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VAN HALEN: More 2008 Tour Dates Announced

More 2008 dates have been announced for VAN HALEN's tour with original lead singer David Lee Roth. The Live Nation-produced trek — featuring Roth, Eddie and Alex Van Halen and Eddie Van Halen's teenage son Wolfgang on bass — kicked off Sept. 27 in Charlotte, N.C., with 40 dates in place. The current...

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EXTREME Guitarist Says LED ZEPPELIN Should Be Allowed To Rock At Any Age

EXTREME guitarist Nuno Bettencourt has penned a lengthy response to music industry commentator Bob Lefsetz's recent review of LED ZEPPELIN's reunion concert at the O2 arena in London in which Bob wrote, in part, "LED ZEPPELIN is dead. And one of the reasons it's so revered is that the band didn't ca...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: Split With ICED EARTH Is 'What I Needed'

Singer Tim "Ripper" Owens has released a statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding his surprising departure from ICED EARTH three months after the release of the group's latest album, "Framing Armageddon - Something Wicked Part I". ICED EARTH mainman/guitarist Jon Schaffer issued a press release last...

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MALEVOLENT CREATION: New Video Interview With JON RUBIN Available

Jon Rubin of MALEVOLENT CREATION was interviewed by Johnny Orlando, Jr. in Chicago during the recently completed Death By Decibels tour, also featuring VADER, CATTLE DECAPITATION, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, VEIL OF MAYA and LIGHT THIS CITY. Jon talks about French horns, Fort Lauderdale and his love of sculpt...

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BLACK COMEDY Signs With SEASON OF MIST

Norwegian modern metallers BLACK COMEDY have signed a worldwide deal with Season Of Mist. The group is scheduled to release its debut album, "Instigator", in early 2008. According to a press release, the Oslo-based band's CD is set to contain "a display of massive guitar riffing, powerful drums, syn...

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DOKKEN: 'Santa Claus Is Coming To Town' Animated Video Posted Online

DOKKEN's animated video for the band's holiday single, "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town", taken from the "Monster Ballads Xmas" compilation (Razor & Tie),can be viewed below (animation created by Serge Volsky). According to CDJapan.co.jp, California hard rockers DOKKEN will release their new albu...

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Ex-CRIMSON GLORY Singer MIDNIGHT Is 'Descending Into Madness'

A three-and-a-half-minute video clip detailing former CRIMSON GLORY singer Midnight's (real name: John Patrick McDonald Jr.) plans for his second solo album, "Descending into Madness", can be viewed below. At this point, Midnight has written roughly 30 songs to be considered for the "Descending into...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN Is 'The Closest Thing To SAVATAGE That You're Going To Get!'

Guitarist Ralph Santolla (OBITUARY, ex-DEICIDE, DEATH, ICED EARTH) has recorded a guest appearance on the new JON OLIVA'S PAIN album, "Global Warning", playing lead on two songs: "Adding the Cost" and "You'll Never Know". Comments JON OLIVA'S PAIN guitarist Matt LaPorte: "I am so psyched to have my...

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Returning ICED EARTH Singer Is 'Still A Full Member' Of PYRAMAZE, Says Guitarist

Guitarist Michael Kammeyer of the Danish metallers PYRAMAZE has issued the following statement regarding the recent announcement that the group's lead vocalist Matt Barlow was returning to front his previous band ICED EARTH as the replacement for Tim "Ripper" Owens: "As most of you know by now, Matt...

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CHUCK SCHULDINER Tribute Concert In Quebec City: Photos Available

Capitale du Metal has uploaded nine galleries of high-quality pictures taken at the benefit concert to honor late DEATH/CONTROL DENIED mastermind Chuck Schuldiner, which took place on December 12, 2007 at the Theatre Imperial in Quebec City, QC, Canada. The concert — which featured the local DEATH c...

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VAN HALEN: 'Visual History: 1978-1984' Book Now Available

From 1978 to 1984, legendary rock photographer Neil Zlozower was the "fifth member of VAN HALEN," touring, partying with, and capturing images of the band during the David Lee Roth era, a time when the band was at the height of its powers. His photos capture the all-out, spandexed, high-kicking, hig...

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RETALIATION: New Songs Posted Online

RETALIATION, the long-running Swedish grindcore band featuring members of NASUM, DAWN and THY PRIMORDIAL, has posted two tracks from its forthcoming debut album on the group's MySpace page. Entitled "The Cost of Redemption", the CD will see the light of the day in early 2008 via No Tolerance Records...

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SCORPIONS: 'Game Of Life' TV Performance Posted Online

According to a posting on the SCORPIONS fan site Scorps News, TV video footage of the band performing the song "Game of Life" live on December 8 before the boxing match between King Arthur Abrahams and Wayne Elcock at St. Jakob Halle Arena in Basel, Switzerland has surfaced on YouTube and can be ...

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ICED EARTH Mainman: I Would Rather End It Than Carry On Without MATT BARLOW

ICED EARTH mainman/guitarist Jon Schaffer has released the following statement regarding the departure of singer Tim "Ripper" Owens and the return of Matt Barlow: "It will be sometime before I'm going to be doing press due to the holidays and the fact that I'm still deep in the final writing process...

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DOKKEN: 'Lightning Strikes Again' Japanese Release Date Announced

According to CDJapan.co.jp, California hard rockers DOKKEN will release their new album, "Lightning Strikes Again", in Japan on February 6 via Nexus. The first pressing will contain an exclusive bonus track and sticker. A rough-mix version of a brand new DOKKEN track, entitled "Oasis", is available...