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EDGUY Frontman Undergoes Appendix Surgery

EDGUY/AVANTASIA frontman Tobias Sammet recently underwent appendix surgery and is currently recovering in a German hospital. Sammet has confirmed via his official web site that SCORPIONS guitarist Rudolf Schenker and rock legend Alice Cooper will appear on the third installment of his AVANTASIA proj...

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FULL BLOWN CHAOS Frontman On Past Year: 'We Needed To Know Where Our Friends Were'

MTV.com reports: FULL BLOWN CHAOS frontman Ray Mazzola's not a subtle dude, and he doesn't censor himself — he speaks his mind, regardless of the consequences. "You f--- with someone in this band, and you're going to end up with a song about you," the stout singer explained. "There will be people wh...

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DELAIN To Perform On Dutch Radio This Friday

DELAIN — the Dutch gothic rock project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) — will perform live on Giel Beelen's radio show "Giel" on the Dutch channel 3FM this Friday, August 10 between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. The group wi...

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ELDRITCH Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement

Italian progressive-aggressive metal band ELDRITCH has issued the following update: "Due to personal problems and to other different point of views, ELDRITCH decided to replace the drummer Dave Simeone with the young and talented Raffahell Dridge. This is another important loss in the band's history...

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GENE HOGLAN Busted For Burrito-Smuggling

Legendary drummer Gene Hoglan (DARK ANGEL, DEATH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, TESTAMENT) has issued the following update: "Well, hello everyone, GUESS WHAT? MY SHIRTS ARE FINALLY ON SALE! YAY! "And Jeez, that was like pulling teeth! What was supposed to be a quick, simple little endeavor took over 8 months...

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Report: VAN HALEN Tour To Be Announced Next Week

According to Ray Waddell of Billboard.com, sources say a Hollywood press conference in one week will announce a 50-date American arena tour by VAN HALEN to begin in early October. The tour will feature founding VAN HALEN members David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen and Alex Van Halen, with Eddie's son Wo...

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EDGUY Frontman Is 'Proud' To Have ALICE COOPER And RUDOLF SCHENKER On New AVANTASIA CD

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet has confirmed via his official web site that SCORPIONS guitarist Rudolf Schenker and rock legend Alice Cooper will appear on the third installment of his AVANTASIA project, entitled "Lost in Space Part 1 and Part 2" (the "Scarecrow" working title has now apparently been...

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AVANTASIA To Play Next Year's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet announced at a press conference at Wacken Open Air earlier today that his solo project AVANTASIA will perform at next year's installment of the festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. Also scheduled to appear are IRON MAIDEN (headliners),...

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DIMMU BORGIR: Video Interview Available

A video interview with DIMMU BORGIR members Silenoz (guitar) and Shagrath (vocals) conducted in March 2007 by the Italian web magazine Attenzione has been posted online. Watch the footage in two parts below. Due to a recently diagnosed injury, DIMMU BORGIR drummer Hellhammer will be unable to play d...

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QUEEN 'Rock Montreal' DVD Details Revealed

On October 29, 2007, Eagle Rock Entertainment will simultaneously release two incredible DVDs capturing the incomparable QUEEN in their pomp as the world's biggest band at a sold-out show in 1981 at Montreal's 18,000-seater Forum. The single 95-minute DVD is "Queen Rock Montreal", and there is a spe...

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DIMMU BORGIR To Guest On This Sunday's 'Rebel Access' TV

Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR will be the featured band on this Sunday's (August 5) "Rebel Access" TV, which airs at 10:00 p.m. on Channel 19 all over the Chicagoland area. The entire episode is all DIMMU BORGIR, videos, interview, and live performance footage shot while they were...

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EDEN'S FALL Announces New Guitarist

Chicago-based metal band EDEN'S FALL has announced the addition of guitarist Aron Sakurai (ex-SIGN OF CHAOS) to the group's ranks. The band's current lineup is as follows: John Barr (lead vocals) Dan Gronowski (bass, vocals) Tony Gronowski (guitar, vocals) Aron Sakurai (guitar) Ray Smith (drums) A p...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Is A Heavy Metal Lifer

Bernard Perusse of The Gazette recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On coming out as a gay man in 1998: "I kind of blew the doors off the myth that all heavy metalheads are Neanderthal and very limited in their ability to ...

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DELAIN Parts Ways With Guitarist

According to Metalrage, DELAIN — the Dutch gothic rock project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) — has parted ways with guitarist Ray van Lente. No further information is currently available. DELAIN released a new single...

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PRIMAL FEAR, U.D.O.: More Spanish Dates Announced

PRIMAL FEAR and U.D.O. will team up for a European co-headlining tour this fall. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Oct. 13 - Geleen, Netherlands - Hanenhof Oct. 15 - Milan, Italy - Alcatraz Oct. 16 - Rome, Italy - Alpheus Oct. 18 - Sevilla, Spain - Sala Q Oct. 19 - Madrid, Spain ...