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TWIGGY RAMIREZ Rejoins MARILYN MANSON

Bassist Twiggy Ramirez (real name: Jeordie White) has rejoined MARILYN MANSON for the group's upcoming North American tour. Joining Manson and Twiggy on stage for the U.S. leg of the "Rape of the World Tour" will be Chris Vrenna, Rob Holliday, and Ginger Fish. Tim Skold has amicably split with Manso...

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TESLA: More Tour Dates Announced

TESLA has scheduled the following tour dates: Feb. 01 - Seattle, WA - Showbox At The Market Feb. 02 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater Feb. 05 - Spokane, WA - Big Easy Concert House Feb. 06 - Boise, ID - Big Easy Concert House Feb. 08 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore Feb. ...

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Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer TARJA TURUNEN Performs At MTV3 Anniversary; Video Available

A video of former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen performing the song "The Music of the Night" from Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "The Phanton of the Opera" in May at the 50th anniversary of Finland's MTV3 can be viewed on YouTube (Note: The program aired on December 31). Fan-filmed footage of the so...

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LIFE OF AGONY Singer To Release New Solo Album In The Spring

LIFE OF AGONY vocalist Keith Caputo will release his new solo album, "Fondness for Hometown Scars", in Europe this spring via Suburban Records. Audio samples of all 12 tracks that are set to appear on "Fondness for Hometown Scars" are available at this location. "Fondness for Hometown Scars" was pro...

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MESHUGGAH Drummer Says New Album Is 'Much More Dense'

Drummer Tomas Haake of the Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH recently spoke to Decibel magazine about the group's forthcoming CD, "obZen", due in Germany on March 7, 2008 via Nuclear Blast Records (with the U.S. release likely on March 11). The follow-up to 2005's "Catch Thirty Three"...

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TARJA TURUNEN: Making Of 'My Winter Storm'; Video Available

A 10-minute documentary on the making of the new solo album from former NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen, entitled "My Winter Storm", can be viewed below. "My Winter Storm" is scheduled for release in the U.S. on February 26, 2008. The CD will be made available in two exlusive U.S. versions via Fo...

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L.A. GUNS Singer Checks In From Japan

L.A. GUNS vocalist Phil Lewis issued the following update: "Just a quick hello from Sapporo, North Japan where the snowflakes are the size of quarters, fortunately the people and sake are keeping me toasty warm. "I'm delighted to report the Tokyo gigs were a blast. The electric show went very well a...

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DOKKEN/TED NUGENT Bassist Named Tucson's 'Citizen Of The Month'

The City of Tucson, Arizona has named DOKKEN/TED NUGENT bassist Barry Sparks its "Citizen of the Month" for January 2008. According to a posting on the official Tucson MySpace page, "Barry Sparks offers a unique brand of guitar driven, electric and acoustic style rock 'n' roll played with an unbelie...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO Offers UK Tour Recap

Legendary hard rock singer Jeff Scott Soto (TALISMAN, JOURNEY, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) has posted a recap of his recent UK tour on his MySpace page. An excerpt follows: "The UK dates were great. Well, [it] didn't start without drama. "The Glasgow show pulled out the week before we left the U.S. I guess th...

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L.A. GUNS, LOVE/HATE Members To Perform At AVN AWARDS After-Party

All-star hard rock band THE SIN CITY SINNERS will perform at the AVN Awards after-party on Saturday, January 12 at The Dive Bar in Las Vegas, Nevada. The party will be hosted by XXX performer and star of Paradise Visuals' "The Make Up", Hailey Young. THE SIN CITY SINNERS' lineup for the performance...

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LION'S SHARE: Footage From SWEDEN ROCK Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of Swedish melodic metal masters LION'S SHARE performing the song "Clones of Fate" at this year's Sweden Rock Festival, which took place in June 2007 in Sölvesborg, Sweden, can be viewed below. LION'S SHARE will release its new album, "Emotional Coma", in the U.S. on January...

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OZZY, MEGADETH, PANTERA, KISS AG RiffMaster Guitar Controllers Coming From ArtGuitar, Peavey

ArtGuitar, a leading designer of custom graphics for electric and acoustic guitars, along with Peavey Electronics, has announced plans to release the RiffMaster Pro bundle, a complete speaker system and guitar controller package designed to improve the experience of guitar-based music videogame tour...

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Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer Says It's 'Unusual' To See 'Smiles And Laughter' At End Of Tour

Former NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen has posted an update on her official blog. An excerpt follows: "I came back to Finland after magnificent tour just a couple of hours ago. It feels good to be back at home. The last concert in London gave us just amazing end for it. "Everything worked perfect...

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DIAMOND HEAD: Glasgow Concert Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends DIAMOND HEAD's November 30, 2007 concert at the Glasgow Academy, UK can be viewed below (courtesy of "weissheim"). DIAMOND HEAD recently supported THIN LIZZY on 14 dates of their UK tour. The band's new album, "What's In Yo...

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Ravnenes Saga

I find it exceedingly difficult to dislike folk metal, at least when it is done as well as it is by bands like KORPIKLAANI. It is just way too much fun and makes me pine for a gigantic glass of beer. It is the muscle of metal, the jumpy, rollicking tempos and "non-metal" instrumentation of ...