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FAIR WARNING To Release New Album In August

Frontiers Records has announced the details of the European release of FAIR WARNING's reunion album, which has a working title of "Brother's Keeper". The band, which currently consists of singer Tommy Heart, guitarist Helge Engelke, bassist Ule W. Ritgen and CC Behrens on drums, started working on t...

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New York's DEATH IN THE FOREST FESTIVAL In Jeopardy

TJ Morris of Watchers Entertainment, one of the organizers of the Death In The Forest Festival — set to take place May 20 in Middletown, New York — has issued the following update: "Due to the inclement weather, death in the forest 2006 will be moved from the Orange County Fair grounds. YES, MOVED F...

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Review: GUNS N' ROSES Deliver The Goods Despite Postponement Of Infamous Album

Ben Ratliff of The New York Times reviewed GUNS N' ROSES' performance at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City Friday night (May 12). An excerpt from the article follows: Rock and roll audiences want to identify with the guy singing the song; they need to, in fact. But you'd be hard-pressed to ....

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TESLA Guitarist SKEOCH To Sit Out Tour, Temporary Replacement Announced

TESLA guitarist Tommy Skeoch will be sitting out the band's summer tour after recently welcoming a new baby boy with his wife. Dave Rude, who is from the San Francsco are and has been playing with TESLA's Frank Hannon in the FRANK HANNON BAND for the last few months, has been recruited as Skeoch's r...

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ARMORED SAINT/FATES WARNING Bassist JOEY VERA: New Solo Album Samples Available

Bassist Joey Vera (ARMORED SAINT, FATES WARNING, ANTHRAX) has uploaded a three-minute audio file containing samples from his upcoming solo album, tentatively due later in the year. The audio trailer, which Vera says contains "a glimpse into what I've been doing for the past 11 months," features "sel...

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SKINLESS: New Songs Available For Download

New York-based death metallers SKINLESS have uploaded two tracks from their new album, "Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead", due on June 13 via Relapse Records. Check out the songs "Execution of Reason" (mp3) and "Deviation Will Not Be Tolerated" (mp3). "Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead" ...

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1349, BELPHEGOR, IMMOLATION, VITAL REMAINS To Be Featured On 'Death In The Forest' DVD

Seven camera crews will reportedly be filming the Death In The Forest Festival — set to take place May 20 at the Orange County Fair Grounds in Middletown, New York — for an upcoming DVD, featuring band interviews with former porn goddess Jasmin St. Claire. The DVD will also include full-set live per...

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SEPULTURA Frontman DERRICK GREEN Is Happy To Leave ROADRUNNER Behind

Blastwave webzine (web site) recently conducted an interview with SEPULTURA frontman Derrick Green. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Blastwave: I've heard "Dante XXI" referred to as a comeback album. As far as I can see, this line up has produced three quality albums anyway, so why does this one...

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AC/DC: Bagging A Bit Of BON SCOTT

Patrick Donovan of The Age's "Sticky Carpet" (web site) has issued the following report: South Yarra's Leonard Joel auction house had never seen anything like it. Last month, mingling with conservative art collectors, were some black-clad hard-core AC/DC fans wanting to take home a piece of Bon Scot...

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TOM ARAYA On New SLAYER Album: 'People Won't Be Disappointed'

Peter Atkinson of KNAC.COM recently interviewed SLAYER frontman Tom Araya. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: KNAC.COM: It's been five years since the last album, so you obviously were pretty well prepared for this one? Araya: "We usually rehearse our songs a lot, that's how we know whether...

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AC/DC Rocked By ID Scam

Dylan Welch of The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that AC/DC producer and former EASYBEATS guitarist George Young (Malcolm and Angus' older brother) was the victim of identity fraud that has seen aspiring musicians in the U.K. fleeced of thousands of dollars. A man befriended a series of people...

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The first OFFICE OF STRATEGIC INFLUENCE album was a big hit for the Inside Out label. A prog-metal dream team — FATES WARNING guitarist Jim Matheos, DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy and his former bandmate, keyboardist Kevin Moore, and bassist Sean Malone (CYNIC, GORDIAN KNOT) — assembled a truly...

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NEVERMORE Guitarist STEVE SMYTH On Kidney Failure: 'I Will Fight This, And I Will Be Back'

NEVERMORE guitarist Steve Smyth (ex-TESTAMENT) — who was recently diagnosed with end-stage kidney failure (the result of a congenital birth defect) — has posted the following message on his official web site: "Hi, everyone. Just wanted to clue everyone in as to my situation, and why you will see me...

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NEVERMORE Guitarist STEVE SMYTH Diagnosed With Chronic Kidney Disease

NEVERMORE guitarist Steve Smyth has been diagnosed with end-stage kidney failure, the result of a congenital birth defect. Says Smyth: "I have been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, and have been advised to preserve my health as much as possible at this time, as I am facing 'complete renal fail...

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REDEMPTION: New Album Update

REDEMPTION's primary songwriter and guitarist/keyboardist Nicolas van Dyk has issued the following update on the progress of the recording sessions for the band's new album, entitled "The Origins of Ruin": "We can see the light at the end of the tunnel and we're just about finished tracking, with on...