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JOB FOR A COWBOY: 'Genesis' U.K. Chart Positions Revealed

Glendale, Arizona extreme metal band JOB FOR A COWBOY's debut album, "Genesis" has registered the following U.K. chart positions: Top 50 Indie Album Chart: #28 Top 40 Rock & Metal Album Chart: #26 Last week the CD entered the Billboard chart at No. 54 after shifting nearly 13,000 copies in the U...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT: New CD Is 'Best Album We've Done In Fifteen Years'

Austria's Krone.at recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett. A rough English-language translation of the interview (which was published in German on the Krone.at web site) follows: Krone.at: We are looking forward to METALLICA's "Sick Of The Studio '07" tour. Has the itc...

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EXPERIENCE HENDRIX Wins U.K. Court Appeal

According to Earvolution, Experience Hendrix scored a victory in the U.K. courts. The music company had been battling attorney John Hillman over some claims of ownership interest in Jimi Hendrix's music. The company, formed by Jimi's father, says the Court of Appeal in London has now upheld a 2006 d...

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IRON MAIDEN's Sofia Gig To Draw 25,000 Fans

According to Novinite.com, fans of English heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN will fill the Lokomotiv stadium in Sofia, the Bulgarian capital, for the band's gig next week, with 25,000 tickets sold as of Monday (May 28),one week before the show. Event organizers Sofia Music Enterprises said they expec...

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LORDI Invades CANNES FILM FESTIVAL

According to Helsingin Sanomat, LORDI's upcoming horror film, "Dark Floors", was being marketed at the Cannes Film Festival Saturday evening. When French children spotted the monster group on the street, the cameras started clicking. "Loorrrdi, Loorrrdi", they shouted. Helping create an atmosphere o...

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MASTERPLAN Guitarist Talks About Proposed Project With MICHAEL KISKE, KAI HANSEN

Baz Anderson of MetalStorm.ee recently conducted an interview with MASTERPLAN/ex-HELLOWEEN guitarist Roland Grapow. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: MetalStorm.ee: So how well do you think the album "MK II" has come across? Roland: I think pretty good, honestly, because I think people, you...

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LED ZEPPELIN: 1977 JIMMY PAGE Audio Interview Available

Steven Rosen of ModernGuitars.com reports: Thirty years ago, I spent 11 days on the road with LED ZEPPELIN. Jimmy Page was 33, I was 24, the year was 1977, and the English quartet ruled the world. The band had released "Presence", their seventh studio album (discounting the live concert recording, "...

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SEE RED: New EP Tracks Available For Streaming

Four tracks from rising U.K. melodic metal band SEE RED's forthcoming "Rise" EP are now available for streaming at the band's MySpace page. The EP will be released in early July on the Sinister Chimp label. SEE RED's last EP, "Scars Across Your Soul", received positive reviews around the world, with...

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IRON MAIDEN Guitarist Remembers Old School

The U.K.'s Hartlepool Mail reports that IRON MAIDEN guitarist Janick Gers has sent a commemorative plaque to his old school after it left a lasting impression during a recent visit. Gers is from Hartlepool and attended English Martyrs School before going on to success with the international hard roc...

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JOB FOR A COWBOY's Debut Has 'Exceeded Expectations'

Glendale, AZ extreme metal band JOB FOR A COWBOY's debut album, "Genesis" landed at # 54 on Billboard's Top 200 chart this week, shifting nearly 13,000 units. Referred to as "the most anticipated debut release from a metal band in years," "Genesis" exceeded expectations and joined the initial releas...

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Exclusive: First English-Language SLAYER Biography On The Way

British author Joel McIver has revealed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET that he is currently writing the world's first English-language biography of American thrash titans SLAYER. McIver, the author of the best-selling 2004 biography "Justice for All: The Truth About Metallica" and the recent BLACK SABBATH book...

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SCORPIONS: Another U.S. Date Released

Another U.S. date has been leaked for German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS' upcoming U.S. tour. So far the following shows have been confirmed: Sep. 06 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre Sep. 14 - Kelseyville, CA - Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa A new video interview with SCORPIONS singer Kl...

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Since the release of 1998's "Hedniskhjartad", the music of VINTERSORG has transcended mere metal, its creations more appropriately dubbed "art" that just happens to feature metal as a primary element. On 2004's "The Focusing Blur", the man that also lends his eloquent vocals to the mighty BORKNAGAR,...

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SCORPIONS To Tour U.S. In The Fall?

According to Pollstar, German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS are scheduled to perform in Clarkston, Michigan at the DTE Energy Music Theatre on Thursday, September 6. More U.S. dates are expected to be announced soon. A new video interview with SCORPIONS singer Klaus Meine and guitarist Rudolf Schenke...

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BALTIMOORE Schedules Live Debut For New Lineup

Swedish melodic hard rockers BALTIMOORE will make their live debut with their new lineup on Friday, June 1 at Central Corner in Gävle, Sweden. BALTIMOORE's current formation is as follows: Björn Lodin - Vocals Thomas Larsson - guitar Weine Johansson - bass Klas Hägglund - Guitar/Keyboards Jonas Löö...