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PRIMAL FEAR: Studio Update

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have posted the following message on their official web site: "We had a great vocal/guitar session over the weekend! Stefan [Leibing, guitar] finished his guitar work for our new album at the U3 studio with our good friend Achim Köhler engineering. Ralf [Scheepers]...

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GENE SIMMONS Says He Doesn't Want Original KISS Lineup To Reunite

A new Gene Simmons interview appears in the April issue of England's Classic Rock magazine. Gene discusses his reality series "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" and "Gene Simmons Rock School", (non-)marriage, Ace Frehley, Peter Criss and Paul Stanley. On the topic of Ace, Gene says, "I love him dearly, he...

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The Inner Sanctum

Terrible PR stunts be damned, you can't kill SAXON. Words like "venerable" and "stalwart" get used a lot when talking about these U.K. rockers, who've been bashing it out to uneven returns for three decades now. When they're not embarrassing themselves with ill-conceived promotional ideas far beneat...

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SKINLAB: 'Face Of Aggression Tour' Lineup Revealed

Bassist/vocalist Steev Esquivel of reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB has issued the following update: "Things have been going strong in the SKINLAB camp. We've been rehearsing a sick 15-song set that is sounding heavy as hell. We're all looking forward to getting back on the road...

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'Metal: A Headbanger's Companion': New EARACHE Collection Due In April

Earache Records will release a six-CD collection, entitled "Metal: A Headbanger's Companion", on April 23. Headbang away to over 100 all-out blistering tracks on six separate discs, featuring Earache's own genre-defining, groundbreaking artists. The set will be priced only £9.99 (U.K.) or $15.98 (U....

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W.A.S.P.: 'Dominator' Audio Samples Available

Several audio samples from W.A.S.P.'s upcoming CD, "Dominator", have been posted online at this location. Due in the U.K. on April 16, Scandinavia on April 20, and the rest of mainland Europe on April 27 via Demolition Records, "Dominator" (view cover here) will feature the following track listing:...

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French OZZY OSBOURNE Biography Now Available

According to StonerRock.com, a new biography on BLACK SABBATH frontman Ozzy Osbourne has just been published in french under the title "Du Cauchemar A La Réalité" ("From Nightmare to Reality"). The 560-page tome is "full of stories, dates, details, and everything you've ever wanted to know about the...

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GENE SIMMONS: Graphic Video Footage Of Plastic Surgery Posted Online

Graphic video footage of KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons undergoing plastic surgery from the second season of A&E's half-hour reality series "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" has been posted online at YouTube. (***Warning***: Too graphic for broadcast, this video is NOT for the faint of heart!!***...

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FATAL SMILE To Support W.A.S.P. In Norway, France

Swedish "traditional" hard rock/heavy metal band FATAL SMILE will support W.A.S.P. on the following dates: Apr. 19 - NO - Kick - Kristiansand Apr. 20 - NO - Folken - Stavanger Apr. 21 - NO - Byscenen - Hausgesund Apr. 22 - NO - USF - Bergen Apr. 23 - NO - Rokken - Volda ...

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ANTHRAX: New Audio Interview With SCOTT IAN Available

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian recently called in "The Jason Lee Show" on Detroit's Rock 107 WIRX. Listen to the interview in podcast form at this location. Scott Ian and fellow ANTHRAX members Charlie Benante (drums) and Frankie Bello (bass) regrouped in Benante's hometown of Chicago three weeks ago t...

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'Year Zero' Not NINE INCH NAILS' First Attempt At Concept Album

Launch Radio Networks reports: NINE INCH NAILS' upcoming album, "Year Zero", is reportedly the first of two concept records about a future religious dictatorship taking over the U.S. amid signs that the apocalypse is near. But this isn't bandleader Trent Reznor's first attempt at telling a story thr...

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Journalist Dismisses SAXON Documentary As 'Coffee-Table Television At Best'

Damien of Decibel magazine has submitted the following report to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "Just got back from taking part in the soon-to-be-aired [British] Channel 4 SAXON documentary, 'Get Your Act Together'. The programme will be in two parts; the first showing impresario Harvey Goldsmith as he attempts...

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GENE SIMMONS: Post-Face-Lift Photo Available

TMZ.com has exclusively obtained the first brutal image of KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons, minutes after doctors surgically altered his face. Check it out at this location. Gene Simmons and longtime companion Shannon Tweed underwent dual face lifts that were taped for the second season of A&...

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STRYPER Frontman: 'I Trust The Lord And I Know He Has A Plan'

STRYPER vocalist Michael Sweet has posted the following message on his official web site: "Once again I find myself needing to apologize for taking so long to write new information and updates for Jeff [webmaster] to post here at www.michaelsweet.com. I've always been someone who strives to stay in...

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Denmark's ANOMALY Calls It Quits

Danish "rock 'n' metal" band ANOMALY has split up. "We had a talk yesterday about the [group's recent] concert [with VOLBEAT in ANOMALY's hometown of Odense], our future and how things are going and we decided to end this band while we still had fun during it," ANOMALY explains in a statement. "We f...