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IRON MAIDEN Inducted Into HOLLYWOOD ROCKWALK: Photos Available

IRON MAIDEN were officially inducted into Guitar Center's Hollywood RockWalk Friday evening (August 19). Band members added their handprints — with a fake skeleton hand to stand in for their album cover skeleton mascot, "Eddie" — to the sidewalk gallery outside the Guitar Center on Sunset Boulevard,...

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THE CLICK FIVE Singer Talks About Working With PAUL STANLEY

KISS frontman Paul Stanley recently collaborated with Boston-based THE CLICK FIVE on the track "Angel to You (Devil to Me)", which appears on THE CLICK FIVE's debut CD, "Greetings From Imrie House", out now on Lava. Stanley reportedly co-wrote the track with THE CLICK FIVE keyboardist Ben Romans at...

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Gigs To Rise From HELLFEST's Ashes

Scott Frost of The Trentonian is reporting that the organizers of the canceled Hellfest three-day metal and hardcore festival said 6,000 tickets, including 500 from overseas fans as far as Japan, were sold for the event, but those numbers might have been exaggerated. Max Cruise Entertainment's Chris...

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REBELLION Guitarist Forced To Sit Out Tour, Temporary Replacement Announced

REBELLION, the German band that features in its ranks former GRAVE DIGGER members Uwe Lulis (guitar) and Tomi Göttlich (bass),have temporarily replaced guitarist Björn Eilen with Simone Wenzel. According to the group's official statement, "for reasons of health (hearing impairment) our guitar playe...

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Why Was HELLFEST Cancelled?

Scott Frost of The Trentonian has published an in-depth report on the circumstances surrounding the cancellation of Hellfest 2005, the three-day festival of hardcore heavy metal and punk bands that was set for Aug. 19-21 at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, New Jersey. Officials with Sovereign Ba...

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THIN LIZZY's PHIL LYNOTT Lives On

Greg Prato of RollingStone.com is reporting that this Friday (August 19),a bronze statue of THIN LIZZY frontman Phil Lynott will be unveiled in his hometown of Dublin, Ireland, on the corner of Grafton and Harry streets. The following night, on what would have been Lynott's fifty-seventh birthday,...

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VOIVOD: More DVD Releases Planned

Legendary Canadian metallers VOIVOD, who will be issuing first DVD in October covering the band's original lineup period (1983-1991),are tentatively planning on releasing two more DVDs during the coming months. "DVOD-2" will contain footage shot during the Eric Forrest era of the band, while "DVOD-...

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NARNIA Part Ways With Keyboardist, Continue Work On New Album

Swedish neo-classical metallers NARNIA have announced the departure of keyboardist Linus Kåse. "For different reasons we have decided to go separate ways and we wish Linus all the best with his music and projects," the band write on their web site. "Andreas Lindahl, who played keyboards with us at F...

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VAN HALEN: New Book To Focus On Band's History And Influence

After two years of research, and a lifetime of being a VAN HALEN fan, author Abel Sanchez has completed a brand new VAN HALEN book. Entitled "Van Halen 101", it is currently being published by Author House and slated for release in September 2005. "Van Halen 101" is a comprehensive guide to the amaz...

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DEICIDE: Korean Tour Report

DEICIDE guitarist Ralph Santolla (ex-SEBASTIAN BACH, DEATH) has submitted the following Korean tour report exclusively to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "We want to thank everybody that helped us out on the trip to the Busan Rock Festival, especially Kevin from Dope Records, and our translator, 'Korean Glen'. "W...

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BEYOND FEAR: Former JUDAS PRIEST Singer Signs Deal With SPV RECORDS

SPV Records has announced the signing of BEYOND FEAR, the brand new hard-hitting metal outfit founded by current ICED EARTH and former JUDAS PRIEST vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens. The band is preparing to enter the studio with producer Jim Morris (ICED EARTH, DEATH) to record their debut album for a 20...

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IRON MAIDEN To Be Inducted Into HOLLYWOOD ROCKWALK

IRON MAIDEN will be inducted into Guitar Center's Hollywood Rockwalk, located at 7425 Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, CA, on Friday, August 19 at 7:30 p.m. This event is FREE and open to the public. Hollywood's RockWalk is the only sidewalk gallery dedicated to honoring those artists who have made a sign...

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CELTIC FROST Mainman: This Is 'The Strongest We Have Ever Been'

CELTIC FROST frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has posted the following message on his official blog: "The experience of darkness within my mind, incited by the events sustained while others smile. The cycles around me, the events, my obscurantist. How consummate these depths can be. Mine. "The day we st...

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ICED EARTH Singer TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: 'Saying I'm Not A Songwriter Is Wrong'

Former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH/BEYOND FEAR frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens has defended himself against accusations that he is not a "songwriter" following comments made by ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer in a recent interview. Speaking to LocalMetal.com, Schaffer spoke about his decision to...

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CELTIC FROST: New Album To Surface In Early 2006

Seminal avant-garde metal pioneers CELTIC FROST have announced the completion of their new studio album, tentatively titled "Dark Matter Manifest", their first in 13 years and the culmination of some three and a half years of songwriting and recording work. Although the album was largely produced by...