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DORO PESCH: GENE SIMMONS 'Was The Best Producer We Ever Had!'

Gus Griesinger of Glam-Metal.com recently conducted an interview with German metal queen Doro Pesch. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Glam-Metal.com: You have been touring a little over a week in support of "Warrior Soul". How's the tour going so far? Doro: Excellent, Excellent! Very excited to...

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SOLITUDE AETURNUS: DVD Preview Available

Metal Mind Productions will release SOLITUDE AETURNUS' first DVD, entitled "Hour of Despair", in Europe on July 2. MVD will issue the DVD in the U.S. on July 16. "Hour of Despair" will include concert footage shot on February 12, 2007 at Stodola Club in Warsaw, Poland. The DVD will also feature an i...

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LILLIAN AXE Guitarist Talks About New Album, Singer Change

Debby Rao of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with LILLIAN AXE guitarist Steve Blaze. An excerpt from the chat follows: KNAC.COM: Your new release, "Waters Rising", got pushed back to July 17th. Why? Blaze: Actually this is the band's first studio record since "Psycho-Schizophrenia" so it ha...

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MEHIDA Featuring THERION/Ex-CANDLEMASS Singer: Album Due In August

MEHIDA, the Finnish/Swedish melodic metal band featuring former CANDLEMASS/current THERION singer Thomas Vikström, has posted the following message on its web site: "MEHIDA has just signed a worldwide record contract with a label whose name will soon be revealed. We're happy to inform all the fans o...

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TESTAMENT Confirmed For Sweden's MOLLE 2 FEST

San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT will play Molle 2 Fest in Malmö, Sweden on August 20. For a list of upcoming TESTAMENT shows, click here. Guitarist Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO) was a guest on the "Maximum Threshold" show on June 4. Download and l...

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WOLVERINE Confirmed For PROGPOWER UK Festival

Swedish metallers WOLVERINE have been confirmed for the ProgPower UK festival, set to take place on March 28-29, 2008 in Bristol, England. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANDROMEDA CIRCUS MAXIMUS DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA POWER QUEST SERENITY THY MAJESTIE VANDEN PLAS WOLVERINE Commented...

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Former DAMAGEPLAN Head Of Security To Be Honored With Charity Concert

Jeffery "Mayhem" Thompson, former head of security for DAMAGEPLAN who died December 8, 2004 at a nightclub shooting in Columbus, Ohio which also claimed the life of DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, will be honored with a special concert on Friday, July 13 at the Lakewood Theater in Dal...

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SOLEMNITY Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement

Germany's SOLEMNITY has parted ways with drummer with Jürgen The Butcher. According to a posting on the group's web site, Jürgen was forced to leave SOLEMNITY "due to serious problems in his private life." The band adds, "We are proud to announce that our long-time friend and professional drummer Ha...

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THERION Mainman: 'I Have Some Good And Some Sad News About The Classical Show'

THERION mainman Christofer Johnsson has posted the following message on the band's web site: "I have some good and some sad news about the classical show. The good news is that the orchestra sounds amazing and the choir is also good. We really managed to take the next step from last time by using a...

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THE CLASSIC STRUGGLE 'Back In Full Swing'

After over a year absence from touring and playing shows due to the injury of drummer Tyler Solnosky, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina-based metal/thrash/hardcore act THE CLASSIC STRUGGLE is back in full swing. The band will be back playing shows as early as mid-July and has plans for a fall tour and a...

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BRUCE KULICK Resumes Recording New Solo Album

Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick has entered the studio to resume recording his next solo CD, tentatively titled "BK3". He has launched a studio blog to give fans a chance to keep track of the process. An excerpt from Bruce's latest entry is as follows: "Finally have some time to get recording aga...

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VITAL REMAINS: 'Evil Death Live' DVD Details Revealed

Metal Mind Productions has set a July 9 European release date (July 31 in the U.S. via MVD) for the live DVD from extreme metallers VITAL REMAINS, entitled "Evil Death Live". The disc includes footage of the band's performance at the Metalmania Festival 2007 in Katowice, Poland as well as an intervi...

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OZZFEST 2007: More Than 428,000 Tickets Given Away So Far

When Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne and the world's largest live music company, Live Nation, announced in February their plans to stage the 2007 Ozzfest as a free show, some industry people said it would never work. Today Ozzfest yet again has made history, as the fans clearly have spoken. Over the past f...

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GENE HOGLAN On Upcoming DVD And Other Projects

Legendary metal drummer Gene Hoglan (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, DEATH, DARK ANGEL, TESTAMENT) has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "Well, where to start? There's just too much stuff going on at the moment to remember, let alone catalogue in any sort of abridged manner, so I'll just dive i...

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DOWN THE DRAIN To Guest On Buffalo's 103.3 FM THE EDGE

DOWN THE DRAIN — the Buffalo, New York-based quintet featuring MALEVOLENT CREATION singer Brett Hoffmann — will be the featured guests on the "Edge Underground" show on Buffalo's 103.3 FM The Edge on Sunday, June 24 between 12:00 midnight and 2:00 a.m. EST. Hoffmann, bassist Scott O'Dell and guitari...