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SABBAT Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Reunited British thrashers SABBAT have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The lineup is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): 1349 ALL THAT REMAINS AMORPHIS ANIMAL ALPHA BELPHEGOR BENEDICTUM BLACK MAJESTY BLIND...

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AIRBOURNE Signs With ROADRUNNER RECORDS

Roadrunner Records has announced the signing of Australian hard rockers AIRBOURNE. Forming a genuine brand of fist-pumping, beer-slinging rock 'n' roll, AIRBOURNE have established a respectable name for themselves in their native country. Although still very young, the band sonically tears pages fro...

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ICED EARTH: Framing Armageddon - Something Wicked Part I' Release Dates Announced

SPV has set the following release dates for ICED EARTH's new studio album, "Framing Armageddon - Something Wicked Part I": Germany: September 7 Rest of Europe: September 10 North America: September 11 "Framing Armageddon - Something Wicked Part 1" (cover artwork) expands the "Something Wicked" story...

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POISON, RATT: Mansfield Concert Photos Available

POISON and RATT performed at the Tweeter Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts Saturday night (June 30). Check out photos from EmpyreLounge.com: Poison, Ratt. The Tweeter Center was reportedly close to three-quarters full, with the majority of the seats filled. The lawn was closed for the show, though...

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DUFF MCKAGAN: I Really Wish AXL ROSE Had Used Different Name For New GUNS N' ROSES Band

Joacim Persson of the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet conducted a short interview with VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan prior to VELVET REVOLVER's concert at the Hultsfred festival on June 14. When asked about singer Axl Rose and his new band touring as GUNS N' ROSES, McKagan said...

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Night Train Special For GUNS N' ROSES' New Zealand Concert

Mathew Dearnaley of The New Zealand Herald reports: GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose has given Auckland transport officials a good disaster planning workout — trying to match ultra-late services to his erratic concert times. Nervous about reports that the temperamental frontman has been leaving it unti...

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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...

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ROSE TATTOO: Video Interview With ANGRY ANDERSON Available

A recent Beat TV interview with ROSE TATTOO's legendary frontman Angry Anderson has been posted at YouTube. ROSE TATTOO's new album, entitled "Blood Brothers", was released in February via Armageddon Music. The group's video for the track "Black Eyed Bruiser" can be viewed at YouTube.com. The song i...

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GUNS N' ROSES Joined By ROSE TATTOO Singer At Sydney Concerts

The GUNS N' ROSES 2007 trek through Australia ended on a very high note with two sold-out shows in Sydney at the Acer Arena this past weekend. Over 10,000 fans attended each concert, and as an added bonus, at each show GN'R performed the ROSE TATTOO classic "Nice Boys (Don't Play Rock N' Roll)" with...

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SLASH Is 'Looking Forward' To Hearing 'Chinese Democracy'

James Wigney of Australia's Herald Sun recently conducted an interview with VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On his current relationship with GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose: "I'm just glad that he (Axl) is out there doing his thing again. We did...

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AXL ROSE Sees Red After Fan Throws Drink At Him

DailyIndia.com reports that GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose was incensed at a concert at Brisbane, Australia, when a fan unhappy with the band's late arrival onstage threw a drink at him. Fans had spent 150 dollars per ticket to see the band's perform at the Brisbane Entertainment Center stage on We...

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BLINDSIDE: Five New Songs Available For Streaming

Sweden's BLINDSIDE have made five new tracks available for streaming on the bands MySpace page. The songs will be included on the group's new EP, "The Black Rose", which is being released on June 27. In addition to the five new songs, the EP features three live recordings of tracks from the band's ....

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BLINDSIDE To Release New EP This Month

Sweden's BLINDSIDE will release a new EP, entitled "The Black Rose", on June 27. The EP reportedly features five brand new songs and three live recordings of tracks from the band's previous album, "The Great Depression". The disc will apparently not be available in the U.S. except on iTunes and via...

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Australian Photographer Reports From GUNS N' ROSES After-Party

GUNS N' ROSES fan site GnrDaily.com reports: Simon Cross, a photographer for The Sunday Mail, will never forget the night he spent partying with rock n' roll legends GUNS N' ROSES after their show in Adelaide, June 13. This is his story, as written down by colleague Elissa Lawrence: "It was about 1....

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New VAN HALEN Tell-All Due In August

According to GuitarWorld.com, a new VAN HALEN tell-all, entitled "Everybody Wants Some: The Van Halen Saga" (Wiley Publishing),is scheduled to hit bookstore shelves late August. Written by noted metal journalist and radio host Ian Christe, the book recounts the life and times of the L.A. group that...