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TARJA TURUNEN: More Dates Announced
Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen has scheduled the following dates: Aug. 14 - Monterrey, Mexico - Estudio 183 Aug. 16 - Mexico City, Mexico - Circo Volador Aug. 17 - Guadalajara, Mexico - Teatro Estudio Cavaret Aug. 20 - Bogota, Colombia - Downtown Majestic Aug. 29 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - [t...July 5, 2008
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WATCHTOWER/SPASTIC INK Guitarist RON JARZOMBEK Checks In
Guitarist Ron Jarzombek (WATCHTOWER, SPASTIC INK, BLOTTED SCIENCE) has issued the following update: "Well, what do you know? BLOTTED SCIENCE finally got a chance to play together live! Yes! Eight months after our first release, 'The Machinations Of Dementia', and we’re finally in the same room toget...July 4, 2008
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Former QUIET RIOT Guitarist To Guest On 'Caffeine Bomb Radio'
Former QUIET RIOT guitarist Alex Grossi will guest on "Caffeine Bomb Radio" today (Friday, July 4) between 10:00 p.m. and midnight EST on 91.7 FM WHUS. The program can be streamed live via the Internet at www.whus.org. HOOKERS 'N' BLOW, the band featuring Grossi alongside GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist D...July 4, 2008
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VAN HALEN Performs In Front Of 90,000 People In Québec City
VAN HALEN kicked off the Québec City Summer Festival (Le Festival d’été de Québec) in Québec City, Québec, Canada last night (Thursday, July 3) on the Scène Bell stage in front of the largest crowd ever in the event's 41-year history. An estimated 90,000 people attended the first of more than 400 sh...July 4, 2008
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CHRIS CAFFERY: New Solo Album 'Keeps Getting More Exciting As Each Track Goes Down'
Guitarist Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) entered the studio at the end of April to begin recording his new solo album for an October release. According to Chris, "My new CD, 'House Of Insanity', is nearing the final days of tracking. I will break for the weekend and begin mixing...July 2, 2008
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TARJA TURUNEN: In Writing Mode
Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen has issued the following update: "I have been spending a couple of weeks writing new songs with my friends here in Antigua, in the beautiful island surroundings. The result is telling of the great and inspiring atmosphere we have had. I mean, the songs are REALL...July 1, 2008
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RODRIGO Y GABRIELA Featured On 'The Metal File'
The guitar duo RODRIGO Y GABRIELA was interviewed for this week's "The Metal File" podcast from Montreal's CHOM-FM. Download the show as an MP3 file at this location. Video footage of RODRIGO Y GABRIELA performing a cover of METALLICA's "Orion" can be viewed below. The song is included on RODRIGO &a...July 1, 2008
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New Zealand Organization Praises Censor's Ban On CRADLE OF FILTH T-Shirt
John Mills, President of the New Zealand-based organization that calls itself "Society for Promotion of Community Standards Inc." (SPCS),has hailed as "bold, morally courageous and legally sound" the classification decision issued to him by the New Zealand Chief Censor's Office that permanently ban...July 1, 2008
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BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE Parts Ways With Guitarist, Announces Replacement
Bassist/vocalist Jason Wisdom of Atlanta, Georgia's BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE has issued the following update: "With the studio quickly approaching, the time has come for the band to reveal a secret that we have kept for quite a while. This announcement contains both good news and bad news. According t...June 30, 2008
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STORMWARRIOR: New Video Interview Available
Allfestival.se conducted an interview with bassist Jens Arnsted (a.k.a. Yenz Leonhardt) of the German metal band STORMWARRIOR at this year's Sweden Rock Festival, which took place June 4-7 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. Watch the four-minute clip below. Locomotive Records released the third studio album fro...June 30, 2008
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BLOTTED SCIENCE: Rehearsal Fotage Posted Online
Instrumental extreme metal triumvirate BLOTTED SCIENCE, featuring guitarist Ron Jarzombek (WATCHTOWER, SPASTIC INK, MARTY FRIEDMAN),bassist Alex Webster (CANNIBAL CORPSE, HATE ETERNAL) and drummer Charlie Zeleny (BEHOLD...THE ARCTOPUS),has released video footage (see below) of "Laser Lobotomy" and...June 30, 2008
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NEURAXIS: 'The Thin Line Between' E-Card Available
An e-card for "The Thin Line Between", the new album from Canada's technical death metal warlords NEURAXIS, can be accessed at this location. Due on July 22 via Prosthetic Records, the CD was recorded by Jeff Fortin (ANONYMUS) and the band in February and March of this year and features guest vocals...June 27, 2008
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Former RECIPROCAL, CRUSHING SKULLS Members Join Forces In BELLICIST
Former RECIPROCAL bassist Brent Glover has joined forces with ex-CRUSHING SKULLS guitarist Michael Osborn in a new band called BELLICIST. According to the group's official bio, "BELLICIST formed in concept in 2001. Osborn was playing in a thrash/death metal band in central Missouri when he began wri...June 26, 2008
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OBSCURA Putting Finishing Touches On New Album Recordings
German death metallers OBSCURA are currently recording their new album with producer V. Santura (DARK FORTRESS) at The Crypt Studios in Germany. OBSCURA bassist Jeroen Paul Thesseling (ex-PESTILENCE) comments: "I just got back from Landschut, Germany, where we've finished most of the recordings for...June 26, 2008
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Black Metallers BALFOR Preview Track From New Album
"Behold My Hate", a track that will feature on "Barbaric Blood", the forthcoming album from Ukranian black metallers BALFOR, has been uploaded to the band's MySpace page. BALFOR, whose style crosses the divides between black, death and battle metal, and who define their music as "barbaric" black met...June 26, 2008
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