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EMERGENCY GATE Signs With TWILIGHT ZONE RECORDS

German metallers EMERGENCY GATE have inked a deal with Twilight Zone Records. The band will enter Dreamscape Studios in Munich on December 22 to begin record its new album for an early 2010 release. EMERGENCY GATE recently parted ways with drummer Chris "The Machine" Widmann and replaced him with Do...

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FREEDOM CALL: More New Album Details Revealed

German metallers FREEDOM CALL, whose current lineup includes GAMMA RAY drummer Daniel Zimmermann, will release their new album, "Legend Of The Shadowking", in Europe on February 1, 2010 (except in Germany where it will arrive three days earlier) via SPV/Steamhammer Records. According to a press rele...

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METALLICA: More 'Orgullo, Pasión Y Gloria' DVD Preview Clips Available

A few more preview clips from METALLICA's "Orgullo, Pasión Y Gloria - Tres Noches En La Ciudad De México" (Pride, Passion And Glory Three Nights In Mexico City) DVD — which was recorded on June 4, 6 and 7 of this year at Foro Sol in Mexico City — can be viewed below. "Orgullo, Pasión ...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Interviewed On Las Vegas' KOMP 92.3 Radio Station

Carlota of the KOMP 92.3 radio station conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield before the band's December 5, 2009 concert at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. Watch the chat in two parts below. METALLICA released a concert DVD in Mexico on November 30. Titled "Orgull...

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FRED DURST Performs AEROSMITH's 'Sweet Emotion' With CAMP FREDDY; Video Available

Fred Durst (LIMP BIZKIT),Franky Perez (SCARS ON BROADWAY),Travis Barker (BLINK-182),Mark McGrath (SUGAR RAY),Steve Jones (SEX PISTOLS) and Steve Stevens (BILLY IDOL) are among the guest musicians who performed with CAMP FREDDY — the Los Angeles-based "jam" group featuring Dave Navarro (JANE'S AD...

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METALLICA Bassist Interviewed By Canada's AUX Channel; Video Available

Ontario, Canada's AUX music channel conducted an interview with METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo when the band played at Air Canada Centre in Toronto at the end of October. Watch the chat below. METALLICA's French-only concert DVD, "Francais Pour Une Nuit", or "French For One Night", arrived on Nov...

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ROTTEN Preparing To Record GAMMA RAY Cover

Dutch death metallers ROTTEN — who feature in their ranks members of RADICAL NERVE DISTORTION, REBORN and HACKSAW — are about to enter the studio to record "a totally brutal and deadly version of GAMMA RAY's 'Leaving Hell' for an upcoming tribute album to HELLOWEEN and GAMMA RAY." The CD, entitled "...

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Does METALLICA's 'Death Magnetic' Cover Image Resemble A Vagina? Band Responds

In the "bonus materials/interviews" portion of METALLICA's French-only concert DVD, "Francais Pour Une Nuit" (or "French For One Night"),the members of the band were asked individually to comment on fans' observation that the cover image on METALLICA's latest album, "Death Metallica", resembles the...

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BRAD WHITFORD, JOE SATRIANI To Take Part In 'Experience Hendrix' Tribute Concert Tour

AEROSMITH guitarist Brad Whitford will be taking part in "Experience Hendrix", the all-star tribute concert celebrating Jimi Hendrix's legacy as the most influential electric guitarist in rock history. The prestigious lineup includes Joe Satriani, Billy Cox of GYPSYS and THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE,...

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GAMMA RAY, SABATON, SCAR SYMMETRY Confirmed For Sweden's ROCKSTAD: FALUN Festival

GAMMA RAY, SABATON, SCAR SYMMETRY and MIMIKRY are the first confirmed bands for the Rockstad: Falun festival, set to take place May 28-29, 2010 at Ingarvet in Falun, Sweden. A total of 16 bands will perform at the two-day event, which is organized by the members of SABATON. For more information, vis...

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Original AEROSMITH Rhythm Guitarist To Guest On 'Hard Rock Nights'

Ray Tabano, original rhythm guitarist for the legendary rock band AEROSMITH, will be the special guest on "Hard Rock Nights" December 4-10. Tabano will talk about his time with the band in the early 1970s as guitarist as well as rejoining the group as marketing director in 1973. Tabano, who designed...

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METALLICA: Pro-Shot Highlights From ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Concert Posted Online

Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA's October 30, 2009 performance at Madison Square Garden as part of the 25th-anniversary celebration of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame can be viewed below. Joining the San Francisco heavy metal giants for the event were Ozzy Osbourne (BLACK SABBATH),R...

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TWISTED SISTER, STRYPER To Perform At NYSE's Christmas Tree Lighting Event

TWISTED SISTER (minus vocalist Dee Snider),STRYPER and COLLECTIVE SOUL will perform at New York Stock Exchange's 86th Christmas tree lighting beneath the NYSE façade (Broad Street between Wall Street and Exchange Place) in New York City on Thursday, December 10, 2009 between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. The e...

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Do the Germans know power metal or what? It never ceases to amaze me the traditional/power metal talent originating in that country, including acts as diverse as HELLOWEEN, EDGUY, BRAINSTORM, RAGE, GAMMA RAY, PRIMAL FEAR, GRAVE DIGGER, and BLIND GUARDIAN. The common denominator? Big, fist-pumping ho...

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Former DANZIG Guitarist JOHN CHRIST Returns To Live Stage

Former DANZIG guitarist John Christ returned to the live stage for the first time in 10 years this past Friday, November 27 with a solo performance in Essex, Maryland. According to Bob Suehs of Rock N Roll Experience, the concert "was a mix of guitar shred, melodic interludes, random DANZIG songs an...