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SAHG: New Songtitles Revealed

Norwegian heavy rockers SAHG, who feature in their ranks members of GORGOROTH, MANNGARD and AUDREY HORNE, have issued the following update: "The recording sessions for the upcoming second SAHG album are finally coming to an end. Among the songs on the album are 'Ascent To Decadence', 'Pyromancer', '...

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CRADLE OF FILTH, CKY, VAINS OF JENNA To Team Up For 'Viva La Bands' Tour

CRADLE OF FILTH, CKY and VAINS OF JENNA will team up for the "Rockstar Viva La Bands 2007 Tour" featuring high-energy live rock music and a traveling video show. Another very special guest act (heavily rumored to be GWAR) will be announced later this summer. Action sports/film star Bam Margera and s...

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DEEP PURPLE Frontman To Guest On 'The Wizard Rock Show'

For those in the Triton College community (near River Grove, Illinois just outside of Chicago),legendary DEEP PURPLE vocalist Ian Gillan will be interviewed on "The Wizard Rock Show" on Sunday, July 22. The interview will take place before PURPLE's performance at the House Of Blues that evening. Th...

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TESTAMENT Debuts New Song At West Springfield Show

San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT debuted a new song, entitled "The Afterlife", during their headlining set Sunday night (July 15) at Jaxx in West Springfield, Virginia. According to one attendee, the track was "a mid-paced song that was very heavy and had some good, chunky riffs." Sit...

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DEF LEPPARD Drummer: 'I Feel Very Blessed Doing What I Do'

Maximum Ink music magazine's Sarah Grant recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen. A couple of excerpts follow: Maximum Ink: How do you balance family with life on the road? There's got to be a push and pull somewhere. Rick Allen: There is. When I'm sitting on a plane and...

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MISFITS: '30th Anniverscary Tour' Dates Announced

MISFITS — Jerry Only (vocals, bass),Dez Cadena (guitar; ex-BLACK FLAG) and Robo (drums) — have announced the following "30th Anniverscary Tour" dates: Aug. 01 - Hermosiilo, Mexico - Gatopollo Aug. 02 - Aguacaliente, Mexico - Salon Del Alva Aug. 03 - Monterey, Mexico - Café Iguana Aug. 04 - Mexico C...

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FATAL SMILE Parts Ways With Singer, Announces Replacement

Swedish "traditional" hard rock/heavy metal band FATAL SMILE has parted ways with singer H.B. Anderson and has replaced him with Thomas E. Blade. FATAL SMILE recently inked a deal with Locomotive Music. The group's sophomore album, "Neo Natural Freaks", was released in the U.S. on February 20. The f...

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MEGADETH Planning Several 'Exciting' New Projects

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "I just finished signing and sending off the 'Deth Certificates' that are being shipped with my new Dean VMNT guitars. They are limited, so I guess only certain stores will be get...

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EPICA Singer To Guest On New AYREON Album

AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen, has revealed the identity of the second singer who will guest on the band's upcoming album, tentatively due late 2007/early 2008: Simone Simons of EPICA. Simone's recording session for the new AYREON CD took place on July 5 at the El...

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(HED)PE: 'Suffa' Video Available; Tour Dates Announced

Southern California's (HED)PE recently shot a politically charged video for "Suffa", the first single from their upcoming new album "Insomnia", which is slated for a July 17, 2007 release through Suburban Noize Records. The video can be viewed online at this location. "We were trying to accomplish a...

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TESLA Bassist Issues Post-European Tour Update

TESLA bassist Brian Wheat has issued the following update: "Just got back from Europe. It was the first time we've been back since 1991. The reception was off the hook. "Not knowing what to expect, we got to London and the crowd was fucking amazing. They were one of the loudest crowds ever in the .....

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WALDEMAR SORYCHTA's EYES OF EDEN Signs With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS

Century Media Records has announced the signing of Waldemar Sorychta's new band EYES OF EDEN. EYES OF EDEN's debut album, "Faith", is described in a press release as "an exciting orchestral masterpiece of gothic rock/metal. The band is not only profiting from Sorychta's outstanding producer and song...

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THE ALMIGHTY: 'Official Bootleg' DVD Now Available

Reactivated rockers THE ALMIGHTY have released a limited number of copies of their live DVD, entitled "Official Bootleg", featuring their benefit show performance at Glasgow Garage in January 2006. All proceeds go directly to leukaemia research. The full DVD tracklisting is as follows: 01. Welcome t...

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SABBAT Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Reunited British thrashers SABBAT have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The lineup is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): 1349 ALL THAT REMAINS AMORPHIS ANIMAL ALPHA BELPHEGOR BENEDICTUM BLACK MAJESTY BLIND...

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'Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks The 80s': Complete List Of Songs Revealed

The complete list of songs has been revealed for Activision's special 1980s-themed Guitar Hero title, dubbed Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s. The game will ship for the PlayStation 2 on July 24. According to Gamespot, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s is rated T for Teen and will be the last game...