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MICHAEL SCHENKER 'Explains' Disastrous U.K. Tour

Guitarist Michael Schenker (ex-UFO, SCORPIONS) has issued the following statement regarding the MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP's recent U.K. tour fiasco: "To my true fans - this is what happened: "When we started the U.S. tour everything went well I think 11 shows but than it all fell apart. Our tour manage...

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AEROSMITH To Perform Next Month At Maui County Fair

According to The Honolulu Advertiser, AEROSMITH will bring its blues and rock chops to the Maui County Fair, at 7 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Maui War Memorial Stadium in Maui, Hawaii. Tickets are $125 and $85 for reserved seats, $65 for general admission. Tickets go on sale for Maui Arts and Cultural ...

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Exclusive: SEBASTIAN BACH's New Album To Feature Guest Appearance By AXL ROSE

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach is set to release "Angel Down" on November 20, his first solo album in eight years. The 14-song "Angel Down" was produced by Roy Z (BRUCE DICKINSON, HALFORD, JUDAS PRIEST),and was recorded in July and August 2006 at Sound City studios in Hollywood, CA. The CD...

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OFFICIUM TRISTE Confirmed For Germany's POWER OF DOOM Festival

Dutch "atmospheric doomsters" OFFICIUM TRISTE have been confirmed for the Power Of Doom Festival, set to take place September 8 at the Soundpark-Ost (formerly Rockpalast) in Würzburg, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: CANDLEMASS (SWE) WARNING (UK) POWERWOLF (GER) THE LAMP OF TH...

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OBITUARY Frontman Discusses Label Switch

Dave Fonseca of MetalReview.com recently conducted an interview with OBITUARY frontman John Tardy. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: MetalReview.com: Was there ever any point during that three or four year time period where you weren't making music, and especially when you came back and mad...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: 'Internet Nihilists Know Jack Sh*t'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "It just dawned on me. Internet nihilists know jack shit. Easy. Why? Sitting on your ass, making degrading comments on what other people do is traditionally the job of the most soulless of all creatures: lawyers...

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SHADOWS FALL Frontman Talks About 'Madden NFL 08'; Video Available

A brief interview with SHADOWS FALL frontman Brian Fair conducted by the San Francisco Bay Area TV station KRON 4 can be viewed below. Fair talks about his band's contribution to the "Madden NFL 08" 29-song soundtrack, which also includes OZZY OSBOURNE, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, HELLYEAH and ATREYU,...

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BRAND NEW SIN Singer Issues Video Update

Joe Altier, lead vocalist of Syracuse, NY's BRAND NEW SIN has issued a video update on The Daily Rock. Joe is hanging out at a local venue where he talks about what the band has been up to this summer, upcoming recording plans, and touring plans. Joe then is caught on video in ...

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SLAVIOR: Material For Second Album 'Is Coming Along Very Well'

SLAVIOR drummer Mark Zonder (ex-FATES WARNING) has issued the following update: "We will be leaving Monday (August 20) for a week-long trip in Japan. We will be doing some press, a TV show or two, a couple acoustic in-store gigs and two live electric shows. Ryo, keyboard player from SPOCK'S BEARD, w...

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SABBAT, BLAZE BAYLEY, JORN Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK CRUISE

Reunited U.K. thrashers SABBAT, former IRON MAIDEN/WOLFSBANE frontman BLAZE BAYLEY and ex-MASTERPLAN singer JORN (full name: Jorn Lande) are the first three confirmed acts for this year's Sweden Rock Cruise. The 24-hour cruise departs from Stockholm on October 18 2007. On board there will be three m...

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SHADOWS FALL Heeds 'Call Of Duty'

According to AOL Music, SHADOWS FALL may shred guitars on stage, but in their off time they love to play video games. "My favorite video game right now is 'Call of Duty 3'," says lead singer Brian Fair. "It is without doubt the sickest first-person shooter game out there. I've spent many hours ...

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Bassist JOEY VERA: 'The Thing With All Music Is That It's Not For Everybody'

Greece's Metalzone recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal bassist Joey Vera (ARMORED SAINT, FATES WARNING). A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metalzone: How about the identity of what is heavy metal. Do you feel it's lost within the experiments and the adoption of new elements...

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Live Consternation

Not a lot of surprises on this live set from the masters of dark, depressive heavy rock — unless you count the missing songs. It's understood that KATATONIA uses a lot of effects and production wizardry to create their mournful, massive melodies in the studio, and that some of those songs won't tran...

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Eater of Birds

You better sit your ass down and hold on, especially if you are unfamiliar with the black metal battle cruiser that is Colorado's COBALT. The duo of Erik Wunder and Phil McSorley have assembled a 70-minute monolith of war metal battery and black metal viciousness, interrupted only for the occasional...

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RATT Drummer Says JIZZY PEARL's Voice Didn't Fit The Band's Songs

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: How has the tour (with POISON and VAINS OF JENNA) gone thus far? Have the audience reactions been as positive as you'd hoped? Bobby Blotzer: "The tour has been amaz...