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THE HAUNTED Frontman Is Digging The 'City Of Angels'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "A couple of weeks ago I get off the bus in L.A. All I can see is a dumpster and I know that the walls surrounding us is the backside of Disney reality. The other side of the veneer. ...

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ORANGE GOBLIN: More Festival Appearances Announced

British doomsters ORANGE GOBLIN have issued the following update: "As well as the addition to this year's Download Festival, ORANGE GOBLIN have also been announced to appear at this year's Guilfest to be held in Guildford, Surrey over the weekend of July 13th, 14th and 15th. OG will be appearing on...

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Former MICHAEL KISKE Guitarist To Release Solo Album

Guitarist Ciriaco Taraxes, who played on the two first Michael Kiske (ex-HELLOWEEN) solo albums, will release a new CD in June. Entitled "No4", it also features an appearance by Aldo Harms, the bassist from Kiske's now-defunct SUPARED project. Taraxes has launched a MySpace page where you can to hea...

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EDENBRIDGE: Samples Of Previously Unreleased Songs Available

Audio samples of four previously unreleased and/or rare EDENBRIDGE songs — "Thin Red Line", "The Silent Wake", "Images In The Sand" and "The Whisper Of The Ages" (originally issued as the Japanese bonus track on the "Arcana" CD) — have been posted online at this location. All three cuts are included...

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W.A.S.P. Mainman BLACKIE LAWLESS Talks Politics

Vassil Varbanov of Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock recently conducted an interview with W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Tangra Mega Rock: All the American musicians we've been talking to say it's a fuckin' rubbish situation with the U.S. government, the war i...

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EDENBRIDGE: 'The Chronicles Of Eden' Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for EDENBRIDGE's upcoming rarities/"best of" compilation, entitled "The Chronicles of Eden", has been posted online at this location (artwork created by Katja Piolka). "The Chronicles of Eden" will be released as a double-CD and limited double-digipack on May 25. Disc One will cont...

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RUDY SARZO To Play Bass For BLUE ÖYSTER CULT At HAWGS OF TEXAS Rally

Legendary heavy metal bassist Rudy Sarzo (OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, DIO) has been tapped by Eric Bloom of BLUE ÖYSTER CULT to handle bass guitar duties for the band's April 28 concert at the Hawgs of Texas motorcycle rally in Lake Somerville, TX. Also scheduled to appear are QUIET RIOT...

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UNSANE: U.S. Tour Dates Announced

New York City's UNSANE will embark on a U.S. tour in May/June in support of its latest release, "Visqueen", on Ipecac Recordings. The dates are as follows: May 18 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar May 19 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Khyber May 20 - Providence, RI @ The Livingroom May 21 - Cambridge, MA ...

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Drummer BOBBY JARZOMBEK Breaks Wrist, Is Forced To Sit Out PAINMUSEUM Festival Gig

Drummer Bobby Jarzombek (SEBASTIAN BACH, HALFORD) will have out sit out the upcoming PAINMUSEUM appearance at the SOS Festival at Expo Feria in Torreon, Mexico on May 4. Jarzombek sustained a wrist injury last week that will keep him from doing any gigs for the next month and a half or so. "Just one...

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STATIC-X Recruits Former DANZIG Drummer

STATIC-X frontman Wayne Static has issued the following update from the road: "I want to thank everyone who's been coming out to the shows to support us. Almost every show has been sold out so far and we're having a lot of fun out here as usual. Nick [Oshiro, drums] has stayed on tour with ...

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Legendary Drummer CARMINE APPICE Appearing At Creative Ej In Charlotte

Carmine Appice will be conducting a workshop for drummers of all ages and skill levels at the Creative Ej School of Music on Tuesday, May 1 at 7:00 p.m. Creative Ej is located in the Northlake Mall area between Charlotte and Huntersville, North Carolina. Tickets are $10 in advance. Appice's appearan...

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MACHINAE SUPREMACY Goes Classical

Spinefarm Records has announced an exciting and unlikely partnership between Swedish metallers MACHINAE SUPREMACY and The Royal Symphonic Philharmonic Orchestra. "PLAY! A Video Game Symphony" is a ground-breaking world tour extravaganza, which sees classical music, video games and heavy metal collid...

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QUIET RIOT: More Details Revealed About LEESBURG BIKEFEST Appearance

According to the Orlando Sentinel, QUIET RIOT will headline the 11th annual Leesburg Bikefest on April 28 in Leesburg, Florida. Also scheduled to appear are honky-tonk country-music favorites CONFEDERATE RAILROAD, along with TERRANCE SIMIEN AND THE ZYDECO EXPERIENCE and the MONSTERS IN THE MORNING....

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HELLYEAH's Bassist Was Ousted Due To 'Personal Reasons'

A week after the release of HELLYEAH's self titled debut, bassist Jerry Montano has left the band. A press release gave no specific reason for his departure and when contacted by Headbangers Ball Blog for comment, the group's publicist said "personal reasons on both sides" caused him to leave. A rep...

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ORANGE GOBLIN: 'Healing Through Fire' U.S. Release Date Confirmed

British doomsters ORANGE GOBLIN have issued the following update: "It has now been revealed that the new ORANGE GOBLIN album, 'Healing Through Fire', will be released through Sanctuary Records in the U.K. and [rest of] Europe on Monday, May 21st, and in the U.S. and the rest of the world on Tuesday,...