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Ex-CRIMSON GLORY Singer MIDNIGHT: 'I Live Every Moment Like It's My Last'

CRIMSON GLORY parted ways with singer Midnight (real name: John Patrick McDonald Jr.) last month following the revelation that he was arrested on January 20 in Sarasota, Florida and charged with "DUI [driving under the influence] with .20 [blood-alcohol level] or higher or having a passenger under 1...

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PAIN Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

PAIN, the Swedish band led by HYPOCRISY mastermind Peter Tägtgren, has been confirmed for the tenth-anniversary edition of Germany's Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 16-18, 2007 in Dinkelsbühl. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABSOLUTE AFTER FORE...

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World Record 'Smoke On The Water' Performance Cancelled

The organizers of the previously announced record-breaking attempt at performing DEEP PURPLE's "Smoke on the Water" with 2,000 guitar players on Sunday, February 18 have decided to cancel the event. They have issued the following statement regarding the matter: "Thank you for your interest and suppo...

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TESTAMENT Frontman Is Hoping To Record 'Really Brutal' New Album

Peter Atkinson of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: KNAC.COM: How was the first show with [drummer] Nick [Barker, ex-DIMMU BORGIR, CRADLE OF FILTH]? Billy: It went great. Sold-out show. A lot of energy. It was goo...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Singer's Surprise Birthday Bash In Vegas; Photos Available

According to Robin Leach of VegasPOP, MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil was thrown a surprise 46th birthday party by his wife of two years, Lia, this past weekend in Las Vegas. Neil was joined by 40 of his closest friends, plus other assorted guests, including Leach himself, "Mindfreak" magician Criss A...

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THE HAUNTED, DARK TRANQUILLITY Members Comment On Upcoming Tour

This spring marks the Century Family's inaugural Metal For The Masses tour, which will be co-headlined by Swedish titans THE HAUNTED and DARK TRANQUILLITY, with INTO ETERNITY and SCAR SYMMETRY rounding out the stellar bill. The trek will be sponsored by Decibel magazine, Draven and Lambgoat.com, and...

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PAIN: New Song Posted Online

A brand PAIN song, entitled "Zombie Slam", has been posted online at this location. The track comes off the Swedish band's upcoming fifth full-length album, due in April via Roadrunner Records. According to a press release, the as-yet-untitled effort will feature sharper production, "heavier guitars...

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KISS: SoundScan-Era Record Sales Revealed

Ken Barnes of USA Today has posted the SoundScan-era sales of KISS, one of the bands most unfairly excluded from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Like RUSH and DONNA SUMMER (two other artists excluded from the Hall),KISS' sales heyday came long before 1991, when SoundScan began tabulating record sal...

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Lethal Agenda

Don't snicker too much at the name. I'm surprised nobody has come up with TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY yet (maybe they have). Another group of veteran rockers, the band includes bassist Dave Ellefson (ex-MEGADETH, F5),drummer Stet Howland (ex-W.A.S.P.),guitarist Peter Scheithauer (BELLADONNA, KILLING MACHI...

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SHINING's Controversial Concert: An Eyewitness Account

A BLABBERMOUTH.NET visitor by the name of Peter has submitted the following report from Swedish black metal band SHINING's controversial concert at Diezel in Halmstad, Sweden on February 3: "I attended the gig and thought I'd give a report since there were so many conflicting stories...I felt that I...

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POWERWOLF Finishes Mixing Second Album

German-Romanian dark power metal band POWERWOLF has finished mixing its second album at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden with Fredrik Nordström and Patrik J. Sten. The as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2005's "Return in Bloodred" was recorded at Woodhouse studios in Hagen, Germany and is tentatively...

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NAGLFAR, UNEARTH, LAMB OF GOD Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE Festival

NAGLFAR, UNEARTH, KNORKATOR and LAMB OF GOD have been confirmed for this year's With Full Force festival, set to take place June 29 - July 1 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): 1349 AMON AMARTH BAD MANNERS BARCODE...

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Guitarists Being Called To London For World Record 'Smoke On The Water' Performance

Launch Radio Networks reports: Harrods department store in London is inviting guitarists to come down next week for a mass performance of DEEP PURPLE's "Smoke on the Water". The store is hoping to bring in 2,000 players for the event, in a bid to break the world record for most guitarists simultaneo...

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BRAND NEW SIN Schedules SXSW Appearance

BRAND NEW SIN will perform at this year's South By Southwest in Austin, TX in what will mark the band's second appearance at the most renowned U.S. musical festival. The group will play at Red 7 Patio on March 14 and will follow this up with two high-profile shows on the Jägermeister Music Tour alon...

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LYZANXIA: 'Unsu' Video Available

LYZANXIA's video for the song "Unsu" has been posted online at this location (.AVI file). The track is the title cut off the French metal band's third full-length album, "Unsu", which was released in September via Listenable Records. The clip was directed by Guillaume Pin, who also worked on videos...