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X JAPAN Announces International Tour Plans
They've sold more than 30 million records and DVDs, filled the 55,000-seat Tokyo Dome a record-breaking 18 times, made their North American concert debut last summer at the Lollapalooza festival, and sold out their New York City debut at the famed Roseland Ballroom. And this year, for the first time...April 21, 2011
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OMEN Signs With DSN MUSIC
Veteran metallers OMEN have signed an exclusive digital distribution deal with DSN Music for the release of their new album, "Hammer Damage". The band's eleventh CD is scheduled for a summer release and will be available via online and mobile stores such as Amazon.com, iTunes, Rhapsody.com, Verizon,...April 20, 2011
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INFERNAEON Parts Ways With Vocalist BRIAN WERNER
Florida-based blackened death metal warriors INFERNAEON have announced the departure of vocalist Brian Werner. Commented the band: "After much forethought, INFERNAEON has decided to part ways with our singer Brian Werner. He was planning on leaving the band after our appearance at the Babylon Rising...April 20, 2011
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Original TROUBLE Drummer JEFF 'OLY' OLSON Interviewed (Audio)
Original TROUBLE drummer and RETRO GRAVE mainman Jeff "Oly" Olson was recently interviewed by Rock My Monkey. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. RETRO GRAVE will make its live debut at The Studio at Webster Hall in New York City this Saturday, April 23. Doors open at ...April 20, 2011
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SHARON OSBOURNE: 'I Have To Face Up, Be A Big Woman And Realize I'm Not Mrs. Wonderful'
Ozzy Osbourne's wife/manager Sharon discussed the reasons behind their huge unpaid tax bill and took responsibility for the debt, saying "I'm to blame." It was reported earlier in the month that the IRS placed a lien on the house belonging to Sharon and Ozzy — who reportedly owed $718,948 from 2008...April 19, 2011
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The Untold Story Of RAMONES' 'Brain Drain'
In memory and celebration of the late Joey Ramone, who died 10 years ago on April 15, music writer Joel Gausten has published "The Ramones' Brain Drain: The Untold Story", a just-completed 4,000-word essay on the making of the band's 1989 album, at this location. In addition to exclusive interviews...April 18, 2011
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ROB HALFORD Talks About OZZY OSBOURNE's 'Blizzard Of Ozz' (Video)
On May 31, music fans will have their first taste of reissues from rock icon OZZY OSBOURNE's catalog of work with the releases of two albums which form the cornerstone of Ozzy Osbourne's career as a solo artist: "Blizzard Of Ozz" and "Diary Of A Madman" (Epic Records/Legacy Recordings). Long revered...April 16, 2011
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HEATHEN Will Not Perform With DESTRUCTION In Springfield
San Francisco Bay Area metallers HEATHEN will not perform with DESTRUCTION at the May 13 stop of the German thrash act's "North American Reckoning" tour in Springfield, Virginia. "DESTRUCTION and WARBEAST will be playing will some local support acts but HEATHEN is not on the bill for that show," HEA...April 16, 2011
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FORBIDDEN Guitarist's Next 'Omega Wave' Podcast To Take Place This Sunday
The next installment of FORBIDDEN guitarist Craig Locicero's "Omega Wave" podcast will take place this Sunday, April 17 at 6:30 p.m. PT / 9:30 p.m. ET. It will then be made available for streaming on demand. Craig Locicero and his co-host "Barbwire" Bill Shields (former host for "In The Dark Radio",...April 15, 2011
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ORANGE GOBLIN To Enter Studio In August
ORANGE GOBLIN, the heavy-hitting British metal band, will enter The Animal Farm studio in London on Friday, August 12 to begin recording its as-yet-untitled seventh album for a March 2012 release via Candlelight Records. Working songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Red Tide Rising", "The Fog"...April 13, 2011
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TESTAMENT Guitarist's ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO: Photos From 'Veritas' CD-Release Party
ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, the experimental band led by TESTAMENT/ex-SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick, held a release party for its fourth album, "Veritas" (Latin for"Truth"),on Friday, April 8 at Tammany Hall in New York City. Check out photos of the event at TomCouture.com. A six-minute preview video fo...April 12, 2011
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DEAD SHAPE FIGURE Parts Ways With Guitarist
Guitarist Kride Lahti has left the Finnish modern thrash/death-influenced metal band DEAD SHAPE FIGURE "due to personal reasons and lack of motivation." The remaining members of the group state, "There is no bad blood between him and the band and we like to thank Kride for the years he shared with D...April 12, 2011
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BLACK SABBATH's 'Born Again' Deluxe-Expanded-Edition Reissue Was Remastered, Not Remixed
Joe Siegler of the unofficial BLACK SABBATH web site Black-Sabbath.com has revealed more details about the forthcoming deluxe-expanded-edition reissue of BLACK SABBATH's "Born Again" album, which is due in the U.K. on May 30 via Sanctuary. He writes, "It's been heavily rumored for some time now that...April 12, 2011
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MASTODON Hard At Work On Follow-Up To 'Crack The Skye'
Jon Wiederhorn of AOL's Noisecreep recently conducted an interview with drummer Brann Dailor of Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Noisecreep: On the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to 2009's "Crack the Skye": Dailor: "We'v...April 11, 2011
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OZZY OSBOURNE: Snippet From 'Thirty Years After The Blizzard' DVD Available
On May 31, music fans will have their first taste of reissues from rock icon OZZY OSBOURNE's catalog of work with the releases of two albums which form the cornerstone of Ozzy Osbourne's career as a solo artist: "Blizzard of Ozz" and "Diary of a Madman" (Epic Records/Legacy Recordings). Long revered...April 11, 2011
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