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Legend EP

Much-hyped Arizona lads putting a more pit-friendly face on black metal, basically welding together the style with Gothenburg thrash and a bit of hardcore. The results, while still fairly conventional and perhaps not deserving of the kudos they've so far received, do show scads of potential and lay...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: Live Photos With Ex-SOILWORK Guitarist Posted Online

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE resumed its European tour earlier in the week with ex-SOILWORK guitarist Peter Wichers filling in for Adam Dutkiewicz (who sustained a serious back injury). A number of high-quality photos from the show at Tivoli in Utrecht, Holland on January 17 can be found at Metal-Experience.co...

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REDEMPTION To Headline Holland's HEADWAY Festival

REDEMPTION, the Los Angeles-based progressive metal band led by guitarist/keyboardist/songwriter Nicolas van Dyk and featuring vocal legend Ray Alder of FATES WARNING, has been confirmed as the headliner of the Headway progressive rock and metal festival, which will celebrate its fifth anniversary i...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Recruits Ex-SOILWORK Guitarist For Remainder Of European Tour

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE was forced to postpone the London, Bristol and Paris shows of their current European tour this past weekend due to guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz sustaining a serious back injury. The band has since issued the following update: "OK, here's the deal. Adam and Howard [Jones, vocals] were...

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DIMEBAG: Follow-Up To 'DimeVision' DVD Due In The Summer

According to Revolver magazine (web site),late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's longtime partner, Rita Haney, and videographer Bobby Tongs have started to sift through footage for the follow-up to the DVD "DimeVision - Vol 1: That's The Fun I Have". The disc should be ready f...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Postpones Next Three European Dates Due To Guitarist's Back Injury

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE has been forced to postpone the London, Bristol and Paris shows of their current European tour due to guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz sustaining a serious back injury. A spokesperson for the band said, "The band are extremely disappointed and send their apologies to the fans. We hope to...

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EXODUS Guitarist Comments On Passing Of Original HEATHEN Singer, Ruthie's Inn Promoter

EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt has issued a statement regarding the recent deaths of Sam Kress [info] (the original vocalist of acclaimed San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN and former co-editor of early '80s underground fanzine Whiplash) and Wes Robinson [info] (founder of the legendary Ruthie's I...

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JIMI HENDRIX Statue Saved After Planning Blunder

Jon Land of 24dash.com reports that a memorial to rock legend Jimi Hendrix has been saved after winning the approval of councillors on the Isle of Wight. The bronze statue (photo) was erected at Dimbola Lodge Museum, Freshwater Bay, to coincide with last year's Isle of Wight Festival. However, it fa...

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LEAVES' EYES Frontwoman Looks Back At 2006

LEAVES' EYES/ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY frontwoman Liv Kristine has posted the following message on her official web site: "I can't believe 2006 is already over! The year went by much too quickly. There has been a lot of travelling, I've met a number of wonderful and interesting people, and what I apprec...

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THE WILDHEARTS Begins Recording New Album

THE WILDHEARTS frontman Ginger has posted the following message on his official web site: "What a year this one is going to be! What a year the last one was!! "Round Records got off to a flying start with the release of [Ginger's solo album] 'Valor Del Corazon', in January 2006. With releases by HOW...

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JAMES BROWN's Widow Seeks Sanctuary With TOMMY LEE's Sister

World Entertainment News Network reports that James Brown's widow has called on the sister of rocker Tommy Lee to help her get back on her feet after the death of the soul legend. Grieving Tomi Rae Hynie has been living with best pal Athena Kottak in California since Brown died on Christmas Day and...

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LEAVES' EYES: More North American Tour Dates With KAMELOT Announced

LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY (who are fronted by Liv's husband Alexander Krull) — has confirmed that it will support KAMELOT on their upcoming North American tour. So far the following dates have b...

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LEAVES' EYES Frontwoman Talks About Making Of 'Elegy' Clip; Video Available

IndieVideoCodes.com is currently offering a video clip of LEAVES' EYES frontwoman Liv Kristine providing behind-the-scenes commentary on the group's video for the song "Elegy". Watch it at this location. "Elegy" comes off LEAVES' EYES' sophomore album, "Vinland Saga", which was released in 2005 via...

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STONER KINGS Frontman Is New European Heavyweight Wrestling Champion

On December 2, 2006 in Vantaa, Finland at Fight Club Finland's Winter War 2006 event, "The Canadian Rebel" StarBuck — frontman of heavy rock band STONER KINGS — defeated Bernard Vandamme of Belgium to become the new European heavyweight wrestling champion. In a grueling bout lasting over 27 minutes,...

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NIKKI SIXX Checks In From Aspen

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has posted the following message in his online diary: "Spent the last few days here in Aspen [Colorado] relaxing and hanging out. Aspen Peak magazine threw us [Royal Underground, Nikki's clothing line with former St. John CEO Kelly Gray] a really cool event at Tomorrow...