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Y&T Part Ways With Drummer LEONARD HAZE, Announce Replacement

Legendary California rockers Y&T have officially parted ways with drummer Leonard Haze. The group's statement on the matter reads as follows: "After numerous attempts at trying to resolve a musical performance difference, we (Dave, Phil and John) regretfully inform you of our split with Leonard...

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ALL THAT REMAINS To Guest On WAAF's 'Harder Faster' Tomorrow

ALL THAT REMAINS, the Massachusetts-based act featuring former SHADOWS FALL vocalist Philip Labonte, will be the featured guests on tomorrow night's (Thursday, June 8) edition of the "Harder Faster" show on 107.3 WAAF (Boston's Rock Radio). The band will talk about their upcoming album, "The Fall of...

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'Canadian Metal In Japan" Compilation CD To Be Distributed This Month

Paul Smith, the man behind HeavyMetalMeltdown.com, has teamed up with Cyclone Records to put together a CD collection of 15 metal bands from across Canada spanning genres, from nu-metal to black and death metal. What makes this disc so unique, besides the exceptional talent, is that it is to be dist...

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IRON MAIDEN Frontman Talks About Upcoming 'Anthology' DVD Set

IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickínson will release three-disc DVD set, entitled "Anthology" through Sanctuary Visual Entertainment on June 19 in Europe and June 20 in North America. This is the definitive Dickinson package, and includes over six hours of videos and live performances, and previously u...

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ALL THAT REMAINS To Film 'This Calling' Video Next Week

ALL THAT REMAINS, the Massachusetts-based act featuring former SHADOWS FALL vocalist Philip Labonte, will hit the Jersey shore (the now-abandoned Hancock Naval Base in Sandy Hook) on Tuesday, May 30 to film the video for "This Calling", from their forthcoming album "The Fall of Ideals", with directo...

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GLENN HUGHES To Play Australian Acoustic Dates In June

According to a posting at GHPG.net, legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) looks set to head to Australia in the coming weeks. With writing sessions booked with Australian rock legend Jimmy Barnes, negotiations are taking place for Glenn to play Australian dates. It loo...

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SUFFOCATION Cancel European Tour

Legendary New York death metallers SUFFOCATION have posted the following message on their official web site: "SUFFOCATION regrets to announce that our scheduled European run for June 12th - July 2nd has been cancelled due to the inability of the booking agent to secure the dates needed to fulfill th...

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GLENN HUGHES 'Rockumentary' To Air Tomorrow

This week's Metal Express Radio special feature is a "Rockumentary" with the legendary "voice of rock" — none other than Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH). In this 60-plus-minute "Rockumentary" airing on Thursday, May 25, Glenn talks about many of the phases of his remarkable career, and pro...

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LORDI, WICKED WISDOM, GOJIRA Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

VirtualFestivals.com is reporting that Finland's LORDI — having just won the Eurovision Song Contest with their arockalyptic anthem "Hard Rock Hallelujah" — will return to Download festival at Castle Donington, England to play the Gibson Guitar/MySpace.com stage prior to SICK OF IT ALL on Sunday 11...

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AC/DC: The Search For 'Rosie' Continues

The Tasmanian newspaper The Advocate recently published the following article on the search for Rosie — the woman immortalized in the AC/DC song "Whole Lotta Rosie": The search for rock 'n' roll's most ample and arguably most famous groupie has moved to Wynyard. Australian rock band AC/DC immortaliz...

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MERCENARY: New Album Details Revealed; Bassist Announced

Denmark's MERCENARY have wrapped up recording and mixing their new album, "The Hours That Remain", with producer Jacob Hansen (RAUNCHY, COMMUNIC, MAROON, HATESPHERE),who had previously worked with the group on their "11 Dreams" offering. Commented the group: "We made what we feel is the most powerf...

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GLENN HUGHES Working On New American Record Deal

Legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) has posted the following message on his official web site: "Only a couple of weeks before the [new Glenn Hughes solo] album ['Music for the Divine'] comes out and I am hard at work doing all the press. The reviews have been amazing...

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RE:IGNITION: Debut Album To Feature Guest Appearances By MACHINE HEAD, 36 CRAZYFISTS Members

RE:IGNITION, the San Francisco Bay Area band featuring in its ranks SKINLAB members Steev Esquivel (guitar) and Snake (bass),are continuing work on their debut album, "Empty Heart, Loaded Gun", due later in the year via Corporate Punishment Records. Esquivel has issued the following update in the a...

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WICKED WISDOM To Perform On 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno'

WICKED WISDOM — the five-piece band featuring actress Jada Pinkett Smith (wife of Will Smith) — will be performing on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Wednesday, May 17. The show airs nationally on NBC from 11:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. ET/PT. WICKED WISDOM's self-titled debut album was released in Fe...

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Ex-SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Members Join Forces With Former EXCEL Singer In AGAINST

Former SUICIDAL TENDENCIES members Amery Smith (drums),Grant Estes (guitar) and Louichi Mayorga (bass) have joined forces with ex-EXCEL frontman Dan Clements in a new band called AGAINST. "We're currently in the studio working and have two songs that will appear on [the] 'Welcome to Venice 2' [comp...