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MATT BARLOW's Involvement With PYRAMAZE Will Be 'One-Time Cooperation'

Vocalist Matt Barlow — who last week returned to front ICED EARTH as the replacement for Tim "Ripper" Owens — has issued the following statement regarding his involvement with the Danish metal band PYRAMAZE: "In light of recent events, it is rather apparent that I need to address what's going on in...

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BATTLELORE To Enter Studio In March

Finnish "fantasy metal" band BATTLELORE has issued the following update: "Recordings of our next album shall begin on March 31st, 2008 at Sound Supreme studios, Finland. Janne Saksa will record and produce the new album and the mixing will be done by Swedish metal legend Dan Swanö. Estimated release...

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EXTREME Guitarist Says LED ZEPPELIN Should Be Allowed To Rock At Any Age

EXTREME guitarist Nuno Bettencourt has penned a lengthy response to music industry commentator Bob Lefsetz's recent review of LED ZEPPELIN's reunion concert at the O2 arena in London in which Bob wrote, in part, "LED ZEPPELIN is dead. And one of the reasons it's so revered is that the band didn't ca...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: Split With ICED EARTH Is 'What I Needed'

Singer Tim "Ripper" Owens has released a statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding his surprising departure from ICED EARTH three months after the release of the group's latest album, "Framing Armageddon - Something Wicked Part I". ICED EARTH mainman/guitarist Jon Schaffer issued a press release last...

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HEATHEN: New Lineup Announced

Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metallers HEATHEN have issued the following update: "Over the past few years, this page has been an inspiration for the band and has kept us going, knowing we had a huge following out there who want to see a new album in the stores. "After a long hard slog, we ...

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BLAZE BAYLEY On His Time With IRON MAIDEN: 'It Was Great Being Part Of That Legend'

Former IRON MAIDEN/WOLFSBANE singer Blaze Bayley has told Swindon Advertiser that he plans on releasing a new solo album next year via his own record label, Blaze Bayley Recordings. "I have now got a fantastic lineup and the songs and music for the next album are the best I have ever done," he ...

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Returning ICED EARTH Singer Is 'Still A Full Member' Of PYRAMAZE, Says Guitarist

Guitarist Michael Kammeyer of the Danish metallers PYRAMAZE has issued the following statement regarding the recent announcement that the group's lead vocalist Matt Barlow was returning to front his previous band ICED EARTH as the replacement for Tim "Ripper" Owens: "As most of you know by now, Matt...

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RAGING SPEEDHORN Guitarist Issues European Tour Wrap-Up

Guitarist Gareth Smith of the Corby, UK metallers RAGING SPEEDHORN has posted a lengthy European tour wrap-up on the band's MySpace page. A couple of excerpts follow: "It's weird when you get to the end of a tour… it's usually, as it is now, mixed feelings. I'm going home [to Stockholm, Sweden] tomo...

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BENEDICTUM: 'Seasons Of Tragedy' Trailer Available

A video trailer for BENEDICTUM's sophomore album, "Seasons of Tragedy", can be viewed below. Due in Europe on January 25 via Locomotive Records (March 4 in the U.S.),the follow-up to 2006's "Uncreation" will contain 10 original songs plus a cover version of the ACCEPT classic "Balls to the Wall". T...

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DIMEBAG's 'Dime ML War Camo' Now Available From DEAN GUITARS

Dean Guitars has announced the release of the Dime ML War Camo, an American-made production piece of an ML that late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott modded out prior to his death. Most recognizable is the famous Dime 333 symbol. Thirty years ago, Dean rocked the guitar world wi...

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Returning ICED EARTH Singer MATT BARLOW Still In PYRAMAZE

Vocalist Matt Barlow, who has just rejoined ICED EARTH, will remain a member of the Danish metal band PYRAMAZE, according to the latter band's keyboardist Jonah Weingarten. PYRAMAZE entered the studio on October 1 in Haderslev, Denmark to begin recording the follow-up to to "Legend of the Bone Carve...

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ANNIHILATOR: Video Interview With JEFF WATERS Available

France's Radio Metal conducted an interview with ANNIHILATOR mainman Jeff Waters on June 2, 2007 in Lyon, France. Watch the chat in three parts below. ANNIHILATOR will release its latest album, "Metal", in North America on January 15, 2008 via SPV. "Metal" was released in Europe in April via SPV Rec...

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CRADLE OF FILTH: More 'Thornography Deluxe' Details Revealed

Roadrunner Records has set a February 5, 2008 release date for the MVI (Music Video Interactive) version of CRADLE OF FILTH's "Thornography Deluxe – Harder, Darker, Faster". This special edition will include the following: * The full "Thornography" album plus six all-new bonus tracks in incredible D...

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River Wide At EDDIE VAN HALEN's House

TMZ.com reports that a water main broke in an L.A. suburb early this morning, sending thousands of gallons of water through the yard of a home believed to belong to music legend Eddie Van Halen. The break snarled traffic this morning in area around Coldwater Canyon. L.A. Fire officials said the only...

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LED ZEPPELIN's Backstage Rider Demands: Tea, Coffee And An Ironing Board

Daily Mail reports that while LED ZEPPELIN's middle-aged fans turned up in London for tonight's reunion concert with thermal underwear, warm coats and vacuum flasks, the band — whose consumption of drugs, alcohol and groupies was the stuff of rock legend — showed that the days of excess were well an...