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CRASHDIET: 'We Have Been Working Daily To Get Our Sh*t Back On Track Again'

The surviving members of the Swedish band CRASHDIET — whose frontman, David Hellman (a.k.a. Dave Lepard) passed away in January — have posted the following message on their official web site: "First of all, we want to apologize for our lack of reporting what's happening in the band. I'm afraid we ha...

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SAMMY HAGAR: 'The Way I've Grown Is I've Become More And More Myself'

FMQB Retro-Active correspondent Ken Sharp recently conducted an interview with Sammy Hagar about his new CD, "Livin' It Up", the uniqueness of his live shows, and the secrets behind a "Three Lock Box". An excerpt from the chat follows: Q: In recent years, your live shows have taken on a life of thei...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM, AMON AMARTH: More North American Tour Dates Announced

CHILDREN OF BODOM will embark on a North American headlining tour beginning in late November. Support at the shows will come from AMON AMARTH, SANCTITY and GOJIRA. The dates are as follows: Nov. 29 - Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero * Nov. 30 - Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall * Dec. 01 - Detroit...

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ICED EARTH Guitarist ERNIE CARLETTI Faces Rape Charges

Terri Sanginiti of Wilmington, Delaware's The News Journal reports that a 31-year-old Elkton, Md., man by the name of Ernie Carletti — believed to be the same Ernie Carletti who joined ICED EARTH in July as the group's second guitarist — is awaiting extradition to Delaware to face charges in a ...

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THERION Finishes Recording New Album

THERION mainman Christofer Johnsson has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "We're happy to announce that the recordings [for the new THERION album] have been finished and that the mix of the album is in progress. We estimate to have the album done by the end of the month a...

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MANOWAR Unveils Themes Of 'Gods Of War'

Details have been revealed about the new MANOWAR full-length album, "Gods Of War", which will be released in mid-to-late January 2007. MANOWAR has always used warrior imagery that takes the listener back to legendary times. These themes have included the dark ages, Greek mythology and Norse mytholog...

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KISS: West Coast Fragrance Promotions Announced

According to a posting on KissOnline.com, Gemini Cosmetics — the company releasing the new line of KISS fragrances — has organized a number of exciting promotions in the western U.S., at Dillards and Gottschalks stores, to launch the new KISS line. Promotions in this region include face painting, ra...

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EXMORTEM Parts Ways With EARACHE/WICKED WORLD RECORDS

Danish metal act EXMORTEM has ended its co-operation with Earache/Wicked World Records effective immediately. "EXMORTEM will now start to look for a new home for their coming releases, as well as a booking agency that will take care of their coming live activity," reads a statement from the group. "...

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Former BURZUM Leader Says Anti-VARG VIKERNES Campaign In Norway Is Massive

Former BURZUM leader and convicted murderer and arsonist Varg Vikernes has started a new series of articles called "A Bard's Tale". Check out the first three parts: "Part I - The Ring Of Andvari" (read),"Part II - Green Heavens" (read) and "Part III - The White God" (read). ...

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'Death Metal' Documentary To Air On DISCOVERY CHANNEL Tonight

The Discovery Channel probes the dark side of death metal in a one-hour documentary aptly titled "Death Metal Music", which is scheduled to air tonight at 10 p.m. (with a repeat airing at 2:00 a.m. tomorrow) (see schedule at this location). The film, which was produced by the BBC and which aired in...

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FLESHCRAWL: In Writing Mode

German death metallers FLESHCRAWL are writing material for their new album, which they expect to begin recording in early 2007 for a possible spring release. The follow-up to 2004's "Made of Flesh" will be mixed with with Pelle Saether at Studio Underground in Västerås, Sweden. FLESHCRAWL's next liv...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM To Tour North America With AMON AMARTH

CHILDREN OF BODOM will team up with AMON AMARTH, SANCTITY, and GOJIRA for a North American tour in December. Tentative dates so far are as follows: Dec. 01 - Detroit, MI @ Harpo's Dec. 04 - Dallas, TX @ Gypsy Ballroom Many more dates will be announced soon. As previously reported, CHILDREN OF BODOM'...

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FEAR FACTORY Guitarist Schedules Australian Clinics, Signing Sessions

FEAR FACTORY heads out on its Australian tour Friday, September 15 starting in Brisbane. With two of the four Australian shows already sold out, FEAR FACTORY guitarist Christian Olde Wolbers will be appearing for clinics and autograph sessions at the following locations: Friday, September 15 Billy H...

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KISS: More Fragrance Promotions Announced

According to a posting on KissOnline.com, Gemini Cosmetics — the company releasing the new line of KISS fragrances — has organized a number of exciting promotions in the Midwest region at Boscovs, Dillards and Parisians stores to launch the new KISS line. Promotions in this region include face paint...

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MEGADETH, DREAM THEATER Performances From 'Gigantour' DVD Available For Streaming

Image Entertainment is currently offering streaming video footage of MEGADETH and DREAM THEATER's live performances from the "Gigantour 2005" DVD, which came out last week. Check them out: MEGADETH – "She Wolf": Video DREAM THEATER – "Glass Prison": Video A trailer for the DVD can be viewed at this...