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HAMMERFALL Singer Shoots Down EUROVISION SONG CONTEST Rumors

Mark Carras of Rock My Monkey recently conducted an interview with HAMMERFALL singer Joacim Cans. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock My Monkey: There seems to be a much bigger buzz in American for this release ["Threshold"] than any HAMMERFALL release before it. Why do you think that is...

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BURN IN SILENCE Debuts Video Online

Massachusetts metal act BURN IN SILENCE has unveiled the first video from the band's Prosthetic Records debut, "Angel Maker". Filmed in July with director Mike Wildt in Costa Mesa, Calif., the clip features a horror movie-inspired storyline along with performance footage of the album's lead track, "...

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KISS: Photos From Times Square Signing Session Posted Online

KISS members Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons capped off a very busy KISS day in New York City on Tuesday (Oct. 31) with a meet-and-greet at the Virgin Megastore in Times Square. They signed autographs for the 500-plus fans that showed up for the 11:00 p.m in-store to promote the new KISS DVD box set ....

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BLOOD RED THRONE: In Pre-Production Mode

Norwegian death metallers BLOOD RED THRONE have been working at Jailhouse studio for the last two days on pre-production for their new album, due out early next year via Earache Records. 70 percent of the material is written and the band entered Jailhouse to test both the studio and the two new memb...

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KISS' 'Kissology' DVD Is First Release Under VH1 CLASSIC RECORDS' Pact With FONTANA

According to Hits Daily Double, Fontana has added VH1 Classic Records to its roster of labels, signing an exclusive distribution deal with the Viacom-owned catalog specialist for the U.S. and Canada. The first release under the pact, the KISS DVD box set "Kissology: Volume One 1974-1977", was releas...

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CANDLEMASS Officially Launches Vocalist Search

Legendary Swedish doom metallers CANDLEMASS have posted the following message on their official web site: "CANDLEMASS are currently looking for a singer. Preferably Swedish but the band will consider all options. [Requirements are as follows:] * You are over 25, you love metal and doom, got a fantas...

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HELLYEAH Featuring VINNIE PAUL, MUDVAYNE And NOTHINGFACE Members: Audio Available

An audio sample of HELLYEAH — the new band featuring former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott alongside members of MUDVAYNE and NOTHINGFACE — has been posted online at www.myspace.com/hellyeah. As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported on August 11, HELLYEAH has been writing and recording mater...

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JEFF WALKER On CARCASS Reunion: 'If It Doesn't Happen Next Year, Then Forget About It'

Marko Syrjälä of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with former CARCASS frontman Jeff Walker. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: So you are in touch with your old CARCASS bandmates? Jeff: Yeah, I mean Bill [Steer, guitar] and I still text each other, still see e...

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SAXON Frontman Apologizes For South American Concert Cancellations

SAXON frontman Biff Byford has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "First of all we have to say a big sorry to our South American fans. Thomas [Jensen, SAXON manager] has had to made some quite brutal decisions. There was some problems with the visas and some other business...

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KISS: More Information Revealed About 'Kissology' Packaging

KISS' official web site has posted more information about the special packaging for the band's upcoming DVD set, "Kissology: Volume One 1974-1977", which comes out on October 31. Read about it at KissOnline.com. As previously reported, KISS members Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons will make a "surprise...

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ANDREAS KISSER Wants To Jam With 'SEPULTURA' Kids In Argentina

Marcela Valente of IPS News has published a lengthy article on the three Argentinian brothers whose rendition of the SEPULTURA classic "Refuse/Resist" was used by BLABBERMOUTH.NET in a spoof news story about a SEPULTURA reunion. An excerpt from the article follows: Three brothers in the north of Arg...

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DEVILDRIVER To Enter Studio Next Month

DEVILDRIVER frontman Dez Fafara (ex-COAL CHAMBER) has issued the following update: "Fuck yea!!! Here's what's happening: We've been writing and have more than enough material to go in the studio. The band is going to Mike's [Spreitzer, guitar] today to lay the last song down on his computer so I can...

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JIMI HENDRIX's 'Are You Experienced?' To Be Analyzed On 'All Things Considered Weekend'

According to eJazzNews.com, JIMI HENDRIX's "Are You Experienced?" album (1967) has been selected as one of five historical recordings from the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry to be presented and analyzed by NPR's "All Things Considered Weekend" in a five-part series that begins this...

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WHITESNAKE's COVERDALE, ALDRICH To Attend SWEDEN ROCK Kick-Off

WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale and guitarist Doug Aldrich will be making an "exclusive appearance" at the Sweden Rock Festival kick-off on December 2 at Nalen in Stockholm, Sweden. At this event the first batch of bands booked for next year's festival will be announced. Scheduled to perform at...

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SVARTAHRID: New Album To Feature Guest Appearance By DARKTHRONE's NOCTURNO CULTO

Norwegian black metallers SVARTAHRID have inked a three-album deal with Soulseller Records. The group's new album, "Sadness and Wrath", features a guest appearance by DARKTHRONE's Nocturno Culto in the song "Intensjon: Krig!" and is scheduled for release this winter. SVARTAHRID is: Finn Tore Kjaersg...