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LORD Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement

Australian metallers LORD have parted ways with longtime drummer Tim "T.Y." Yatras and have replaced him with Damian Costas. Commented mainman Lord Tim, "One of the things that we all agreed on when LORD was formed was that everyone does it for all the right reasons. If your heart is no longer in it...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY: Quality Performance Footage From Graz Posted Online

Video footage of Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY performing the song "Edenspring" at the Orpheum in Graz, Austria in November 2008 has been posted on the band's official YouTube channel and can be viewed below. The German edition of Metal Hammer magazine recently conducted an inter...

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ROB HALFORD Launches METAL GOD RECORDS

Metal God Entertainment and Rob Halford have announced the launch of Metal God Records — a new music label providing global physical and digital distribution services for the world's rock and metal performers. "It's been a long desire of mine to be a co-owner and participate in the operation of a la...

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German Metal Label SPV Declared Insolvent

Wolfgang Spahr of Billboard.biz reports: SPV Schallplatten Produktion und Vertrieb GmbH in Hanover has declared itself insolvent. The managing partner, Manfred Schütz, decided to submit an application to commence insolvency proceedings on May 25 — roughly equivalent to Chapter 11 bankruptcy protecti...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: 'Play My Game' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Play My Game", the first solo album from powerhouse American heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH),sold around 800 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. (Note: Internet/digital sales...

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BUCKCHERRY To Support KISS On North American Tour

Ray Waddell of Billboard.com reports: BUCKCHERRY will support KISS on all dates for the band's upcoming North American tour, Billboard has learned. The tour, which begins in September, made headlines last month when it was announced that KISS had partnered with live music social networking site Even...

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ARKAEA Frontman Says WOLBERS, HERRERA 'Never Left FEAR FACTORY'

The Spine Language blog recently conducted an interview with vocalist Jon Howard of Canadian metallers THREAT SIGNAL and ARKAEA, the new band featuring FEAR FACTORY members Christian Olde Wolbers (guitar) and Raymond Herrera (drums). An excerpt from the question-and-answer session follows below. Spi...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer Schedules Bottle-Signing Event In Arizona

Three Rivers Winery is sold out of the first vintage of QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate's red wine Insania. Whole Foods in Chandler, Arizona has the only remaining bottles and will sell them at a bottle-signing event with Tate and winemaker Holly Turner. The details are as follows: Saturday, May 30, 2...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Bassist, JACKYL Frontman On 'Maximum Threshold'; Audio Available

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY/CYCLE OF PAIN bassist John "J.D." DeServio and JACKYL frontman Jesse James Dupree were interviewed on this past Saturday's (May 23) edition of the "Maximum Threshold" show. The program is now available for download an as MP3 audio file at this location. "Maximum Threshold" is an...

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HEAVEN SHALL BURN Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Germany's death metal and hardcore fusionists HEAVEN SHALL BURN have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 5TH AVENUE AIRBOURNE AMON AMARTH ANTHRAX ASP AXEL RUDI PELL BAI...

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GRAND MAGUS Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Sweden's GRAND MAGUS has been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 5TH AVENUE AIRBOURNE AMON AMARTH ANTHRAX ASP AXEL RUDI PELL BAI BANG BLOODWORK BON SCOTT BORKNAGAR BRING ME...

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SNOT Guitarist Says VEXT And MAYO Quit The Band

Guitarist Mikey Doling of the reformed legendary Santa Barbara metal/punk rock hybrid SNOT has released another statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET clarifying the circumstances surrounding the departures of vocalist Tommy Vext (a.k.a. Tommy Cummings) and guitarist Sonny Mayo. He says, "To be be clear, Tom...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY Guitarist Talks About Album Reissues

The German edition of Metal Hammer recently conducted an interview with guitarist Niklas Sundin of Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY. Sundin talked about the band's early days and the upcoming re-releases of the albums "Projector", "Haven" and "Damage Done". "'Haven' is actually my l...

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DER W Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

DER W, the project led by Stephan Weidner, singer, songwriter, musician, producer and bassist for German hard rock band BÖHSE ONKELZ, has been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as foll...

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SNOT Parts Ways With Singer, Guitarist

Guitarist Mikey Doling of the reformed legendary Santa Barbara metal/punk rock hybrid SNOT has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "SNOT is again looking for a vocalist. Unfortunately, Tommy Vext [a.k.a. Tommy Cummings; ex-DIVINE HERESY] has not worked out. Tommy's a great guy and...