

CRIMSON GLORY parted ways with singer Midnight (real name: John Patrick McDonald Jr.) last month following the revelation that he was arrested on January 20 in Sarasota, Florida and charged with "DUI [driving under the influence] with .20 [blood-alcohol level] or higher or having a passenger under 1...

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KISS Coffeehouse Owner Pays Tribute To One Of His Favorite Bands

Brian M. Galvin, owner of the Kiss Coffeehouse in Myrtle Beach, SC, was recently interviewed by Fresh Cup magazine, a coffee industry trade journal. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Fresh Cup: How did you get the idea to open a KISS-themed coffeehouse? Brian M. Galvin: I have been a KISS f...