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Former HELLOWEEN Guitarist, STRATOVARIUS Singer Perform With SHAMAN In Slovakia

Former HELLOWEEEN and current MASTEPLAN guitarist Roland Grapow made a special guest appearance, along with Timo Kotipelto (STRATOVARIUS),during a SHAMAN gig in Martin, Slovakia on Saturday (Nov. 20). Roland and Timo played two songs with the band: "Pride" and a cover of JUDAS PRIEST's "Breaking th...

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MEGADETH: Detroit Performance To Be Webcast

MEGADETH's performance at the State Theatre in Detroit, Michigan on Wednesday, November 17 will be broadcast live via 101.1 WRIF, "Detroit's Rock Station." Fans can listen in via the Internet at this location. MEGADETH are in the middle of their "Blackmail The Universe" North American tour with EXOD...

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MEGADETH: Soundboard Recordings Of New Lineup Available For Download

MEGADETH performed a special "Coffeebreak Concert" during soundcheck before their Nov. 7, 2004 show at the Odeon in Cleveland, OH. The four-song performance has been made available for download at the WMMS 100.7 web site. Check it out: 01. Die Dead Enough (mp3) 02. Symphony of Destruction (mp3) 03....

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BLACK CLOUD: All-Star Thrash Metal Band's Performance Posted Online

VOIVOD fan site VoivodFan.com has uploaded an audio recording of the entire Nov. 9, 2002 show by BLACK CLOUD, the one-off Quebec-based "all-star" thrash metal tribute band consisting of ex-VOIVOD bassist Jean-Yves Thériault (a.k.a. Blacky),ex-OBLIVEON guitarist Pierre Rémillard, MARTYR guitarist Da...

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Former MACHINE HEAD Drummer To Form New 'Full-On Metal' Band

Chris Kontos (drums, ex-MACHINE HEAD, ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT),Sean Smithson (guitar, ex-SACRILEGE B.C., GRINCH) and Sean McGrath (guitar, IMPALED) are in the process of forming a "full-on metal" band in the vein of EXODUS, THE HAUNTED, PANTERA, SHADOWS FALL and MEGADETH, according to a recent online p...

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MEGADETH's MUSTAINE And EXODUS' HOLT To Guest On MTV2's 'Headbanger's Ball'

According to informed sources, there has been a change of plans and SLAYER will no longer be the special guests on this weekend's edition of "Headbanger's Ball". Instead, MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine and EXODUS' Gary Holt will appear on the program, which is set to air on MTV2 at 10:00 p.m. EST on Satur...

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EARSHOT Drop Off MEGADETH Tour, EXODUS Move Into Main-Support Slot

According to a online posting by MEGADETH's webmaster, Los Angeles quintet EARSHOT have officially left the MEGADETH-headlining "Blackmail the Universe" U.S. tour. "In no way was EARSHOT booted from the tour by MEGADETH," he writes. "These rumours are absolutely false. EARSHOT had agreed the night b...

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MEGADETH Bassist: 'This Is The Best Tour I've Ever Been On'

MEGADETH bassist James MacDonough (ex-ICED EARTH) has posted the following message in the band's web site: "First off, it's been a pleasure meeting a lot of you from the forums and the Street Teams. The tour couldn't be going better and thank you for all the support. "We thought we might have to can...

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EXODUS, TESTAMENT, DEATH ANGEL Ink Deals With Baby Clothing Company

Bay area thrash legends EXODUS, TESTAMENT and DEATH ANGEL have all inked deals with Metal Babies, the Bay Area heavy metal baby clothing company. They carry newborn-to-toddler sizes and have issued one item each to start: EXODUS – "Bonded by Bib", TESTAMENT - "Into the Crib" and DEATH ANGEL - "The A...

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MEGADETH AND EXODUS In Anaheim, CA: Review, Live Photos Posted Online

OnTrackMagazine.com has posted several photos of MEGADETH and EXODUS performing live in Anaheim, CA on October 25. Also included is a review of the show. Check it out at this location. An excerpt from the review follows: "As for [MEGADETH's] current line-up they came across without a hitch. Bassist...

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SCUM OF THE EARTH Tour Cancelled

SCUM OF THE EARTH, the new band formed by ex-ROB ZOMBIE guitarist Riggs, have been forced to cancel all remaining dates on their tour due to contractual discrepancies along the route. "We promise we will make it up to the fans very soon," Riggs said in a statement. "We would have done anything to ke...

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MASTERPLAN: 'Aeronautics' Album Due In January

MASTERPLAN, the new band featuring ex-HELLOWEEN guitarist Roland Grapow, ex-HELLOWEEN drummer Uli Kusch and former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/ARK singer Jorn Lande, have set "Aeronautics" as the title of their sophomore full-length album, due on January 24, 2005 via Germany's AFM Records. A four-song EP, cont...

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MEGADETH: New Live Photos Posted Online

Several photos of MEGADETH's new lineup performing live at the Palladium in Hollywood, CA on Friday (Oct. 29) have been posted online at Launch (all photos by Stephanie Cabral). MEGADETH are in the middle of their "Blackmail the Universe" North American tour with EXODUS and EARSHOT. A list of the re...

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EXODUS: Live Photos Posted Online

A bunch of photos of legendary thrashers EXODUS performing live at The Palladium in Hollywood, California on Friday (Oct. 29) have been posted online at DirtJunior.com. As previously reported, EXODUS were joined by TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy for their appearance at The Warfield in San Francisco...

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DREAM THEATER Begin Recording New Album

Progressive heavy rock giants DREAM THEATER are scheduled to enter a New York City studio on Monday (Nov. 1) to begin recording the follow-up to 2003's "Train of Thought". A spring/summer 2005 release through Elektra Records is expected. DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy played a set with classic E...