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BLACK SABBATH Guitarist's Limited-Edition GIBSON To Go On Display In Dublin

BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi has lent one of his guitars to the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin for a new exhibition called "RockChic: The Life and Times of the Electric Guitar 1931-2006". The exhibition will feature more than 100 legendary, vintage, rare and customized guitars, including...

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FATAL SMILE Will Not Support W.A.S.P. In Spain

Despite a previous announcement to the contrary, Swedish "traditional" hard rock/heavy metal band FATAL SMILE will NOT support W.A.S.P. on their Spanish dates. As previously reported, FATAL SMILE is currently writing songs for its next studio album, tentatively due in early 2007. According to the ba...

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MNEMIC: Four-Song 'Passenger' Teaser Available For Streaming

A teaser medley of "Meaningless", "In The Nothingness Black", "Psykorgasm", and "Pigfuck" — four songs from the new MNEMIC album, "Passenger", which is due out on February 6, 2007 via Nuclear Blast Records — is available for streaming at this location. Regarding the recording of the new album, MNEMI...

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KING DIAMOND Drummer Guests On New MICHAEL HARRIS CD

World-acclaimed guitarist Michael Harris is back with the most ambitious album of his career, entitled "Orchestrate". With a style best described as "Neo-orchestral metal," the CD is described in a press release as "a modern-day masterpiece." One listen reveals the unique combination of electric gui...

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HANOI ROCKS To Enter Studio In Early 2007

Legendary Finnish rockers HANOI ROCKS have posted the following message on their official web site: "For the next few months HANOI ROCKS concentrates on writing new songs for their next album. They will go into studio in the beginning of 2007 and first singles will be released in the spring 2007. Ne...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: Video Interview, Performance Clips Available

Legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen was interviewed for an interactive news web site in Singapore called STOMP during his recent visit to the country. Watch the interview and live performance clips by following these links: Interview Pt. 1 Interview Pt. 2 Performance Pt. 1 ("Demon Driver")...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: 'I Had Me A Nasty Old Near-Psychosis Experience'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "Dreamland... ouch! "Once again, I had me a nasty old near-psychosis experience. I ran out of meds last day of the European shows. Not so bad one might reason, but this was truly nasty. So first, it takes about...

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TED NUGENT's Siganture Guitar Doubles As 'A Precision Firearm'

Ed Roman's Quicksilver Guitars, the world's largest guitar store & builder of custom guitars, today announced that the company has completed the custom design, development and construction of a new custom guitar for world famous rocker, hunter and statesman Ted Nugent. Ted Nugent, known for his...

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Bassist JOEY VERA Explains Songwriting Process For New Solo Album

Bassist Joey Vera (ARMORED SAINT, FATES WARNING, ANTHRAX) has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "I get asked sometimes how I get ideas for songs. Where does it come from? For the inspiration part, who knows? Could be lots of places. Could be remembering a time in your youth when you...

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ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA's ROSSI Puts His Stamp On Group's Debut

Karen Bliss of JAM! Music recently conducted an interview with ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA vocalist Lukas Rossi and Rossi's publisher, president Mike McCarty of EMI Music Publishing Canada. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA's self-titled debut, due Nov. 21 on Burnett/Epic/Sony BMG...

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Drummer JOHN MACALUSO's 'Union Radio' Album Detailed

Drum legend John Macaluso (TNT, ARK, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JAMES LABRIE, STARBREAKER) has just revealed details of his upcoming album, "John Macaluso & Union Radio - The Radio Waves Goodbye", due early 2007 on Lion Music. Commented Macaluso: "This album to me is an influence of PINK FLOYD and BLACK...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: 'Far Beyond The Sun' DVD E-Card Available

An e-card for YNGWIE MALMSTEEN's upcoming "Far Beyond The Sun" DVD (Universal),featuring two of the legendary Swedish guitarist's earliest live concert videos — "Trial By Fire: Live in Leningrad" and "Live '85" — is available at this location. Malmsteen's 1989 release, "Trial By Fire: Live in Lenin...

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MNEMIC Singer Fractures Kneecap; Band Vows To Continue Touring

Guillaume Bideau, singer of MNEMIC, recently fractured his kneecap during one of the shows, and has been rushed to the hospital for urgent treatment. Commented the band: "The three remaining shows on the 'Last Stab Tour' will continue in the name of heavy metal, so please don't be surprised if you s...

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WINTERSUN Gig Interrupted By Western European Blackout

WINTERSUN's appearance last night (November 4) at the Burning Fall festival in Lichtenfels, Bavaria was interrupted by a complete electric blackout. This blackout began at 10:13 p.m. in the Cologne area of Germany and the domino effect caused a cascade of electricity cuts throughout Western Europe....

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DIAMOND HEAD Guitarist Discusses 'To The Devil His Due' DVD

DIAMOND HEAD guitarist Brian Tatler recently spoke to writer Greg Prato about the group's new DVD, "To the Devil His Due", due in North America on November 21 via MVD Visual. "To the Devil His Due" was recorded at London's Astoria theatre on November 4, 2005, and features a mixture of classic tracks...