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FIREWIND: Japanese Tour Dates Rescheduled For March

Greek melodic metallers FIREWIND, who feature in their ranks current OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G., recently had to postpone their Japanese headlining tour due to a scheduling conflict. The tour has now been moved to early March and the new dates are as follows: March 03 - Osaka @ Club Quattro Marc...

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SKINLAB Once Again Parts Ways With Guitarist MIKE ROBERTS

San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans SKINLAB have once again parted ways with guitarist Mike Roberts. Comments SKINLAB bassist/vocalist Steev Esquivel: "We've basically been contemplating our next move, having recently parted ways again with our brother Mike Roberts. "Things have been pretty rough...

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BILL WARD Looks Back On 2010: 'It's Difficult To Smile When You're Not Smiling Inside'

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has posted the following end-of-year message on his official web site: "I have been trying to come to terms with putting my thoughts and experiences of 2010 onto paper, and sadly, on the eve of Christmas, I find myself exhausted from the sheer weight of life on life's...

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TWISTED SISTER Frontman To Release 'Dee Does Broadway' Next Year

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider tells Broadway.com that he will release an album called "Dee Does Broadway" on Razor & Tie Records in 2011. He says his personal hope for next year is "to bridge the gap between Broadway and rock 'n' roll and introduce the hard rock audience to the amazing musi...

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SEBASTIAN BACH, Wife Separate

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach has posted the following message on his Facebook page: "For the record, my wife [Maria] and I have decided to separate. In all but every way, we have actually been separated since last April. We have tried to work things out for the sake of our family, but it .....

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Former THE CHASM Bassist Releases QUESTION OF MADNESS Debut

Former THE CHASM bass player Alfonso Polo has announced the release of the debut album, "The Dark Corners Of The Mind", from his Chicago, Illinois-based heavy metal/doom project called QUESTION OF MADNESS. Polo had the idea to create his own musical vision after he left THE CHASM in 2004, taking ins...

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ANVIL's 'Metal' Tops 'Digital' Chart In Sweden, Lands At No. 4 On Overall List

ANVIL's classic 1982 song "Metal On Metal" landed at position No. 4 on Sweden's official single chart for the week ending December 24 after a Facebook campaign was launched by the band's Swedish fans to put the track at the top of the chart in time for Christmas. The song — ...

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SLASH On Surviving Rock And Roll Excesses, FERGIE And AXL ROSE

John Dingwall of California Chronicle recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On performing while under the influence: Slash: "I'd always been pretty good at being able to play no matter what. I...

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DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER: New Song Posted Online

Germany's DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER has posted a new track, "Die Boten" (English translation: The Messengers),on the band's MySpace page. The song will open the group's forthcoming album, "Moral & Wahnsinn" (English translation: Morality & Insanity) will be released on February 25, 2011 vi...

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MASTER Mainman Interviewed On 'Heavy Metal Thunder' (Audio)

DJ JC Green of Metal Messiah Radio's "Heavy Metal Thunder" show recently conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Paul Speckmann of legendary death metallers MASTER. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Interview (audio): ...

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ANVIL Frontman Discusses 'Anvil Aid' Christmas Campaign With Swedish Radio Station (Audio)

Guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Canadian heavy metal legends ANVIL was interviewed by Bandit Rock, the biggest rock radio station in Sweden, about the Facebook campaign launched by ANVIL's Swedish fans to put the band's classic song "Metal On Metal" at the top of Sweden's single chart in t...

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LIVING SACRIFICE: 'Overkill Exposure' Video Released

"Overkill Exposure", the new video from the veteran Christian metal act LIVING SACRIFICE, can be viewed below (courtesy of AOL's Noisecreep). The clip's director, Michael Dalton, told Noisecreep about the video, "As [vocalist Bruce Fitzhugh] explained 'Overkill Exposure' to me, he wanted to make sur...

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TRIPTYKON Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

TRIPTYKON — the group formed by former HELLHAMMER/CELTIC FROST singer, guitarist, and main songwriter Tom Gabriel Warrior — has been confirmed for next year's edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 24-26, 2011 in Dessel, Belgum. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Fr...

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JASON BONHAM Talks 'Led Zeppelin Experience', Getting Sober

Izzy Presley of RX magazine recently conducted an interview with drummer Jason Bonham about JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE — which celebrates the life and music of Jason's father, the legendary LED ZEPPELIN drummer John Bonham. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. RX: How soon af...

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DIMMU BORGIR Guitarist Talks Lineup Changes, Musical Progression

Mike Smith of CosmosGaming.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Silenoz (real name: Sven Atle Kopperud) of Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. CosmosGaming.com: First off, I'd like to congratulate you on the new record. Per...