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GENE SIMMONS' 'Alter Ego' Box Set To See Light Of Day This Year
KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons' long-promised box set of previously unreleased solo material, which has apparently had several different working titles over the years — including "Monster" and "100" — will finally see the light of day in 2009. Responding to a fan's letter in the letters section...March 3, 2009
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TESTAMENT: Bamberg, Stockholm Footage Available
Fan-filmed video footage of San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT performing in Bamberg, Germany (on February 25) and Stockholm, Sweden (on February 28) as part of the "Priest Feast" tour with JUDAS PRIEST and MEGADETH can be viewed below. Prosthetic Records has set an April 14 rele...March 2, 2009
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TOOL Frontman Schedules Texas Bottle Signings
Arizona Stronghold Vineyard vintners Maynard James Keenan (frontman for TOOL and PUSCIFER) and Eric Glomski will host, in conjunction with Whole Foods Market, four bottle signings in Texas this month kicking off with a March 23 date at Whole Foods in Plano (Dallas). The announcement comes on the hee...March 2, 2009
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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...March 2, 2009
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MEGADETH Mainman Checks In From The Road
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has issued the following update from the "Priest Feast" tour, also featuring JUDAS PRIEST and TESTAMENT: "Sweden rocks! "Today, I woke up at 5:45am to crawl out of the bus to the Radisson SAS Scandanavia in Gothenburg, Sweden. After some additional shut-eye, I went dow...March 1, 2009
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LILLIAN AXE Schedules First European Show Since 2004
New Orleans-based rockers LILLIAN AXE will play their first European show since 2004 on November 21, 2009 at JB's in Dudley, United Kingdom. According to the band, more dates will be announced soon "as we will are looking into playing the U.K., France, Spain, Italy, Germany and Norway." On February...March 1, 2009
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GRIEF Calls It Quits
Legendary Boston sludge/doom metal band GRIEF has called it quits. Bassist Eric C. Harrison states, "Our reasons for disbanding are our reasons. We have chosen not to get into it but it may or may not include the following reasons. * Jeff [Hayward; vocals, guitar] has finally become Rip Van Winkle a...March 1, 2009
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MR. BIG: More Video Footage From Japanese Press Conference Available
The reunited original lineup of the acclaimed American hard rock supergroup MR. BIG — Eric Martin (vocals),Billy Sheehan (bass),Paul Gilbert (guitar) and Pat Torpey (drums) — held a press conference in Tokyo, Japan on February 9, 2009 to answer questions about its upcoming 20th-anniversary tour of...February 28, 2009
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TESTAMENT Guitarist Says Next Album Will be 'Heavier' Than 'The Formation Of Damnation'
Peter Bailey of Metalheadz conducted an interview with guitarist Eric Peterson of veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT on February 14, 2009 at the NEC arena in Birmingham, England. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MetalheadzFM: You're on tour with JUDAS PRIEST and MEGAD...February 27, 2009
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SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL Organizers To Make Special Announcement On Monday
The organizers of the Sweden Rock Festival — which is set to take place June 3-6, 2009 in Sölvesborg, Sweden — will announce a "very special" addition to this year's lineup on Monday, March 2 via the the Stockholm radio station 106.7 Rockklassiker. The band's identity will be revealed by host Tord K...February 27, 2009
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SEVENDUST, UNLEASHED, CRUCIFIED BARBARA, PILGRIMZ Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK Festival
SEVENDUST, UNLEASHED, CRUCIFIED BARBARA and PILGRIMZ have been confirmed for this year's 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 (US...February 25, 2009
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Ex-KISS Guitarist BRUCE KULICK Talks About Upcoming Solo Album; Video Available
Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick was interviewed by Belgian TV channel ACTV on February 16, 2009 prior to ESP's (ERIC SINGER PROJECT) concert at Spirit of 66 in Verviers, Belgium. Watch the two-minute chat below. Kulick has been back in the studio working on his next solo CD, tentatively titled "B...February 25, 2009
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GLENN DANZIG: New Video Interview Posted Online
Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" conducted an interview with Glenn Danzig at the Musink Tattoo Convention & Music Festival on February 22, 2009 at the Orange County Fair & Expo Center in Costa Mesa, California. Watch the eight-minute chat below. DANZIG is currently worki...February 25, 2009
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CANCER BATS: 'Deathsmarch' Video Available
"Deathsmarch", the new video from Toronto, Canada's hardcore/metal band CANCER BATS, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's sophomore full-length album, "Hail Destroyer", which came out last year via Black Market Activities. The CD was co-produced by Eric Ratz (BIG SUGAR, THEORY OF A DEA...February 25, 2009
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ICARUS WITCH: In Songwriting Mode
Pittsburgh traditional metallers ICARUS WITCH have issued the following update: "Just a quick note to let everyone know ICARUS WITCH is back in the studio for pre-production on our fourth CD. Writing and demoing new music for the follow-up to 2007's 'Songs For The Lost' is not a simple task, as we a...February 25, 2009
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