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GWAR's 'School's Out' Video To Receive 'Headbanger's Ball' Premiere

Back from their second successful stint on the Sounds Of The Underground tour, and on the eve of their highly anticipated release, "Beyond Hell" (due out August 29 via DRT Entertainment),GWAR's new video for the ALICE COOPER classic "School's Out" will premiere on MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" on Satu...

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TWISTED SISTER Guitarist Denies He Was Ever In Pre-KISS Band With PAUL STANLEY, GENE SIMMONS

Vassil Varbanov of the "Varbanov Supermarket" program on the Bulgarian rock station Tangra Mega Rock recently conducted an interview with TWISTED SISTER guitarist J.J. French. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Varbanov Supermarket: We heard about this amazing concert that you had something...

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ONSLAUGHT: 'Terror Alert' Forces Cancellation of European Festival Appearances

Reformed classic U.K. thrash outfit ONSLAUGHT has been forced to pull out of two European festivals this weekend due to the 'critical level terror alerts" which brought airports across the U.K. to a standstill. The band was due to headline Metal Mania Open Air Festival in Slovenia on Friday, August...

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TRIVIUM, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, H.I.M., LACUNA COIL Up For Kerrang!'s 'Best Band' Award

TRIVIUM, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, H.I.M. and LACUNA COIL are among the nominees for "Best Band On The Planet" at this year's Kerrang! Awards, to be held on Thursday, August 24 at The Brewery in London's East End. More than 140,000 votes were cast to determine the nominations, from readers of Kerrang!'s ma...

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BRUTAL TRUTH: 'Animal Kingdom' / 'Kill Trend Suicide' Reissue To Include Bonus Video Footage

Relapse Records has set an October 17 release date for the reissue of the post-Earache material from influential '90s extreme metallers BRUTAL TRUTH, "Sounds of the Animal Kingdom" (1997) and the preceding "Kill Trend Suicide" mini-CD (1996). According to a posting on the Relapse web site, "'Sounds....

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DIAL Featuring Former PAIN OF SALVATION, ELEGY Members: Debut Album Completed

DIAL is a brand new Dutch/Swedish alternative rock group, formed by the musicians Liselotte Hegt, Kristoffer Gildenlöw (ex-PAIN OF SALVATION) and Rommert van der Meer. After hooking up with drummer Dirk Bruinenberg (ELEGY, PATRICK RONDAT) and producer Devon Graves (DEADSOUL TRIBE, ex-PSYCHOTIC WALTZ...

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TWISTED INTO FORM to Release Long-Awaited Debut Next Month

TWISTED INTO FORM, the Norwegian band featuring Kaj Gornitzka (guitar, ex-SPIRAL ARCHITECT),Erik Aadland (bass),David Husvik (drums, EXTOL) and Leif J. Knashaug (vocals, ex-SPIRAL ARCHITECT session),will release its long-awaited debut album, "Then Comes Affliction to Awaken the Dreamer", on Septe...

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ANVIL Guitarist To Marry The Band's Manager

ANVIL guitarist Ivan Hurd will marry the band's manager, Tiziana Valsangiacomo (a.k.a. Tiziana Arrigoni of Sol Music),on Saturday, August 12 in McKellar, Ontario, Canada. ANVIL recently re-teamed with producer Chris Tsangarides for the first time since 1983's classic "Forged in Fire" album to recor...

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LAMB OF GOD Guitarist Talks About 'Redneck' Video Concept

Chris Harris of MTV.com recently spoke to LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton about the making of the group's video for "Redneck". According to Morton, LAMB OF GOD salvaged a concept they'd abandoned years before: the Virginia metallers — in debauched, beer-guzzling rock-star fashion — crash a toddler...

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EAGLE ROCK Sells SPITFIRE RECORDS

In its first move under its new name of Redux Records, the company formerly known as Sheridan Square Entertainment has acquired the 200-album Spitfire Records catalog from Eagle Rock Entertainment. The Spitfire catalog includes BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, TWISTED SISTER, ALICE COOPER, TED NUGENT, YNGWIE MA...

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Guitarist EDDIE OJEDA Suggests Possible Future For TWISTED SISTER

As part of his month-long Bananiversary Celebration, rock 'n' roll comic C.C. Banana spoke with guitarist Eddie Ojeda about his current projects and the possible future of TWISTED SISTER. A few excerpts from the interview follow: C.C. Banana: Eddie, what are you currently up to? Eddie Ojeda: "Well,...

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BALLISTIC In Talks With New Record/Management Company

BALLISTIC mainman Tom Gattis (ex-DEUCE, TENSION, WARDOG) has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "BALLISTIC is now in final negotiations with a newly formed international record/management company based in Scottsdale, Arizona. The newly formed outfit is comprised of busines...

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KORN Kicks Off FAMILY VALUES Tour; Setlist Revealed

KORN officially resurrected the Family Values tour last night (Saturday, July 29) in Antioch, Tennessee, with a line-up featuring DEFTONES, 10 YEARS, STONE SOUR, FLYLEAF and others. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Intro 02. Right Now 03. Politics 04. Twist 05. Love Song 06. A.D.I.D.A.S. 07....

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PAMELA MOORE: Solo Album Featuring QUEENSRŸCHE, NEVERMORE Members Now Available

Pamela Moore, the voice of "Sister Mary" from QUEENSRŸCHE's legendary concept album "Operation: Mindcrime" and its sequel, "Operation: Mindcrime II", has finally released her long-awaited new solo album, "Stories from a Blue Room". The CD, which was produced by Neil Kernon (QUEENSRŸCHE, NEVERMORE, C...

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CARNIVORE To Play 'Secret' Warm-Up Show In New York City Tonight

CARNIVORE will perform a special warm-up show tonight (July 28) at Fontana's (web site) in New York City. They will be appearing under the name THE BENSONHOIST LESBIAN CHOIR and will be hitting the stage at midnight. Also appearing on the bill are BLUE FIRE, MACHETE, THC and JESUS KNEVIL. A flyer fo...