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DRAGONFORCE, DESTRÖYER 666 Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARD Festival

DRAGONFORCE and DESTRÖYER 666 have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Rock Hard festival, set to take place May 29-31, 2009 at the Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANGEL WITCH AUDREY HORNE BULLET CHILDREN OF BODOM DESTRÖYER 666 DRA...

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THE CHELSEA SMILES Signs With DR2/DEMOLITION RECORDS

THE CHELSEA SMILES, a rock 'n roll/glam band formed in 2004 featuring guitarist Todd Youth (ex-MURPHYS LAW, D-GENERATION, DANZIG),bassist Johnny Martin and drummer Karl "Rockfist" Rosqvist, has signed a worldwide licensing deal with DR2/Demolition Records to release the group's new CD. The as-yet-u...

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SACRED REICH Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARD Festival

Reactivated Arizona thrashers SACRED REICH have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Rock Hard festival, set to take place May 29-31, 2009 at the Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANGEL WITCH AUDREY HORNE BULLET CHILDREN OF BODOM FIRE...

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SAXON, ICED EARTH: European Tour Poster Unveiled

SAXON and ICED EARTH will team up for a European co-headlining tour in February 2009. A poster for the trek can be viewed below. SAXON will release its new new studio album, "Into The Labyrinth" in Europe on January 12, 2009 (Germany: January 9; USA: January 13) via SPV Records. The CD was recorded...

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Harpist Interviewed About Her Work On GN'R' 'Chinese Democracy'; Audio Available

Harpist Patti Hood, who makes a guest appearance on the new GUNS N' ROSES album "Chinese Democracy" (on the track "This I Love"),was recently interviewed by the GNRSource.com web site. You can now download the chat as an MP3 audio file at this location. Patti has recorded with YES lead vocalist Jon...

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POST DEATH SOUNDTRACK To Film 'Euchreist' Video

Vancouver industrial rock metal act POST DEATH SOUNDTRACK will film its first music video, for the song "Euchreist", on December 28. The clip will be directed by Michael Seelt at his Calgary studio. Once editing is complete, the video will be posted at the band's official web site. Seelt took the pr...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN: Springfield Footage Available

A two-camera fan-filmed edit of JON OLIVA'S PAIN performing the song "Through The Eyes Of The King" on October 10, 2008 at Jaxx in Springfield, Virgina can be viewed below. JON OLIVA'S PAIN's latest album, "Global Warning", was released in the U.S. on May 6 via Locomotive Records. JON OLIVA'S PAIN p...

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ULI JON ROTH, MICK BOX, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: Audio Interviews Available

Shockwaves/HardRadio Podcast #36 is available for download at this location (M4A file, 29 MB). Host Bob Nalbandian turns over the mic to John Strednansky as he interviews two historic guitar legends: former SCORPIONS guitar master Uli Jon Roth and founding URIAH HEEP guitarist Mick Box. The two disc...

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ICED EARTH Mainman: 'Any Time I Don't Follow My Instincts, I F**k Up'

Greg Prato of UGO.com recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. UGO.com: I read there will be a box set of both "Something Wicked" albums — is that true? Jon Schaffer: Well, it was talked about — but I don't think ...

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When KISS Was Just Another All-Black Arena Rock Band From New Orleans

Before Gene Simmons, before the Hollywood Walk of Fame, KISS was just another all-black arena rock band from New Orleans. Check out this hilarious KISS-related clip (see below) from the Comedy Central series "Chocolate News", starring David Alan Grier. According to The New York Times, "Chocolate New...

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TURMOIL Has A New Singer

Philadelphia hardcore/metal band TURMOIL has tapped Nate Johnson (THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD, PREMONITIONS OF WAR) to replace longtime frontman Jon Gula, who left the group in September. Tracking for TURMOIL's first LP since 1999's "The Process Of" started earlier in the year at Skylight Studios i...

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CHRISTIAN OLDE WOLBERS: FEAR FACTORY Will 'Come Together Eventually'

MetalSucks recently conducted an interview with FEAR FACTORY guitarist Christian Olde Wolbers. Olde Wolbers recently handled vocal production for New Jersey metallers GOD FORBID's new album "Earthsblood" (Feb. 24, Century Media) and is currently recording with his side project ARKAEA, which also fea...

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DEATHSTARS: 'Death Dies Hard' Video Available

"Death Dies Hard", the new video from the Swedish industrial goth metal band DEATHSTARS, can be viewed below. The song, which is currently being streamed at this location, comes off the group's third album, "Night Electric Night", which will be released on January 30, 2009 via Nuclear Blast Records....

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DEEP PURPLE Keyboard Legend JON LORD Schedules Swiss Appearances

According to a posting on the Deep Purple Appreciation Society web site, former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord has a variety of live appearances lined up for Switzerland in December and January. He is due to perform a selection of music from the Durham Concerto at the Kaiserball (Deb's Ball) on Sa...

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JON SCHAFFER Says ICED EARTH Was A 'Paycheck' For Former Singer TIM OWENS

Jeffrey Easton of Metal Exiles recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Exiles: You mentioned consistency with your record labels so you could release the records right. What about consistency between "Framing Armage...