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FIREHOUSE, Ex-RATT Singers Added To SCRAP METAL Project

FIREHOUSE's CJ Snare and former RATT frontman Stephen Pearcy have signed on to appear with SCRAP METAL, the project featuring Gunnar and Matthew Nelson (NELSON),Mark Slaughter (SLAUGHTER),Kelly Keagy (NIGHT RANGER) and Eric Martin (MR. BIG). The group has lined up the following appearances during...

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HEAVEN AND HELL To Guest On KNAC.COM This Tuesday

HEAVEN AND HELL — the band made up of BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler, singer Ronnie James Dio, and drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO) — will be interviewed by Philthy Phil of KNAC.COM this coming Tuesday, March 6 at 4:30 p.m. (Pacific Time). As previously reporte...

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ELDRITCH, Ex-LABYRINTH Members To Guest On FOGALORD CD

FOGALORD is the name of the new Italian "all-star" project led by SYNTHPHONIA SUPREMA and TRAGEDIAN session keyboardist Dany All. According to a press release, "this musical journey blends the influences of MANOWAR, RHAPSODY, BLIND GUARDIAN, and GRAVE DIGGER. Special guests include Gabriele Palermo...

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HEAVEN AND HELL, MEGADETH, MACHINE HEAD: More U.S. Tour Dates Revealed

More dates have been leaked for the forthcoming U.S. tour featuring headliners HEAVEN AND HELL with support from MEGADETH and MACHINE HEAD (as BLABBERMOUTH.NET exclusively reported earlier today). The schedule is shaping up as follows: Apr. 22 - Phoenix, AZ @ Dodge Theater (first show of tour) Apr....

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PEARL JAM To Headline This Year's LOLLAPALOOZA

Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com reports that PEARL JAM will return to its Lollapalooza roots by serving as one of the headliners for the 2007 edition of the event, which will be held Aug. 3-5 in the city's Grant Park. The news was first reported by the Chicago Sun-Times and confirmed by sources to ....

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New PRIMAL FEAR CD To Feature Duet With EPICA Singer

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have posted the following message on their official web site: "Sorry for our delay in updating the page with news from the recording session, but a lot of things happened and today we're back with another round of studio news and pictures! The bass guitar recording...

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AMORPHIS Finishes Recording New CD

AMORPHIS guitarist Esa Holopainen guitarist has issued the following update: "It's national celebration day. AMORPHIS has finished new album recordings and also today is the day of Kalevala. With the help of old and wise Väinämöinen, skilled smith Ilmarinen, adventurer-warrior Lemminkäinen, Louhi; t...

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FREEDOM CALL: 'Dimensions' Final Track Listing Revealed

German melodic metallers FREEDOM CALL have finalized the track listing for their new album, "Dimensions", due in Europe on April 23 (except Germany, where it will arrive on April 20) via SPV Records. According to a press release, "Dimensions" is a "successful liaison of the group's basic strengths a...

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FREEDOM CALL To Support DRAGONFORCE In Germany

German melodic speed metallers FREEDOM CALL will support DRAGONFORCE on their German tour dates in April. The details are as follows: Apr. 17 - Batschkapp - Frankfurt, Germany Apr. 18 - Die Röhre - Stuttgart, Germany Apr. 19 - Zeche - Essen, Germany Apr. 20 - Kato Club - Berlin, Germany FREEDOM CALL...

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AVENGER Changes Name, Announces New Members

The Newcastle, U.K.-based NWOBHM band formerly performing as AVENGER has changed its name to AVENGER UK. "This is due to confusion over the number of the several other European 'AVENGERs' and also because of conflict over the band’s name with former bass player Mick Moore," the group writes in a sta...

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TYPE O NEGATIVE: Audio Samples Of Entire 'Dead Again' Album Available

30-second audio samples of all 10 tracks that are set to appear on the new TYPE O NEGATIVE album, entitled "Dead Again", are available at BarnesAndNoble.com. "Dead Again" is scheduled for release on the following dates: March 13 - USA/Canada March 16 - Germany March 19 - Europe TYPE O NEGATIVE will...

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SAMMY HAGAR Ad-Libs To Start Auto Race

Launch Radio Networks reports: Sammy Hagar went off-script as he started a NASCAR race on Saturday (February 24). Hagar was at the California Speedway in his hometown of Fontana, where he served as Grand Marshal for the Stater Brothers 300 race, which is part of the NASCAR Busch Series. All he had t...

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CLOVEN HOOF, BLITZGRIEG, JAGUAR Confirmed For Greece's NEW WAVE OF BRITISH HEAVY METAL FESTIVAL

Four legendary NWOBHM bands — CLOVEN HOOF, BLITZGRIEG, JAGUAR and ELIXIR — are confirmed for the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal Festival I, set to take place October 13 at AN Club in Athens, Greece. Tickets will cost 25 euros. Doors open at 18.15, show starts at 19.00. As previously reported, Escap...

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More Than 10,000 Gather For Tribute To Late AC/DC Frontman BON SCOTT

Simon Collins of The West Australian reports that fists pumped in time to hard rock music under the searing sun at Claremont Showground Sunday (February 25) as THE ANGELS, ROSE TATTOO, SCREAMING JETS and others paid tribute to the late, great AC/DC frontman Bon Scott. More than 10,000 black T-shirt-...

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ROTTING CORPSE Confirmed For Texas' DONNAPALOOZA METALFEST

Reunited '80s thrash band ROTTING CORPSE — whose original lineup included SOLITUDE AETURNUS founder John Perez and former DEATH touring guitarist/roadie Walter Trachsler — has been confirmed for the Donnapalooza Metalfest, set to take place Saturday, April 28 at the Lone Star Country Club in Coppell...