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Former Bandmates To New NIGHTWISH Singer: 'We Know That You Will Kick Ass!'

New NIGHTWISH singer Anette Blyckert's (a.k.a. Anette Olzon) former bandmates in the Swedish AOR act ALYSON AVENUE have posted the following message on their MySpace page: "It's with pride, enthusiasm and love that we wish you all the best in your position as the new lead vocalist in NIGHTWISH. We k...

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NIGHTWISH: More New Audio Samples Released

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metal band NIGHTWISH has released three more samples from its forthcoming album, due in September. In addition to first single, "Eva", you can now check out short clips of the songs "7 Days to the Wolves", "Master Passion Greed" and "Amaranth": "7 Days to the Wolves": Audio...

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PAUL STANLEY, SCOTT IAN, GLENN HUGHES To Take Part In Next ROCK 'N ROLL FANTASY CAMP

The next Rock 'n Roll Fantasy Camp (RRFC) will take place in New York City between August 30 and September 3 and will feature Paul Stanley (KISS),Ted Nugent, Bruce Kulick (KISS),Scott Ian (ANTHRAX),Kip Winger (WINGER),Alan White (YES) and Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE),among others. Camp Highlights...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman: We Wanted To Make A Record That Defined Who This Band Was

Patrick Douglas of The Culture Shock recently conducted an interview with MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn. A few excerpts from the chat follow: The Culture Shock: Obviously you wrote the songs [for "The Blackening"] and then recorded them, but how much fun is it for you guys to really get together...

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PRIMAL FEAR Rejoined By Guitarist HENNY WOLTER

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have issued the following update: "Yes, after a long discussion about the future of PRIMAL FEAR, we've decided to bring Henny Wolter back to the band. After a four-year break, Henny takes over the guitar duties together with Stefan Leibing, who played most of the g...

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MESSIAH'S KISS Announces New Lead Guitarist

MESSIAH'S KISS, the German/American/British metal act featuring current RIOT singer Mike Tirelli (HOLY MOTHER, BURNING STARR),has announced the addition of lead guitarist Jason Banks to the group's ranks. "The brother of bassist Wayne, already known in the scene when he was playing for Blaze Bayley...

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MASTER: Concert Video Footage, Interview Posted Online

Romania's Metalhead.ro has launched Metalhead TV at this location. The program's 40-minute pilot episode features a special edition of the "Metalhead Live Report" filmed on May 15 at Live Metal Club in Bucharest, Romania. It includes live footage of MASTER, TAINE, INACTIVE MESSIAH and MG42 as well a...

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DIMEBAG's HOLLYWOOD's ROCKWALK Induction: More Video Footage Available

Artisan News Service has posted several video clips from PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's induction into Hollywood's RockWalk, which took place Thursday afternoon, May 17 in front of the Guitar Center at 7425 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California. On hand for the ceremony...

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KISS 'Christine Sixteen 2' High School Tribute Now Available

"Christine Sixteen 2: Another High School Tribute to Kiss" is now available. KISS fans will be able to buy it from Kiss Museum in the coming weeks. The CD has been pressed at 600 copies this time around. The project, just like last year, is still a non-profit venture to encourage teenagers to ...

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PARADISE LOST Guitarist Discusses New Album, Illegal Music Downloading

Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with PARADISE LOST guitarist Aaron Aedy. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metalshrine: Did you all decide to write heavier stuff [for the new album "In Requiem"] or was that just the way it developed? Aaron: The thing is that we've never ever...

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MASTER: Bucharest Concert Photos Available

Photos of legendary death metal band MASTER's May 15, 2007 performance at the Live Metal Club in Bucharest, Romania have been posted at Metalhead.ro. Displeased Records recently announced that it will reissue the first two MASTER albums this fall. The group's full-length debut, "Master", will be rel...

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H.I.M.: New Album Pushed Back To September

According to H.I.M.'s Finnish record label Helsinki Music Company (HMC) (web site),the projected release date of the group's new album, tentatively titled "Venus Doom", has been pushed back to September from the previously announced July 10. The band's sixth studio CD was recorded at the Finnvox fa...

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DESTRUCTION Cancels HELLFLAME Festival Appearance; ENSIFERUM Steps In

Veteran German thrashers DESTRUCTION have cancalled their appearance at the Hellflame Festival - The South Side Of Hell (set to take place September 22 in Lichtenfels, Germany) since they are working on booking a Japanese tour that would conflict with the Hellflame concert. A replacement act has bee...

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TREMOR: BATHORY Covers Posted Online

Norwegian black metal band TREMOR has uploaded rough mixes of two BATHORY covers, "Satan My Master" and "Witchcraft", recorded for an upcoming vinyl EP. The songs are available for streaming on TREMOR's MySpace page. In other news, TREMOR is currently in Kamfer Studio working on its second album wit...

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BEHEMOTH: New Video Footage Posted Online

Polish extreme metal titans BEHEMOTH have posted a new video clip on their official YouTube page, which documents their latest photo session. The group just completed five special North American shows that included an appearance at the renowned New England Metal and Hardcore Festival, two rare headl...