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KISS To Tape Mexico Show For DVD Release

KISS have announced that they will tape an additional concert this month on their summer Rock the Nation tour for a forthcoming DVD release, according to the Associated Press. In a conference call Tuesday (August 3) from Palm Beach, Fla., singer Paul Stanley said the band would tape their August 17...

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'West Memphis Three' Anthology: Launch Party Scheduled

Brett Alexander Savory and M. W. Anderson's West Memphis Three anthology, "Last Pentacle of the Sun: Writings in Support of the West Memphis Three", featuring a contribution by METALLICA frontman James Hetfield, will have its official launch concert/party on October 14 at Club Rockit in Toronto, Ont...

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DORO Pens New Song For German Female Boxing Champion

German metal singer DORO (a.k.a. Doro Pesch) has just finished writing the new entrance theme song for Germany's most successful female boxing star, world champion Regina Halmich. The premiere of this cooperation will be presented on September 11, 2004 at the world championship fight against Las Veg...

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QUEENSRŸCHE To Perform 'Operation: Mindcrime' In Its Entirety, Band Plan Sequel

Art rock pioneers QUEENSRŸCHE will perform the classic album "Operation: Mindcrime" in its entirety on the upcoming fall 2004/winter 2005 tour, which is being presented by VH1 Classic. A "greatest hits" set will open each show, and at the end of the night there will be a preview of the upcoming Sanc...

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SENTENCED Perform At Finland's ILOSAARIROCK 2004: Photos Available

SENTENCED were among the bands that performed at the Ilosaarirock 2004 festival July 16-18 in Joensuu, Finland. Photos of SENTENCED's appearance at the festival can be viewed here. Other groups that performed at the three-day festival included CRADLE OF FILTH, THE 69 EYES, TAROT, MANNHAI, DIABLO, DA...

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ULI JON ROTH Writes Orchestra Score For SCORPIONS Classic

Legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth will spend the next five days conducting and recording Sky Orchestra. He has prepared further new scores for "Requiem For An Angel", which are going to be recorded at Skylight Manor Studios. As a special treat for his North American fans, Uli has also written a full...

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KISS: Two Shows Filmed For Upcoming Concert DVD

According to Billboard.com, KISS filmed two shows this past weekend on their summer Rock the Nation tour for a forthcoming DVD release. Saturday's performance outside Washington, D.C., and Sunday's show in Virginia Beach, Va., are expected to form the basis for the as-yet-untitled project. No releas...

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Review: VAN HALEN's Not About Right Now, It's About Nostalgia

Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune reviewed VAN HALEN's first of two shows at the United Center in Chicago on Monday (July 19). Kot writes, "The music didn't swing, it slogged, and the band never quite sounded in sync, the four individual gears never meshing. Part of the problem is that Eddie Van Halen...

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DEE SNIDER's VAN HELSING'S CURSE To Hit The Road In October

VAN HELSING'S CURSE, the classical/rock music brainchild of TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider, is bringing its spectral horror-inspired ambience to the stage throughout the month of October. The troupe's debut album, "Oculus Infernum", released last Halloween through KOCH Records, employs an 18-pie...

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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY Joins HAWKWIND On Stage At RUISROCK Festival: Photos Available

MOTÖRHEAD's Lemmy Kilmister and MONSTER MAGNET's Phil Caivano were the special guests during HAWKWIND's set at Ruisrock festival in Turku, Finland this past Saturday (July 10). Check out pictures from Sonera Plaza (all photos by Timo Isoaho). Other bands that performed during the two-day event (July...

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NILE's KARL SANDERS Records Guest Appearance For New BEHEMOTH Album

Karl Sanders, guitarist and vocalist of the American death metal band NILE, has recorded a guest solo for the song "Xul" off the upcoming BEHEMOTH record, "Demigod". The CD is currently being recorded at Poland's Hendrix Studios and will soon be mixed at Dug-Out studios in Uppsala, Sweden by Daniel...

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Former TESTAMENT Guitarist Performs With 30-Piece Orchestra In 'Jekyll & Hyde: The Concert'

Former TESTAMENT/SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick recently took part in the premier of "Jekyll & Hyde: The Concert", featuring a 30-piece orchestra. " It was simultaneously one of my most challenging and most rewarding musical experiences," Alex said. "To play in such a situation requires a lot...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: 'DAVID ELLEFSON Is Suing Me And MEGADETH'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Here is what I have been saying in the interviews, what happened chronologically that caused the demise of the band, why [drummer] Nick [Menza] was fired, [guitarist] Marty [Friedman] quitting, records...

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JUDAS PRIEST Singer: New Album Will Qualify The Importance Of The Band

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford recently spoke to The Hartford Courant about his decision to reunite with the group after 14 years apart. "This is a reunification experience," he said. "We want to let people see Halford the metal god back in the band." According to Halford, he wrote a letter five ye...

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DOMAIN Sign New Record Deal, Plan Tribute Album Appearances

German melodic metal band DOMAIN have signed a deal with Limb Music Products. The group are currently in the studio working on their new CD, "The Last Days of Utopia", tentatively due in February/March 2005. According to a posting on the band's web site, the upcoming CD will be "a full conceptual al...