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SACRED STEEL Comment On Lineup Changes

German power metallers SACRED STEEL have issued an official statement regarding the departures of guitarists Oliver Großhans and Jörg M. Knittel (as first reported here yesterday). It reads as follows: "After having had a stable line up for now nearly 10 years, a line up change had to be made in the...

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HELLOWEEN Cancel Belgrade Gig

German power metallers HELLOWEEN have been forced to cancel their previously announced January 27, 2006 concert in Belgrade, Serbia due to "organizational problems." The concert will be rescheduled during the summer festival season 2006. As previously reported, HELLOWEEN's entire pre-Nuclear Blast c...

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Original JUDAS PRIEST Frontman 'Apologizes' To BLABBERMOUTH.NET Detractors

Original JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins' official web site has been updated with the following message: "Al says thanx for all the comments on Blabbermouth. He expected a lot worse than that because he knows critics hate being criticized themselves. He also says he's sorry for what he said and would...

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It's Official: DREAM THEATER To Play 20th Anniversary Concert At NYC's Radio City Music Hall

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET reported on December 10, DREAM THEATER have now confirmed that they will be playing a very special show at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Saturday, April 1, 2006. Celebrating the very last show of the band's 20th Anniversary Tour 2005/2006, this very special grand...

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EUROPE Hit No. 3 On Swedish Music DVD Chart

Reactivated Swedish hard rockers EUROPE entered the Swedish Music DVD chart at position No. 9 last week and moved up to No. 3 this week with their live DVD, entitled "Live from the Dark". The two-disc set features the group's November 15, 2004 concert at the Hammersmith Apollo in London, England alo...

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SAMAEL Drummer/Programmer Fractures Wrist, Is Forced To Sit Out European Tour

According to a posting on SAMAEL's official web site, the band's drummer/programmer/keyboardist Xy fractured his wrist in a snowboard accident last week. He will consequently be unable to perform his percussion duties for at least six weeks. The band's first appearance in Israel on December 28 as we...

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BURN IN SILENCE To Enter Studio With Producer KEN SUSI

Boston-based BURN IN SILENCE will be entering the studio on December 20 with producer Ken Susi (UNEARTH, INVOCATION OF NEHEK, BEYOND THE EMBRACE) to begin recording their Prosthetic Records debut, entitled "Angel Maker". The session is expected to wrap on January 15. Commented BURN IN SILENCE guitar...

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EUROPE Cancel BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival Appearance

Reactivated Swedish hard rockers EUROPE have cancelled their previously announced appearance at next year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 23-24, 2006 in Balingen, Germany. According to reports, EUROPE will be spend next summer in the studio recording their fol...

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ANNIHILATOR Guitarist At ROADRUNNER UNITED Concert: Backstage Photos Posted Online

ANNIHILATOR's official web site has been updated with a number of photos of guitarist Jeff Waters with other metal musicians that performed at the Roadrunner United concert on December 15, 2005 at the Nokia Theater in New York City (including members of MACHINE HEAD, SLIPKNOT, H.I.M., ANTHRAX and DE...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist SCOTT IAN: ROB CAGGIANO's Comments About Reunion Are 'Not Rooted In Reality'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has responded to the scathingly negative comments made by the group's (former?) axeman Rob Caggiano regarding the reunion of the band's classic "Among the Living" lineup. In an interview with the Anthrax Reunion Bashing Club published a couple of days ago, Caggiano said a...

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New DVD Teaches Heavy Metal Stars The Art Of Roaring

James Parker of The Boston Globe has issued the following report: The origin of the "tortured throat scream" or "angry hell voice" is as hotly contested as anything else in the history of heavy metal. Does it derive from the "death grunt" — the subhuman ultra-low-frequency belch developed by Florida...

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ROADRUNNER UNITED Concert: More Than 200 Photos Posted Online

Members of more than 30 current and former acts on Roadrunner Records came together for a special one-offf concert at the Nokia Theatre on Thursday night (Dec. 15) for Roadrunner United, a celebration of the label's 25th year in the metal business. Over 200 photos of this once-in-a-lifetime event, i...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: 'Next Album Will Have A Lot Of Fiddle On It'

METALLICA's official web site has been updated with a six-minute video message from the band regarding the group's recently completed shows with THE ROLLING STONES and the early songwriting session for the band's next studio album, tentatively due in late 2006. A few excerpts from the message follow...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO To Play 'Dr. X' On QUEENSRŸCHE's 'Operation: Mindcrime II'

Legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (BLACK SABBATH, DIO, RAINBOW) has been tapped to play the role of "Dr. X" on QUEENSRŸCHE's sequel to their platinum 1988 concept album, "Operation: Mindcrime", entitled "Operation: Mindcrime II". Check out photos of Ronnie in the studio with QUEENSRŸCH...

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SAMAEL To Make Israeli Live Debut This Month

Switzerland's SAMAEL will make their Israeli live debut on December 28 at Barbi in Tel Aviv. As previously reported. Century Media Records have re-released SAMAEL's "Ceremony of Opposites" (originally issued in 1994) and "Worship Him" (1991),both as "deluxe editions," featuring bonus material. SAMA...