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Guitarist BERNIE TORME On Replacing RANDY RHOADS: 'It Was Absolutely Awful'

In a brand new Rock N Roll Universe interview with guitarist Bernie Torme (GILLAN, OZZY OSBOURNE, DESPERADO) and larger-than-life bassist John McCoy (GILLAN, SAMSON) the legendary Irish axeman discusses his days in GILLAN, his stint as the original replacement for the late Randy Rhoads in BLIZZARD O...

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CELLADOR, KRUCIBLE Confirmed For PROGPOWER USA SHOWCASE

CELLADOR and KRUCIBLE (featuring singer Lance King, ex-PYRAMAZE) have been confirmed for the ProgPower USA Showcase, set to take place October 4 at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia. Also appearing on the bill are VANDEN PLAS and FREAK KITCHEN. ProgPower USA VIII will once again return to Atlanta's C...

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DEADLOCK: 'Wolves' Track Listing, Release Date Confirmed

German metalcore act DEADLOCK will release its third album, "Wolves", on April 16 in Europe and May 25 in the U.S. via Lifeforce Records. The CD was recorded during September-November by band's mastermind Sebastian Reichl. It was mixed by Jacob Hansen (MERCENARY, NIGHTRAGE, RAUNCHY) and Peter "Ziggy...

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LUPARA To Support EMPEROR In Chicago

LUPARA, the Illinois-based band featuring ex-BROKEN HOPE guitarist Jeremy Wagner, has been confirmed as direct support for Norwegian black metal pioneers EMPEROR at The Metro in Chicago, IL on May 30. This is one of only three highly anticipated EMPEROR shows on U.S .shores this spring. Commented Wa...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 22-23, 2007 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMON AMARTH AMOPRHIS ARCHER BRAINSTORM...

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COMPOS MENTIS Announces New Keyboardist

Danish death metal band COMPOS MENTIS has announced the addition of keyboardist Rune Klausen to the group's ranks. "Rune will take over as keyboardist after our longtime member and friend Bo recently stepped out of the band due to the fact that he could no longer spare the necessary time for the ban...

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NIGHTRAGE: 'Scathing' Video Posted Online

Swedish/Greek death metal outfit NIGHTRAGE has posted its video for the track "Scathing" at YouTube.com. The clip was shot last month in Athens, Greece. The track comes off the group's third album, "A New Disease Is Born", due in North America on April 17. The CD was recorded at Hansen studios in Ri...

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HAMMERFALL, VIOLENT STORM Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

HAMMERFALL and VIOLENT STORM have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 22-23, 2007 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMON AMARTH AMOPRHIS ARCHER BRAINSTORM EDGUY EVERGREY FINNTR...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM, EMPEROR, W.A.S.P. Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA Festival

CHILDREN OF BODOM, EMPEROR and W.A.S.P. are among the confirmed bands for the Tuska open-air festival, set to take place June 29 - July 1 at Kaisaniemi in Helsinki, Finland. A total of 32 bands on three stages will perform over the course of three days. In addition to this, a couple of dozen bands ....

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COMPOS MENTIS: 'Gehennesis' Danish Release Date Announced

Danish death metal band COMPOS MENTIS will release its second album, "Gehennesis", on March 26 via Mighty Music. A wider European release is expected in June. "Gehennesis" was recorded at ZigZound studio (NAPALM DEATH, ILLDISPOSED, MERCENARY, HATESPHERE, etc.) and contains the following tracks: 01....

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BOLT THROWER Working On New Material

Kevin Page of MetalReview.com recently conducted an interview with BOLT THROWER singer Karl Willetts. A few excerpts from the chat follow: MetalReview.com: Are you working on new material yet? Karl Willetts: Well, yeah, it's a good job you called and it looks like we are going to be pretty much writ...

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NIGHTRAGE Announces New Guitarist

Swedish/Greek death metal outfit NIGHTRAGE has announced the addition of guitarist Constantine to the group's ranks. Constantine hails from Athens, Greece and is said to be "a really talented guitarist" who "is willing to give everything for NIGHTRAGE. For more information on Constantine, visit his...

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Germany's FEAR MY THOUGHTS has been honing their musical form on each release, making the term "progression" a most fitting description for what has occurred on the basically traditional thrash of "The Great Collapse" to the more varied work (keys, melodic development) of "Hell Sweet Hell", both rel...

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DEADLOCK Putting Finishing Touches On Third Album

German metalcore act DEADLOCK is currently putting the finishing touches on its third album, "Wolves", with Jacob Hansen (MERCENARY, NIGHTRAGE, RAUNCHY) and Peter "Ziggy" Siegfredsen (MERCENARY, ILLDISPOSED, HATESPHERE). The CD was recorded during September-November by band's mastermind Sebastian Re...

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AMORPHIS, WOLF, ARCHER Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

AMORPHIS, WOLF and ARCHER have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 22-23, 2007 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMON AMARTH AMOPRHIS ARCHER BRAINSTORM EDGUY EVERGREY FINNTROLL...