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Guitarist RON JARZOMBEK Issues Update On BLOTTED SCIENCE, WATCHTOWER

Guitarist Ron Jarzombek (WATCHTOWER, SPASTIC INK) has posted the following update on the progress of BLOTTED SCIENCE, the instrumental extreme metal project also featuring bassist Alex Webster (CANNIBAL CORPSE) and drummer Charlie Zeleny (BEHOLD... THE ARCTOPUS): "The BLOTTED SCIENCE recordings are...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN's Son WOLFGANG Named New VAN HALEN Bassist

TMZ.com reports that VAN HALEN has officially hired 15-year-old Wolfgang Van Halen — the son of guitarist Eddie Van Halen and estranged wife Valerie Bertinelli, and nephew of drummer Alex Van Halen — as the new bassist for the band. Wolfgang replaces longtime bassist Michael Anthony, who left the ba...

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ROUGH SILK Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement

Singer Ferdy Doernberg of the German epic/melodic metallers ROUGH SILK has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Detlef 'Dizzy' Kroll had to leave ROUGH SILK because he had to go to Norway job-wise. But thank God, we found a new drummer right away. His name is Alex Wenn and...

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GENE HOGLAN: STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Is On 'Extended Hiatus'

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD drummer Gene Hoglan (ex-DARK ANGEL, DEATH) has issued the following update: "I know it's been a million years since I wrote one of these, but, I just didn't have a goddamned thing to say. But, now I do. "This past year has been a strange one, but no stranger than the last ...

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SWEDEN ROCK 2006 DVD Trailer Available

The organizers of the Sweden Rock festival have uploaded a trailer for their newly released DVD commemorating the 2006 edition of the annual event, which was held June 8-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. Check it out at this location. Released on October 27, the DVD/CD set contains the following track listi...

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PYRO Signs With PERVADE PRODUCTIONS

Paris-based hard rock band PYRO has reportedly inked a deal with Pervade Productions/Manitou Music. The group's first release for the label will be its third album, tentatively titled "Stab in the Back". The CD is expected to arrive in early 2007. "Stab in the Back" track listing: 01. Loaded Dice 02...

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ATREYU: 'We Do Not Feel The Need To Drag Anyone's Name Through The Mud'

Orange County, California's ATREYU has issued a statement commenting on the recent removal of support act FROM FIRST TO LAST from the group's headlining tour. In a posting on its MySpace page, FROM FIRST TO LAST stated about the trek, "We did everything possible to stay on this tour. Sonny [Moore, v...

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CIRCUS OF POWER Frontman Publishes Book

CIRCUS OF POWER frontman Alex Mitchell has published a book, entitled "Life Is A Phantom Kmart Horse Starting Up In The Middle Of The Night". The author's official bio reads as follows: "Alex Mitchell was born in Toronto and moved to Pompano Beach when he was 12. He was student of the year in eighth...

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TONY IOMMI's Daughter To Support GLENN HUGHES On U.K. Dates

LUNARMILE, the British band featuring frontwoman Toni-Marie Iommi (daughter of BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi) and bassist Alex Hill (son of JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill),will support Glenn Hughes (BLACK SABBATH, DEEP PURPLE) on his U.K. tour. The dates are as follows: Oct. 28 - JB's - Dudley,...

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NIGHTRAGE Confirmed For Greece's METAL HEALING FESTIVAL

Swedish/Greek melodic death metal outfit NIGHTRAGE has been confirmed for the Metal Healing Festival, set to take place July 20-22 in Greece. Also scheduled to appear are THE HAUNTED, TO/DIE/FOR, MYSTIC PROPHECY and EKTOMORF. More acts will be announced soon. NIGHTRAGE recently announced the additio...

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SINISTER Frontman To Guest On SUPREME PAIN's New Promo CD

SINISTER vocalist Aad Kloosterwaard will lay down the vocals for brutal death metal band SUPREME PAIN's upcoming two-track promo CD, which is scheduled to be recorded in December. As previously reported, MVD Visual has set a January 16, 2007 North American release date for the first-ever live DVD fr...

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IMMORTAL RITES Completes Work On New Album

German melodic death metal band IMMORTAL RITES has finished recording its second full-length album, "Source Code @ Converter's Day", at Audiospezialist Studios in Germany with producer Martin Schmidt (ex-ATROCITY/LEAVES' EYES drummer). The mastering took place at Unisound Studios in Sweden by EDGE O...

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Former DOKKEN Guitarist Joins Forces With VISION DIVINE Singer In New Project

Former DOKKEN guitar wizard Alex De Rosso is putting together a new band with singer Michele Luppi (VISION DIVINE),drummer Bob Parolin and bassist Roby Galli. "We are writing some amazing tracks!" says De Rosso. "We will start the recording of the album soon." De Rosso's last solo album, "The Thin...

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TESTAMENT: Perth Date Added To Australian Tour

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT have added a Perth date to their upcoming Australian tour. Confirmed dates are as follows: Feb. 07 - Melbourne, Australia @ the Prince of Wales Hotel Feb. 08 - Sydney, Australia @ the Manning bar Feb. 09 - Brisbane, Australia @ the Waterloo Hotel Fe...

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New RUSH Album To Reflect On Faith, Says Drummer NEIL PEART

Cassandra Szklarski of the Canadian Press reports: Canadian rock icons RUSH are working on a collection of new songs based on Neil Peart's reflections on faith, the drummer said Thursday from his home in Los Angeles. Peart said he, high-pitched singer Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson spent much...