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METALLICA To Appear On British TV Show

METALLICA are going to be recording a one-off U.K. television special for Channel 4's late night music show "Headliners". The seven-song set, which will mark the first time in four years that METALLICA have performed for a British audience, will be taped on Saturday, May 31 at 6:30 p.m. at the River...

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MONSTER MAGNET Announce New Bassist, Name Upcoming CD

MONSTER MAGNET have recruited LORD STERLING bassist Jim Baglino to replace Joe Calandra, who was unceremoniously booted from the band last month along with drummer Jon Kleiman. The group, who recently signed a European record deal with SPV/Steamhammer Records, are still looking for a new skinsman an...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist To Appear At Musicians Institute

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman will be conducting an in-person Master Class and autograph session on Monday, May 12 at 1:00 p.m. at Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California. Friedman, who recently completed a special seminar tour of Japan, will issue for his new solo album, "Music For...

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DIMMU BORGIR Set Release Date For 'Death Cult Armageddon'

DIMMU BORGIR have set a tentative September 8 European release date through Nuclear Blast Records for their new album, titled "Death Cult Armageddon". The CD, which is currently being mixed at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden, will contain the following tracks (in no particular order): 01. Alleg...

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DEEP PURPLE Bassist Checks In With Latest Update

DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover has posted the following update to his official web site, www.rogerglover.com: "The next [DEEP PURPLE] tour is on the horizon. "In the meantime, the spell at home has been great: enjoying being with my wife and family and doing all the good things — going to plays, m...

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KING DIAMOND Guitarist To Appear On EIDOLON CD

KING DIAMOND guitarist Andy LaRocque (a.k.a. Anders Allhage) has laid down two solos for the forthcoming EIDOLON album, "Apostles of Defiance". "We have known this for a while, but we really didn't want to release this info until it was a done deal," EIDOLON drummer Shawn Drover said in an official...

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NAPALM DEATH: 'Noise For Music's Sake' Track Listing Unveiled

Earache Records, in collaboration with NAPALM DEATH, have finalized the track listing for "Noise For Music's Sake", the forthcoming 2-CD NAPALM DEATH package, due to hit stores in June in the UK/Europe (July in the U.S.). Disc One features all of NAPALM DEATH's greatest "hits", from early classics "...

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METALLICA: Corporate Rock Egos Gone Completely Fucking Mad?

The following article was originally published in the April 30 edition of the San Francisco Bay Guardian: "We all know METALLICA take copyright violations as seriously as they do their love of Raider Nation, but Napster's archenemies are going to have to start picking and choosing their court battle...

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HOLOCAUST Slam SANCTUARY RECORDS Over 'Insulting' Career Retrospective CD

Long-running New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) pioneers HOLOCAUST — perhaps best known for penning the track "The Small Hours", which was later covered by METALLICA on their "The $5.98 E.P. - Garage Days Re-Revisited" EP — have issued a lengthy statement slamming Sanctuary Records for the job...

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METALLICA: San Quentin State Prison Set List Revealed!

METALLICA performed for over an hour at San Quentin State Prison on Thursday (May 1) in front of an audience composed entirely of inmates and prison workers. The special concert was arranged with the help of the prison officials in exchange for METALLICA using the prison grounds the previous day (Ap...

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WAYSTED Reform

UFO bassist Pete Way has reformed his mid-'80s band WAYSTED with original vocalist Fin and ex-UFO guitarist Paul Chapman. Here is Pete's official statement on the matter: "He 's back and he's bad and he means business! "Yes, the king of chaos, the master of mayhem is back. Yes, Mr. Fin is back in to...

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MONSTER MAGNET Fire Rhythm Section

MONSTER MAGNET have parted ways with bassist Joe Calandra and drummer Jon Kleiman, according to the unofficial MM web site A Tribute To Monster Magnet. Calandra and Kleiman were reportedly fired on April 16 and have yet to be officially replaced. No further details are currently available. MONSTER M...

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METALLICA: Recapturing The Heavy Metal Throne

METALLICA have firmly re-established their footing and recaptured the heavy metal throne at a time when bone-crunching rock is becoming stagnant, according to MTV.com writer Jon Wiederhorn, who has written a lengthy "St. Anger" album preview under the headline "Damage Inc. Is Back In Business". "Gon...

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IRON MAIDEN: New Album Mastered

IRON MAIDEN have finished mastering the much-anticipated follow-up to 2000's "Brave New World", due later in the year through Sony/Columbia Records. The following is producer Kevin Shirley's latest posting to his official web site: "Woah - New York is such a fun city and now I'm in 'clear air chop'...

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TONY IOMMI's Management Confirms Existence Of Early BLACK SABBATH Recordings

The unofficial BLACK SABBATH site www.black-sabbath.com has confirmed via sources at guitarist Tony Iommi's management company the existence of newly-uncovered early recordings by BLACK SABBATH back when they were still called EARTH. As first reported here on March 31, the multi-track tapes comprise...