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THE WILDHEARTS: U.K. 'Warm-Up' Dates Announced

THE WILDHEARTS will be playing several full electric warm-up gigs in February. The dates are as follows: Feb. 06 – Whitehaven, UK - Civic hall Feb. 07 - Wrexham, UK - Central station Feb. 08 - Brighton, UK - Concord 2 As previously reported, THE WILDHEARTS will release a special version of their "Ri...

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RUNEMAGICK Complete Work On New Album

Swedish "dark death metal" act RUNEMAGICK have completed work on their new album, "On Funeral Wings", at their own Magick Sound Studio for a spring release through Aftermath Music. As previously reported, RUNEMAGICK's new material is said to be "much in the vein of the latest album 'Darkness Death D...

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THE GATHERING Announce Mexican, Chilean Tour Dates

Holland's THE GATHERING will be performing in Chile and Mexico in late February. Confirmed dates are as follows: Feb. 21 - Mexico City, MEX - Circo Volador (cap. 1,300) Feb. 22 – Monterrey, MEX - Bar Iguana (cap. 800) Feb. 25 – Santiago, CHL - Teatro Providencia (cap. 1,500) Commented the band: "We...

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Report: Canadian Man Sues Over Alleged Fraud In NIRVANA Guitar Sale

Terri Theodore of Canada.com is reporting that a businessman who thought he had a guitar belonging to late NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain is suing a Washington state man for fraud. The lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court claims Earnest "Guitar" Bailey falsely represented a left-handed Fender Stratocas...

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TIM OWENS Defends ICED EARTH Guitarist Against Detractors

Ex-JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim Owens recently spoke to Electric Basement about the experience of singing for the veteran British heavy metal band and his decision to join ICED EARTH as the replacement for Matt Barlow. Asked about ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer's reputation as someone who can be extreme...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY: New Album To Feature 'Mainly Piano And Acoustic Guitar'

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY guitarist/vocalist Zakk Wylde has told Guitar World magazine that the group's upcoming CD, "Hangover Music, Vol. 1", will feature "mainly piano and acoustic guitar. But of course there will be some electric stuff and some screaming solos in there too." The album, which is current...

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AYREON: More Guest Musicians Announced

AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist Arjen Lucassen (ex-BODINE, VENGEANCE),have invited the following guest instrumentalists to contribute to the group's new album, "The Human Equation", due in May 2004 through an as-yet-undetermined label: Oliver Wakeman on keyboards: "Arjen has played guitar...

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WITHIN Y: Debut Album Delayed (Again)

Swedish melodic death metallers WITHIN Y, who feature in their ranks former GARDENIAN drummer Thim Blom, have pushed back the release date of their debut album, "Extended Mental Dimensions", to March 22 through Holland's Karmageddon Media (formerly Hammerheart Records). The CD was recorded and mixed...

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ANATHEMA: Polish Performance To Be Filmed For Upcoming DVD

ANATHEMA's Jan. 31, 2004 performance at the "Krzemionki" TV studio in Cracow, Poland will be filmed for an upcoming DVD, according to Metal Mind Productions. Also set to appear are AMPLIFIER, GREEN CARNATION and CORRUPTION. ANATHEMA's seventh studio album, "A Natural Disaster", was released last mon...

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TYPE O NEGATIVE Drummer Lines Up ZEPPELIN Tribute Gigs

TYPE O NEGATIVE drummer Johnny Kelly will be performing with his LED ZEPPELIN cover band, EARL'S COURT, next Saturday night (December 20) at Peggy O'Neills in Coney Island, New York. Also set to appear is the BLACK SABBATH tribute band WICKED WORLD. The show will start at approximately 10:00 p.m. EA...

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MADBALL: Live Dates Announced

Reunited New York hardcore heavyweights MADBALL have lined up the following dates during December/January: "Stillborn Fest" w/ AGNOSTIC FRONT, SICK OF IT ALL, SUBZERO, HATEBREED, MADBALL and more: Dec. 26 - Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA Dec. 27 - The Worcester Palladium - Worcester, MA Dec. 28...

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DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Sings National Anthem: Audio Available

An audio recording of DREAM THEATER vocalist James LaBrie singing the U.S. National Anthem prior to the Memphis RiverKings-Fort Worth Brahmas hockey game on Oct. 18 at the DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven, Mississippi is available for download in MP3 format at this location. As previously reported,...

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ROLLING STONE Magazine Publishes 'Greatest Albums Of All Time' List

The editors at Rolling Stone magazine recently polled an array of musicians, critics, and influential industry figures to come up with these 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time. Nearly 300 such music experts (including METALLICA's James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, BLACK SABBATH's Geezer Butler and Bill Wa...

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TENEBRE To Begin Recording New Album

Sweden's TENEBRE will enter Cherryfields Studio later this month with producer Mikael Körner (FUNHOUSE) to begin recording their fifth album, tentatively due in early 2004 through Regain Records. Among the songtitles set to appear on the CD are "Shine", "Black Void Nirvana", "Silverflame" and "Blue"...

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DREAM THEATER Singer Records Guest Appearance For New AYREON CD

DREAM THEATER singer James LaBrie recently traveled to Electric Castle studios in Holland to lay down his vocals on the new AYREON CD, "The Human Equation", tentatively due in May 2004 through an as-yet-undetermined label. Read the studio report and check out the pictures here. As previously reporte...