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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...May 15, 2007
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JAG PANZER: 'Age Of Mastery' To Be Reissued On 'Grey Steel' Vinyl
JAG PANZER's 1998 album, "The Age of Mastery", will be reissued on limited "grey steel" vinyl (500 hand-numbered copies) on May 5 via Night of the Vinyl Dead Records. The track listing is as follows: Side A: 01. Iron Eagle 02. Lostful And Free 03. Twilight Years 04. Sworn To Silence 05. False Messia...May 5, 2007
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GIRLSCHOOL, BLAZE BAYLEY Confirmed For U.K.'s ROCK OF AGES FEST
GIRLSCHOOL and BLAZE BAYLEY (the namesake band of the former IRON MAIDEN/WOLFSBANE singer) have been confirmed for the Rock of Ages Fest, set to take place September 8-9 at The Palace in Tamworth, England. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: GIRLSCHOOL BLAZE BAYLEY DANTE FOX STAIRWAY SATI...April 18, 2007
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MANILLA ROAD Tribute Album Due This Month
Germany's Solemnity Music will release the first official tribute to MANILLA ROAD, entitled "The Riddle Masters", on double CD next weekend (April 14) to coincide with the Keep It True festival. The brilliant cover artwork was created by Jowita Kaminska. "The Riddle Masters" track listing: CD 1: 01....April 8, 2007
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ARMORED SAINT Schedules California Concert
Legendary California metallers ARMORED SAINT will play at Viper Room in Hollywood on May 19. This will be a warm-up gig for the band's appearance at this year's edition of the Rock Hard Festival, which will be held May 25-27 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Other bands scheduled to perform at the Rock Har...April 8, 2007
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ANGRA, KORZUS, VIPER Members To Take Part In 'Stay Heavy Metal Stars' Concert
Members of ANGRA, TORTURE SQUAD, KORZUS, TUATHA DE DANANN, VIPER, DR. SIN, ANCESTTRAL, SHADOWSIDE, KING BIRD, MONSTER, GENOCIDIO, THREAT, HENCEFORTH, ANDRALLS, SUNSETH MIDNIGHT, MINDFLOW, KRUSADER, HARD ROCKET and SCARS will take part in the second annual "Stay Heavy Metal Stars", a concert featurin...March 24, 2007
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ALICE IN CHAINS Singer WILLIAM DUVALL To Hit The Road With COMES WITH THE FALL
COMES WITH THE FALL, the Los Angeles-based band featuring ALICE IN CHAINS touring singer William DuVall and former DANZIG/current THE MERCY CLINIC drummer Bevan Davies, will play its first concerts in over three-and-a-half years beginning on February 27 in Los Angeles. Commented the group: "We're st...February 24, 2007
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SIMEN HESTNAES Of DIMMU BORGIR/ARCTURUS Is Named CODE's New Vocalist
British/Norwegian black metal project CODE has announced the addition of vocalist Simen Hestnaes (a.k.a. ICS Vortex; DIMMU BORGIR, ARCTURUS, ex-BORKNAGAR, LAMENTED SOULS) to the group's ranks. "Obviously we are really excited about this," the band writes in a press release. "It is going to do great...February 2, 2007
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RHINO BUCKET: New Live Video Posted Online
A video clip of RHINO BUCKET playing the song "Welcome to Hell" on January 20, 2007 at the Viper Room in Hollywood, California has been posted online at this location. RHINO BUCKET recently announced the departure of drummer Jackie Enx. According to a press release, "the parting of ways was by mutua...January 26, 2007
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CRYSTAL VIPER To Release Debut Album Next Month
Polish female-fronted "true heavy metal" band CRYSTAL VIPER will release its debut album, titled "The Curse Of Crystal Viper", on February 25 via the German label Karthago Records (home of classic '80s metal bands such as NOISEHUNTER, BLACK FATE, GRAVESTONE, ALIEN FORCE and others). The conceptual C...January 21, 2007
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CRASH KELLY To Make Hollywood Curtain Call
After an eventful year that saw them support the legendary ALICE COOPER for three legs of his 2006 tour (including a show at the Sturgis Bike Rally),Toronto hard rock quartet CRASH KELLY will return to Southern California — where they performed five shows in five days last August — next week in con...January 12, 2007
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HELLFUELED To Support SAXON And MASTERPLAN In Europe
Sweden's HELLFUELED will support SAXON and MASTERPLAN on the following tour dates: Apr. 12 - Germany - Saarbrücken Garage Apr. 13 - Germany - Langen Stadthalle Apr. 14 - Germany - München Große Elser Halle Apr. 15 - Italy - Milano Live Club Apr. 16 - Italy - Firenzo Viper Apr. 17 - Italy - ...January 11, 2007
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WOLF: 'What Happened In 06(66)????'
Sweden's WOLF has issued the following update: "We've had a great year. We started it by waking up early 2006 with a hangover and a new record deal. We spent the beginning of the year writing the songs for the album, which means fighting about riffs, lyrics, intros, titles, solos, kick-drums, if a h...December 24, 2006
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FU MANCHU Frontman Comments On VAN HALEN, CARS Covers
FU MANCHU — recently described by the Los Angeles Times as "Southern California sludge-merchants (who) deliver riff-heavy rock straight out of the '70s" — have frequently covered other artists’ music over the course of their career. In addition to their well-known take on BLUE ÖYSTER CULT's "Godzill...December 6, 2006
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L.A. GUNS Featuring TRACII GUNS: U.K. Tour Dates Announced
According to Hair Metal Ireland, the L.A. GUNS version featuring guitarist Tracii Guns alongside fellow original members Paul Black and Nickey Alexander, will play a short U.K. tour in January 2007. Support at the shows will come from RED STAR REBELS and JACK VIPER. The dates are as follows: Jan. 16...December 3, 2006
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