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KROKUS Defend Decision To Carry On With New Guitarist
Swiss hard rockers KROKUS have posted a new message on their official web site offering more information about the depature of longtime guitarist Fernando Von Arb and the return of Mandy Meyer as the group's new axeman. It reads as follows: "Of course, we do understand that some fans are really disa...March 6, 2005
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GAIA EPICUS Bassist Killed In Car Crash
Bassist Yngve Hanssen of Norwegian power metallers GAIA EPICUS was killed in a car accident on March 2. "The message came as a shock on all of us and it's such a tragic and sad day," the band write on their web site. "Yngve only became 29 years old, and he will be missed as ...March 4, 2005
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RIOT's Set Cut Show At Spain's ATARFE VEGA ROCK Festival
Veteran American hard rock outfit RIOT have just returned from Europe where they performed at the 2005 edition of Spain's Atarfe Vega Rock festival. RIOT singer Mike DiMeo was unable to accompany the band to the festival in due to his commitment to THE LIZARDS (featuring drummer Bobby Rondinelli of...March 3, 2005
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ANTHRAX Guitarist Explains Santiago Cancellation
ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Our show in Santiago [Chile] was cancelled [Tuesday night, March 1] by the Chilean Government. Actually, it was cancelled on February 24 but the security company in charge of getting the permit for the sh...March 2, 2005
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OSBOURNES In Australia To Host MTV AWARDS
According to the Daily Telegraph, Ozzy Osbourne and daughter Kelly arrived in Australlia yesterday, greeting photographers with shy grins before being whisked away in a black limo. Brother Jack arrived just before them, skipping a photographic greeting by jumping into a waiting car. The Osbournes ar...March 1, 2005
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NOCTURNAL RITES, MORGANA LEFAY Confirmed For Sweden's PARKROCK Festival
NOCTURNAL RITES, MORGANA LEFAY, PERSUADER, WUTHERING HEIGHTS, THE STORYTELLER and DEDICATION are among the acts confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Parkrock festival, set to take place June 3-4 in Sandviken, Sweden. Parkrock's main focus is to promote new and upcoming bands together with well-know...March 1, 2005
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AXEL RUDI PELL, DISSECTION Confirmed For Italy's TRADATE IRON FEST
AXEL RUDI PELL and DISSECTION have been confirmed for the Tradate Iron Fest, a five-day event set to take place June 1-5 at Campo Sportivo in Tradate (VA),Italy. The billing for the festival is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ANVIL AXEL RUDI PELL BRAINSTORM CANDLEMASS DESTRUCTION DIS...March 1, 2005
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MINDGRINDER Part Ways With Drummer, Announce Replacement
Norwegian extreme metal band MINDGRINDER, featuring ex-SOURCE OF TIDE drummer/keyboardist Cosmocrator (on bass/vocals),have parted ways with drummer Dan. "His leaving has a mutual understanding within the band and is from the given circumstances the best solution for MINDGRINDER," reads a posting o...February 28, 2005
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TRADATE IRON FEST: Italian Bands Announced
Tradate Iron Fest's organizers have announced the Italian acts that will play the 2005 edition of the festival. Tradate Iron Fest is a five-day event set to take place June 1-5 at Campo Sportivo in Tradate (VA),Italy. The Italian bands that will participate in the festival are as follows: ARKENEMY...February 27, 2005
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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP Confirmed For Mexico's 2005 MONTERREY METAL FEST
The MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP (MSG),featuring German guitar legend Michael Schenker (ex-SCORPIONS/UFO),have been confirmed for the 2005 Monterrey Metal Fest, set to be held on Saturday, May 28 at the Auditorio Coca Cola in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. The festival lineup is shaping up as follows: M...February 26, 2005
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Guitarist REB BEACH Says New Project Will Not Be Named DEVIL CHILDREN
WHITESNAKE guitarist Reb Beach has contacted BLABBERMOUTH.NET to refute previously published reports (including those posted on the official and unofficial KING'S X web sites) that his new collaborative project with KING'S X bassist/vocalist Doug Pinnick has been named DEVIL CHILDREN. Commented Reb,...February 23, 2005
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CANDLEMASS And RIOT Confirmed For Italy's TRADATE IRON FEST
CANDLEMASS and RIOT have been confirmed for the Tradate Iron Fest, a five-day event set to take place June 1-5 at Campo Sportivo in Tradate (VA),Italy. The billing for the festival is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ANVIL BRAINSTORM CANDLEMASS DESTRUCTION EUROSMITH EXCITER GOTTHARD N...February 23, 2005
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DEVIL CHILDREN Project Featuring WHITESNAKE, KING'S X Members To Surface This Summer
DEVIL CHILDREN, the new project featuring KING'S X bassist/vocalist Doug Pinnick, WHITESNAKE/WINGER guitarist Reb Beach, WHITESNAKE keyboardist Timothy Drury (EAGLES, DON HENLEY),and QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali, "have laid down about 13 tracks in about the 30-minute range total," according to...February 23, 2005
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PRIMAL FEAR: More New Songtitles Revealed
German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have revealed more songtitles that are set to appear on the group's upcoming CD, tentatively due in October via Nuclear Blast Records. According to a posting on the group's web site, "all of the guys [are] participating in the songwriting" and new tracks "Signs of...February 23, 2005
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MAYHEM: Even The Darkest Satanists Have A Human Side
Chris Campion of The Observer has issued the following report: Backstage after the first show of a whistle-stop winter tour of Norway, Necro Butcher, bassist with Norwegian Black Metal band MAYHEM, is already a bit tipsy. He is gleefully reading back his own words from an article about the band in t...February 20, 2005
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