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STRATOVARIUS Singer KOTIPELTO To Appear At PROGPOWER USA V

STRATOVARIUS frontman Timo Kotipelto will be a special guest at ProgPower USA V, set to be held on September 16 in Atlanta, GA. Kotipelto, whose second solo album, "Coldness", was released in early 2004 by Century Media Records, will be signing autographs, hosting a meet-and-greet, and will also be...
June 22, 2004
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KORN Perform In London: Photos Available

KORN performed in concert at the Hammersmith Apollo in London on Saturday (June 19). Check out pictures from Globe Photos. As previously reported, KORN will fulfill their seven-album deal with Epic Records by releasing a greatest-hits collection in the fall. The album may include the band's forthcom...
June 22, 2004
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ULI JON ROTH, MICHAEL SCHENKER To Tour Together?

According to a posting at the web site of the West Springfield, Virginia concert venue Jaxx, legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth (ex-SCORPIONS) and the MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP will be teaming up for the "Über Guitar Gods Tour" later this summer. The duo, who will apparently each play a full set and then...
June 22, 2004
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STAIND Studio Update: 'We're Moving Forward Nicely'

STAIND guitarist Mike Mushok has posted the following message on the group's web site: "Hey there, me again. I just wanted to check in and let everyone know that things are going really well in the studio. Jon's dong a great job (as usual) doing drum tracks. He got 7 songs done last week and ...
June 16, 2004
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DOHENY Recording With ROB ZOMBIE Producer

DOHENY, the California-based band formed by ex-THE CULT touring bassist Billy Morrison (on guitar) and former PITCHSHIFTER frontman Jon "J.S." Clayden, are in the process of recording a new demo track with producer Scott Humphrey (ROB ZOMBIE, POWERMAN 5000, TOMMY LEE) at an undisclosed location in t...
June 15, 2004
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SNAKE RIVER CONSPIRACY Guitarist: MARTINA AXEN Has Reshaped The Way I Am Writing Music

SNAKE RIVER CONSPIRACY guitarist Eric Hendrikx has confirmed the departure of singer Tobey Torres and addition of former DRAIN STH drummer/SUPERFIX vocalist Martina Axen to the group's ranks. "Tobey Torres has parted ways with SNAKE RIVER CONSPIRACY," Eric wrote in a statement sent to BLABBERMOUTH.N...
June 15, 2004
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ULI JON ROTH Records Guest Appearance For RAGE Guitarist's Solo CD

Legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth (ex-SCORPIONS) has just recorded a piece by Johann Sebastian Bach to be included as a guest appearance on an upcoming album by RAGE guitarist Victor Smolski, according to a posting on Roth's web site. The album consists of music by Bach, which Victor chose and record...
June 14, 2004
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DEATHSTARS To Support DISSECTION In Stockholm

Sweden's DEATHSTARS have been booked as the opening act for the DISSECTION comeback show on October 30 at Klubben in Stockholm. As previously reported, DEATHSTARS' debut album, "Synthetic Generation" — originally issued in Sweden in March 2002 via the Universal affiliate LED Recordings — was release...
June 14, 2004
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EXODUS Members Talk About KIRK HAMMETT's Departure To Join METALLICA

The makers of "Get Thrashed", the upcoming documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, have posted two more preview clips via GetThrashed.com. The first clip features DEATH ANGEL talking about how they were supposed to be on the "Clash of the...
June 9, 2004
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VOLBEAT Set Working Title For Full-Length Debut

Danish metallers VOLBEAT have set "Rebel Monster" as the working title of their debut album, tentatively due in October through New Aeon Media, a subsidiary of Holland's Karmageddon Media. The band will enter Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denmark on June 17 with producer Jacob Hansen (RAUNCHY, INVOCATOR)...
June 6, 2004
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Former DRAIN STH Drummer Named New Singer Of SNAKE RIVER CONSPIRACY

Former DRAIN STH drummer Martina Axen has officially joined SNAKE RIVER CONSPIRACY as the group's new lead vocalist. Axen comes into the group as the replacement for Tobey Torres, who is said to have left the band earlier this year to pursue a solo project. Another brand-new addition to SNAKE RIVER...
June 6, 2004
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Vocalist TOBEY TORRES Leaves SNAKE RIVER CONSPIRACY

Vocalist Tobey Torres has left SNAKE RIVER CONSPIRACY and has reportedly been replaced by Martina Axen, formerly of DRAIN STH/SUPERFIX. "Tobey left SNAKE RIVER CONSPIRACY of her own will and was not kicked out," SNAKE RIVER CONSPIRACY mainman Jason Slater said in an online posting. "I am helping her...
June 4, 2004
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DEATHSTARS: Equipment Theft Forces Delay In Album Recording Sessions

Sweden's DEATHSTARS had a good portion of their gear stolen shortly after arriving home following their appearance last weekend at the Wave Gotik Treffen in Leipzig, Germany. "During the night someone had managed to break into the band's tour bus and stole big parts of their backline, instruments wo...
June 1, 2004
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KELLY OSBOURNE's TV Drama Debut: A First Look

Kelly Osbourne fan site KellyOsbourne.org has uploaded a short clip of the upcoming ABC TV drama "Life As We Know It", which features Kelly in a starring role. Download the 18-MB file at this location. Originally titled "Doing It", "Life As We Know It" will air Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT ...
May 30, 2004
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JON OLIVA's 'TAGE MAHAL To Release Three-Record Series

SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva and his 'TAGE MAHAL solo project have announced the beginning of what will now be a three-record series released over the next few years. "Metal lovers all over the globe can expect the first release of Volume I in September/October of this year followed by a systematic...
May 29, 2004