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AYREON: '01011001' Cover Artwork Revealed

AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen, has revealed the cover artwork for its new album, "01011001", due in Europe on January 28, 2008 (one day later in the U.S.). The track listing for the effort is as follows: CD1 - Y: 01. Age Of Shadows (incl. "We Are Forever') 02. Com...

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STURMGEIST Mainman Comments On Finnish High School Massacre

STURMGEIST mainman Cornelius von Jackhelln (also of SOLEFALD) has released the following statement (via Season of Mist, STURMGEIST's record company): "Today [Wednesday, November 7] an 18-year old man shot seven people in a high school massacre in Tuusula, Finland. The killer referred to himself as '...

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Doctor Accused Of Over-Prescribing Drugs To OZZY OSBOURNE Is Rebuked By Medical Board

The Los Angeles Times reports that a Beverly Hills physician accused of over-prescribing addictive drugs to Ozzy Osbourne, along with other celebrity clients, has been publicly reprimanded by the Medical Board of California, his lawyer said this week. The board three years ago accused Dr. David A. K...

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Former ETERNAL OATH Members To Release FACESHIFT Debut

FACESHIFT, the new gothic metal band featuring the last lineup of Swedish melodic death metal veterans ETERNAL OATH, will release its debut album, "Reconcile", in Sweden on November 30 and the rest of the world on January 25, 2008. A single, "Chokehold", will precede the full-length CD on November 2...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Guitarist On Staying Creative And Keeping Music Real And Raw

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN guitarist Ben Weinman has penned a guest blog for Headbanger's Blog talking about staying creative and keeping music real and raw. An excerpt follows: "Since our third full-length record, 'Ire Works', is coming out in a next few days, I have been doing countless interviews....

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BIOHAZARD: 'Live In San Francisco' Due In December

According to AOL Music, BIOHAZARD will release a posthumous live album, entitled "Live in San Francisco", on December 18. No further information is currently available. BIOHAZARD's tenth and final studio album, "Means to an End", was released in August 2005 via SPV Records. In a 2005 interview with...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: 'I Just Love To See The Kids'

Ryan Woodard of RapidCityJournal.com reports: Ozzy Osbourne is certainly still going strong this fall, as he hits the road for a 40-city North American tour with fellow heavy-metal rocker Rob Zombie. One of those 40 stops will be at Rushmore Plaza Civic Center on Nov. 6. The tour is a change of pace...

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ALICE COOPER Says 'The Osbournes' Made OZZY Laughing Stock

Digital Spy reports that Alice Cooper has claimed that Ozzy Osbourne's reality TV show "The Osbournes" hurt Ozzy's career because it left his fans disappointed. Cooper insisted that by allowing the world into his house Osbourne ruined the mystery surrounding him and made him a laughing stock. Cooper...

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ARCH ENEMY: More 'Rise Of The Tyrant' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

ARCH ENEMY's latest album, "Rise of the Tyrant", has registered the following first-week chart positions around the world: Australia: #73 Austria: #50 Canada: #70 Denmark: #95 Finland: #18 France: #72 Germany: #28 Greece: #22 Japan: #14 The Netherlands: #83 Sweden: #20 Switzerland: #65 USA: #84 "Ris...

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Former NEVERMORE/TESTAMENT Guitarist Issues THE ESSENESS PROJECT Debut

THE ESSENESS PROJECT, which features in its ranks acclaimed guitarist Steve Smyth (NEVERMORE, DRAGONLORD, TESTAMENT, VICIOUS RUMORS),will release its debut album on November 5 through Smyth's own Two Louder Music label. The CD was mixed by Kent Matcke (METALLICA, JOE SATRIANI, SAMMY HAGAR) at his P...

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AYREON: New Album Track Listing Revealed

AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen, has announced the track listing for its new album, "01011001", due in Europe on January 28, 2008 (one day later in the U.S.). It is as follows: CD1 - Y: 01. Age Of Shadows (incl. "We Are Forever') 02. Comatose 03. Liquid Eternity 04....

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WAYSTED Will Not Perform At Next Year's Z ROCK Festival

WAYSTED, the reunited mid-'80s British heavy metal outfit led by UFO bassist Pete Way (hence the spelling of the group's name),has issued the following statement: "After yesterday's announcement by Z Records that WAYSTED would be appearing at next year's Z Rock [festival], WAYSTED management would...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Says He's Been 'Suffering Terribly' From Illegal Music Downloading

Cameron Adams of Australia's Herald Sun recently conducted an interview with Ozzy Osbourne. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On becoming an unlikely small-screen star and kick-starting the now ubiquitous celebrity reality-TV genre: "The phenomenon that happened from the show was that a lot of pe...

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SKUMLOVE Signs Canadian Deal With MISFORTUNE RECORDS

Los Angeles-based industrial metal band SKUMLOVE has signed a licensing agrement with Canada's Misfortune Records for the release of the group's new album, "Songs of Lust and Corrosion". According to a press relase, the CD will contain 10 songs, including remixes and two videos. The Canadian version...

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REZNOR On Illegal Downloading: 'The Reality Is That People Think It's OK To Steal Music'

New York magazine recently conducted an interview with NINE INCH NAILS mastermind Trent Reznor and spoken-word and hip-hop artist Saul Williams about their collaboration on Williams' new album, "The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust!" A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: New York...