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Ex-ICED EARTH Drummer: JON SCHAFFER Is 'A Really Hard-Working And Dedicated Guy'

Chad Bowar of HeavyMetal.About.com recently conducted an interview with acclaimed drummer Richard Christy (ex-ICED EARTH, DEATH, LEASH LAW, CONTROL DENIED). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: HeavyMetal.About.com: It's been about two years since you've been with ["The Howard Stern Show"] ful...

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JON OLIVA Changes Mind About Auctioning Acoustic Guitar

SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva has abandoned plans to auction off his red acoustic guitar which was used to write and record the JON OLIVA'S PAIN "'Tage Mahal" and "Maniacal Renderings" albums as well as the upcoming 2007 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA release. This guitar has also traveled with JON OLIVA'...

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JON OLIVA Auctioning Acoustic Guitar

SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva is auctioning off his red acoustic guitar which was used to write and record the JON OLIVA'S PAIN "'Tage Mahal" and "Maniacal Renderings" albums as well as the upcoming 2007 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA release. This guitar has also traveled with JON OLIVA's PAIN on tour an...

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ICED EARTH Mainman Announces New Guitarist

ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer has sent the following announcement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "The new ICED EARTH guitar player is an absolutely fantastic player from the U.K. named Tim Mills. Tim is the owner/founder/visionary of Bare Knuckle Pickups, which is an incredible company providing state-of-th...

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BIOMECHANICAL To Support EXODUS In Europe

U.K. progressive epic thrash metallers BIOMECHANICAL will support EXODUS on their forthcoming European tour in November and December. Commented BIOMECHANICAL frontman Jon K: "This is going to be BIOMECHANICAL's first big European tour and we are honored to be able to support one of the most influent...

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ICED EARTH: Drummer BRENT SMEDLEY Rejoins The Fold

ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer has sent the following announcement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "I just wanted to make a quick and exciting announcement that I think many of you will be very happy about. Brent Smedley is coming back to ICED EARTH for the recording and touring of the 'Something Wicked' saga...

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CHRIS CAFFERY Reveals Plans For SAVATAGE DVD

Chris Caffery, guitarist for SAVATAGE/TRANS SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA and solo artist, recently spoke to Metal Asylum just before rehearsals started for the TSO tour about his latest CD, "Pins and Needles", and the future of SAVATAGE, among other topics. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Asy...

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LEAVES' EYES Confirmed For PROGPOWER UK Festival

LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY (who are fronted by Liv's husband Alexander Krull) — has been confirmed for next year's ProgPower UK festival, set to take place March 31, 2007 at The Centaur indoor ar...

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DON DOKKEN: Solo Album Samples Available

DOKKEN mainman Don Dokken has uploaded audio samples from his upcoming "Solitary" solo album at his official web site. Check out the cuts "Someday", "Sarah", "Never Forget", "Meadows", "Ship of Fools" and "Everything" at this location (scroll down to the bottom of the page). DOKKEN filmed their rece...

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DEATHSTARS To Support CRADLE OF FILTH On European Tour

Swedish industrial goth metal band DEATHSTARS has been confirmed as the support act for CRADLE OF FILTH on their upcoming European tour beginning on November 12 in Tilburg, Holland. A complete list of dates can be found at Deathstars.net. As previously reported, DEATHSTARS' video for the song "Blitz...

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AFTER ALL Guitarist To Host Metal Show On Belgian National Radio

Beginning on October 10, AFTER ALL guitarist Dries Van Damme will be hosting "Whiplash", a weekly metal show on Belgian national radio Studio Brussel. "Whiplash" airs every Tuesday night at 11 p.m. The show is also available for listening online the station's official web site. In other news, AFTER...

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ULI JON ROTH: 'Best Of' Collection To Arrive In November

According to a posting on the web site of legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth (ex-SCORPIONS),Uli's longtime record company, SPV, is going to release a "Best of Uli Jon Roth" compilation to coincide with Roth's upcoming European tour. The double CD will contain no less than 32 songs drawn from all of t...

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MEMORIZED DREAMS To Enter Studio Tomorrow

Norwegian progressive power metallers MEMORIZED DREAMS will enter Skansen Lydstudio tomorrow (Friday, October 6) to begin recording their sophomore album, "End of Innocence", for an as-yet-undetermined label. Check out the new album cover art (by JP Fournier) at this location. The band's new logo ca...

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STAIND Settles Court Case With THE STAIN

After a three-and-a-half-year legal battle over the name THE STAIN, Jon Stainbrook's band THE STAIN has settled its court case with STAIND. Founded by Stainbrook in 1980, THE STAIN has been performing live shows and received "worldwide acclaim" for music used in TV, video, and DVD for national and i...

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DON DOKKEN Completes Work On New Solo Album

DOKKEN mainman Don Dokken has issued the following update: "Hi, everyone. It's me, that singer guy who seemed to drop off the planet for the last six months, I figured it's about time to write and let everyone know what's up in DOKKEN land which isn't easy when you type with one finger. "As you ...