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H.I.M. Play Surprise Show At Munich's Backstage Club

Finnish goth-metallers H.I.M. played a surprise show at the German fan club gathering at Munich's great Backstage Club Thursday night (June 2). This weekend the band is performing at Rock im Park and Rock am Ring festivals in Nurnberg and Nurburgring in Germany and then heading for the U.K. and Down...

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HANOI ROCKS Guitarist Issues Post-Japanese Tour Update

HANOI ROCKS guitarist Conny Bloom has posted the following message on his official web site: "Hey! Back from Japan! Had a wonderful time and the band just keeps sounding better. We had a chance to see some incredible places, too, and after a very sobering visit to the Hiroshima memorial museum, I ca...

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H.I.M.: 'Dark Light' Track Listing Revealed?

H.I.M. fan site H-I-M666 Club has published the unofficial track listing for the new H.I.M. album, "Dark Light", due on September 26 via Sire Records. It is as follows: 01. Dark Light 02. Behind the Crimson Door 03. Face of God 04. Bound to be Wrong 05. Killing Loneliness 06. Under the Rose ...

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Review: JUDAS PRIEST Goes Beyond Nostalgia

Malcolm X Abram of the Akron Beacon Journal has penned a review of JUDAS PRIEST's U.S. tour kick-off Monday night (May 30) at the Blossom Music Center in Cleveland, Ohio. An excerpt from the review follows: "The less-than-full venue was populated with middle-aged metalheads who looked as if they cou...

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JUDAS PRIEST Kick Off U.S. Tour: Setlist Revealed

JUDAS PRIEST kicked off the North American leg of their world tour on Monday (May 30) at the Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Hellion/Electric Eye 02. Metal Gods 03. Riding on the Wind 04. Touch of Evil 05. Judas Rising 06. Revolution 07. Breaking...

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H.I.M. To Release 'Dark Light' In September

According to Billboard.com, Sire Records has set a September 26 release date for the new album from Finnish goth/metal quintet H.I.M., entitled "Dark Light". Currently mixing songs at New York's Electric Lady studios with producer Tim Palmer (DAVID BOWIE, OZZY OSBOURNE),frontman Ville Valo said the...

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GENE SIMMONS To Co-Host BABEFEST 2005

According to KissKollector.com, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons will co-host Couzin Ed's Babefest 2005 on Friday, June 24 at The Electric Factory in Philadelphia, PA. Playing live at Babefest will be Canadian rock trio DANKO JONES and Philadelphia's own OCTANE. Besides being the hardest rocking m...

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CADAVERIA Begin Writing New Material

CADAVERIA, the Italian band featuring former OPERA IX vocalist Cadaveria and ex-OPERA IX drummer/NECRODEATH vocalist Marçelo Santos (a.k.a. Flegias),have commenced the songwriting process for their third album, tentatively due next year via Scarlet Records. CADAVERIA's sophomore album, "Far Away Fr...

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W.A.S.P., DOKKEN, QUIET RIOT Featured On 'Hollywood Rocks!' Box Set

June 21, 2005 will see the release of the long-awaited and highly anticipated four-disc compilation album, "Hollywood Rocks!" through Deadline/Cleopatra Records. The audio companion to 2004's highly touted "Hollywood Rocks!" coffee table book, the box set is an eargasmic journey through the streets...

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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY: Drummer STANTON MOORE To Appear At Select Dates

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist Woody Weatherman ha posted the following message on the group's web site: "This trip is really shaping up pretty sweet. We've been doin a little practicing here gettin' warmed up for the tour. Several different tunes are gonna be in the set, along with a few extra f...

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VINCE NEIL-Autographed Jay Turser Guitar Brings In $1400 For The SKYLAR NEIL FOUNDATION

Jay Turser Guitars, distributed by Music Industries Corp., donated a JT-Warlord electric guitar to the ninth annual Skylar Neil Memorial charity golf tournament and auction, held May 5, 2005, at the Malibu Country Club, in Malibu, California. The final bid on the Jay Turser Warlord instrument, which...

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VIRGIN STEELE Pull Out Of BANG YOUR HEAD And NUMMIROCK Festivals

VIRGIN STEELE have cancelled their previously announced appearances at Germany's Bang Your Head (June 24-25) and Finland's Nummirock (June 24-25) festivals. An official statement from the band reads as follows: "While undergoing a medical exam to discover the source of a severe, persistent pain, add...

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ALICE COOPER: 'Dirty Diamonds' Gets An Official Release Date

According to a post at SickthingsUK, New West Records has set an August 2 release date for the new ALICE COOPER album, entitled "Dirty Diamonds". The following press release has been issued by the label; After 30 albums and some of the most famous rock songs ever recorded, you'd think Alice Cooper's...

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JUDAS PRIEST Film Tokyo Show For Upcoming DVD: Setlist Revealed

JUDAS PRIEST reportedly filmed their May 18 show at the Budokan in Tokyo, Japan for an upcoming full-length concert DVD. The band used three cameras and two large screens during the sold-out show, which was attended by 10,000 people. The group's setlist for the concert was as follows: 01. The Hellio...

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RUSSELL ALLEN/JORN LANDE Album Details Revealed

Frontiers Records has announced the details surrounding "The Battle", the new album featuring SYMPHONY X's Russell Allen with MASTERPLAN's Jorn Lande. With songs written by LAST TRIBE and STARBREAKER guitar sensation Magnus Karlsson and with the production of the Scandinavian studio wizard Anders "T...