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UFO: 'Showtime' HD-DVD Due Next Year

UFO's "Showtime" concert film will be released as a state-of-the-art HD-DVD through SPV on the following dates: Germany: February 22, 2008 Rest of Europe: February 25, 2008 USA: April 8, 2008 With the recording of their live DVD, "Showtime", at the Pumpwerk in Wilhelmshaven on May 13, 2005, the Brit...

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DOWN Bassist Says ANSELMO's 'Vision, Focus And Patience' Made 'Over The Under' What It Is

Roger Lotring of Metal Edge magazine recently conducted a lengthy interview with DOWN/ex-PANTERA bassist Rex Brown. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Edge: Was there a conscious point in the process of getting back together and putting this record together that you can remember as a t...

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RE:IGNITION: 'Head On' Video Posted Online

RE:IGNITION — the band featuring Steev Esquivel (SKINLAB) on guitar, Snake (SKINLAB) on bass, Dave Moore (ex-MINDBENDER) on vocals, Tim Howell (ex-FUELED, SACRILEGE B.C.) on guitar and Mark Hernandez (ex-TECHNOCRACY, TORQUE) on drums — has released the video for its song "Head On". Commented Steev:...

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MACHINE HEAD Guitarist DEMMEL Thanks Fans For Their Support

MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil Demmel — who is sitting out the remaining dates on the band's current European tour due to the death of his father — has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "Thank you to everyone who has offered their condolences and best wishes. I can't thank you enoug...

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ALICE COOPER Confirmed For New Zealand's ROCK2WGTN Festival

According to The New Zealand Herald, ALICE COOPER will join OZZY OSBOURNE and KISS for the upcoming Rock2Wgtn music festival, which is scheduled to take place March 22-23 at Westpac Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand. Cooper gained notoriety after a 1969 concert incident led to him being reported, w...

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ARCH ENEMY Frontwoman Checks In From the Road

ARCH ENEMY vocalist Angela Gossow has issued the following update: "Thanx to everyone for coming out to the Black Crusade tour and showing some love! The tour is going very well, despite all the bad luck and tragic news backstage — everybody is pulling through. All my love goes out to Phil [Demmel,...

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MACHINE HEAD Plays First Show Without PHIL DEMMEL; Setlist, Guests Revealed

MACHINE HEAD is receiving assistance from members of The Black Crusade tourmates TRIVIUM, ARCH ENEMY and DRAGONFORCE on second guitar while the group's regular axeman Phil Demmel sits out the remaining dates on the trek due to the death of his father. MACHINE HEAD's setlist for Sunday night's (Decem...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Talks Lyrical Inspiration

Blender.com has posted a short interview clip with DOWN/ex-PANTERA frontman Philip H. Anselmo. The footage, in which he talks about the writing process for the new DOWN album "Over the Under", the meaning behind the CD's title and the personal meaning behind his lyrics, can be viewed below. ARSON AN...

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AS I LAY DYING Singer Comments On GRAMMY Nomination

San Diego's AS I LAY DYING has received a Grammy nomination in the "Best Metal Performance" category for "Nothing Left", the first single from the band's newest release, "An Ocean Between Us". "I thought someone was pulling my leg when I first heard that we're nominated for a Grammy this year," says...

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Former SKID ROW Drummer PHIL VARONE Talks About Drug Addiction

Debby Rao of SavioursOfRock.com recently conducted an interview with former SKID ROW/SAIGON KICK drummer Phil Varone. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: SavioursOfRock.com: Would you say your addiction was glamorized because you were caught up in the rock and roll lifestyle? Varone: "There w...

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MACHINE HEAD's DEMMEL To Sit Out Rest Of Tour; TRIVIUM, ARCH ENEMY Guitarists To Fill In

San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD have issued the following update: "All of us here in MACHINE HEAD wish to extend our deepest condolences and sympathy to the Demmel family for their tragic loss of Harry W. Demmel. Flying home today to grieve with his family and celebrate the life of his...

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Late THIN LIZZY Singer's Mother In Anti-Drugs Plea

BBC News reports that the mother of THIN LIZZY star Phil Lynott has condemned the widespread use of drugs in Ireland. Philomena Lynott was speaking as investigations into the death of one of Ireland's top models continued. A post-mortem examination carried out on the body of Katy French on Friday co...

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MACHINE HEAD Plays Zurich Concert Despite Family Loss

MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil Demmel's father passed away a few hours before the group's concert Friday (December 7) in Zurich, Switzerland. During the band's performance, frontman Robb Flynn dedicated the song "Descend the Shades of Night" to everyone who has lost someone important in his/her life, a...

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MACHINE HEAD Forced To Cut Milan Concert Short

According to several e-mails received by BLABBERMOUTH.NET from people attending last night's (December 6) MACHINE HEAD show in Milan, Italy, the group was forced to cut its performance short after guitarist Phil Demmel apparently fainted on stage 35 minutes into MACHINE HEAD's set (during the intro...

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THIN LIZZY's GORHAM: PHIL LYNOTT Still 'Gets The Biggest Cheer Of The Night'

MyLesPaul.com reports: THIN LIZZY guitarist Scott Gorham is speaking of fallen friends. "We play as if he's never gone away. Every night on stage, we introduce him as though he's still here — and he still gets the biggest cheer of the night. So the bastard is still overshadowing me." A good-natured...