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AFTER FOREVER: New E-Card Available

An e-card for the new AFTER FOREVER's upcoming self-titled album can be accessed at this location. Due in Europe on April 20 via Nuclear Blast Records, the follow-up to 2005's "Remagine" will contain the following track listing: 01. Discord 02. Evoke 03. Transitory 04. Energize Me 05. Equally Destru...

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Former COAL CHAMBER Guitarist Is Back In Action

Former COAL CHAMBER guitarist Miguel "Meegs" Rascon is back in full effect with a revamped version of his PINATA project, now renamed GLASS PINATA. The band spent the last year recording its debut album at NRG studios in North Hollywood, California with producer Tom Fletcher. GLASS PINATA, which was...

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IGNITE: 'Our Darkest Days' Tour-Edition CD To Surface In April

IGNITE's upcoming European tour will be accompanied by a relaunch of their acclaimed album "Our Darkest Days". The limited tour-edition will be available for a fan-friendly price and will include two bonus tracks ("Last Time" and "Bleeding"),a video clip ("Bleeding") and alternate artwork. "Our Dar...

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CIRCUS OF POWER Announces '20th Anniversary Show' In Los Angeles

CIRCUS OF POWER has announced a "20th anniversary show" in Los Angeles at The Knitting Factory on June 1. The concert will be the first in the L.A. area that the band has played since New Year's Eve 2000/2001 when they reunited for one night to play the Troubadour. In addition to Alex Mitchell (voca...

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LILLIAN AXE: 'Waters Rising' To Arrive In June

Opening for the likes of RATT, POISON, QUEENSRŸCHE, KROKUS, STRYPER and LITA FORD, working with some of rock's most respected producers and scoring several "Headbanger's Ball"-approved video clips, LILLIAN AXE certainly carved (or perhaps more appropriately, chopped) a niche for themselves with meta...

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MARILYN MANSON To Bring Art Exhibit To Fort Myers This Weekend

According to News-Press.com, goth-rocker Marilyn Manson is coming to Fort Myers, Florida for what organizers call his first-ever U.S. art exhibit outside of his own Los Angeles gallery. Manson will attend a private reception Saturday night (March 31) at Space 39 art gallery in downtown Fort Myers. T...

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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 ...