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DETRIMENTUM Renews Deal With GRINDETHIC RECORDS

Grindethic Records has announced the signing of U.K. extreme metallers DETRIMENTUM. The label had previously released the group's debut EP, "A Monument to Suffering", in 1999. Commented Tom from Grindethic: "After long discussions with the band, we are extremely proud to announce that the fantastic...

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Audio Interview With Ex-DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist JON LORD Posted Online

A six-part audio interview with former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord has been posted online at Deep-Purple.net. The interview was presented and produced by Charlotte Wilson for the "Upbeat" show on Radio New Zealand on December 22, 2006. The interview covers the following topics: Part One: Jon di...

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NON-DIVINE, THESSERA Confirmed For PROGPOWER EUROPE Festival

Holland's NON-DIVINE and Brazil's THESSERA have been confirmed for the ProgPower Europe 2007 festival, set to take place October 5-7 in Baarlo, Netherlands. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, October 5 (pre-party): THESSERA (Brazil) DGM (Italy) Saturday, October 6: NON-DIVINE (Ne...

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MEMORIZED DREAMS Completes Work On New Album

Norwegian progressive power metallers MEMORIZED DREAMS have finished mixing and mastering their sophomore album, "End of Innocence". The band is now searching for the right label to release it. The CD includes 10 songs, and features a guest appearance by Stine Mari Langstrand from LUMSK. The final t...

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'Get Thrashed' Thrash Metal Documentary: New Trailer Available

A new trailer for "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal", the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, has been posted online at this location (Windows Media). "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal" will receive its...

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D.C. COOPER Confirmed For BAY AREA ROCK FESTIVAL

Bay Area Rock Promotions has announce that D.C. Cooper has been confirmed as a special guest of the Bay Area Rock Festival. The current SILENT FORCE lead singer and former ROYAL HUNT frontman will make a guest appearance onstage with one of the bands on the first night of the festival. Additionally,...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER, PAUL DI'ANNO, QUIREBOYS To Team Up For Stockholm Date

According to the concert ticketing agency Ticnet.se, MICHAEL SCHENKER AND FRIENDS, former IRON MAIDEN frontman Paul Di'Anno and the QUIREBOYS will team up for a live show at Kolingsborg in Stockholm, Sweden on April 28. MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP's current touring lineup is as follows: Michael Schenker...

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IN FLAMES, HELLOWEEN, ARMORED SAINT Featured On 'Bang Your Head!!! 2006' DVD

IN FLAMES, DEATH ANGEL, RAVEN, HELLOWEEN, JON OLIVA'S PAIN and ARMORED SAINT are among the bands featured on the "Bang Your Head!!! 2006" DVD, due in Europe on March 12. In addition to 34 songs that were filmed during last year's Bang Your Head!!! festival (which took place June 23-24, 2006 in Balin...

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DRAGONLORD: Sacramento Date Announced

DRAGONLORD, the San Francisco-based black metal band featuring Eric Peterson (guitar, vocals; TESTAMENT),Gian Pyres (guitar; ex-CRADLE OF FILTH),Derrick Ramirez (bass),Lyle Livingston (keys) and Jon Allen (drums; SADUS, ex-TESTAMENT),will perform at On The Y in Sacramento, California on March 17...

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SCORPIONS Featuring ULI JON ROTH Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

SCORPIONS, featuring special guest Uli Jon Roth, have been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AEROSMITH AFTER FOREVER AMON AMARTH ANNIHILATOR AXEL RUDI PE...

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POWDERBURN, FORCE FED, COURSE OF RUIN To Perform At 'Get Thrashed' North American Premiere

POWDERBURN, FORCE FED and COURSE OF RUIN will perform at the North American premiere of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal", the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene. The free rooftop screening is scheduled for Su...

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DEVILDRIVER Members To Play One-Off BELTFED Show

BELTFED, the death/grind collaboration between members of DEVILDRIVER (Jon Miller, Jeff Kendrick and John Boecklin) and PRESSURE 4-5 (Joe Schmidt),will play a one-off show on Friday, March 16 at club Velvet Jones in Santa Barbara, California. According to a press release, "the band currently does n...

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IN THIS MOMENT Frontwoman Fields Marriage Proposals From 'Fans'

Chris Harris and Jon Wiederhorn of MTV.com report that Maria Brink (MySpace profile) — the full-bosomed, pouty-lipped, heavily inked blond frontwoman for Southern California metallers IN THIS MOMENT — is reminded on an almost daily basis just how striking she is. "There's definitely a lot of marriag...

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SHADOWS FALL Frontman: 'We Just Wanted To Write A Full-On Metal Record'

"We just wanted to write a full-on metal record," says Brian Fair, lead singer of SHADOWS FALL. "We were like, 'I don't care what's going on, nowadays — let's write some fucking metal!' I mean, that's always been our attitude, but this time we went even further into our rock and thrash roots." "Thre...

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SCORPIONS, ULI JON ROTH, MICHAEL SHENKER GROUP Confirmed For U.K.'s ROCK & BLUES CUSTOM SHOW

Veteran German hard rockers SCORPIONS will be joined by the band's former guitarist, Uli Jon Roth, during their appearance at this year's Rock & Blues Custom Show, set to take place July 26-29 at Coney Grey Showground, Chesterfield Road, Pentrich, Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is sha...