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CHILDREN OF BODOM Frontman: 'After The New York Show, I Knew It Was Going To Be Over'
Finnish heavy metal band CHILDREN OF BODOM was forced to cancel its remaining live dates as part of the No Fear Energy Tour with LAMB OF GOD due to injuries sustained by guitarist and frontman Alexi Laiho. Laiho, 30, broke his shoulder two weeks ago when he was ejected from his tour bus bunk after ....May 11, 2009
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Guitarist Injures Ankle
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz was forced to perform in a boot cast during the Music As A Weapon IV concert this past Saturday night (May 9) at the Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines, Iowa after severely hurting his ankle. He played the show under two giant inflated palm trees in a cha...May 11, 2009
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THE FACELESS, AMORAL Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA Festival
THE FACELESS and AMORAL have been confirmed for the 12th annual Tuska open-air metal festival, set to take place June 26-28, 2009 at Kaisaniemi in Helsinki, Finland. Meanwhile, guitarist Paul Gilbert (MR. BIG, RACER X) has been forced to cancel his appearance at the event. A total of 32 bands will p...May 11, 2009
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SERENITY: Audio Interview Posted Online
An interview with Austrian symphonic melodic metallers SERENITY conducted on March 24, 2009 at the Wolverhampton, United Kingdom stop of the band's European tour with KAMELOT is available for streaming on the MySpace page of Wrexham, Wales' "Metalheadz" show (scroll down in audio player). SERENITY w...May 10, 2009
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METALLICA Guitarist's 1989 Porsche Once Again Being Auctioned
A 1989 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 car that once belonged to METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett is once again being auctioned on eBay. According to a posting on the auction page, "There is an interesting piece of METALLICA history involving this car. In 1991 shortly before the release of the eponymous METAL...May 10, 2009
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DRAGONFORCE: Latin American Tour Postoned
British extreme epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE have been forced to postpone their debut tour of Latin America due the swine flu pandemic. "We are obviously not happy as we were all really looking forward to touring Latin America for the first time and were all set to go, but there is nothing we ca...May 8, 2009
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DORO: 'Fear No Evil' To Receive U.S. Release Next Month
"Fear No Evil", the new album from German metal queen Doro Pesch, will be made available in North America on June 2 via AFM/Dismanic/Ryko Distribution. Released in Europe on January 30 via AFM Records, "Fear No Evil" entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 11. This was the highest cha...May 8, 2009
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METALLICA's HETFIELD On His Past With The Piano
METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield recently spoke to U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine about his earliest musical experience. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Metal Hammer: You first studied piano at the age of nine, then later got interested in your brother’s drums. Were the piano lesson...May 8, 2009
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CRIPPLE BASTARDS Cancel U.S. Tour Due To Drummer's Broken Hand
Italy's CRIPPLE BASTARDS has been forced to cancel its U.S. tour — which was supposed to kick off this week in San Francisco — due to the band's drummer's broken hand not being completely healed. Commented vocalist Giulio the Bastard: "CRIPPLE BASTARDS are sadly forced to cancel their previously ann...May 6, 2009
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SLIPKNOT, TRIVIUM Members Interviewed In Montreal; Video Available
Musik Universe has uploaded a new video interview with SLIPKNOT bassist Paul Gray and TRIVIUM guitarist Corey Beaulieu conducted on April 29, 2009 when the two bands played Montreal, Quebec, Canada as part of their Canadian tour with 3 INCHES OF BLOOD. Watch the three-minute clip below. As previousl...May 6, 2009
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OBSCURA Drops Off 'Relapse Contamination Tour'
Due to illness, death metallers OBSCURA have been forced to cancel the remaining dates of their North American tour. The Relapse Contamination Tour will continue on through May 10, with Relapse labelmates GRAVES OF VALOR and appearances on select dates from BRUTAL TRUTH and HERO DESTROYED. Commented...May 6, 2009
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Comic Book Creator Says IRON MAIDEN's Lawsuit Is 'Completely Without Merit'
A spokesperson representing Jason Rubin, the creator of the Iron and the Maiden comic book, has released a statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET in reponse to a lawsuit filed by the British heavy metal band IRON MAIDEN. MAIDEN is suing Rubin's comic book company, Iron and the Maiden LLC, because, according...May 6, 2009
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SATYRICON: Fourth SATYR Video Guitar Lesson Posted Online
While Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON were in Melbourne as part of their Australian tour, the Australian branch of Roadrunner Records filmed a series of five guitar lessons with vocalist/main composer Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven. In each clip, Satyr explains a little bit about the riffs and then sh...May 5, 2009
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MACHINE HEAD With THE HAUNTED's PATRIK JENSEN; First Video Footage Available
Fan-filmed video footage of MACHINE HEAD performing a cover version of IRON MAIDEN's "Hallowed Be Thy Name" during last night's (Monday, May 4) concert at Globen in Stockholm, Sweden as the support act for METALLICA can be viewed below. MACHINE HEAD bassist Adam Duce was forced to sit out the Stockh...May 5, 2009
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SLIPKNOT's JORDISON Announces New Signature Stick with PRO-MARK
SLIPKNOT's Joey Jordison has signed on to become the newest member of the Pro-Mark family. Pro-Mark will be releasing Joey's signature stick on May 15! Joey went as far as to put his own blood right in the ink that will be printed on every stick. Commented Joey: "The first wood stick I ever played ....May 4, 2009
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