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LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR: New Song Available For Download
"Horde of Undead Vengeance", the new track from the Chicago-based doomsters LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR, is available for download at this location. The song comes off the group's new album, "War Metal Battle Master", due on March 25 via Southern Lord Records. The CD includes a 20-page booklet featuring ar...March 8, 2008
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EPICA Plays One-Off Show In London; Photos, Review Available
Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA — whose lead singer, Simone Simons, was recently infected with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA),also known as the hospital bacteria — played a one-off show in London, UK last night (Thursday, March 6),supporting SYMPHONY X at the Astoria. Photos an...March 7, 2008
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CHRIS CAFFERY To Release New Solo Album In October
SAVATAGE/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA guitarist Chris Caffery is continuing the songwriting process for his new solo album, which he plans to record between May and July for an October release. Working songtitles set to appear on the CD include "House Of Insanity", "Shame", "The Fleas", "Schizophrenia"...March 7, 2008
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PHANTOM-X Pulls Out Of Germany's KEEP IT TRUE X; BATTLEROAR Steps In
PHANTOM-X has been forced to pull out of the Keep It True X festival, dubbed "Reign Of The Tyrant", which is scheduled to take place April 4-5, 2008 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. According to festival organizers, the band called off the gig "because singer Kevin Goocher [who a...March 6, 2008
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GOD FORBID Guitarist: 'F**k The Record Business, We're In The Band Business'
GOD FORBID guitarist Dallas Coyle has written the latest entry of his weekly column for MetalSucks, "The Hard R." In this installment, Dallas talks about the Internet, downloading, and the state of the record business. An excerpt from the blog follows: "After my last two blogs, my brother had a 'tal...March 6, 2008
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Ex-KISS Guitarist BRUCE KULICK Resumes Work On Solo Album
Former KISS and current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Bruce Kulick recently resumed recording his next solo CD, tentatively titled "BK3". He has launched a studio blog to give fans a chance to keep track of the process. An excerpt from Bruce's latest entry reads as follows: "Well, after nearly four...March 6, 2008
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ROYAL HUNT Drummer Forced To Sit Out European Tour
Drummer Allan Sorensen of the Denmark-based hard rockers ROYAL HUNT will be forced to sit out the band's upcoming tour (starting in May) due to "family obligations." The group is already talking to several possible candidates to fill in for the upcoming trek, but if there are any experienced drummer...March 5, 2008
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UFO Bassist PETE WAY Forced To Sit Out U.S. Tour
Veteran hard rockers UFO have issued the following update: "The U.S. embassy in London has turned down Pete's [Way, bass] application for a working visa — even though the respective authorities in the U.S. homeland had already approved it. The U.S. embassy did not say why they turned down the applic...March 5, 2008
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'Taste Of Chaos' Scam Hits Web
The Pulse of Radio reports that a scam centered around tickets to the Taste of Chaos tour has hit the Web. A person passing themselves off as "Jennifer Weds" at the email address [email protected] is sending out emails offering two VIP tickets for $95 each. The messages generally say in pa...March 4, 2008
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LEAVES' EYES, ATROCITY Explain MANDRAGORA'S FEST Cancellation
LEAVES' EYES and ATROCITY have issued the following joint statement regarding the cancellation of their appearance at this past weekend's Mandragora's Fest in Mexico: "Last Saturday [March 1] LEAVES' EYES and ATROCITY were forced to cancel Mandragora's Fest in Mexico due to major technical problems...March 4, 2008
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TERÄSBETONI Frontman Isn't Worried About Fan Backlash Over Finnish EUROVISION Victory
Jussi Ahlroth of Helsingin Sanomat reports: The "Tampere martial metal," or "heroic metal" (the genres on offer are many) band TERÄSBETONI — the name translates as "[Steel-]Reinforced Concrete" — is not ruffled by the thought that it might become adversely branded after winning the Finnish Eurovisio...March 4, 2008
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LAUREN HARRIS, AIRBOURNE Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival
According to LoudVision, LAUREN HARRIS and AIRBOURNE have been confirmed for this year's Gods of Metal festival, set to take place June 27-29, 2008 in Bologna, Italy. Meanwhile, IN EXTREMO has been forced to cancel its appearance at the event. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: Frida...March 4, 2008
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PRIMAL FEAR Announces New Guitarist
German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR, who yesterday announced that guitarist Stefan Leibing was leaving the band in order to focus on family life, have issued the following update: "We've decided to continue with one of the most exciting and respected guitar player in the business — Magnus Karlsson fr...March 4, 2008
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SOILWORK Unable To Make Dallas Show
Swedish metallers SOILWORK have been forced to cancel tonight's (Monday, March 3) Dallas concert at The Door with THROWDOWN, THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD and WAR OF AGES. The group's tour manager has released the following statement on the matter: "SOILWORK regret missing the show but the weather co...March 3, 2008
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VAN HALEN Tour Promoter Issues Statement
MTV.com reports that the reunited VAN HALEN have been forced to postpone four upcoming dates of their U.S. tour due to an unspecified medical condition affecting guitarist Eddie Van Halen. A statement issued by tour promoter Live Nation on Monday afternoon (March 3) explained that concerts in Dallas...March 3, 2008
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