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BIRD OF PREY To Collaborate With Guitarist JIMI BELL
BIRD OF PREY, the project fronted by vocalist Kyle Michaels, has announced a collaboration with acclaimed guitarist Jimi Bell. Jimi will contribute to forthcoming releases in the form of guitar work and collaborative writing. Having played for the likes of METAL CHURCH's David Wayne and AFM recordin...July 1, 2005
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QUEEN: 'Killer Queen' Tribute Album Track Listing Revealed
Billboard.com is reporting that the track listing has been set for the QUEEN tribute album "Killer Queen", due August 2 via Hollywood Records. The 15-track set features GAVIN DEGRAW, JASON MRAZ, JOSS STONE, SUM 41, LOS LOBOS, ELEVEN featuring QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's Josh Homme and BREAKING BENJAMI...July 1, 2005
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BLACK SABBATH's IOMMI Gets 'Trashed' On New IAN GILLAN Album
BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi recently took time out of his schedule to record the guitar parts for a remake of "Trashed" from BLACK SABBATH's "Born Again" album, which featured Ian Gillan (DEEP PURPLE) on vocals. The new version of the track will be included on Gillan's upcoming album "Gillan'...June 30, 2005
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HANSI KÜRSCH Talks About New DEMONS & WIZARDS Album
Sweden's Metalshrine.se recently conducted an interview with DEMONS & WIZARDS frontman Hansi Kürsch (BLIND GUARDIAN). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metalshrine.se: When you started working on this album, how long did it take from the first step to the final product? Was it a difficu...June 30, 2005
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DISGORGE To Headline New Mexico's GATHERING OF THE SICK Festival
California death-grind band DISGORGE will be headlining the Gathering of the Sick festival, set to take place August 5-6 at The Compound in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Also appearing on the bill are DECREPIT BIRTH, SEVERED SAVIOR and ODIOUS MORTEM. DISGORGE will also be headlining the Torturing Texas 2...June 29, 2005
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JON OLIVA Nominated For Lifetime Achievement Award
According to a posting at JonOliva.net, SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva has been nominated for a Lifetime Achievement Award at the first annual Hard Music Awards, set to be held on Thursday, August 4 at the Tampa Theatre in Tampa, Florida. The Hard Music Awards are being established to offer hard musi...June 29, 2005
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THOR To Tour In Support Of New Album, DVD
Smog Veil Records has announced U.S. and Canadian tour dates for THOR. The band will tour in support of the new album, entitled "Thor against the World", and retrospective DVD, entitled "An-THOR-logy", both set for release on July 12, 2005. Jon Mikl Thor — a rock music, film and bodybuilding legend...June 28, 2005
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ICED EARTH: 'Gettysburg (1863)' DVD Off To A Flying Start
ICED EARTH's "Gettysburg (1863)" DVD has sold nearly 3,000 copies since its initial release earlier this month — a very strong showing for a music DVD. The main program, a CGI-rendered video presentation of the epic "Gettysburg" trilogy from last year's hit album "The Glorious Burden", has been draw...June 24, 2005
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Report: Massachusetts-Bred Heavy Metal Bands Have Music Industry Buzzing
Dave Wedge of BostonHerald.com has issued the following report: Think of Massachusetts music and you probably think of AEROSMITH, NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK, NEW EDITION, THE CARS and the J. GEILS BAND. But bursting forth from the Bay State is an ear-splitting wave of harder, brasher bands that have meta...June 24, 2005
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BOLT THROWER, SOILWORK, BRAINSTORM Confirmed For Next Year's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL
BOLT THROWER, SOILWORK and BRAINSTORM are the first bands confirmed for next year's edition of the Rock Hard Festival, set to take place June 2-4, 2006 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. More acts will be announced during the coming months. The 2005 edition of the Rock Hard Festival took place May 13-15 at...June 22, 2005
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DEVILDRIVER: 'Hold Back The Day' Video Posted Online
DEVILDRIVER's video for the track "Hold Back the Day" has been posted online at Roadrun.com. "Hold Back the Day" comes off the group's upcoming sophomore album, "The Fury of Our Maker's Hand" album, due on June 28 via Roadrunner Records. The follow-up to DEVILDRIVER's 2002 critically-acclaimed self-...June 17, 2005
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Bassist BRICE LECLERCQ Quits DISSECTION
Bassist Brice Leclercq (NIGHTRAGE) has left reactivated Swedish death metallers DISSECTION. "This event, although unforeseen, will however NOT have any effect on DISSECTION's ongoing victorious onslaught!" the band write on their web site. "Last Friday [June 10] DISSECTION performed a successful con...June 17, 2005
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DOHENY Guitarist On Search For Record Deal: 'It's A Nightmare Out There'
DOHENY guitarist Billy Morrison (ex-THE CULT bassist) has posted the following update on the group's current activities: "DOHENY are taking a break from the rehearsal room to write some new tracks and to give our management some time to get this fucking [record] deal in place. It's a nightmare out t...June 15, 2005
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TRADATE IRON FEST: Photos Of CANDLEMASS, DIO, SAXON Posted Online
A number of high-quality photos of CANDLEMASS, DIO, GOTTHARD, AXEL RUDI PELL, SAXON, and JON OLIVA'S PAIN, among others, taken at the the Tradate Iron Fest on June 1-5 at Campo Sportivo in Tradate (VA),Italy, have been posted online at HeavyMetalPhotos.altervista.org. ...June 11, 2005
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DEVILDRIVER Complete Work On 'Hold Back The Day' Video
DEVILDRIVER, the Santa Barbara, California-based band featuring former COAL CHAMBER singer Dez Fafara, have completed work on the video for the track "Hold Back the Day". The clip is expected to be made available online next week. "Hold Back the Day" comes off the group's upcoming sophomore album, "...June 9, 2005