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CHUCK SCHULDINER: Australian Tribute Gig To Be Held In December
An Australian tribute gig to late DEATH/CONTROL DENIED mastermind Chuck Schuldiner will be held on December 13 at the Live House, Lewisham Hotel in Sydney. Rock Feast will host the event. Band confirmations and other details regarding the tribute will be posted at this location. Back in December 200...September 11, 2007
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CANDLEMASS, AGENT STEEL, VICIOUS RUMORS: Photos From METAL MELTDOWN Festival Available
High-quality photos of CANDLEMASS, AGENT STEEL, VICIOUS RUMORS, INHUME, OFFICIUM TRISTE and AFTER ALL performing at the Metal Meltdown II festival on September 9, 2007 in Rijssen, The Netherlands can be found at Metal-Experience.com. A four-minute video interview with CANDLEMASS members Leif Edling...September 11, 2007
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Ex-BLACK SABBATH Singer TONY MARTIN Schedules Greek Date
Former BLACK SABBATH singer Tony Martin has issued the following update: "At last some news to talk about!!! "There's been nothing happening this past few months, but I just confirmed a show in Greece [on November 10 at Ydrogeios in Thessaloniki]. This is significant because the very FIRST-EVER show...September 10, 2007
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Ex-WHITESNAKE Guitarist Warns Of Conman
Mel Galley, the former member of the hard rock bands WHITESNAKE, TRAPEZE, and PHENOMENA, has sent the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "I would like to inform your readers that a conman is operating in the Nottingham and Derbyshire areas pretending to be the guitarist and singer Mel Galley w...September 10, 2007
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SPEED\KILL/HATE Begins Rehearsing With New Bassist
Old-school thrashers SPEED\KILL/HATE, featuring OVERKILL guitarist Dave Linsk, have issued the following update: "We have begun rehearsals with new bassist Dave Bizzigotti ... what a great player. Bob [Barnack, vocals] just sounds unbelieveable, and Tony [Ochoa, drums) is insane. SPEED/KILL\HATE has...September 8, 2007
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NIGHTWISH, SONATA ARCTICA, CHARON Members Join Forces In NORTHERN KINGS
NORTHERN KINGS, the new Finnish band consisting of four well-known metal musicians — J. Ahola (TERÄSBETONI),Marco Hietala (TAROT, NIGHTWISH),Tony Kakko (SONATA ARCTICA),J-P Leppäluoto (CHARON) — will release a special covers album on October 24. According to MetalFromFinland.com, the CD will cont...September 7, 2007
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APOCALYPTICA: New Album Listening Session Available
Finnish metal cellists APOCALYPTICA have issued the following update: "Today sees the start on MySpace of an exclusive pre-listening session for the new APOCALYPTICA album, 'Worlds Collide', up for release on September 14th! "In the Orkus magazine advance listening test, the album has shot straight...September 7, 2007
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Ex-GRIM REAPER Singer STEVE GRIMMETT: New Video Interview Available
A two-minute video interview with former GRIM REAPER/ONSLAUGHT singer Steve Grimmett promoting his solo band's appearance at the Firefest 4 on October 26-27 in Nottingham, England can be viewed below. THE STEVE GRIMMETT BAND will release its debut album, "Personal Crisis", on October 26 via Metal He...September 7, 2007
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SLASH Says DAVE MUSTAINE Is 'An All-Time Genius Heavy Metal Guitar Player'
Last week, guitarist VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash was interviewed for the cover of a new Sam Ash catalog. In the interview Slash was quoted as saying, "I still think that [MEGADETH's] Dave Mustaine is an all-time genius heavy metal guitar player. He's amazing and he always picks...September 6, 2007
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Frontman Interviews Himself; Video Available
A nine-minute tongue-in-cheek video clip of SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian conducting an interview with himself can be viewed below. As previously reported, Tankian has asked a collection of video and film directors, painters, and digital artists to each create a video for one of the 12 trac...September 6, 2007
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M.A.N: New Album Title Announced
M.A.N, the new band formed out of the ashes of Sweden's TRANSPORT LEAGUE (featuring former MNEMIC frontman Tony Jelencovich),will enter Grand Recordings in Gothenburg, Sweden with producer/engineer Svein Jensen on October 19 to begin recording its new album, entitled "Swastika Sweetheart". Songtitl...September 6, 2007
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GODSMACK Side Project Touring With ALTER BRIDGE
The Pulse of Radio (formerly Launch Radio Networks) reports: ANOTHER ANIMAL, the band featuring GODSMACK members Tony Rombola on guitar, Robbie Merrill on bass and Shannon Larkin on drums, will hit the road with labelmates ALTER BRIDGE. The previously announced dates begin on October 2 in Tallahasse...September 4, 2007
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MINISTRY & CO-CONSPIRATORS To Release 'Cover Up' In April
Al Jourgensen's band MINISTRY may be releasing their final studio album — "The Last Sucker" — on September 18 on 13th Planet/Megaforce Records, but that doesn't mean Jourgensen is saying good-bye to the inside of a recording studio. As a matter of fact, Jourgensen plans to spend significantly more t...September 4, 2007
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CANDLEMASS: First Footage From Headlining Tour Posted Online
Fan-filmed footage of CANDLEMASS' September 1, 2007 headlining performance at The Rock in Copenhagen, Denmark can be viewed below. A four-minute video interview with CANDLEMASS members Leif Edling and Robert Lowe conducted at the Jalometalli 2007 festival — which took place place August 17-18 at Clu...September 4, 2007
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Drummer TONY LAUREANO Unable To Tour With NACHTMYSTIUM
Drummer Tony Laureano (DIMMU BORGIR, NILE, ANGELCORPSE) has issued the following update: "I am unable to take part in NACHTMYSTIUM's current tour with SKELETONWITCH due to the fact that it conflicts with the rehearsal schedule for DIMMU BORGIR's European tour which begins later in September. Apologi...September 3, 2007
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