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Producer On New IRON MAIDEN Album: I Haven't Been This Excited Since SILVERCHAIR's 'Frogstomp'

IRON MAIDEN producer Kevin Shirley has issued another update as part of his ongoing studio diary covering the making of the group's new album, tentatively due this fall. An excerpt from the latest entry follows: "[Bruce Dickinson] came in a couple of times — to sing a couple of songs, to work on som...

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LINKIN PARK Frontman: New Album Will Be 'More Vocally Driven' Than Before

LINKIN PARK's official web site has been updated with a short interview with LP singer Chester Bennington regarding the songwriting process for the band's new album. Read on: Q: What is the writing process like? Chester: "It's fun. We all get a chance to release and contribute creatively. Rick Rubin...

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The Undying Darkness

Germany's CALIBAN proved how popular this style of KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, Swedish-influenced, growl 'n' croon can be with the success of "The Opposite from Within". In fact, I rather enjoyed the band's most recent split with the far more inflammatory HEAVEN SHALL BURN, though that may have had more to d...

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GRAHAM BONNET: Recording Appearances Detailed

Legendary hard rock vocalist Graham Bonnet's (RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, ALCATRAZZ, IMPELLITTERI) web site has been updated with the following message: "MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP's 25th anniversary full album 'Tales of Rock 'N' Roll' and maxi EP 'Revolution Mind' have been released worldwide! Bot...

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ANTHRAX Deny Leaving Fans Hanging At Ill-Fated Swedish Concert

ANTHRAX have posted the following message on their web site regarding their ill-fated April 19 concert in Gothenburg, Sweden, which had to be called off after only half a song due to a power failure: "There has been some bullshit floating around about the [Gothenburg] show saying that the band just...

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Former IRON MAIDEN Singer DI'ANNO Talks About Being A Muslim

David Lee Wilson of Egypt Today recently conducted an interview with former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Egypt Today: The U.K. is having a bit of its own paranoia at the moment as well. Paul Di'Anno: "Yes. Let me tell you, it has been crazy. I ...

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MAYHEM Drummer Talks About Upcoming Album

Tatiana Godarska of Imhotep webzine recently conducted an interview with MAYHEM drummer Jan Axel Von Blomberg (a.k.a. Hellhammer). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Imhotep: If "Grand Declaration of War" was written [from] hearts then explain to me, why did you return with "Chimera" to the...

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CALIFORNIA METAL FEST Moves Location

The organizers of the first annual California Metal Fest — which is scheduled to take place May 13 and May 14, with a warm-up day May 12 — have issued the following update: "Due to high advanced ticket sales and the city of Whittier doing everything they can to try and prevent the first annual ...

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DREAM THEATER Drummer Says Radio City Music Hall Recordings Are Sounding 'Amazing'

DREAM THEATER's very last show of the band's 20th Anniversary Tour 2005/2006 on April 1, 2006 at the Radio City Music Hall was recorded and filmed for an upcoming 20th anniversary DVD and CD release. The band's drummer, Mike Portnoy, has issued the following update regarding the upcoming set: "I've...

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DESTRUCTION Frontman Says Poor Distribution Is To Blame For Low U.S. Sales

Metal Asylum recently conducted an interview with DESTRUCTION bassist/vocalist Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Asylum: How successful was your tour with KREATOR in the States a few years ago? Was there a lack of audience the reason why DESTRUCTION has not...

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MEGADETH Mainman Confirms New Album Is Being Recorded In England

Chad Bowar of About.com recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. An excerpt from the chat follows: Q: Will there be a Gigantour 2 this summer? Mustaine: "Yes. We've already started confirming some of our acts and working out what the routing is for the festival, like the...

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WEDNESDAY 13 Signs New Record Deal, Parts Ways With Band

Horror rock king WEDNESDAY 13 has signed a new worldwide record deal with Rykodisc/Restless Records. Rykodisc has set a tentative summer release date for the new album, "Fang Bang", the follow-up to 2005's "Transylvania 90210: Songs of Death, Dying and the Dead". As reported earlier this month, Warn...

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PAUL STANLEY's Lead Guitarist Talks About KISS Frontman's New Solo CD

Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. of Glam-Metal.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Brad Fernquist, who performed most of the lead guitar on the new solo album from KISS frontman Paul Stanley. An excerpt from the chat follows: Glam-Metal.com: Another one of my favorite artists that you have worked...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Off ROB ZOMBIE Tour

According to one BLABBERMOUTH.NET visitor, music fans who showed up at Detroit's State Theater on Friday, April 7 to see ROB ZOMBIE, LACUNA COIL and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE were informed that BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE had been taken off the bill. Speculation at the concert was that they had been kicke...

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GENE SIMMONS: 'My Life Is An Open Book'

Rod Harmon of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune recently conducted an interview with KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons. The question-and-answer session follows: Q: Why are you coming to [the Sarasota Film Festival], and what are you going to be doing once you get here? Gene: Well, first of all, "Funny Mo...