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Beauty, Brains, And Brutality: The 'Girls of Metal' Release 2008 Calendar

Chicago-based Girls of Metal are proud to announce the 2008 release of their annual Girls of Metal calendar. The calendar features female heavy metal musicians and supporters and calendar sales benefit the American Brain Tumor Association. The Girls of Metal is an alliance of females in heavy metal...

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DOKKEN/TED NUGENT Bassist Named Tucson's 'Citizen Of The Month'

The City of Tucson, Arizona has named DOKKEN/TED NUGENT bassist Barry Sparks its "Citizen of the Month" for January 2008. According to a posting on the official Tucson MySpace page, "Barry Sparks offers a unique brand of guitar driven, electric and acoustic style rock 'n' roll played with an unbelie...

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EXODUS Prepares To Hit The Road

Starting 2008 off on the right foot by launching their first North American tour in support of their latest album, "The Atrocity Exhibition: Exhibit A", San Francisco Bay Area metallers EXODUS will soon be bringing their trademarked brand of fist-in-the-face music to a back alley near you. In tow wi...

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Ex-DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist JON LORD: Durham Concerto Audio, Video Samples Available

Former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord's The Durham Concerto will be released on CD on January 28, 2008 via UK's Avie Records. The Durham Concerto by Jon Lord was performed by the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Mischa Darmev at the Durham Cathedral in England on October 20. Jon took...

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WARMACHINE Wins Internet Poll To Support MEGADETH On European Tour

Toronto, Ontario, Canada-based metallers WARMACHINE finished first in the recent "Who Will Support MEGADETH In Europe?" poll, conducted via TheLiveLine.com, with 21% of the vote. Commented WARMACHINE vocalist/guitarist Joe DiTaranto: "I'd like to take a moment and thank Jon Starets and the TheLiveLi...

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THE SIXTH: 'For Hate And Heritage' Out Now

El Paso, Texas-based band THE SIXTH (formerly FUELED II FIRE) — featuring former PISSING RAZORS members Mat Lynch (guitar),Joe Rodriguez (vocals) and Cesar Soto (guitar),along with Dan Diggler (drums) and Tury Saldana (bass) — has just released a new full-length album, "For Hate and Heritage", thr...

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FEAR FACTORY Guitarist Wants To Produce Your Band

FEAR FACTORY guitarist and aspiring producer Christian Olde Wolbers has issued the following update: "I have been providing my services to help out young starting bands on production, direction and guidience with their music. I just got back from a two-week pre-production trip to Tampa, Florida to h...

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ULI JON ROTH: New Album, Tour Details Revealed

Legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth (ex-SCORPIONS) is currently working on a new full-length studio album, which will be released before the summer. Entitled "Under A Dark Sky", this is going to be the first official release in the long-awaited series of Symphonic Legends, which is a cycle of music wri...

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Returning ICED EARTH Singer MATT BARLOW: 'I Will Bring The Best Performance Possible'

Returning ICED EARTH singer Matt Barlow has issued the following statement: "Brothers and sisters, "I'm sure that you are all well aware of things that are happening within ICED EARTH, and a statement from me is well overdue. To that, I can only say that I am sorry for the delay, but there is good ....

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THERION's SNOWY SHAW To Play Drums For DEATHSTARS On KORN Tour

Swedish multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw (THERION, DREAM EVIL, KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME) will play drums for the industrial goth metal band DEATHSTARS on their upcoming European tour as the support act for KORN. For a list of dates, click here. DEATHSTARS' regular drumme...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: Split With ICED EARTH Is 'What I Needed'

Singer Tim "Ripper" Owens has released a statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding his surprising departure from ICED EARTH three months after the release of the group's latest album, "Framing Armageddon - Something Wicked Part I". ICED EARTH mainman/guitarist Jon Schaffer issued a press release last...

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MALEVOLENT CREATION: New Video Interview With JON RUBIN Available

Jon Rubin of MALEVOLENT CREATION was interviewed by Johnny Orlando, Jr. in Chicago during the recently completed Death By Decibels tour, also featuring VADER, CATTLE DECAPITATION, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, VEIL OF MAYA and LIGHT THIS CITY. Jon talks about French horns, Fort Lauderdale and his love of sculpt...

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BLACK COMEDY Signs With SEASON OF MIST

Norwegian modern metallers BLACK COMEDY have signed a worldwide deal with Season Of Mist. The group is scheduled to release its debut album, "Instigator", in early 2008. According to a press release, the Oslo-based band's CD is set to contain "a display of massive guitar riffing, powerful drums, syn...

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DOKKEN: 'Santa Claus Is Coming To Town' Animated Video Posted Online

DOKKEN's animated video for the band's holiday single, "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town", taken from the "Monster Ballads Xmas" compilation (Razor & Tie),can be viewed below (animation created by Serge Volsky). According to CDJapan.co.jp, California hard rockers DOKKEN will release their new albu...

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Ex-CRIMSON GLORY Singer MIDNIGHT Is 'Descending Into Madness'

A three-and-a-half-minute video clip detailing former CRIMSON GLORY singer Midnight's (real name: John Patrick McDonald Jr.) plans for his second solo album, "Descending into Madness", can be viewed below. At this point, Midnight has written roughly 30 songs to be considered for the "Descending into...