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OSBOURNE, HETFIELD, SIMMONS Featured In VH1 Classic's 'Seven Ages Of Rock' Series

"Seven Ages of Rock", a co-production with the BBC, will make its U.S. debut on VH1 Classic Monday, December 17. MTV veteran Mark Goodman narrates this seven-part series, which showcases the various genres of rock music that impacted and shaped pop culture. From the birth of rock to metal to alterna...

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WOLFPACK UNLEASHED Signs With NAPALM RECORDS

Napalm Records has announced the signing of Austria's WOLFPACK UNLEASHED. According to a press release, "WOLFPACK UNLEASHED combines heroic choruses in the style of thrash metal greats such as METALLICA, MEGADETH and TESTAMENT with the best of elements found in the Gothenburg sound. The band catapul...

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RAVEN: Working Title For New Album Revealed

Legendary British/American heavy metal trio RAVEN has set "Walk through Fire" as the tentative title of its new album. The band is scheduled to return to the studio on July 9 to resume recording the CD, which is expected in late 2007/early 2008. RAVEN last year recorded four new tracks — "Against Th...

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A PERFECT MURDER Calls It Quits

Montreal, Quebec-based extreme metallers A PERFECT MURDER have released the following statement: "Well, I guess this is the right time. Or is there any right time for this? "A PERFECT MURDER is officially breaking up. There are a lot of things that could be discussed about but we don't wanna go that...

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TIGERTAILZ Pulls Out Of ROCKLAHOMA

Reunited U.K. rockers TIGERTAILZ have issued the following update: "After weeks of speculation and much negotiation / deliberation, we regret to announce that TIGERTAILZ will not be playing the Rocklahoma festival on July 12 in Oklahoma USA. "Unfortunately, Pepsi [Tate, bass] has been readmitted to...

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FIREWIND: 'Breaking The Silence' Video Posted Online

Greek melodic metal sensation FIREWIND has released the video for its new single "Breaking the Silence" in the following formats: Windows Media, Real Media. The clip, which features a guest appearance by female singer Tara Teresa, was directed by Patric Ullaeus from Sweden's Revolver Film Company (D...

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SOULFLY Drummer Checks In

SOULFLY drummer Joe Nunez has sent along this update from Chicago, where he is working, playing, resting, and preparing for the band's next album: "This summer I've been working construction and rehearsing with my side project SLAMPEDE. Our new singer/guitar player, Kevin Kowalski, is the latest add...

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RAVEN To Resume Recording Next Week

Legendary British/American heavy metal trio RAVEN will return to the studio on July 9 to resume recording material for its new album, tentatively due late 2007/early 2008. The band last year recorded four new tracks — "Against The Grain", "Running Around In Circles", "Breaking You Down" and "Necessa...

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HELLFEST Organizers Threaten To Sue KORN Over Concert Cancellation

The organizers of France's Hellfest have announced plans to file a lawsuit against KORN and the band's management The Firm today (Monday, July 2) over the group's failure to perform at the festival. In a statement issued by KORN's singer, Jonathan Davis, on June 22 — the day the group was supposed t...

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PAUL STANLEY Talks About Painting And KISS

Tom Iacuzio of the Daytona Beach News-Journal recently conducted an interview with KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Daytona Beach News-Journal: You were an art major and a graduate of the High School of Music & Art in New York City. How did that shape yo...

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IRON MAIDEN: 'The World's Greatest Albums' DVD Available

What Records has just released "The World's Greatest Albums - Iron Maiden: The Ultimate Critical Review" DVD. A description of the title reads as follows: "With the release of the classic self-titled album in April 1981, IRON MAIDEN set themselves at the very forefront of the New Wave of British Hea...

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DREAM THEATER Drummer: 'We're Not In The Business Of Writing Singles'

Christa Titus of Blistering.com recently conducted an interview with DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Blistering.com: What made you decide to go with Roadrunner? Mike Portnoy: After spending 15 years with the Atlantic Group and Elektra, we had gotten a t...

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DORO: Video Footage From Last Night's Arizona Concert Available

Excellent-quality video footage of DORO's June 21, 2007 performance at The Clubhouse in Tempe, Arizona has been posted at YouTube: "East Meets West": (Video) "Warrior Soul": (Video) "Breaking the Law" (JUDAS PRIEST cover): (Video) Pesch's new version of the WARLOCK classic "All We Are" — featuring a...

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Irish Teenagers To Play DEEP PURPLE's 'Smoke' For New World Record

Brian Jaffray of Independent.ie reports: Where there is smoke there's fire and on Saturday night a group of Irish teenagers plan to blaze a trail into the Guinness Book of World records. The Offaly rockers will be joined by in excess of 2,000 heavy metal fans from all over Europe when they try ...

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RATT Drummer Talks About Reunion With STEPHEN PEARCY

RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer called KNAC.COM's Diana Deville from Birmingham, Alabama on Saturday, June 16 from the POISON tour. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On how they go about picking the setlist: "That is an excellent question, because you have five guys who have completely different...