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HEATHEN Sign To SEASON OF MIST RECORDS

Season of Mist has announced the signing of veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN. As many fans will recall, HEATHEN were one of the most unique bands to rise from the Bay Area thrash explosion of the '80s/'90s, having released a groundbreaking debut album, "Breaking the Silence", in 1987...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN Part Ways With Guitarist

SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva has posted the following message on his official web site: "I know that I personally don't post here much.....ever. I can't type!!! But, I wanted to get on here and let everyone know that things in the studio are really going great! "This [JON OLIVA'S PAIN] record is di...

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WHITESNAKE Confirmed To Headline Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

WHITESNAKE have been confirmed as the headliners of this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 23-24 in Balingen, Germany. The band's appearance at the event will be the only German open-air show David Coverdale and his band will play this summer. The festival...

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TESTAMENT: SADUS Drummer JON ALLEN To Sit Behind Kit For Upcoming Shows

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT have lined up the following dates during February/March: Feb. 17 - Bourbon Street, Concord, CA Feb. 18 - Ecks Saloon, Denver, CO Mar. 10 - Atarfe Vega Rock Festival - Granada, SPA Mar. 11 - Cine-Teatro - Corrois, POR Mar. 12 - Hard Club - Gaia, POR...

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BEYOND FEAR: Release Date Set For Former JUDAS PRIEST Singer's New Album

SPV has set a May 9 North American release date (one day earlier internationally) for the self-titled debut album from BEYOND FEAR, the new band fronted by former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens. "I always knew that I would bring out an album featuring my own composit...

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HELLOWEEN Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

German power metallers HELLOWEEN are the latest addition to this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 23-24 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): COUNT RAVEN EXODUS FLOTSAM AND JETSAM FOREIGNER HELLOWEEN J...

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DEVILDRIVER At NAMM

DEVILDRIVER members Mike Spreitzer (guitar),Jeff Kendrick (guitar) and Jon Miller (bass) will be attending the 2006 Winter NAMM Convention (National Association Of Merchants),which runs between January 19 and January 22 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. They will be conducti...

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ULI JON ROTH To Lead Guitar Seminar In Los Angeles

According to a posting on guitar legend Uli Jon Roth's (ex-SCORPIONS) official web site, the first-ever Sky Academy Seminar & Sky Music Festival is going to take place in Los Angeles, California on May 24-28, 2006. Uli Jon Roth will personally lead the guitar and music seminar, which is coupled...

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UFO, ULI JON ROTH, THE GATHERING Confirmed For Germany's BURG HERZBERG FESTIVAL

UFO, ULI JON ROTH and THE GATHERING are among the artists confirmed for the Burg Herzberg Festival, set to take place July 22 near Fulda, Germany. More information is available at this location. ...

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A PRESENT DAY NIGHTMARE: 'Stars Lined In Concrete' Video Posted Online

Cincinnati, Ohio's A PRESENT DAY NIGHTMARE recently hooked up with Invalid Frequency Productions to film a video for their forthcoming EP, "Still Monologue". The clip is for the song "Stars Lined in Concrete" and is now available for viewing at www.invalidfrequency.com or at www.myspace.com/apresent...

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LEAVES' EYES, CRUCIFIED BARBARA, VICTORY Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARZ OPEN AIR Festival

LEAVES' EYES, CRUCIFIED BARBARA, VICTORY (replacing WEINHOLD) and the MOTÖRHEAD tribute band MORE THE HEAD have been confirmed for the Rock Harz Open Air festival, set to take place July 7-8, 2006 in Osterode-Dorste, Lower Saxony, Germany. Also scheduled to appear are JON OLIVA'S PAIN, DEW-SCENTED,...

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'Get Thrashed' Documentary Nearing Completion

The makers of "Get Thrashed", the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, have issued the following update regarding the project's current status: "In the year since the last news update, we have made giant strides toward...

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BIOMECHANICAL: Italian Tour Dates Announced

U.K. progressive epic thrash metallers BIOMECHANICAL have lined up the following Italian dates: Mar. 16 - Nord Wind – Bari, ITA Mar. 17 - Traffic – Roma, ITA Mar. 18 - Sound Factory – Turin, ITA Mar. 19 - Duel Beat – Naples, ITA These shows are part of a BIOMECHANICAL tour. More dates will ...

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Former MEGADETH Members Join RONNIE MONTROSE's New Band

Jon Matsumoto of The Mercury News is reporting that former MEGADETH members David Ellefson (bass) and Jimmy DeGrasso (drums) have joined the new band of MONTROSE guitar legend Ronnie Montrose. The group's January 7 appearance at The Catalyst in Santa Cruz, California is being recorded for possible r...

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VENGEANCE Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

Dutch hard rock veterans VENGEANCE are the latest addition to this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 23-24 in Balingen, Germany. The band will introduce a very special surprise guest who will join them on stage for a few songs. The festival billing is shapi...