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FREEDOM CALL Begin Recording New Album

German power metallers FREEDOM CALL, who feature in their ranks GAMMA RAY drummer Dan Zimmermann, have commenced the recording process for their new album, tentatively due in early 2005 through SPV Records. No further details are available at this time. FREEDOM CALL issued a live album, entitled "Li...

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HELLOWEEN Joined By KAI HANSEN During WACKEN Performance: Photos Posted Online

Original HELLOWEEN guitarist/co-founder Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY) made a surprise guest appearance during HELLOWEEN's performance at this past weekend's Wacken Open Air festival, joining the band for the last two songs of their set, "How Many Tears" and "Future World". Pictures of this special occasion...

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BLACK MAJESTY: New Album To Be Produced By IRON SAVIOR Frontman

Australian power metallers BLACK MAJESTY will begin recording their second album in November with acclaimed producer (and IRON SAVIOR guitarist) Pete Sielck (GAMMA RAY, BLIND GUARDIAN, GRAVE DIGGER and SAXON) at Sielck's Powerhouse Studios in Germany. BLACK MAJESTY have spent the last six months in...

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ALICE COOPER's Snake Undergoes Emergency Surgery

The Associated Press is reporting that just hours before ALICE COOPER was to take the stage at the careerbuilder.com Oakdale Theater in Wallingford, Cooper's 8-foot-long snake ate a live rat and then mistakenly swallowed a 12-by-14 inch heating pad, wires and all, left in its cage by mistake. Before...

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DORO Pens New Song For German Female Boxing Champion

German metal singer DORO (a.k.a. Doro Pesch) has just finished writing the new entrance theme song for Germany's most successful female boxing star, world champion Regina Halmich. The premiere of this cooperation will be presented on September 11, 2004 at the world championship fight against Las Veg...

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The Economic Scale Of Heavy Metal And Drugs

Seb Hunter spoke with Entertainment Weekly about his memoir "Hell Bent For Leather: Confessions of a Heavy Metal Addict" (view cover here),profiling his time in failed bands RAG 'N' BONES and the TRASH CAN JUNKIES. Asked his most ridiculous tale of chemical excess, Hunter responded, "There's a slid...

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Until The End

I will never forget the first time I saw KITTIE, at a tiny little shithole called the Continental Club in New York's East Village. The sheer incompetence of the band — they could barely hold their instruments, let alone play them — was astonishing I couldn't believe that a record label had signed th...

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FATES WARNING: 'FWX' Track Listing Revealed

Metal Blade Records has released the complete track listing for the upcoming FATES WARNING album, "FWX", due on October 5. The follow-up to 2000's "Disconnected" was recorded at Carriage House studios in Stamford, Connecticut. Commented singer Ray Alder: "We went into this record being as creative a...

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ANGRA Announce New Album Title

Brazil's ANGRA have set "Temple of Shadows" as the title of their new album, tentatively due in September through SPV Records (NTS Records in France). The follow-up to 2001's "Rebirth" was recorded almost entirely in the group's home country, with only some of the vocals and the keyboards having bee...

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CRASH MUSIC To Release WACKEN DVD And CD

Crash Music, Inc. has announced that they have signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Germany's Armageddon Music to market and distribute the "2003 Armageddon Over Wacken" DVD and Audio CDs for North America. Wacken Open Air is a yearly metal festival held in the small farming town of Wacken,...

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DOKKEN Tour Crew Member Knocked Unconscious In Fight

Angela Pomponio of The Morning Call is reporting that a drum and lighting technician for the band DOKKEN was knocked unconscious Friday (July 16) during a confrontation with another tour member inside an Allentown club, police said. Ray E. Aparicio, 40, of Sacramento, Calif., allegedly picked up a m...

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JELLO BIAFRA Says Frustration With U.S. Legal System Led To Decision To Drop Lawsuit

Former DEAD KENNEDYS singer Jello Biafra has issued a statement blaming his frustration with the U.S. legal system for his label Alternative Tentacles' decision to drop their remaining lawsuit against his old bandmates, according to Billboard.com. "[We] have thrown up our hands at getting any justic...

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MAYNARD KEENAN, FLEA Added To THE AXIS OF JUSTICE Concert Lineup

TOOL/A PERFECT CIRCLE frontman Maynard James Keenan and RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS bassist Flea have been added to the lineup of artists scheduled to perform at The Axis of Justice concert on July 17 at the Avalon in Los Angeles. Also set to appear are SYSTEM OF A DOWN singer Serj Tankian, AUDIOSLAVE's T...

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LIFE OF AGONY: Behind-The-Scenes Touring Footage Posted Online

LIFE OF AGONY have posted a Quicktime video clip of some funny moments on their recent European summer tour set to GREEN DAY's "Time of Your Life" song. The clip was put together by the band's merchandise guy Ray Ray on some very long drives at the end of the tour. Check it out

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Legendary Guitarists JIMMY PAGE, JEFF BECK Reunited For Photo Session, Interview

Legendary rock guitarists Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck were reunited for an exclusive photo session and an in-depth interview by Mojo, to be published in the magazine's next issue, set to hit the streets on July 15. In addition, the magazine comes with a free CD titled "The Roots Of Led Zeppelin" and .....