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MNEMIC Guitarist On Opening For METALLICA: 'It Was The Best Show Ever!'

Danish metallers MNEMIC opened for METALLICA on July 13 in Århus, Denmark. Also appearing on the bill was VOLBEAT. Commented MNEMIC guitarist Mircea Gabriel Eftemie: "It was the best fucking show ever!!!! Everything was simply smooth that day!! Check out the pictures!! And guess what?! The next day...

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MONDO GENERATOR's NICK OLIVERI Issues European Tour Recap

MONDO GENERATOR has uploaded the video for "Lie Detector" from the band's recently released album "Dead Planet" online at this location. MONDO GENERATOR recently returned from its European tour where frontman Nick Oliveri checked in from the road with the following update: "Eastern Baltic rock! Ther...

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MIND'S EYE: 'A Gentleman's Hurricane' To Receive Japanese Release In August

MIND'S EYE, the Swedish progressive rock/metal band featuring former/current members of THERION, SECRET SPHERE and NOVAK, will release its new album, "A Gentleman's Hurricane", in Japan on August 1 via Mellow Music. It will contain the bonus track "Those Who Fear" and the DVD "The Making of A Gentle...

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TRAIL OF TEARS, CELLADOR, ECHOES OF ETERNITY, UNEXPECT: North American Dates Announced

TRAIL OF TEARS will embark on a North American headlining tour in January/February 2008. Support on the trek will come from CELLADOR, ECHOES OF ETERNITY and UNEXPECT. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jan. 15 - Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall Jan. 16 - West Springfield, VA @ Jaxx Jan. 17 - Hartford...

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Classic BLACK SABBATH, SLAYER Albums Focus Of Books In '33 1/3' Series

BLACK SABBATH's "Master of Reality" and SLAYER's "Reign in Blood" LPs will be the focus of the first two books about heavy metal albums in Continuum Books' popular 33 1/3 series. The 33 1/3 series documents some of the most important albums ever made. "After 50 books in the series on pop, rock, R&am...

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MADBALL: Québec City Concert Photos Available

CKRL 89.1 FM metal radio show "Démentièllement Vôtre" has posted a number of live pictures of MADBALL taken on July 13, 2007 at l'Anti in Québec City, Canada. Check them out at this location. Another new MADBALL track, entitled "We the People", was recently posted on the band's MySpace page. The ...

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CAMP FREDDY To Perform At X-Games/ESPN Party In Hollywood

CAMP FREDDY — the Los Angeles-based "jam" group featuring guitarists Dave Navarro (ex-JANE'S ADDICTION, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) and Billy Morrison (ex-THE CULT bassist, current CIRCUS DIABLO vocalist) alongside VELVET REVOLVER members Matt Sorum (drums) and Scott Weiland (vocals) — will playing at th...

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Libertad

How much more proof do we need that the new wave of "supergroups" — starting with AUDIOSLAVE and VELVET REVOLVER, moving onto ARMY OF ANYONE, and now culminating in the bottom-of-the-barrel likes of CIRCUS DIABLO — is now dead? "Libertad", the second album from VELVET REVOLVER, is a polished, profes...

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OSBOURNE, HETFIELD, SIMMONS Featured In VH1 Classic's 'Seven Ages Of Rock' Series

"Seven Ages of Rock", a co-production with the BBC, will make its U.S. debut on VH1 Classic Monday, December 17. MTV veteran Mark Goodman narrates this seven-part series, which showcases the various genres of rock music that impacted and shaped pop culture. From the birth of rock to metal to alterna...

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KING DIAMOND: 'Give Me Your Soul ... Please' Enters Swedish Chart At No. 28

KING DIAMOND's latest album, "Give Me Your Soul ... Please" has entered the Swedish national chart at position No. 28 (it has since dropped to No. 29). As previously reported, the CD also landed at No. 58 on the Danish chart (the second highest new entry on the chart behind VELVET REVOLVER). "Give M...

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AC/DC Bassist, KING DIAMOND, LILLIAN AXE Guitarist To Guest On 'The Classic Metal Show'

AC/DC bassist Cliff Williams, King Diamond and LILLIAN AXE guitarist Steve Blaze will be the featured guests on this weekend's (July 14) edition of "The Classic Metal Show". The program airs live Saturdays between 9:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m. EST at www.theclassicmetalshow.com. Williams is currently taki...

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MESHUGGAH: Prague Concert Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of MESHUGGAH's July 10, 2007 concert at the Rock Café in Prague, Czech Republic has been posted at YouTube. MESHUGGAH will team up with THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN for a European tour in November. Revolver magazine (web site) reported in January that MESHUGGAH is returning on...

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MADBALL: Another New Song Posted Online

Another new MADBALL track, entitled "We the People", has been posted on the band's MySpace page. The song comes off the New York City hardcore legends' upcoming album, "Infiltrate the System", due on August 21 in the U.S. on Ferret Music (in Europe on I Scream, in South America on Liberation, in Aus...

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MNEMIC Guitarist Is Excited To Support METALLICA This Friday

Guitarist Mircea Gabriel Eftemie of Danish metallers MNEMIC has issued the following update: "It's been a while since the last update, but we've been super busy touring, and touring and guess what... TOURING! Since the beginning of this year we did four tours and as we are about to wrap up our mini...

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VELVET REVOLVER's 'Libertad' Enters Billboard Chart At No. 5

VELVET REVOLVER's sophomore album, "Libertad", sold 93,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release to land at position No. 5 on The Billboard chart. This is a little over one-third of the 256,000 first-week tally registered by its predecessor, "Contraband", which landed at No. 1...