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RAIDEN: Tokyo-Based International Hard Rock Band Releases Debut EP

Tokyo-based international hard rock band RAIDEN, which is led by Australian vocalist 9-0 and also features the U.K.'s Nigel Hanna and three Japanese members, has released its debut EP, "Raimei" (Sound of Thunder) via JMS (Japan Music System) to over 200 record stores across Japan, including HMV, Tow...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Bassist SIXX Discusses ROYAL UNDERGROUND Clothing Line

Deb Rao of Glam-Metal.com recently conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Glam-Metal.com: What kind of age bracket are you hoping to market the Royal Underground clothing line to? Sixx: Well, you know, that it is interesting because you...

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WRETCH Confirmed For 2007 HEADBANGER'S OPEN AIR Festival

Cleveland '80s-style, traditional power metal band WRETCH will be making their European debut with an exclusive performance at next year's Headbanger's Open Air Festival in Germany. The event takes place July 13 and 14, 2007 and will celebrate the festival's 10th Anniversary. HOA usually sells out i...

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SINNER Announces New Guitarist; New Album Track Listing Revealed

SINNER — the German band featuring PRIMAL FEAR bassist Mat Sinner, his FEAR bandmate Tom Naumann (guitars),Frank Rössler (keyboards),and former PRIMAL FEAR drummer Klaus Sperling — has announced the addition of second guitarist Christof Leim of THE TRACEELORDS to the group's ranks. Commented the b...

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KING DIAMOND: 'As Long As I Don't F*ck Up The Vocals, This Should Be Our Best Record'

Revolver magazine (web site) reports that most album art is inspired by the music on the disc, but KING DIAMOND inverted the process for his yet-untitled 12th studio record, which is scheduled for a spring release. When his band's distributor in Denmark stumbled across a painting called "My Mother's...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist Guests On New BURNING IN HELL Album

SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser makes a guest appearance on the track "The Waterfalls" from Brazilian power/speed metal band BURNING IN HELL's second album, "Believe". Kisser previously completed a series of successful workshops throughout Brazil with BURNING IN HELL drummer Marcelo Moreira. In a...

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GIRLSCHOOL, EVERGREY, STEELHEART Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

GIRLSCHOOL, EVERGREY and STEELHEART have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 22-23, 2007 at Messegelände in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): BRAINSTORM EDGUY EVERGREY FINNTROLL G...

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Former ROYAL ANGUISH Members Join Forces In MENA BRINNO

Former ROYAL ANGUISH members Katy Decker (vocals) and Marius Kozlowski (guitar) have joined forces in MENA BRINNO, a gothic metal band based in Tampa, Florida. They are currently recording a demo at Morrisound Studios with Tom Morris engineering and Robert Genito (CELLPAN) on drums. Commented Katy:...

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HAMMERFALL: 'Threshold' Enters German Chart At No. 15

HAMMERFALL's new album, "Threshold", has entered the album chart in Germany at position No. 15. The group's previous records also managed to break the German Top 20: "Chapter V - Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken" (2005): #12 "Crimson Thunder" (2002): #13 "Renegade" (2000): #17 "Legacy of Kings" (1998): #15...

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SILENT FORCE: 'Walk The Earth' To Receive Japanese Release In December

SILENT FORCE, the power metal band featuring ex-ROYAL HUNT singer D.C. Cooper, will release its fourth album, "Walk the Earth", in Japan on December 21. A European release will follow in January via AFM Records. The guitars, bass and keyboards for the new CD were laid down at Guitars from Hell studi...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Bassist To Make Personal Appearances To Promote High Fashion Men's Line

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx and former St. John CEO Kelly Gray are planning a handful of personal appearances around the country, including one at Neiman-Marcus in Houston on November 16 and at Boogies on December 29, to promote their hotly anticipated high fashion men's line Royal Underground, w...

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'Guitar Hero II' Unlockable Bonus Tracks Announced

The additional unlockable bonus tracks set to show up on the upcoming Playstation 2/Xbox 360 videogame "Guitar Hero II" are as follows (in alphabetical order): ALL THAT REMAINS - "Six" ANARCHY CLUB - "Collide" BANG CAMARO - "Push Push (Lady Lightning)" BRIAN KAHANEK - "Gemini" BUCKETHEAD - "Jordan"...

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MASTODON: 'Colony Of Birchmen' Video Posted Online

MASTODON's video for the song "Colony of Birchmen" is availble for viewing online exclusively at MP3.com. The track comes off the group's latest album, "Blood Mountain", which came out in September via Warner Bros. Records. MASTODON will support TOOL in Europe throughout November. The group's drumme...

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NIKKI SIXX: 'This Has Been A Hell Of A Year'

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has posted the following message in his online diary: "The other night my friend John Rich from BIG & RICH came onstage an played 'Don't Go Away Mad' with us in Nashville. Fun times. We met a few years ago while writing music together and have been fast friends eve...

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Triumph or Agony

If you were among those disappointed by BLIND GUARDIAN's streamlining of their sound this year, your luxury liner has come in. RHAPSODY OF FIRE have, if anything, gone even further off the deep end into operatic, cinematic, utterly bombastic and gaudy symphonic metal. Choirs swell, drums thunder, st...