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MASTERPLAN Taps CRADLE OF FILTH Drummer For New Album

German/Norwegian melodic metallers MASTERPLAN have tapped Czech musician Martin "Marthus" Skaroupka (CRADLE OF FILTH) to lay down the drum tracks for the band's new album. Commented MASTERPLAN guitarist/mastermind Roland Grapow (formerly of HELLOWEEN): "We are very happy that we found Martin. He is...

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QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT Perform At Kiev's ANTIAIDS Foundation Charity Concert

QUEEN's Roger Taylor and Brian May joined forces with "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert last night (Saturday, June 30) to take part in the Elena Pinchuk ANTIAIDS Foundation charity concert at Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) in Kiev. The show was the largest social and cultural event...

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DVD About Former DECAPITATED Singer COVAN To Be Made Available Later This Year

On October 29, 2007, a tour bus accident claimed the life of DECAPITATED drummer Witold "Vitek" Kieltyka, and gravely injured the band's lead singer, Adrian "Covan" Kowanek, who has yet to make a full recovery. After he underwent what was deemed to be "successful" neurosurgery, a 36-hour pharmacolog...

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'Randy Rhoads' Book Finally Released

A new book about legendary guitarist Randy Rhoads, simply entitled "Randy Rhoads", is available from Velocity Publishing Group. Before his tragic death at the age of 25, Randy Rhoads was on a fast track to being hailed by critics and public alike as the greatest rock guitar player of all time. Over...

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Ex-METAL HAMMER Editor KIRK BLOWS To Release 'Hammered' Book

As a heavy-rock journalist and editor of Metal Hammer magazine, Kirk Blows gained a backstage pass into a crazy, chaotic and comedic world in which hedonistic habits, excess-fueled egos and behind-the-scenes bust-ups were as common as skin-tight spandex, gratuitous guitar solos and songs about Satan...

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'Mission To Lars' Movie Star Interviewed (Video)

"Mission To Lars" — an uplifting documentary feature film about Tom Spicer, a learning-disabled man who, with his siblings help, goes on a transatlantic quest to find his much-obsessed-over hero, Lars Ulrich of METALLICA — was premiered at Hackney Picturehouse in London, England on June 6. The film...

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GEOFF TATE To QUEENSRŸCHE Fans: 'Just Hang In There'

This past Friday, June 15, Jolene of the Seattle station KISW 99.9 FM conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. When asked if he had a message for QUEENSRŸCHE fans who are "perplexed over the status of the band right now,"...

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DRIVER Vocalist ROB ROCK Interviewed On 'Rich Davenport's Rock Show' (Audio)

Powerhouse vocalist Rob Rock (DRIVER, IMPELLITTERI, JOSHUA, WARRIOR, AVANTASIA, AXEL RUDI PELL) was interviewed on the latest edition of "Rich Davenport's Rock Show". The program can be streamed using the Mixcloud player below. (Note: The Rock interview begins around the 24-minute mark.) DRIVER's ne...

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CEREMONIAL OATH To Reunite For THE GOTHENBURG SOUND Festival

CEREMONIAL OATH, the late '80s/early '90s Swedish extreme metal band whose members went on to create or join such acclaimed acts as IN FLAMES, HAMMERFALL and TIAMAT, will reunite for an appearance at the inaugural edition of The Gothenburg Sound festival, set to take place January 5-6, 2013 at Trädg...

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RISING WEST: Quality 'Warning' Performance Clip From First-Ever Concert

RISING WEST, the new band featuring Michael Wilton, Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield and Parker Lundgren of QUEENSRŸCHE, along with powerhouse vocalist Todd La Torre of CRIMSON GLORY, played its first two shows ever last Friday (June 8) and Saturday, June 9 at the Hard Rock Café in Seattle, Washingt...

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NECRONOMICON: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'European Connexus Conjuration Tour'

Quebec, Canada-based black/death metallers NECRONOMICON have uploaded a new webisode featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the band's April 2012 "European Connexus Conjuration Tour". Check it out below. NECRONOMICON in May 2011 announced the addition of bassist Armaros to the group's ranks. Bassi...

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RISING WEST: More Video Footage Of Seattle Concerts Posted Online

RISING WEST, the new band featuring Michael Wilton, Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield and Parker Lundgren of QUEENSRŸCHE, along with powerhouse vocalist Todd La Torre of CRIMSON GLORY, played its first two shows ever this past Friday (June 8) and Saturday, June 9 at the Hard Rock Café in Seattle, Was...

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'Mission To Lars' Filmmakers Interviewed At Movie's London Premiere (Video)

Premiere Scene's Claire Bueno and Anthony Bueno went to Hackney Picturehouse in London, England on June 6 to interview filmmakers Kate Spicer, Will Spicer and James Moore about "Mission To Lars" — an uplifting documentary feature film about Tom Spicer, a learning-disabled man who, with his siblings...

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DUBLIN DEATH PATROL To Release New Album In August

DUBLIN DEATH PATROL (DDP) — the band featuring TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy and former EXODUS and LEGACY (pre-TESTAMENT) vocalist Steve "Zetro" Souza — will release two albums on the Mascot Records label, 2005's "DDP 4 Life" and 2011's follow-up effort, "Death Sentence", on August 14. Billy original...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Members Unable To Make Tonight's Show; GEOFF TATE Vows To 'Rock' Salt Lake City

Seattle progressive rockers QUEENSRŸCHE are scheduled to perform tonight (Monday, June 11) at USANA Amphitheatre in West Valley City, Utah as the support act for SCORPIONS. According to QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate, "some of the members" of the band could not make tonight's show "for personal reaso...