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TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK Sits Out ROCK HARD FESTIVAL Performance; Photos Available

TESTAMENT lead guitarist Alex Skolnick was forced to sit out the band's May 9, 2008 performance at the Rock Hard Festival at the Gelsenkirchen Amphitheatre in Gelsenkirchen, Germany due to scheduling conflicts (he was in the middle of a short Yamaha-sponsored acoustic guitar clinic tour in the U.S.)...

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HAREM SCAREM to Release 'Hope' In July

Frontiers Records will release the final HAREM SCAREM studio album, "Hope", in Europe on July 4. No other band in the melodic rock genre has delivered the goods through such a varied discography throughout their career as HAREM SCAREM. The Canadian quartet makes no exception to the rule with the ban...

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TERROR SYNDROME: New Song Posted Online

TERROR SYNDROME, the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based band featuring THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen, has posted the song "Thrill Pill" from its newly completed self-titled debut album on the group's MySpace page. The effort was mixed by Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG...

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ICED EARTH: Video Footage, Photos From Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL Posted Online

ICED EARTH played its third show with vocalist Matt Barlow back as the group's frontman last night (Sunday, May 11) at the Rock Hard Festival at the Gelsenkirchen Amphitheatre in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Fan-filmed video footage of the song "Dark Saga" can be viewed below. Check out photos from the c...

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WAR OF ATTRITION: Syracuse Footage Available

A special episode of UVTV's "Heavy Metal Podcast" is a live concert series podcast of WAR OF ATTRITION filmed at the newly reopened legendary Lost Horizon in Syracuse, New York. WAR OF ATTRITION's debut EP, "And The Void Stared Back", was released last fall by the Syracuse-based label Krom Records,...

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IMMORTAL, EXODUS, TESTAMENT, MOONSORROW: Photos From ROCK HARD FESTIVAL Available

A photo report from the first two days of the Rock Hard Festival which is being held May 9-11, 2008 at the Gelsenkirchen Amphitheatre in Gelsenkirchen, Germany can be found at the following links: Kaamos Photography Rock 'n' Roll Reporter Included are pictures of the following artists: AMORPHIS ENS...

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BYZANTINE Frontman To Record Thrash Metal Covers Album

BYZANTINE vocalist/rhythm guitarist Chris "OJ" Ojeda has entered the studio to begin recording his solo project, which is a cover album of late '80s and early '90s thrash metal songs that inspired him and his bandmates to form BYZANTINE. "As of right now I have eight songs started and should have th...

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TESTAMENT, OPETH, DARK TRANQUILLITY Confirmed For Turkey's UNI-ROCK Festival

TESTAMENT, OPETH and DARK TRANQUILLITY are among the confirmed bands for the Uni-Rock festival, set to take place June 20-22 at at Parkorman in Istanbul, Turkey. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: TESTAMENT OPETH DARK TRANQUILLITY ORPHANED LAND PENTAGRAM CATAFALQUE MALT MORIBUND OBLIVION...

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TESTAMENT Schedules Lakewood In-Store Signing Session

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT will take part in a signing session for their brand new record, "The Formation of Damnation", on Sunday, May 18 at the Hot Topic of Lakewood Center Mall (317 Lakewood Center) in Lakewood, California beginning at 3:00 p.m. "The Formation of Damnation...

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NIKKI SIXX To Be Honored By COVENANT HOUSE; Widget Available

A widget promoting Covenant House California's ninth annual Awards Gala which will be held tonight (Friday, May 9) at the Beverly Hilton Hotel can be found below. This year's honorees include musician and author Nikki Sixx (MTLEY CRE). The gala will feature a live and silent auction and entertainmen...

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Former MUSHROOMHEAD Singer, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Drummer Discuss PITCH BLACK FORECAST

D.X. Ferris of the Cleveland Scene recently spoke to Jason "J" Popson (MUSHROOMHEAD, IN COLD BLOOD, Fractured Transmitter Records) and drummer Gene Hoglan (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, DEATH, DARK ANGEL, TESTAMENT) about their new collaborative project, PITCH BLACK FORECAST (formerly ABSENTEE). "I always wa...

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TESTAMENT: More 'The Formation Of Damnation' Chart Positions Revealed

"The Formation of Damnation", the new album from San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT, has registered the following first-week chart positions around the globe: Germany: #15 Austria: #23 Norway: #29 European Top 100: #30 Sweden: #32 Switzerland: #33 USA: #59 Denmark: #90 Canada: #9...

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DAMN YOUR IDOLS: Six Songs From Debut Album Posted Online

Six songs from the forthcoming debut album by DAMN YOUR IDOLS, the new Belgian metal band featuring former members of MASSIF and SONS OF JONATHAS, have been uploaded to the group's MySpace page. The CD was recorded at Studio Hautregard in Chaineux, Verviers, Belgium. Production duties were handled b...

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TESTAMENT Music To Be Featured In Next 'Rock Band' Video Game

TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy revealed during an interview with the nationally syndicated rock radio show "The Tour Bus" (web site) that two of the band's songs "Electric Crown" and "Souls of Black" will be featured in next Rock Band video game. No further details are currently available. Rock Band...

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CHRIS CAFFERY: Recording Sessions For New Album Are Going 'Well'

Guitarist Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) is scheduled to enter the studio at the end of the month to begin recording his new solo album for an October release. According to Chris, "Things are going well here. About half-way done with my main rhythms. Will start some vocal stuff t...