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JUDAS PRIEST Back On The Road
British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST were forced to cancel two shows — July 1 in Belgrade, Serbia and July 2 in Zagreb, Croatia — due to guitarist Glenn Tipton "suffering from a very painful appendix inflammation." The group's management representative Jayne Andrews has since issued the followin...July 2, 2008
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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist Says Grunge Was 'America's Punk Movement'
BigMusicGeek.com recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD/MAN RAZE guitarist Phil Collen. Several excerpts follow: BigMusicGeek.com: Overall, aside from not collaborating with the other members of the group, how did the songwriting process for (the MAN RAZE debut) Surreal historically differ...July 2, 2008
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Former WHITESNAKE/TRAPEZE Guitarist MEL GALLEY Loses Battle With Cancer
Classic Rock magazine reports that Mel Galley, former guitarist of TRAPEZE and WHITESNAKE, has lost his battle with cancer of the oesophagus. In February, Galley announced that he was dying of cancer. Bravely, instead of wallowing in self-pity he made the most of the time he had left. "I have been v...July 2, 2008
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ELUVEITIE Explains ROCK AM HÄRTSFELDSEE Cancellation
Swiss folk metal band ELUVEITIE has issued the following update: "Due to a recent injury of our drummer Merlin [Sutter], we [were] forced to cancel our appearance at the Rock am Härtsfeldsee [which took place June 27-28 in Dischingen Lkr. Heidenheim, Germany]. We'd like to apologize to our fans, to...July 1, 2008
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DROWNING POOL Performs '37 Stitches' On Voice Of America; Video Available
Texas heavy rockers DROWNING POOL recently performed an acoustic version of the song "37 Stitches" on Voice of America (the official external radio and television broadcasting service of the United States federal government). Watch the performance below. DROWNING POOL was recently forced to reschedu...July 1, 2008
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OPETH Frontman 'Feeling Much Better'; Band To Resume Touring This Weekend
Swedish metallers OPETH were recently forced to cancel their appearances at the Peace & Love (Borlänge, Sweden on June 26),Hovefestivalen (Norway on June 27),Metaltown (Gothenborg, Sweden on June 28),and Graspop Metal Meeting (Dessel, Belgium on June 29) festivals after the group's guitarist/...July 1, 2008
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RATT Drummer To Guest On This Weekend's 'Hair Metal Haven'
Drummer Bobby Blotzer from the reactivated '80s hard rockers RATT will be interviewed by Chris Nelson on this weekend's edition of "Hair Metal Haven" on Rock 247 Online. The show will be broadcast between 17.00 and 19.00 GMT on Saturday, July 5. To listen to the program via the Internet, click here....July 1, 2008
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SLIPKNOT Video Shoot Delayed Following DJ Injury
According to Kerrang! magazine, SLIPKNOT was nearly forced to cancel its video shoot yesterday (June 30) due to DJ Sid Wilson being hospitalized with a head injury. The band delayed filming of the promo clip for "Psychosocial", the first single from SLIPKNOT's upcoming fourth studio album, "All Hope...July 1, 2008
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TEXTURES Pulls Out Of Slovenia's METALCAMP Festival
Dutch progressive/extreme metallers TEXTURES have been forced to cancel their previously announced July 6 appearance at the Metalcamp festival in Tolmin, Slovenia due to the fact that Eric Kalsbeek (vocals) is suffering from "throat problems." "After having his throat examined at the hospital, docto...July 1, 2008
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EXHORDER Guitarist Says Fans Who Bought 'Slaughter In The Vatican' Album Were 'Screwed'
Guitarist Vinnie LaBella of the reactivated legendary New Orleans metallers EXHORDER — cited by many as the originators of the riff-heavy power-groove approach popularized by PANTERA (photo) — has issued the following update: "Brothers and sisters of EXHORDER… YOU HAVE BEEN SCREWED! "Yo, people, I a...June 30, 2008
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GOD FORBID's DALLAS COYLE On Labels, The Political Process
GOD FORBID guitarist Dallas Coyle has written the latest entry for his weekly column on MetalSucks, "The Hard R". This week's entry focuses on how labels can obscure the truth. An excerpt from the blog follows: "Politics is such a dirty game but it teaches me a lot about how it is in ...June 30, 2008
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RATT Forced To Cut Monterrey Concert Short; Band Completes Set Without Singer PEARCY
According to an article (see below) published in today's (June 29) edition of the El Norte newspaper of Monterrey, Mexico, RATT was forced to cut short its Friday, June 27 concert in Monterrey after lead singer Stephen Pearcy appeared to be incapacitated and was unable to complete the show. At one p...June 29, 2008
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Ex-THE GATHERING Singer Performs With MOONSPELL At Belgium's GRASPOP; Photos Available
Former THE GATHERING singer Anneke van Giersbergen (who now fronts AGUA DE ANNIQUE) joined Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL earlier today (Friday, June 27) for their appearance at the Graspop Metal Meeting festival in Dessel, Belgium. She sang the song "Scorpion Flower" as a duet with MOONSPELL frontm...June 27, 2008
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GRAVE DIGGER To Enter Studio In August
German power metallers GRAVE DIGGER will enter the studio on August 15 to begin recording their new album for a January 2009 release. The new CD will reportedly be another concept album. GRAVE DIGGER will hit the road again in January 2009, with ALESTORM as direct support. GRAVE DIGGER's latest albu...June 27, 2008
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VOLBEAT Forced To Cancel Festival Appearances
Danish metallers VOLBEAT have cancelled their participation in the following festivals: June 27 - Klften Festival DK June 28 - Dessel Graspop Metal Meeting (13:00-13:40) BE June 28 - Stukenbrock Serengeti Festival (ca. 21:00) DE Commented VOLBEAT vocalist Michael Poulsen: "I'm in the deepest grief a...June 27, 2008
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