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OVER THE RAINBOW Schedules Japanese Dates

OVER THE RAINBOW — the new band featuring former RAINBOW musicians Joe Lynn Turner, Tony Carey, Bobby Rondinelli and Greg Smith alongside the son of the iconic RAINBOW founder/guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, Jürgen Blackmore — will play three shows in Japan this spring. The dates are as follows: Apr. 2...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN To Team Up With DEEP PURPLE For Japanese Dates

Legendary Swedish guitarist YNGWIE MALMSTEEN will team up with DEEP PURPLE for the following Japanese dates: April 08 - Tokyo, JPN @ International Forum April 09 - Zepp, JPN @ Nagoya April 10 - Hiroshima, JPN @ Koseinenkin Kaikan April 12 - Kanazawa, JPN @ Kanko Kaikan April 13 - Osaka, JPN @ Kosein...

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SYMPHORCE: In Writing Mode

SYMPHORCE, the German power metal band featuring singer Andy B. Franck (BRAINSTORM) and guitarist Cédric "Cede" Dupont (ex-FREEDOM CALL),has issued the following update: "Long time no news, right? Well, this is about to change as we have some exciting news for you. "After we took our time to re'pho...

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IRON FIRE: 'To The Grave' Audio Samples Available

Audio samples of all 12 tracks that appear on "To The Grave", the new album from Danish metallers IRON FIRE, are available at this location. "To The Grave" will be released in the U.S. on January 27 via Napalm Records. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. The Beast From ...

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CATTLE DECAPITATION, SNOT To Guest On 'Chaos With Full Metal Jackie'

CATTLE DECAPITATION frontman Travis Ryan and the reunited lineup of the legendary Santa Barbara metal/punk rock hybrid SNOT will be the featured guests on this Sunday's (January 18) edition of Indie 103.1 FM's specialty metal program "Chaos with Full Metal Jackie" at 10:00 p.m. PST (1:00 a.m. EST Mo...

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SACRED REICH: London Show Announced

Reactivated Arizona thrashers SACRED REICH have announced a one-off show in London on June 21 at Scala. The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows: May 30 - Eindhoven, Netherlands - Dynamo May 31 - Gelsenkirchen, Germany - Rock Hard Jun. 20 - Clisson, France - Hellfest Jun. 21 - London, UK -...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE To Film 'Evisceration Plague' Video

Legendary Florida-based death metallers CANNIBAL CORPSE will shoot a video for the title track of their new album, "Evisceration Plague", on January 21 in Northern New Jersey. The clip will be helmed by veteran video director Dale "Rage" Resteghini, who has previously worked with MUDVAYNE, TRIVIUM a...

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DEE SNIDER To Reprise His Role As CAPTAIN HOWDY In Cult Horror Classic 'Strangeland'

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider will reprise his role as Captain Howdy in the 1998 cult horror classic "Strangeland" when "Strangeland: Disciple" goes into production later this year. Snider wrote and co-produced the original film in 1994, pre-dating the cinematic vogue for torture film franchise...

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RAZOR OF OCCAM: New Album Details Revealed

RAZOR OF OCCAM, the London, England-based black/thrash metal band featuring members of DESTRÖYER 666 and ADORIOR, will release its third full-length album, "Homage To Martyrs", on March 13 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy and March 16 in the rest of Europe through Metal Blade Records. The...

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THE ROTTED, MALEFICE, ANTERIOR To Team Up For 'The Metal Blade Assault' Tour

Three of Metal Blade Records' British acts — THE ROTTED, MALEFICE and ANTERIOR — will team up for "The Metal Blade Assault" tour of the U.K. and Ireland in April. THE ROTTED's Ben McCrow is looking forward to a eclectic mix of British talent. "Anyone who's been to see us recently will have worked ou...

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THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Frontman On 'The Governor's Ball'; Audio Available

Vocalist Trevor Strnad of the Michigan-based melodic death metal band THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER was interviewed for this week's edition of the "The Governor's Ball". You can download the program at this location. THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER has tapped former ARSIS guitarist Ryan Knight to replace John Kem...

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MONSTROSITY To Tour North America In July

Long-running Florida death metallers MONSTROSITY will hit the road in North America between July 1 and July 25. Support on the tour will come from Chile's THORNAFIRE and Missouri's TORN THE FUCK APART. Commented MONSTROSITY drummer/founder Lee Harrison: "We are eager to get back on the road and prov...

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CATTLE DECAPITATION: New Album To Be Streamed In Its Entirety

"The Harvest Floor", the new album from San Diego extreme metallers CATTLE DECAPITATION, will be streamed in its entirety on Buzzgrinder.com beginning tomorrow (Friday, January 16) and ending on Monday (January 19). Besides being able to hear each song in its full, grinding glory, you will be able t...

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METALLICA Guitarist Provides Foreword To First-Ever CLIFF BURTON Biography

On September 27, 1986, METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton lost his life at the age of 24 in a coach crash near Ljungby, Sweden. In the 23 years since that devastating event, no one has chronicled Burton's huge talent and achievements in book form. However, in June 2009 this is set to change with the glo...

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HALLOWS EVE Pulls Out Of Norway's METAL MERCHANTS FESTIVAL

Reunited Atlanta-based thrashers HALLOWS EVE have cancelled their appearance at the Metal Merchants Festival, set to take place January 30-31, 2009 at Kanonhallen in Oslo, Norway. The band explains in a statement, "The bottom line is our vocalist, Stacy Andersen, has a bleeding ulcer in his upper re...