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MANOWAR To Perform Bulgarian Anthem As 'Thank You' To Fans

Novinite.com reports that American heavy metal band MANOWAR has announced it will play Bulgaria's national anthem during its gig in Bulgaria's seaside town of Kavarna, 30 kilometers northeast of the port of Varna. MANOWAR is scheduled to headline the third and final day of the annual Kaliakra Rock F...

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DESPISED ICON Vocalist To Guest On 'The Governor's Ball'

DESPISED ICON vocalist Alex Erian will be the featured guest on "The Governor's Ball" this Saturday, June 30 at 3:00 p.m. EST. Tune in at this location to hear the chat. DESPISED ICON wraps up a highly successful North American tour this week alongside THE RED CHORD and THROUGH THE EYES OF THE ...

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DESPISED ICON: New Video Report Available

DESPISED ICON wraps up a highly successful North American tour this week alongside THE RED CHORD and THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD. The trek marked the band's first stateside tour in support of "The Ills of Modern Man", the group's acclaimed new album. DESPISED ICON will take a short break before ret...

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TESTAMENT Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT have inked a worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The group will enter the studio late summer/early fall to record its long-awaited new album for a March 2008 release. Original TESTAMENT members Alex Skolnick (guitar),Chuck Billy (vocals),Greg Chris...

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STREAM OF PASSION Announces New Guitarist

STREAM OF PASSION members Johan van Stratum (bass),Davy Mickers (drums) and Marcela Bovio (vocals, lyrics, violin) have announced the addition of guitarist Eric Hazebroek to the group's ranks. More information about Eric is available at this location. STREAM OF PASSION parted ways with founding mem...

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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist Talks New Album, Upcoming Tour

Eric Schelkopf of Northwest Herald recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Northwest Herald: This looks to be a long tour, going until the end of September. Are you looking forward to it? Vivian: Yeah, but that's actually...

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TESTAMENT Frontman: 'The Timing Is Right For This Band Again'

Jeffrey Easton of Metal Exiles recently conducted an interview with TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Exiles: So who is in the band now? Is it the complete original line up? Chuck: Alex [Skolnick, guitar], of course, is in along with Eric [Peterson, guitar] a...

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CRASHDIET Drummer Discusses Band's Collaboration With MÖTLEY CRÜE's MICK MARS

Bring Back Glam! recently conducted an interview with CRASHDIET drummer Eric Young. A couple of excerpts follow: Bring Back Glam!: Let's talk about your new album. How is it coming along? Eric Young: It's coming along great actually. Next week we'll work to complete five new songs, for a total of ei...

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AYREON: First Guest Singer For New Album Revealed

AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen, has revealed the identity of the first singer who will guest on the band's upcoming album, tentatively due late 2007/early 2008: Magali Luyten (VIRUS IV, BEAUTIFUL SIN). Twelve vocalists have been confirmed so far, with a number of s...

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Ex-KISS Guitarist BRUCE KULICK Checks In From GRAND FUNK RAILROAD Tour

Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick has checked in with an update from his current tour with GRAND FUNK RAILROAD. Read it at Kulick.net. UNION, the now-defunct late '90s group formed by Kulick and John Corabi (RATT, ex-MÖTLEY CRÜE) along with Brent Fitz and Jamie Hunting, has posted several rare reco...

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THE FLUFFY JACKETS Demos Featuring NEIL MURRAY Now Available

London-based hard rock outfit THE FLUFFY JACKETS has posted two songs featuring a guest appearance by legendary BLACK SABBATH/WHITESNAKE bassist Neil Murray. Check out a high-octane cover version of NAZARETH's "Salty Salty" (from NAZARETH's 1986 album release "Cinema") and a self-penned southern blu...

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THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER To Release 'Nocturnal' In September

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER will release its new album, "Nocturnal", on September 18 via Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to 2005's "Miasma" is being recorded with Eric Rachel (who mixed "Miasma") and will be mixed by Jason Suecof, who has previously worked with TRIVIUM, CHIMAIRA, DEVILDRIVER, GOD FOR...

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TESTAMENT To Debut New Material At Germany's EARTHSHAKER FEST

According to the organizers of the Earthshaker Fest, which is being July 19-21 in Kreuth, Germany, veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT will perform a special show at this year's event that will include an exclusive world premiere of brand new tracks from the band's forthcoming album....

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KOCH Gets PSYCHO+LOGICAL RECORDS

KOCH Entertainment Distribution has announced that it has signed an exclusive distribution deal with Psycho+Logical-Records. Under this agreement, KOCH is the exclusive physical and digital distributor of the label in North America. Rapper Ron Braunstein, better known by his stage name NECRO, starte...

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As the Coil Unwinds

Sometimes a punch in the mouth feels just dandy, and Texas' heavier bands always seem to oblige, whether it is PANTERA, PISSING RAZORS, or THORNSPAWN. Trevor Phipps' (UNEARTH) and his Ironclad label (a Metal Blade imprint) seemed to think so too, signing THE DESTRO and releasing "As The Coil Unwinds...