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THE FUNERAL PYRE Issues Tour Wrap-Up

Los Angeles blackened death metal band THE FUNERAL PYRE has just completed a month of touring — first on the "Welcome To Hell" tour with AS EDEN BURNS and CERBERUS, then on the "Thrash And Burn" tour with labelmates LIGHT THIS CITY and fellow SoCalers ANTAGONIST. THE FUNERAL PYRE has offered this up...

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MYSTIC CIRCLE Frontman Quits, Launches GLOOMBALL

Bassist/vocalist Graf von Beelzebub has left the German "dark Satanic metal" band MYSTIC CIRCLE to concentrate on his new band GLOOMBALL. GLOOMBALL is currently in talks with labels about the release of its first CD, which is expected before the end of the year. Audio samples are available on the gr...

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Tennis Star PAT CASH Joins CLIVEAID

Cliveaid — the organization which was set up in 2004 as a fund-raising event for original IRON MAIDEN drummer Clive Burr (who suffers from multiple sclerosis) — has issued the following update: "We would like to introduce you to our newest friend here at Cliveaid. Pat Cash, the tennis ace, has agree...

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DEF LEPPARD Drummer: 'I Feel Very Blessed Doing What I Do'

Maximum Ink music magazine's Sarah Grant recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen. A couple of excerpts follow: Maximum Ink: How do you balance family with life on the road? There's got to be a push and pull somewhere. Rick Allen: There is. When I'm sitting on a plane and...

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CIRCLE II CIRCLE Frontman Rejects Former Manager's 'False Accusations'

CIRCLE II CIRCLE, the band led by former SAVATAGE frontman Zak Stevens, has released a statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET in response to a press release issued by the group's former manager, Dan Campbell of Global Artists Management, in which Campbell reveals that he has filed a lawsuit against Stevens c...

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KORN Frontman On Substance Abuse, Guitarist HEAD And Drummer DAVID SILVERIA

Kerrang! magazine (web site) recently conducted an interview with KORN members Jonathan Davis (vocals) and Reggie "Fieldy" Arvizu (bass). A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the band's days of rock 'n' roll excess: Davis: "We were fighting constantly. All bands do that. And, at the end of the da...

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CIRCLE II CIRCLE Manager In Legal Dispute With Singer ZAK STEVENS

CIRCLE II CIRCLE executive producer/co-founder/manager Dan Campbell of Global Artists Management has reportedly filed a lawsuit against the group's frontman Zak Stevens claiming "breach of contract" and accusing Stevens of "attempting to embezzle funds from the partnership." According to a press rel...

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SCORPIONS Frontman: 'We Don't Want To Be An Artist Of Yesterday'

Marko Syrjälä of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with SCORPIONS frontman Klaus Meine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: Here we are again talking about the new SCORPIONS album which is titled "Humanity - Hour 1". After a few listen I would say that this albu...

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DROWNING POOL And EXIES Hitting Road Together

Launch Radio Networks reports: DROWNING POOL and THE EXIES will team up for a series of tour dates together, beginning on August 12 in Englewood, Colorado and continuing through August 27 in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. THE EXIES recently released their new album, "A Modern Way of Living With the Tr...

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DROWNING POOL Takes The Fight To Your Phone

Dallas, Texas-based metal band DROWNING POOL continues its crusade for better medical treatment for the soldiers returning home battle by taking the fight to your cell phone. On July 4, DROWNING POOL and the Iraq Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) launched www.Thisisforthesoldiers.org. Now the c...

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VICIOUS ART: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed

VICIOUS ART, the Swedish death/thrash metal band featuring former DARK FUNERAL members Matias Mäkelä and Robert Lundin, along with Jörgen Sandström (THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED, GRAVE) on bass, has set "Pick Up This Sick Child" as the title of its second full-length album, tentatively due in Octob...

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MANOWAR's MAGIC CIRCLE FESTIVAL To Be Held Annually

At last weekend's (July 6-7) Magic Circle Festival in Bad Arolsen, Germany, bassist Joey DeMaio of MANOWAR — who organized the event — reportedly announced that the festival will be held annually from now on. On the first day of next year's gathering, MANOWAR will sign as much stuff as they can and...

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DAATH Guitarists Shredding The Axe; Video Available

FPE-TV has posted video footage of DAATH's Eyal Levi and Emil Werstler shredding the axe. Check it out at YouTube. DAATH has launched its own YouTube channel featuring a collection of videos and live performances. DAATH will release an exclusive remix of "Dead on the Dance Floor", a track from their...

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Ex-CRIMSON GLORY Singer MIDNIGHT: Solo Tour Postponed

Former CRIMSON GLORY frontman Midnight has issued the following update: "[Solo] tour dates have been pushed back due to my recent affiliation (i.e. recording session for M2) with Matt LaPorte (from JON OLIVA'S PAIN). Matt is a guitar god! Don't be surprised to hear Jon Oliva playing keys and perhaps...

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Israel's DMA: Entire Debut Album Available For Streaming

Israeli alternative metal band DMA has finished recording its debut album, "Jamas Vu", with German producer/guitar virtuozo Rolf Munkes (RAZORBACK, EMPIRE) at Rolf's Empire Studios in Germany. The CD, which is scheduled for release on July 13, can be heard in its entirety on DMA's official web site....