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NEMESEA Managed By SHARON OSBOURNE's Brother

Dutch female-fronted gothic rock outfit NEMESEA has signed a new management deal with David Arden, brother of Sharon Osbourne and former manager of James Brown. "He is an amazing person with a lot of skills and knowledge," the band said. "We have a lot of faith in him. Together with co-manager/PR ma...

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HALLOWS EVE, RAVEN, ATTACKER Interviews To Air On 'The Metal Warriors Show'

91.7 FM WMUH in Allentown, PA presents "The Metal Warriors Show" hosted by Tony "The Metal God". Upcoming interviews leading up to the Monsters Ball (presented by the True Metal America Concert Series) will include Tommy Stewart of HALLOWS EVE on Thursday, September 27, John Gallagher of RAVEN on Th...

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HEAVEN AND HELL: Tampa Concert Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of HEAVEN AND HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler, singer Ronnie James Dio, and drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO) — performing the song "Neon Knights" on September 14, 2007 at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Flori...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Schedules 'Rockline' Appearance

Legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, DIO, HEAVEN AND HELL) will be the featured guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline", hosted by Bob Coburn, airing Wednesday, October 10 at 11:30 p.m. EST/8:30 p.m. PST. Fans can talk live with Ronnie by calling 80...

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THE CULT Gets Back To Basics On 'Born Into This'

Wes Orshoski of Billboard.com reports: If THE CULT's 2001 reunion album, "Beyond Good and Evil", was a heavily produced, muscular rock affair, the band took the opposite approach on the forthcoming "Born into This", due Oct. 2 via New Wilderness/Roadrunner. THE CULT cut the disc in 36 days with a mi...

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Norway's CIRCUS MAXIMUS exploded onto the scene in 2005 with one of the year's best progressive metal albums in "The 1st Chapter". The disc stunned as much for its members' talents as for its incredibly infectious melodies. Taking cues from the obvious juggernauts of the genre (DREAM THEATER, etc.),...

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GOTTHARD Singer To Guest On New AYREON CD

AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen, has posted an audio sample of the next guest singer who will appear on the band's upcoming album, tentatively due late 2007/early 2008: GOTTHARD frontman Steve Lee. Other vocalists scheduled to appear on the CD include Bob Catley (MA...

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KY-MANI MARLEY Undaunted By VAN HALEN Opening Slot

Reggae royalty KY-MANI MARLEY, who is slated to open for VAN HALEN on the band's long-anticipated reunion tour this fall, told Billboard.com that he's not worried about the classic-rock audience he'll face on the upcoming trek. "I'm not nervous because I'm not going there to play reggae," he says. "...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN's New Radio Show To Debut In Japan Next Week

Japan's top radio station J-Wave 81.3 will host former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman's brand new one-hour show on September 17 at 1:00 a.m. According to a posting on Friedman's web site, "the fast-paced program is called 'Rock A Room' and is talk-based with guests and music, and is filled with M...

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AFTER FOREVER Singer To Guest On New AYREON CD; Audio Available

AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen, has posted audio samples (sample#1, sample#2) of the next two guest singers who will appear on the band's upcoming album, tentatively due late 2007/early 2008: Phideaux Xavier and AFTER FOREVER frontwoman Floor Jansen. Other vocalist...

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SPEED\KILL/HATE Begins Rehearsing With New Bassist

Old-school thrashers SPEED\KILL/HATE, featuring OVERKILL guitarist Dave Linsk, have issued the following update: "We have begun rehearsals with new bassist Dave Bizzigotti ... what a great player. Bob [Barnack, vocals] just sounds unbelieveable, and Tony [Ochoa, drums) is insane. SPEED/KILL\HATE has...

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EVANS BLUE Schedules 'Rockline' Appearance

Toronto, Ontario, Canada-based hard rockers EVANS BLUE will be the featured guests on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline", hosted by Bob Coburn, airing Monday, September 10 at 11:30 p.m. EST/8:30 p.m. PST. The band will perform four acoustic songs from its new album, "The Pursuit Begins...

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AEROSMITH Guitarist: 'I'm A Huge ELVIS Fan'

Miriam Di Nunzio of the Chicago Sun-Times recently conducted a short interview with AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry. On Chicago: Perry: "We love it there. It's a great, great city. It's one of the cities I'd choose if I had to live somewhere other than Boston. It's got that great blues heritage. I've...

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RANDALL FLAGG: New Track Posted Online

A new RANDALL FLAGG track, "The Art of Achieving" — featuring J.J. Hrubovcak (VILE, DIVINE RAPTURE) and Babak "Bob" Davodian (DIVINE RAPTURE) — has been posted on the group's MySpace page. The song comes off the New Jersey band's upcoming full-length debut, "Warning: Contains Audio", due later in th...

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RAVEN, BLITZKRIEG Members Interviewed In NWOBHM Podcast Special

Shockwaves/HardRadio Podcast #20 is now available for download at this location (29 MB). Host Bob Nalbandian speaks with key players from the NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) — John Gallagher (RAVEN),Brian Ross (BLITZKRIEG, AVENGER, SATAN) and Peter Hayworth (LEGEND) — discussing the Britis...