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KING DIAMOND To Headline Sweden's LINKÖPING METAL MASSACRE Festival

KING DIAMOND has been confirmed as the headliner of the Linköping Metal Massacre festival, set to take palce November 2 in Linköping, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: KING DIAMOND NINE AVATAR LOS SIN NOMBRE HELLSONGS GLANZIG VOLBEAT At least 15 other bands will be booked during...

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SALEM'S WYCH Singer Killed In Motorcycle Accident

Ron Johnson, lead singer of the metal band SALEM'S WYCH, died this past Monday (April 23) in Lima, Ohio from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Johnson is survived by two children, life companion Cindy Ritchie, his mother, father and a sister. SALEM'S WYCH is known as one of the original '...

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DEE SNIDER's Son Is BAPTIZED BY FIRE

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider's son Jesse Blaze, who fronts a Long Island, New York-based rock band called BAPTIZED BY FIRE, was recently interviewed by VM Underground. Topics of discussion include the music industry, being Dee Snider's son, BAPTIZED BY FIRE, file sharing and more. Download the...

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RUDY SARZO To Play Bass For BLUE ÖYSTER CULT At HAWGS OF TEXAS Rally

Legendary heavy metal bassist Rudy Sarzo (OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, DIO) has been tapped by Eric Bloom of BLUE ÖYSTER CULT to handle bass guitar duties for the band's April 28 concert at the Hawgs of Texas motorcycle rally in Lake Somerville, TX. Also scheduled to appear are QUIET RIOT...

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INOCULA Parts Ways With Drummer, Seeks Replacement

Chicago-based melodic death metal outfit INOCULA has parted ways with drummer Justin. "All we have to say is that we had good reasons for our decision and we hope that you will understand that this was for the best," the group writes in a statement. "We will not be sharing the details of his dismiss...

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HYDROGYN: In Songwriting Mode

West Virginia melodic hard rockers HYDROGYN have just recently returned from a three-week U.K./French tour, where the band found themselves playing to many packed venues. Guitarist Jeff Westlake stated, "Our first European tour was a phenomenal success for the band and we are currently in preparatio...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman Comments On Virginia Tech Massacre

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "Seems like the another dude lost it. The tragedy at Virginia Tech gets to me. But it gets to me on many levels. "Certainly the death of teachers and students is hard to grasp, 30 something people murdered in .....

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ROB ZOMBIE: I Didn't Choose 'Halloween', It Chose Me

Rob Zombie recently answered a number of fan-submitted questions regarding his upcoming remake of the 1978 horror classic "Halloween". "Halloween" is due in theaters on August 31, 2007. The movie is Zombie's third feature film as a director after 2003's "House of 1000 Corpses" and 2005's "The Devil'...

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TWISTED SISTER To Headline ROCKLAHOMA

Today heavy metal fans across the nation heard the news they've been hoping for from "House of Hair" nationally syndicated radio host and TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider. "It is my distinct pleasure to announce that TWISTED SISTER will once again be involved with a show that will go down in histo...

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MERENDINE ATOMICHE Announces New Album Title

Veteran Italian metal stalwart MERENDINE ATOMICHE has set "Rude Rebel Brotherhood" as the title of its third full-length album. The CD will be recorded in August at New Sin studios in Loria - Treviso, Italy. Commented the band: "[We] chose a title that represents the twelve years on the road, the at...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist KISSER To Play Two Gigs With His 'First Band Ever'

SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser has issued the following update: "I'm going to do two gigs with old time friends, my first band ever, ESFINGE (SPHINX). We started in 1983, we all studied in the same school and had the same musical taste. We played from TWISTED SISTER to VENOM. It was a great way...

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ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET Added To GATES OF METALBÅTEN Festival

ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET, the Swedish band featuring former THE CROWN vocalist Johan Lindstrand, has replaced NAGLFAR on the billing of the Gates of Metalbåten festival, which is scheduled to take place April 26-27 on the Silja Festival ferry (which traffics the Baltic Sea between Stockho...

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BRENT MUSCAT's FASTER PUSSYCAT: More Tour Dates Announced

The FASTER PUSSYCAT version featuring original members Brent Muscat, Eric Stacy, and Brett Bradshaw alongside THE UNDERGROUND REBELS vocalist Kurt Frohlich, has lined up the following tour dates: Apr. 26 - Swansea, UK - Sin City Apr. 27 - Bradford, UK - Bradford Rio Apr. 28 - Nottingham, UK - Rock C...

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WHITE LION Added To ROCKLAHOMA

WHITE LION has been confirmed for Rocklahoma, a three-day outdoor '80s hard rock festival, set to take place July 13-15, in Pryor, OK at the Pryor Festival Grounds. Also rumored to be appearing is TWISTED SISTER, although the band's participation has not yet been officially confirmed by the event or...

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GUY-MCCOY-TORME: U.K. Dates Announced

GUY-MCCOY-TORME (GMT),which features in its ranks Irish guitarist Bernie Torme (GILLAN, OZZY OSBOURNE),has lined up the following dates: Jul. 07 - The Pitz - Milton Keynes, UK Jul. 21 - Riga Club - Southend, UK Jul. 28 - The Rock & Blues Custom Show - Derbyshire, UK Aug. 11 - Rainbow Spirit En...