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CHIMAIRA Frontman Confirms Band's Participation In EASTPAK ANTIDOTE European Tour

CHIMAIRA frontman Mark Hunter has issued the following update: "Well, there is a lot to report here in the CHIMAIRA camp. We are almost done with our most successful European tour to date. We played some of the biggest festivals in our lives and we are so excited to see how the new material is ...

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MORDRED, AVENGER OF BLOOD, MERCENARY To Perform At San Francisco's TIDAL WAVE Festival

MORDRED, AVENGER OF BLOOD and MERCENARY are among the confirmed bands for The Tidal Wave 10 festival, which will be held July 7-8 at McLaren Park in San Francisco, California. The lineup for this free event is as follows (subject to change): Saturday, July 7, 2007: KAOS 12:15 - 12:45 MANSLAUGHTER 1:...

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GRIM REAPER Replaces MALICE At Germany's HEADBANGERS OPEN AIR Festival

STEVE GRIMMETT'S GRIM REAPER has replaced MALICE on the billing of the Headbangers Open Air festival, set to take place July 12-14 in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. The running order for the event is as follows: Thursday, July 12: SIXTH ALLOY (GER) 18.00-18.45 SILVER FIST (ESP) 19.00-19.50 INTENSE (...

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THE AUDIO CARTEL Featuring MICHAEL SCHENKER's, IAN HUNTER's Sons; New Music Available

Two new songs from THE AUDIO CARTEL — the new band featuring Michael Schenker's (UFO, MSG) son Tyson and Ian Hunter's (MOTT THE HOOPLE) son Jesse — have been posted on the group's MySpace page. Lifelong friends at opposite ends of the Atlantic Ocean, Tyson and Jesse decided it was time to start ...

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SEPULTURA, SAMAEL, RAGE, KREATOR Confirmed For Poland's HUNTER FEST

SEPULTURA, SAMAEL, RAGE, KREATOR, SICK OF IT ALL and BEHEMOTH are among the confirmed bands for Hunter Fest, a two-day event set to take place July 7-8 in Szczytno, Poland. The festival billing is as follows: Saturday, July 7, 2007: SEPULTURA SAMAEL HUNTER KAT & ROMAN KOSTRZEWSKI CALIBAN EKTOMOR...

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'Get Thrashed': San Francisco And New York City Screenings Announced

Following successful screenings in eight cities and already taking home three awards, including the SAFILM Grand Prize in San Antonio's Underground Film Festival, the makers of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal" — the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early...

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GENE SIMMONS On CBC's 'The Hour'; Video Available

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons was the featured guest on "The Hour" last night (Monday, June 25). The program, which airs on CBC in Canada, is hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos. The 14-minute interview is available for viewing at this location. Variety reported earlier in the month that A&E...

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OLYMPOS MONS: 'Medievil' Release Date Announced

Finnish metallers OLYMPOS MONS will release their new album, "Medievil", on July 16 via Scarlet Records. The CD was mixed by Janne Saksa at Sound Supreme Studios in Hämeenlinna and mastered at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki. According to a press release, the album is "a big step forward compared to its...

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LUNARMILE To Work With Producer CHRIS TSANGARIDES

LUNARMILE, the British band featuring frontwoman Toni-Marie Iommi (daughter of BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi) and bassist Alex Hill (son of JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill),has announced plans to work with producer Chris Tsangarides (JUDAS PRIEST, BLACK SABBATH, THIN LIZZY) on new material this...

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BEATALLICA Announces First-Ever Asian Appearance

Milwaukee-based BEATALLICA, a satirical mashup act whose hilarious schtick marries the songwriting prowess of THE BEATLES to the deep-throated rock growl of METALLICA, will play its first-ever concert in Asia on Sunday, August 5 as part of the Busan International Rock Music Festival in South Korea....

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Why DAVID LEE ROTH Never Struck Out

Paula Froelich of the New York Post's "Page Six" reports: David Lee Roth had such an unquenchable thirst for sex during his VAN HALEN days that he invented an ingenious way to score at the band's concerts — doling out generous cash rewards to staffers who supplied him with the hottest girls, accordi...

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DIMEBAG: Footage From Hollywood's RockWalk Induction To Air On 'Headbanger's Ball'

Late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott will be the focus of this weekend's (June 23) "Headbanger's Ball" as he gets inducted into Hollywood's RockWalk. Look out for nine "Beyond the Ball" short art pieces with family and friends scattered throughout the two-hour show. Scott Ian (...

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STORMTROOPERS OF DEATH To Release 'Rise Of The Infidels'

Megaforce Records and metal/hardcore pioneers S.O.D. will release "Rise of the Infidels" on August 21, 2007. It is an extended EP (perhaps the longest in the music biz) with four unreleased S.O.D. songs, plus a live concert from Seattle is included. One of the crucial bands in the musical chain link...

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DEAD HORSE: 1988 Demo Available for Download

The 1988 "Death Rides a Dead Horse" demo cassette by Texas visionaries DEAD HORSE has been made available for download at the Bang! Bang! metal demo blog. According to the blog post, "Galloping out of Houston, TX, these guys didn't fit the mold at all. They revisited S.O.D. mosh music, presaged deat...

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SOULFLY, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Members Talk About 'Higher Voltage' CD

Fifteen of rock's hottest bands have contributed cover versions of classic songs for the second instalment of Kerrang! magazine's free "High Voltage" CDs (free with this week's Kerrang! magazine). Below, all of the bands who contributed to this project talk about what tracks they chose to cover and...