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DIAMOND HEAD To Play Italy Next April

According to a posting on the web site of the Italian booking and promotions company Pigsty Concerti, NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends DIAMOND HEAD will play three shows in Italy on April 11-13, 2008. More details will be announced soon. DIAMOND HEAD is currently supporting THIN LIZZ...

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KROKUS: 'Bedside Radio' Back On Swiss Chart

The official web site of the veteran Swiss hard rock band KROKUS has been updated with the following message: "As previously reported, the 'classic' [KROKUS] line-up minus Tommy Kiefer performed a playback medley for the incredibly popular six-part Swiss TV series 'Greatest Swiss Hits Of All Time' [...

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FIREWIND Hard At Work On New Album

FIREWIND's mastermind/guitarist Gus G. has issued the following update: "Well, most of the recordings for the new album are done by now! We've been locked at Sweden's Studio Fredman for about a month now and I'm super-excited with the way things are shaping up! Killer sounds on the drums, guitars an...

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AIRBOURNE Frontman Says JET And WOLFMOTHER Are 'Carbon Copies' And 'Not For Real'

Joel O'Keefe, lead singer and guitarist for Australian "pub rockers" AIRBOURNE, recently explained to ChartAttack.com exactly what separates his band from the rest of the Aussie pack. "JET and WOLFMOTHER are not for real. We are," he said. "That's the difference. They're not for real. They're doing...

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Inside the Difference Engine

A peculiar name to go with peculiar music, England's END OF LEVEL BOSS gives a whole new meaning to riff-based metal on "Inside the Difference Engine". With roots that stretch into stoner rock (yet not exactly "stoner rock") with psychedelic shades, and technically accomplished musicianship, but mor...

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KING DIAMOND On Tour Cancellation: 'I Can't Help But Feel That This Whole Thing Is My Fault'

KING DIAMOND frontman/namesake has issued the following statement: "As you know by now, it has been necessary to postpone the [KING DIAMOND] US tour due to the slow healing of my herniated disc. "I want to thank everyone for being so understanding under the circumstances, and for all the well wishes...

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Hear THE CURSED Guitarist DAN LORENZO Twice On The Radio This Saturday

THE CURSED/ex-HADES guitarist Dan Lorenzo has issued the following update: "This Saturday night [November 24] I'm on at 10:00 p.m. on 'The Metal Collection' with Rockin' Ron on Arrow 95.9 FM in Panama City, Florida, then at 11:00 p.m. EST you can hear me on 'The Classic Metal Show'. You can hear tha...

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CELLADOR Guitarist Comments On KING DIAMOND Tour Cancellation

Guitarist Bill Hudson of the Nebraska-based power metallers CELLADOR has issued the following update: Alright, we've been getting tons of e-mails asking us whether the tour with KING DIAMOND, KREATOR and LEAVES' EYES is entirely cancelled or only the King is out of it. "My honest answer as of right...

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KREATOR Mainman Comments On KING DIAMOND Tour Cancellation

Guitarist/vocalist Mille Petrozza of the German thrashers KREATOR has issued the following statement: "First of all, We are very disapointed that our tour [with KING DIAMOND] in March/April is not going to happen! We were really looking forward to see all our North American fans again and were prepa...

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FIREWIND: Audio Interview With GUS G. Available

A four-minute audio interview with FIREWIND guitarist Gus G. conducted by Norway's Metal Express Radio (web site) in early October at the ProgPower USA VIII festival in Atlanta, GA has been posted online at this location. FIREWIND is preparing to enter Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden to begin r...

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AIRBOURNE: 'Diamond In The Rough' Video Posted Online

Australian rockers AIRBOURNE have just released the third promotional video to support their debut album, "Runnin' Wild", which is scheduled for release in North America on January 28 via Roadrunner Records. Watch the "Diamond in the Rough" clip below. A "red-blooded collection of rallying rock anth...

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ROTTING CORPSE: 1985 Demo Available For Free Download

The 1985 debut three-song demo cassette by Texas thrashers ROTTING CORPSE has been made available for download at the Bang! Bang! metal demo blog. According to the blog post, "Formed by (then 'Diamond') Darrell Abbott's guitar tech Walt Trachsler and fellow PANTERA roadie Jim Mulqueen while their bo...

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KING DIAMOND's Manager Issues Statement Regarding Tour Cancellation

KING DIAMOND's manager Ole Bang has released the following statement regarding the cancellation of the band's North American tour (as first reported by BLABBERMOUTH.NET yesterday): "Most regretfully we have to announce that King will not be able to tour North America as planned. "King has over the p...

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AS I LAY DYING, AUGUST BURNS RED, EVERGREEN TERRACE, STILL REMAINS: Tour Dates Announced

Gearing up for another relentless touring schedule in 2008, metal marvels AS I LAY DYING are not waiting long after the New Year to get back on the road. The January 2008 leg of their acclaimed "An Ocean Between Us" tour will feature a fresh crop of opening bands — AUGUST BURNS RED, EVERGREEN TERRAC...

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KING DIAMOND: North American Tour Cancelled

KING DIAMOND's North American headlining tour — which was scheduled to launch March 23 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, and run through May 8 in Houston — has been cancelled due to a herniated disc. "I can't sit down, even on my couch, for more than a few minutes," King recently told MTV.com. "About [t...