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REVOLVER, CRASH KELLY Confirmed For Toronto's MQMusicFest

REVOLVER (featuring Nick Walsh from legendary Juno-winning Canadian rockers SLIK TOXIK),CRASH KELLY (featuring guitarist Sean Kelly, who recently recorded with guitarist Gilby Clarke),AUTOMAN.CA (featuring Darrell "DWaRf" Millar from metal legends KILLER DWARFS) and SCARLET SINS (Canada's premiere...

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PARADISE LOST: New Audio Interview With NICK HOLMES Available

Vocalist Nick Holmes of PARADISE LOST was recently interviewed by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "Full Metal Racket" (based in Australia). Listen to the interview in streaming audio at the Triple J web site: Windows Media, Real Media (NOTE: The Nick Holmes interview begins at around the one-hour, 33-minu...

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Report: TESTAMENT Delivers Crushing Sold-Out Show At Jaxx

Sunday night, July 15, one of the best thrash metal acts of all-time delivered a crushing performance at the sold-out Jaxx nightclub in Springfield, VA. TESTAMENT, featuring four of its original members, played a 90-minute set and encore heavy on the band's older material. Favorites from "The New Or...

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GENE SIMMONS And Son Schedule COMICON Signing Session

On July 28, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons and his son Nick will be at this year's San Diego Comicon to debut the Simmons Comics Group, featuring four new titles: "Gene Simmons House of Horrors", "Dominatrix", "Zipper" and "Indy - Race of the Galaxies". Nick will debut his self-written/-drawn "S...

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MONDO GENERATOR's NICK OLIVERI Issues European Tour Recap

MONDO GENERATOR has uploaded the video for "Lie Detector" from the band's recently released album "Dead Planet" online at this location. MONDO GENERATOR recently returned from its European tour where frontman Nick Oliveri checked in from the road with the following update: "Eastern Baltic rock! Ther...

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TESTAMENT Debuts New Song At West Springfield Show

San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT debuted a new song, entitled "The Afterlife", during their headlining set Sunday night (July 15) at Jaxx in West Springfield, Virginia. According to one attendee, the track was "a mid-paced song that was very heavy and had some good, chunky riffs." Sit...

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TESTAMENT: Video Footage From WALDROCK Festival Available

Fan-filmed video footage of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT performing at this year's edition of the Waldrock festival, which was held on July 7 in Burgum (Bergum),in the northern region of The Netherlands, has been posted at YouTube: "D.N.R. (Do Not Resuscitate)": Video "The Haunti...

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AS I LAY DYING Guitarist Talks About New Album, 'Christian Metal' Tag

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with AS I LAY DYING guitarist Nick Hipa. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: Overall, how would you describe the songwriting and recording process for (the forthcoming) "An Ocean Between Us"? Nick: "It's almost done. We're in the fin...

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CHARON Frontman Launches New Side-Project

CHARON/ex-POISONBLACK frontman Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto has launched a new band called HARMAJA. The group, which also features CHARON drummer Antti Karihtala, sings in Finnish and is said to be influenced by the likes of NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS and MORRISSEY. To check out samples of HARMAJA's mus...

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VELVET REVOLVER Bassist Talks 'Libertad', AXL ROSE

Nick Snelling of Australia's Beat magazine recently conducted an interview with VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On his statement after the release of "Contraband" that VELVET REVOLVER was the kind of act that would be releasing an album eve...

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TESTAMENT Members Comment On NUCLEAR BLAST Deal

TESTAMENT members Chuck Billy (vocals) and Eric Peterson (guitar) have commented on their new deal with Nuclear Blast Records. "We are very happy that we are signed to one of the best metal labels in the world. It's a great feeling that we are in a house that will not crumble," said Billy. "This is...

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VINCE NEIL To Guest-Judge WSVG Dallas Guitar Hero 2 Competition

The World Series of Video Games (WSVG),presented by Intel, has announced that MÖTLEY CRÜE's Vince Neil leads the pack of special guest judges that will evaluate "Guitar Hero II" competitors. Attendees can look forward to seeing the legendary heavy metal icon at the finals of the upcoming Dallas, Te...

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Drummer JOHN MACALUSO To Guest On 'Maximum Threshold'

Drummer John Macaluso (ARK, TNT, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, STARBREAKER) will guest on the "Maximum Threshold" show on Saturday, June 30 at 8:00 p.m. EST. "Maximum Threshold" is an Internet radio show dedicated to presenting up-and-coming hard rock bands and successful bands as well as interviews, news and m...

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TESTAMENT Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT have inked a worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The group will enter the studio late summer/early fall to record its long-awaited new album for a March 2008 release. Original TESTAMENT members Alex Skolnick (guitar),Chuck Billy (vocals),Greg Chris...

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TESTAMENT Frontman: 'The Timing Is Right For This Band Again'

Jeffrey Easton of Metal Exiles recently conducted an interview with TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Exiles: So who is in the band now? Is it the complete original line up? Chuck: Alex [Skolnick, guitar], of course, is in along with Eric [Peterson, guitar] a...