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STEELHEART Joined By Former MSG Bassist REV JONES

Reactivated hard rockers STEELHEART have issued the following update: "We are happy to announce the album has been completed and it is exactly as Mili [frontman Miljenko Matijevic] said it would be. A piece of the past, present and the future. This is truly an incredible album. At the moment we are...

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Former BRAND NEW SIN Guitarist Releases LEDYARD Demo Recordings

LEDYARD, the Syracuse, New York-based band led by former BRAND NEW SIN guitarist Slider, has posted three new demo tracks — "Sky Burns Red", "Desperate Man" and "Suicide Sister" — on its MySpace page. According to the band's official bio, "the members of LEDYARD are five intensely focused individual...

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SKID ROW, FASTER PUSSYCAT, POISON, EXTREME Tracks Confirmed For 'Guitar Hero Encore'

Classic tracks from SKID ROW, FASTER PUSSYCAT, POISON and EXTREME are among the newly added covers that will be featured in Activision's special 1980s-themed Guitar Hero title, dubbed Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s. The last game in the series to be developed by now-MTV-owned Harmonix will ship f...

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Belgian Booking Agency Apologizes For String Of European Tour Cancellations

Metallysee Booking Agency, the long-running Belgian company which was recently blamed for a string of European tour cancellations by such bands as FINNTROLL, DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER, MARDUK, ENSLAVED and UNLEASHED — has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "For all of those that...

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H.I.M. Frontman Guests On MANNA Album; Audio Available

H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo has recorded a guest appearance on the debut album from Finnish singer Manna, who also happens to be H.I.M. guitarist Mikko "Linde" Lindstrom's wife. The track "Just for Tonight" can be found on the "Sister" album, which was released on May 9 in Finland. The CD was produce...

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CRASHDIET: Studio Update

Swedish/Finnish "glam rockers" CRASHDIET have issued the following update: "After a rehearsal interlude in Stockholm, the Swedish sleaze rock band CRASHDIET is back to the studio in Sundsvall to record their second album. The title hasn't been revealed yet. New blog entries are available now, with f...

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ANVIL Documentary Movie Is In Editing Stage

Canadian metal veterans ANVIL last year re-teamed with producer Chris Tsangarides for the first time since 1983's classic "Forged in Fire" album to record their new CD. The recording sessions took place at Tsangarides' Dump Studios in England and were filmed for an upcoming feature drama-documentary...

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SUPERCHRIST Debuts New Lineup, Schedules Album Release

American metal derelicts SUPERCHRIST have unveiled their new lineup, featuring guitarist Eddie Winter and drummer Ian Viper alongside longtime bassist/vocalist Chris Black. The trio made its debut on May 4, 2007, in Cleveland. "Having now gone through a couple of gigs together, I can now say that th...

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ONSLAUGHT: Live DVD Pushed Back To June; Bonus Features Detailed

British thrash metal legends ONSLAUGHT will release their first live DVD, "Live Polish Assault 2007", in Europe on June 11 via Metal Mind Productions (June 19 in the U.S.). The disc will contain more than an hour of veritable thrash mayhem filmed during the band's gig on February 12, 2007 at the Sto...

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Report: Israeli, Lebanese Metal Bands Join Forces To Perform 'Everything We Are'

Ronen Tsumer of Israel's Ynet reports that Israeli metal band SEEK IRONY has joined forces with Lebanese metal band BLOOD INK to perform the song "Everything We Are". "Obviously, the song deals with the last war between Israel and Lebanon, and its implications. It speaks about the silent majority ar...

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DIECAST Embarks On North American Tour With DROWNING POOL

DIECAST kicks off a month-long North American tour as direct support to DROWNING POOL tonight in Evansville, WI. The group recently completed a monstrous 10-week U.S. tour with SEVENDUST, which marked the longest tour of the group's storied career as well as the third U.S. run in support of their ne...

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DARK AT DAWN To Play 'Farewell' Show At Germany's ROCK HARZ Festival

German epic/power metal band DARK AT DAWN has announced that its upcoming appearance at the Rock Harz open-air festival — set to take place July 6-7 in Osterode-Dorste, Lower Saxony, Germany — will serve as its "farewell" performance. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical or...

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OVERKILL Founder RAT SKATES Revisits Thrash Metal's Old School In New Film

"Born in the Basement", a documentary from filmmaker/OVERKILL founder Rat Skates, will be released on May 12, 2007 by Kundrat Productions. Written and narrated by Skates, this is an autobiographical journey that begins in 1980, when the East Coast of North America experienced a massive culture clash...

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ALL ENDS Featuring IN FLAMES Guitarist's Sister: Second Video Tour Report Available

The second seven-and-a-half minute video report from the first couple of dates on ALL ENDS' recent European Eartshaker Roadshock Tour with FINNTROLL, AFTER FOREVER, TAROT, DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER and MACHINE MEN has been posted online at this location (Real Media). Part One is still available for...

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BYZANTINE, ATTACKER Pull Out Of BROOKLYN METALFEST; JASMIN ST. CLAIRE To MC Event

Jasmin St. Claire, host of the "Metal's Dark Side" DVD and TV series, has been added as the special MC of the second annual Brooklyn Metalfest, set to take place Friday, June 22 and Saturday, June 23 at the Hook in Brooklyn, New York. She will be on hand to announce all the bands and ...