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MAGNUM Frontman To Guest On New AVANTASIA Album

MAGNUM vocalist Bob Catley will guest on the forthcoming album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Catley toured with AVANTASIA in 2008 when he was part of the live ensemble that travelled around the globe. The vocal session took place at the Viper Room Recording Studio in England...

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SLASH's New Audio Blog Available

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash has posted a new audio blog via SayNow — a service that enables celebrities to connect to their audience over the phone. Listen to it below. Slash tracked his new solo record ...

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AUGURY: More Canadian Tour Dates Announced

Montreal progressive death metal quartet AUGURY has confirmed a number of new tour dates in Canada in support of its first new album in five years, "Fragmentary Evidence". The CD was released internationally on Nuclear Blast and has been licensed for release at home in Canada through Goodfellow/Soni...

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DERELICT: 'Machete' Video Released

"Machete", the new video from Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based metallers DERELICT, can be viewed below. The clip was shot in Brantford, Ontario by director Justin Peeler of Frontline Pictures. Commented DERELICT's Eric Burnet: "'Machete' is about the violence going on around the world at any given mom...

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ICARUS WITCH Guitarist Quits, Goes Back To School To Become Funeral Director

Guitarist Quinn Lukas will play his final show with Pittsburgh traditional metallers ICARUS WITCH on Thursday, September 17 at Club DV8 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. Also scheduled to appear are CAULDRON, ENFORCER and MANTIC RITUAL. Commented ICARUS WITCH: "When Quinn joined the band in 2006, he put...

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MR. BIG: 'Budokan - Reunion Tour 2009' DVD Preview Available

The reunited original lineup of MR. BIG will release "Budokan - Reunion Tour 2009" in Japan on CD/DVD and Blu-ray on September 9. The set features footage of the band's June 20, 2009 performance at Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. A four-and-a-half-minute snippet of the "Budokan" DVD can be viewed below. Fo...

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KISS: 'Alive 35' North American Tour Dates Announced

As they celebrate 35 years of rockin', KISS today announced the dates of the KISS Alive 35 North American tour. The tour kicks off with a rapidly selling, special multiple-show engagement in Detroit beginning September 25, where KISS will be playing the classic album that started it all: "Alive!" Th...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS To Guest On New AVANTASIA Album

Powerhouse heavy metal singer Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR) will guest on the forthcoming album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Commented Tobias: "I had this pretty heavy riff monster and I remembered a JUDAS PRIEST live album wit...

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ALICE COOPER To Guest On SLASH's Solo Album

Legendary rocker Alice Cooper has confirmed to Australia's Undercover News that he will guest on the forthcoming solo album from VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash. "I just finished writing a couple of songs for Slash's new album that is going to be coming out," Alice tells Undercover...

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KISS' PAUL STANLEY Interviewed On Detroit's 101 WRIF; Audio Available

KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley called in to Detroit, Michigan's 101 WRIF radio station on Friday, August 21 to talk about the band's upcoming shows (Sept. 25-26) at the Cobo arena and KISS' new album, "Sonic Boom". Listen to the seven-and-a-half-minute chat below. According to Gary Thison of E...

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OZZY OSBOURNE's New Band Rehearses With 9-Year-Old Guitar Prodigy: Video Available

Video footage of nine-year-old guitar prodigy Yuto Miyazawa rehearsing with OZZY OSBOURNE and his new band on Thursday, August 20 can be viewed below. Miyazawa will join Ozzy and the rest of his current group — guitarist Gus G. (FIREWIND),drummer Tommy Clufetos (ROB ZOMBIE, ALICE COOPER, TED NUGENT...

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OZZY OSBOURNE To Perform With 9-Year-Old Guitar Prodigy At BLIZZCON

According to a posting on his official Facebook page, nine-year-old guitar prodigy Yuto Miyazawa will play with OZZY OSBOURNE at the closing concert of this year's BlizzCon on Saturday, August 22 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Miyazawa is expected to join Ozzy and the rest...

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FISCHER On TRIPTYKON: 'It Invokes An Extreme Darkness, A Darkness We Are All Addicted To'

Former CELTIC FROST and current TRIPTYKON frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has issued the following update: "The third day of album recording sessions with TRIPTYKON. I am writing these lines in the control room of the studio, far in the countryside west of Landshut, Germany. The studio is surrounded by...

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KISS: Second Detroit Show Added

By "overwhelming demand," a second KISS show has been added at Cobo arena in Detroit, Michigan. The new concert will take place on Saturday, September 26 — one day after the previously announced gig. Tickets are now on sale at all Ticketmaster outlets and at Ticketmaster.com. According to Gary Thiso...

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KISS To Recreate 1975 Cobo Show On September 25

Gary Thison of Examiner.com reports that Gene Simmons revealed in an interview with Dominski and Doyle on WCSX -FM that KISS, who is scheduled to perform at Cobo arena in Detroit on September 25, is planning to recreate the show they performed there in 1975. That show was recorded and featured on th...