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DISBELIEF Part Ways With Guitarist, Announce Temporary Replacement

German death metallers DISBELIEF have amicably parted ways with guitarist Jan-Dirk Löffler. For upcoming tour activities, DISBELIEF will be rejoined by former axeman Tommy Fritsch. As previously reported, DISBELIEF recently completed work on their sixth album, "66 Sick", at Antfarm Studio in Aarhus,...

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ANNIHILATOR Guitarist Remembers Touring With DIMEBAG And PANTERA

ANNIHILATOR mainman Jeff Waters has posted the following message in the group's official discussion forum: "As [far as] writing a tune for Dimebag [is concerned], I think many artists will be thinking about him in a song, be it in lyrics or music. The day after I heard about this tragedy, I jotted a...

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ALL SHALL PERISH Confirmed For NEW ENGLAND METAL AND HARDCORE FESTIVAL

San Francisco Bay Area "melodic hardcore death metal" band ALL SHALL PERISH have been confirmed for next year's edition of the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival, a three-day metal and hardcore extravaganza set to be held Friday-Sunday, April 22-24, 2005 at The Palladium in Worcester. Also sche...

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MOTÖRHEAD's CAMPBELL Rocks with MINARIK INFERNO GUITAR

Guitarist Phil Campbell of the legendary U.K. band MOTÖRHEAD recently became a believer in Minarik Guitars after FPE agents introduced him to these one-of-a-kind instruments. Campbell and his MOTÖRHEAD bandmates are currently in the midst of a world tour. Phil's guitar chops, combined with the tonal...

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ALL SHALL PERISH Sign With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

San Francisco Bay Area "melodic hardcore death metal" band ALL SHALL PERISH have inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Records. Hailing from Oakland, California, the group have previously shared the stage with such acts as DYING FETUS, SKINLESS, SIX FEET UNDER and MORTICIAN. The band's most recent album,...

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PRIMAL FEAR: New Album To Be Mixed By MIKE FRASER

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have tapped Mike Fraser (AC/DC, METALLICA, VAN HALEN, COVERDALE/PAGE, AEROSMITH, THE CULT, SLIPKNOT, HATEBREED) to mix their upcoming album at a studio in Vancouver, Canada (most likely The Warehouse) for a tentative October 2005 release via Nuclear Blast in Europe...

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EVEREVE Part Ways With Guitarist, Prepare To Record New Album

German gothic metallers EVEREVE have posted the following update at their official web site: "It's time to get serious, as we've already announced to you a while ago. Production kick-off for the new album, entitled 'Tried & Failed', will be in January at the Gerassi Park Studio under the wings o...

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CURSED To Embark On European Tour

Canadian noisecore quintet CURSED will be heading to Europe in January for their first major tour outside of North America. They will release their second album, "Two", on Goodfellow Records on January 24, 2005 (distributed exclusively in the U.K. by Shellshock, in Germany by Century Media, in the U...

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MARDUK Guitarist Says He Finds Churches 'Fascinating'

MARDUK guitarist Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson recently spoke to Rockdetector.com editor Bernard Doe. The interview included Håkansson's explanation as to why MARDUK have not been able to play in the USA and his surprising fondness for churches. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Rockdetector...

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KISS Museum In Mexico City: Photos Available

The official KISS store, KissWorld, is scheduled to open next year in Melbourne, Australia. But this won't be the first KISS museum in the world. On June 13, 2003, the first KISS museum was opened in Mexico City. It is a huge place and KISS merchandise is displayed in several rooms. It includes a cl...

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OVERKILL Meets DREAM THEATER: Video Posted Online

A live video of OVERKILL performing the track "Elimination" at radio personality Eddie Trunk's annual Halloween party on Oct. 29 at the Hard Rock Café in New York City has been posted online at this location (12.3 MB, Windows Media). Sitting behind the drum kit during OVERKILL's set was none other t...

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AFTER ALL Confirmed For KEEP IT TRUE IV FESTIVAL Warm-Up Gig

Belgium's AFTER ALL have been announced as the openers at the Keep It True IV Festival warm-up show on April 1, 2005 at Pfarrkeller in Lauda, Germany. Also set to appear at the gig are MARTYR and two other, as-yet-undetermined acts. The Keep It True IV Festival is scheduled to take place April 2, 20...

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KISS ARMY NORWAY To Release 'Historic' KISS Tribute Album Next Year

KISS Army Norway and Voices Music Entertainment will release a tribute album next year featuring chart-topping and award-winning bands from Norway performing their favourite KISS songs. Ken Kelly, who did the legendary paintings for the "Destroyer" and "Love Gun" albums, has painted his third KISS c...

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CRISIS Complete Work On 'Waking The Dead' Video

According to a posting on the group's web site, CRISIS' video for the track "Waking the Dead" is being serviced to various video outlets this week. "Waking the Dead" is the second video off the group's latest album, "Like Sheep Led To Slaughter", which came out in May through The End/Children Of Rag...

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Search Continues For Missing GUNS N' ROSES Fan

BBC News is reporting that police are continuing to investigate the disappearance of a rock fan in Chicago, two years after she had travelled to the city for a concert. Kirsty Omerod (photo),22, from Newport, U.K. had travelled to the American city in November 2002 to watch GUNS N' ROSES. ...