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STORMWITCH Confirmed For Germany's KEEP IT TRUE III Festival

Classic German power metallers STORMWITCH will play a very special "old-school" show concentrating mainly on the group's earlier albums during their appearance at Germany's Keep It True III festival, set to be held November 6 in Lauda-Königshofen. In addition, the band will also have a similar stage...

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PARAGON To Enter Studio This Weekend

German power metallers PARAGON will enter Eike Studio (owned by Eike Freese of DARK AGE) this weekend to record their contributions to the upcoming SAXON and RUNNING WILD tribute albums, to be released later in the year through Remedy Records. "From SAXON we will cover '20,000 Feet' [and] from RUNNI...

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MEGADETH Mainman Enlists Arizona Artist To Create 'System' Artwork

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has enlisted Tempe, Arizona-based artist Mike Learn to create the artwork for the cover of the latest MEGADETH Album, "The System Has Failed". Mike has chosen to do the art on the medium he is known for, sheet metal. The piece will be created on a 64" by 36" piece of ....

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STEEL PROPHET Singer Interviewed For GUNS N' ROSES 'Behind The Music' Special

STEEL PROPHET singer Nadir D'Priest (ex-LONDON, D'PRIEST) has issued the following statement regarding the upcoming GUNS N' ROSES "Behind the Music" special, which is set to premiere on VH1 this weekend: "Hi all, this is Nadir I just wanted to let you know that VH1 Music TV is going to be airing the...

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MARDUK Pull Out Of Turkey's ROCK THE NATIONS Festival

Swedish black metallers MARDUK have cancelled their previously announced appearance at the Rock the Nations festival in Istanbul, Turkey "due to [the] incompetence of the organizer," according to a posting on the group's web site. "The band was stranded on the airport in Sweden trying to pick up tic...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Says New Album Sounds Like 'Traditional PRIEST'

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing has spoken to Canada's Chart Attack about the group's upcoming studio album — the first to feature vocalist Rob Halford since 1990's classic "Painkiller". "It happened very quickly," says Downing. "We haven't beaten around the bush. And immediately, obviously with...

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UNEARTHED: Former ICED EARTH Members Speak Out

UNEARTHED, the new band formed by former ICED EARTH members Gene Adam (vocals),Dave Abell (guitar),and Mark Prator (drums),along with Bill Owen (guitar) of the pre-ICED EARTH band PURGATORY and NASTY SAVAGE/ex-AGENT STEEL bassist Richard Bateman, recently did an interview with the Chilean "heavy...

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Report: GUNS N' ROSES Victim 'Sickened' By Decision To Clear Riot Cops

CBC News reports: The man who suffered extensive injuries when he was hit in the face by a police officer's steel baton during the GUNS N' ROSES riot (video) says he's shocked that his complaint has been dismissed. Police Complaints Commission adjudicator Ross Collver has ruled that Const. Reg Forst...

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GREEN CARNATION Confirmed For Slovenia's METAL CAMP Festival

GREEN CARNATION, the Norwegian band featuring Tchort (a.k.a. Terje Vik Schei, ex-EMPEROR, SATYRICON, EINHERJER),are the latest band confirmed for the first installment of the Metal Camp festival, a two-day event set to take place August 20-21 in Tolbin, Slovenia. GREEN CARNATION will play the main...

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Judge: No Disciplinary Action Against GUNS N' ROSES Riot Cops

CBC Online reports: Two Vancouver Police officers did not use excessive force at the GUNS N' ROSES riot in November 2002, says the retired judge who chaired a Police Complaints Commission hearing into the incident. Adjudicator Ross Collver has found Const. Reginald Forster did not use excessive forc...

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LOLLAPALOOZA Cancelled Due to Poor Ticket Sales

The 2004 edition of the Lollapalooza tour has been abruptly cancelled due to poor ticket sales, according to the event's official web site. "This morning (June 22),tour organizers and concert promoters, faced with several million dollars of losses, made the very tough decision to pull the tour," th...

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APOCALYPTICA Confirmed For Slovenia's METAL CAMP Festival

Finnish string combo APOCALYPTICA are the latest band confirmed for the first installment of the Metal Camp festival, a two-day event set to take place August 20-21 in Tolbin, Slovenia. The festival is being co-produced by Austrian and Slovenian booking agencies and will take place at a "very beauti...

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STEPHEN PEARCY: 'We Want Bastards On The Tour, Not Bitches'

The Bastards Of Metal tour, which was originally set to feature STEPHEN PEARCY alongside BANG TANGO, STEVEN ADLER and KEVIN DUBROW, will have its lineup completely revamped, according to tour founder and director Stephen Pearcy (ex-RATT). "The initial idea and concept for the 'Bastards of Metal' tou...

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OBITUARY Singer: New Songs Are 'Very Heavy'

OBITUARY frontman John Tardy has provided BLABBERMOUTH.NET with an exclusive update on the songwriting sessions for the group's first collection of new material since 1997's "Back From the Dead", tentatively due in early 2005 through an as-yet-undetermined label (most likely Roadrunner). Read on: On...

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DYING FETUS Announce European Tour Dates

DYING FETUS have announced that they will appear in Europe for four scheduled dates next week: Jun. 24.06. Zaandam, NETH @ Kade Jun. 25.06. Bussum, NETH @ Camelleon Jun. 26.06. Le Mans, FRA @ Fury Fest Jun. 27.06. Dessel, BEL @ Graspop DYING FETUS cancelled their European tour last week as a result...