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JOURNEY, UFO, TYKETTO, TANK Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

JOURNEY, UFO, TYKETTO and TANK have been confirmed for the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 3-6, 2009 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMBERIAN DAWN (FIN) AMON AMARTH (S) AXIDENT AVENUE (N) BLACK TOOTH (TUR) BLACKFOOT (USA) BLAZE BAYLEY (UK) BULLET (S...

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Former WHITESNAKE Guitarist To Team Up With Ex-MAMA'S BOY Axeman For Irish Dates

Former WHITESNAKE guitarist Bernie Marsden, who — along with David Coverdale — wrote such classics as "Here I Go Again", "Fool For Your Loving" and "Love Hunter", is teaming up with ex-MAMA'S BOYS guitarist Pat McManus for a five-date tour of Ireland. The details are as follows: March 13 - Electric...

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COLDTEARS In The Studio With THE HAUNTED Frontman; More Footage Available

More video footage of COLDTEARS — an up-and-coming Gothenburg, Sweden-based metal band which has been around since 2005 — in the studio working on the track "No Ordinary Ghost" with a special guest appearance by THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving can be viewed below. The song comes off COLDTEARS's n...

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DEATHSTARS Signs North American Deal With BIELER BROS. RECORDS

Swedish industrial goth metal band DEATHSTARS has inked a North American deal with Bieler Bros. Records. The group's third album, "Night Electric Night", will be made available domestically on May 19. Released in Europe on January 30 via Nuclear Blast Records, "Night Electric Night" registered the f...

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TOM MORELLO Talks Politics; Video Available

Brian Adler of Adlercast.com conducted an interview with RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello shortly after Barack Obama was elected president of the United States. Watch the chat in three parts below. As previously reported, STREET SWEEPER, the Los Angeles-based rap-rock supergroup featur...

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CATTLE DECAPITATION: 'The Harvest Floor' To Be Released On Limited-Edition Picture-Disc Vinyl

Metal Blade Records will release the limited-edition, picture-disc vinyl version of the new CATTLE DECAPITATION album, "The Harvest Floor", on April 14. "The Harvest Floor" sold around 1,700 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD debuted at N...

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SAXON To Play New York City In May

British heavy metal legends SAXON have confirmed a headlining show at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City on May 19. Tickets go on sale on March 8. Sweden's Metal-TV.com recently conducted an interview with SAXON singer Biff Byford. Watch the chat below. SAXON has been confirmed for th...

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SLIPKNOT Frontman To Perform With TOM MORELLO In San Francisco

According to SFweekly.com, SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor will join RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello onstage at his March 26 NIGHTWATCHMAN show at Slim's in San Francisco. Also scheduled to appear are communist emcee Boots Riley, legendary radical Wayne Kramer (of MC5),socially-consci...

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JIMI HENDRIX Estate Sues Alleged Infringer

Seattle-based Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. and Authentic Hendrix, LLC, owners of Jimi Hendrix music, trademarks and licensing rights, have filed a federal lawsuit in the Washington District Court against Andrew Pitsicalis and his Las Vegas-based HendrixLicensing.com Ltd. Pitsicalis and his company are...

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SAXON: New Video Interview With BIFF BYFORD Posted Online

Sweden's Metal-TV.com recently conducted an interview with singer Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON. Watch the chat below. SAXON has been confirmed for the third annual Rocklahoma festival, set to take place July 9-12, 2009 on the Catch The Fever Festival Grounds in Pryor, Oklahoma. A...

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WHITESNAKE, Ex-MEGADETH, DOKKEN Members To Jam With SIN CITY SINNERS

SIN CITY SINNERS, which consists of Brent Muscat (formerly of FASTER PUSSYCAT),Todd Kerns (AGE OF ELECTRIC),Mike Szuter (PAUL GILBERT, BLUE MAN GROUP),and Rob Cournoyer (RAGING SLAB),can be seen live in Las Vegas four nights a week. As with all SINNERS shows, there is never a cover charge. SIN C...

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MEGADETH Bassist Checks In From Denmark

MEGADETH bassist James Lomenzo has issued the following update from the "Priest Feast" tour, also featuring JUDAS PRIEST and TESTAMENT: "The 'Priest Feast' has been better then expected. There's been great back stage camaraderie between the bands and their crews, it's a great thing to be part of. Ev...

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DREAM THEATER Confirmed For France's HELLFEST

Progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER have been confirmed for this year's Hellfest, set to take place June 19-21, 2009 in Clisson, France. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABORTED ADAGIO ALL SHALL PERISH AMEBIX AMON AMARTH ANTHRAX AUGUST BURN RED AURA NOIR BACKYARD BABIES BETRAYED BLO...

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Reunited Original Lineup Of ELECTRIC BOYS Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

The reunited original lineup of the Swedish hard rock band ELECTRIC BOYS has been confirmed for the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 3-6, 2009 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The event's organizers write in a press release: "ELECTRIC BOYS' debut, 'Funk-O-Metal Carpet Ride', was an unprecedented t...

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KING DIAMOND, MEMORY GARDEN Members Join Forces In BIBLEBLACK

BIBLEBLACK, the new Swedish band featuring members of KING DIAMOND and MEMORY GARDEN, has spent the last couple of months putting the finishing touches on its debut album, "The Black Swan Epilogue", for a May 4 release via Vic Records. The LP will be made available in two different versions — a jewe...