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Classic Swedish Metallers TORCH To Co-Headline Holland's MARIO'S METAL MEETING

Reactivated Swedish metallers TORCH have been confirmed as the co-headliners of the first edition of Mario's Metal Meeting, set to take place November 11, 2007 at 013 in Tilburg, the Netherlands. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: RAVEN TORCH DREAMLAND DIVINE RUINS DOUBLE DIAMOND IMPERIO...

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ELVENKING Announces Temporary Violinist

Italian folk metallers ELVENKING have issued the following update: "Last week Elyghen [violinist/keyboardist] has temporarily moved to Ireland for working reasons. Don't worry: he won't leave the band! He'll try to be here with us as much as possible, but of course this won't be easy all the time. T...

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OPETH Pays Tribute To Classic Heavy Metal Artists

Swedish metallers OPETH have issued the following update: "A memorable evening for any OPETH fan took place on September 8th and 9th at the notorious Anchor Bar in central Stockholm, Sweden. Martin Mendez (bass),Axe [Martin Axenrot; drums] and Fredrik Åkesson [guitar] played a full-on heavy metal c...

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AC/DC: 'Plug Me In' DVD Box Set Track Listing Revealed

Columbia Records will release "Plug Me In" — the ultimate career-spanning DVD box set of live performances, interviews and more from AC/DC, the world's most electrifying rock and roll band — on Tuesday, October 16. The first AC/DC release since the band came to Columbia Records earlier this year, th...

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AXEL RUDI PELL Covers FREE's 'Heartbreaker': Audio Available

German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell has posted the fifth MP3 snippet from his upcoming "Diamonds Unlocked" covers album. Commented Axel: "FREE were one of the bands who influenced me when I started to play the guitar in the early Seventies. Their guitar player Paul Kossoff (R.I.P. 1976) had this very em...

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ROBERT PLANT Attends DAVID GILMOUR's DVD Launch In London

According to Uncut.co.uk, LED ZEPPELIN's Robert Plant attended the screening of PINK FLOYD legend David Gilmour's live DVD, "Remember That Night, Live At The Albert Hall", Thuesday night (September 6) at London, England's Leicester Square Odeon. Prior to the film, which was recorded last year, David...

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SLASH Says DAVE MUSTAINE Is 'An All-Time Genius Heavy Metal Guitar Player'

Last week, guitarist VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash was interviewed for the cover of a new Sam Ash catalog. In the interview Slash was quoted as saying, "I still think that [MEGADETH's] Dave Mustaine is an all-time genius heavy metal guitar player. He's amazing and he always picks...

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RATT: European, Japanese Tour Dates Announced

RATT will embark on a European tour this fall before traveling to Japan and Australia for a few shows. The group's schedule is shaping up as follows: Sep. 06 – Amos' Southend - Charlotte, NC Sep. 07 - Cherokee Amphitheater - Cherokee, NC Sep. 08 – Jaxx - West Springfield, VA Sep. 10 - Oneida ...

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KISS: Vintage Concert Footage Posted Online

KissKollector.com reports: "Recently, footage from several KISS concerts from the band's heyday have surfaced online. Most of it comes from 1977 shows, while one video is from the 1980 German leg of the 'Unmasked Tour'. Apart from it being very cool pro-shot footage, it’s pretty remarkable that the...

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SABBAT Confirmed For U.K.'s HARD ROCK HELL Festival

Reactivated British thrashers SABBAT have been confirmed for the Hard Rock Hell festival, set to take place November 9-11 at Butlins in Minehead, U.K. (Somerset). The festival billing is as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD AMENTI AVENGER BEYOND THE GRAVE CHTHONIC CRADLE OF FILTH CRUCIFIED BARBARA DIAMOND...

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CLOVEN HOOF To Play First London Show In 16 Years

NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends CLOVEN HOOF will play their first London show in 16 years at The Purple Turtle, Camden Town, London on Saturday, October 20. Support will come from fellow NWOBHM band ELIXIR. Upcoming CLOVEN HOOF shows: Oct. 13 - Stourbridge, UK - Rock Cafe 2000 (supp...

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Exclusive: MACHINE HEAD Recruits HOSTILITY Bassist For North American Tour

MACHINE HEAD has recruited Brandon Sigmund from fellow San Francisco Bay Area metal band HOSTILITY to handle the bass parts on the group's upcoming North American tour, BLABBERMOUTH.NET can exclusively reveal. Sigmund is the temporary replacement for regular MACHINE HEAD bassist Adam Duce, who was f...

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AXEL RUDI PELL Covers MICHAEL BOLTON; Audio Available

German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell has posted the fourth MP3 snippet from his upcoming "Diamonds Unlocked" covers album. Commented Axel: "['Fool's Game'] was done originally by Michael Bolton and it's on his very first record. Not much people know that he played rock music in the beginning of the '80,...

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RAVEN To Begin Recording Vocals Next Week

Legendary British/American heavy metal trio RAVEN will return Assembly Line Studios next week with engineer/mixer Kevin 131 (PROJECT: FAILING FLESH, DECEASED, DYSRYTHMIA, GARDEN OF SHADOWS) to begin laying down vocals for their new album, tentatively titled "Walk through Fire". A spring release is e...

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NIKKI SIXX's ROYAL UNDERGROUND To Launch Jewelry Line

Royal Underground announced it will launch its debut men's jewelry line later this year. Royal Underground, co-creators Nikki Sixx, the bassist for world-renowned rock band MÖTLEY CRÜE, and fashion icon, Kelly Gray styled the collection in conjunction with Mitchell Binder of King Baby, the high-prof...