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W.A.S.P.: 'BLACKIE Chest Pain Story Is Just A False Rumor'

W.A.S.P. has dismissed as false reports that the group cut short its April 28, 2007 gig in Karlskrona, Sweden after frontman Blackie Lawless complained of pain in his chest. Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet reported in today's edition (Wednesday, May 2) that W.A.S.P. played a shortened set in Karlskron...

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W.A.S.P.: Swedish Concert Cut Short, Frontman Rushed To Hospital

According to the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, W.A.S.P. cut short its April 28, 2007 gig in Karlskrona, Sweden after frontman Blackie Lawless complained of pain in his chest. The band came back after a 10-minute break to perform one final song, "Blind in Texas", before Lawless was rushed to a local...

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SAVATAGE Mastermind JON OLIVA To Guest On METAL EXPRESS RADIO

Jon Oliva, the legendary mastermind behind SAVATAGE, will be the host for this Friday's "Guest DJ Hour" on Metal Express Radio. For those familiar with Mr. Oliva, you'll know that he's not the least bit shy in front of a microphone, especially when dealing with a captive audience! You won't want to...

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IN FLAMES Bassist To Join PAIN For Russian Dates

IN FLAMES bassist Peter Iwers will join fellow Swedes PAIN for three Russian shows in May, filling in for André Skaug who has prior commitments with CLAWFINGER. The dates are as follows: May 18 - CKM NAU Kiev May 19 - DK GD Krasnodar May 20 - B1 Maximum Moscow Iwers makes a guest appearance ...

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Ethnolution A.D.

Remarkable consistency, great vocal lines, and a "less is more" approach to melodic power metal is what you get with Germany's MOB RULES. On this, their fifth album, they go the "half a concept album" route (most successfully done in recent years by RAGE) — lyrically, it's no great shakes, but the m...

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H.I.M. Covers NAPALM DEATH At London's GIVE IT A NAME FEST

According to NME.com, Finnish goth metallers H.I.M. performed a cover of NAPALM DEATH's "You Suffer" during their headlining appearance at the first night of the Give It A Name '07 festival on Friday (April 27) at Earls Court in London, England. The band also showcased a new song, "Dead Lovers Lane"...

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BALANCE OF POWER To Debut New Singer And Songs At BAY AREA ROCK FEST

BALANCE OF POWER, the London-based heavy metal band, will perform new material from its upcoming album, including the song "Pariah", at its upcoming appearance at the Bay Area Rock Fest this Friday, May 4. The show will also mark the North American debut of their new vocalist Corey Brown, renowned f...

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ELVENKING Launches YouTube Channel

Italian folk/power metal band ELVENKING has launched a YouTube channel at this location. "At the moment there is only one video shot during an improvised acoustic show the band played during their European tour supporting JON OLIVA'S PAIN in 2006," the group writes on its web site. "More videos from...

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PAIN OF SALVATION Drummer Quits To Focus On Family Life

Sweden's PAIN OF SALVATION has issued the following update: "We are sad to announce that Johan Langell [drums] has decided to leave the band, to focus on family. This is not a sudden decision, but something that has been pending for several years. As the band now rapidly continues to grow for each y...

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METAL CHURCH Singer Finalizes Lineup For Solo Project

METAL CHURCH singer Ronny Munroe has finalized the lineup for his solo project. He has recruited his former ROTTWEILLER bandmates Rick Van Zandt on guitar, Izzy Rehaume on bass and Doug Marapodi on drums along with Q-5/TKO/NIGHTSHADE guitarist Rick Pierce. Ronny is currently working on demo songs fo...

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METAL CHURCH Singer To Perform With JON OLIVA'S PAIN At BAY AREA ROCK FEST

METAL CHURCH lead singer Ronny Munroe will join festival co-headliners JON OLIVA'S PAIN on stage to close out the night's festivities at the Bay Area Rock Fest next weekend, May 4-5. Commented JON OLIVA'S PAIN in a statement: "Having shared the stage with METAL CHURCH last year, including an unsched...

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DARK FUNERAL Frontman Says Drummer's 'Greed And Lies' Led To Concert Cancellations

DARK FUNERAL vocalist/bassist Emperor Magus Caligula has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "The voices are back in my head, but now their anger point to a different direction than before. "I think it's about time to come clean about what's going on with DARK FUNERAL, why a lot of...

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SKINLAB: Tour Changes Announced

Bassist/vocalist Steev Esquivel of reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB has issued the following update: "Hey guys, few things changing here on the tour front. "We've been left with no choice but to carry on the tour without our buds WILL HAVEN. Sorry to all the WILL HAVEN fans that...

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PAIN: 'Psalms Of Extinction' Enters Swedish Chart At No. 21

PAIN's fifth full-length album, "Psalms of Extinction", has entered the national chart in the band's home country of Sweden at position No. 21. View the whole chart at this location. A video clip of PAIN performing the song "Zombie Slam" on the Swedish morning show "Nyhetsmorgon" on TV4 on April 17...

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FASTWAY, STATIC-X, EPICA, JOE SATRIANI Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

FASTWAY, STATIC-X, EPICA, JOE SATRIANI, SPIRALARMS, LEGION OF THE DAMNED, ROSE HILL DRIVE, SCARVE, MERCENARY, AS I LAY DYING, EL GUAPO STUNTTEAM, OCEANS OF SADNESS and STORMRIDER are the final confirmed bands for the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 22-24 in Dessel, Belgium. The final b...