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JON OLIVA'S PAIN To Answer Fans' Questions

Metal legend Jon Oliva (SAVATAGE, TRANS SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) and JON OLIVA'S PAIN bandmates are the next participants in the "meet-and-greet" section of Germany's Metal Hammer magazine forum. Fans are invited to post their questions until June 6, to be answered at a later date by the bandmembers them...

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LIGHT THIS CITY To Release New Album In September

Bay Area thrashers LIGHT THIS CITY will be touring heavily this summer in anticipation of the band's forthcoming record. The band will hit the road beginning July 14 with SUICIDE SILENCE, ALL SHALL PERISH, TOO PURE TO DIE, and NIGHTS LIKE THESE, wrapping up in early September. The follow-up to 2005'...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Talks About Working With ACCEPT's WOLF HOFFMANN

Sebastian Bach took time out of his crazy schedule to answer some questions from antiMUSIC's Morley Seaver recently. Baz reflected on his time with his pre-SKID ROW bands and touring Canada. An excerpt from the chat follows: antiMUSIC: Wolf Hoffmann [ACCEPT] is part of your band now. How did you lin...

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ANNIHILATOR Mainman JEFF WATERS Releases Signature Guitar

Europe's Ran Guitars have announced a new collaboration with ANNIHILATOR guitar legend Jeff Waters. ANNIHILATOR has been a strong and consistent force in heavy metal since the release of their classic 1989 debut "Alice In Hell". ANNIHILATOR mainman Jeff Waters has been on a short list of players who...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Talks About Recent Songwriting Session With TONY IOMMI

David Felix of Rock Eyez recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH, DIO). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock Eyez: You've recently returned from England where you were writing with Tony Iommi [BLACK SABBATH]. There are a...

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Afterburner

The amazing consistency of SINISTER is even more remarkable when one considers the near-constant state of flux of their lineup. After a hiatus of several years, drummer and founder Aad Kloosterwaard has returned as the vocalist, and former bassist Alex Paul is now the guitarist! Yet despite inactivi...

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DEATH MILITIA: 'Anthology' Collection To Include Unreleased Material

Evil Legend Records has announced the signing of '80s Canadian thrash metal act DEATH MILITIA. The band will be issuing "The Anthology of Death Militia", a collection of tracks from all of their '80s demos and unreleased songs over their entire career. A release date for the effort has yet to be ann...

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Former LED ZEPPELIN Singer Returns To Solo Roots

BBC News has issued the following report: Rock legend Robert Plant has paid homage to the recording studio which helped him launch his solo career. The former LED ZEPPELIN frontman returned to Rockfield, near Monmouth, to mark the 25th anniversary of his debut album after the group broke up. He was...

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LEAVES' EYES: 'Legend Land' EP Samples Posted Online

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) — have uploaded audio samles of their upcoming EP, "Legend Land", on their official web site. Check out the cuts "Leg...

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ALICE COOPER Gets Key To Namesake City

The Associated Press has issued the following report: ALICE, N.D. — The key to this city, with just a feed store, fire hall and a bar, won't open much for rock legend Alice Cooper. Officials from this town of about 60 people presented the aging shock rocker with a marble plaque and a gold-plated key...

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LEAVES' EYES To Set New 'Guiness World Record'

Since 11:00 a.m. today (May 9) 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) — are attempting to set a Guinness world record. In connection with the release of the...

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AC/DC: Fans Salute BON SCOTT

According to The Daily Record, about 500 AC/DC fans descended on a Scottish town at the weekend to remember rock legend Bon Scott. Fans from as far afield as Hungary witnessed the unveiling of a plaque in honour of the heavy metal frontman, who died in 1980. The plaque was unveiled by Kirriemuir ...

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The Adversary

There has been one hell of a lot of anticipation for EMPEROR/PECCATUM legend Ihsahn's solo album debut, "The Adversary", and rightly so. Terms like "genius" have surrounded his projects, which could have resulted in "The Adversary" being a huge disappointment. Even I was wondering how let down I'd b...

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LEAVES' EYES Receive 'Stormy' Welcome In Glasgow

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),have posted the following message on their official web site: "On their European tour LEAVES' EYES and ATROCITY had a...

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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...