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RESISTANCE Confirmed For Germany's HEADBANGERS OPEN AIR Festival

Los Angeles metallers RESISTANCE have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Headbangers Open Air festival, which is scheduled to take place July 24-26, 2008 in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABANDONED AMULANCE ANCESTRAL AXEHAMMER BLACK HAWK...

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LYNAM Added To VINCE NEIL'S MOTLEY CRUISE

Birmingham, Alabama-based hard rockers LYNAM have joined the musical lineup of Vince Neil's Motley Cruise. Vince himself will perform, as will the reunited RATT, SKID ROW and SLAUGHTER. Departing from Miami on January 24, 2008, Vince Neil's Motley Cruise will set sail for the Mayan Riviera, stopping...

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METALLICA: Finnish TV Interview With LARS ULRICH Posted Online

A video interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich conducted by Finland's Musiikki TV prior to the band's July 15, 2007 concert in Helsinki has been posted on YouTube. Watch the footage — which originally aired on August 27 — in four parts below (Note: The clips include several of METALLICA's prom...

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FLOWING TEARS: Title Of New Semi-Acoustic Live Album Revealed

German female-fronted gothic metal band FLOWING TEARS has issued the following update: "The semi-acoustic live album [recorded during the 2004 semi-acoustic tour] will be entitled 'Invanity - Live in Berlin', and will be released in October. The album features the show at Passionskirche Berlin, and...

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Unauthorized ROBERT PLANT Biography Due In February

U.K.-based journalist Neil Daniels' book on Robert Plant's solo career, "Robert Plant: Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page & The Solo Years", is due for publication via IMP in February next year. According to Daniels, "Plant's solo career has never granted a full rock bio. From his debut album 'Pictures at...

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METALLICA: Multi-Cam Footage From Wembley Stadium With Soundboard Audio Available

Two clips from METALLICA's July 8, 2007 concert at the Wembley Stadium in London, England have surfaced, featuring a multi-camera fan-filmed video mix and audio that was synched up to the music from the official LiveMetallica web site. Watch the footage below. METALLICA frontman James Hetfield recen...

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NIKKI SIXX On Last MÖTLEY CRÜE Tour: 'We Probably Laughed More Than We Have In Years'

Russell Hall of IndependentMail.com recently conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: IndependentMail.com: MÖTLEY CRÜE was formed around the same time that MTV began its rise. In retrospect, do you feel that was crucial to the band's succ...

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NEIL PEART Of RUSH: The Beat Of A Different Drummer

Brian McCollum of the Detroit Free Press reports: RUSH's Neil Peart is a drummer's drummer, a player whose high-end work has made him a legend among fellow musicians. He dominated Modern Drummer magazine's annual best-of polls so comprehensively during the 1980s that the publication eventually took...

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USURPER Parts Ways With Drummer, Cancels European Tour

Chicago's USURPER has issued the following update: "USURPER European tour for this fall has been canceled. Unfortunately, between a lineup change and taking care of securing a new record deal the band will be focusing on getting a new album done before they play live. Usurper plans on hitting the ro...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Suffers Legal Setback

According to the ABC Radio Networks, MÖTLEY CRÜE suffered a legal setback Wednesday (August 22) in its case against drummer Tommy Lee's manager Carl Stubner. You may recall that the suit alleges the defendant cost the band millions of dollars and hurt their reputation by advising Lee to appear in hi...

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GUNS N' ROSES, Ex-W.A.S.P., OZZY OSBOURNE Members To Perform In Hollywood

THE BIG BALL STARS — featuring Dizzy Reed (GUNS 'N ROSES),Jizzy Pearl (LOVE/HATE, ex-RATT),Chris Holmes (ex-W.A.S.P.),Phil Soussan (ex-OZZY OSBOURNE),Brian Tichy (BILLY IDOL, ex-OZZY OSBOURNE),Brent Woods (VINCE NEIL) and Robin McAuley (MSG, SURVIVOR) — will perform this Saturday, August 25 at...

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DEVOLVED Singer To Guest On 'VM Underground' Tonight

DEVOLVED vocalist Kyle Zemanek will take part in a live phone interview on the "VM Underground" show today (Thursday, August 23) at 6:00 p.m. Pacific Time / 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Fans are encouraged to send in questions for Kyle at: [email protected]. You can tune into "VM Undergroun...

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THE END RECORDS Says GREEN CARNATION Leader's Accusations Are Baseless

The End Records has released a statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET in response to claims by Norway's GREEN CARNATION that The End "left the band with broken promises, huge debts, theft of license money and a poor organized tour draining the band for energy," According to a press release issued yesterday (...

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USURPER: 'Threshold Of The Usurper' To Be Reissued

Chicago's USURPER will re-release its 1997 CD, "Threshold of the Usurper" (originally issued through Necropolis Records) re later this year as a 10th anniversary package featuring new artwork by Juha Vuorma (of "Skeletal Season" artwork fame) with additional bonus tracks and a DVD. USURPER will head...

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CAPTAIN CUTTHROAT Releases Self-Titled EP

Boston-based quintet CAPTAIN CUTTHROAT will release its first EP in the fall. According to a press release, "the record features six songs, each with a distinct vibe, combining syncopated thrash elements of SYSTEM OF A DOWN, experimentation of Mike Patton, spooky undertones of early PINK FLOYD, and...