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Signed LED ZEPPELIN Souvenir Program In UK Auction

BBC News reports that legendary rockers LED ZEPPELIN have donated a signed souvenir program from their reunion gig last December to a football club to help raise funds. It was sent to Aberystwyth Town by singer Robert Plant, and there are plans to auction it later this year. Tony Bates, chairman of...

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DISMEMBER, HATESPHERE, FALL OF SERENITY Comment On 'Europa Burns' Tour

DISMEMBER, HATESPHERE and FALL OF SERENITY have issued statements on their recently completed joint European trek, dubbed Europa Burns Tour 2008. Commented DISMEMBER: "The tour is over, sad but true. We did 24 shows on this tour and on every single one we had a blast. We would like to thank the whol...

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AEROSMITH Guitarist Schedules Knee Surgery

For the past two years, Joe Perry has put off much-needed knee surgery so that he could fulfill AEROSMITH's live commitments and perform for fans. During this time, the condition of his knee worsened and the pain became chronic. Last weekend (February 29 - March 1),his knee finally gave out on him...

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VICIOUS RUMORS Announces New Guitarist

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have announced the addition of guitarist Kiyoshi Morgan (photo) to the group's ranks. According to a press release "Kiyo is a longtime San Francisco Bay Area pro, playing lead guitar in several tribute bands, covering the styles of SLAYER, JUDA...

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URIAH HEEP: New Album Details Revealed

Universal Music has announced the release of a new studio album from British rock legends URIAH HEEP in June 2008. "Wake The Sleeper" will be URIAH HEEP's first studio album in almost ten years (the first since 1998's "Sonic Origami") and is set to herald an exciting new phase for the band. The albu...

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SABBAT Guitarist, Vocalist To Appear On New HELL Album

Guitarist Andy Sneap and vocalist Martin Walkyier of the British thrashers SABBAT will contribute to the new album from the reactivated early '80s Derbyshire, UK metallers HELL. Commented Andy: "Something I'm sure you've heard both myself and Martin mention in the past is the huge influence early '8...

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ANGEL BLAKE: Swedish Date Announced

ANGEL BLAKE, the Swedish band featuring former THE CROWN guitarist Marko Tervonen, has completed work on its second album at Tervonen's Studio MT (located three kilometers from Trollhättan, Sweden) for a late April release via Dynamic Arts Records. A single, entitled "Defenseless", will precede the...

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LENG TCH'E To Release Split Mini-CD With F**K THE FACTS

Belgian razorgrind warriors LENG TCH'E have issued the following update: "We're currently recording four brand new songs for a split 7"/mini-CD release with our good friends in FUCK THE FACTS. The split album will be released by Power It Up Records in the summer. These songs will be the first record...

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LORDI 'Busy Writing New Material'

Finnish monster rock n' roll band LORDI has posted an update on their official site about recording new material and upcoming live dates. "We are busy writing new material right now for an upcoming album. We've also been confirmed for a few summer festivals in Europe, so keep checking our tour page...

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AEROSMITH Guitarist To Undergo Knee Surgery

According to The Buffalo News, AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry's concert scheduled for Saturday, April 5, at the Seneca Allegany Casino and Hotel has been canceled. Perry is to undergo knee surgery and must cancel some of his tour dates, casino officials said in an announcement today. Tickets for the...

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JON OLIVA Talks Metal

Germany's Metal Hammer magazine recently conducted an interview with Jon Oliva (SAVATAGE, JON OLIVA'S PAIN). An excerpt from the chat follows: Metal Hammer: Who personifies metal the most for you — and why? Oliva: As a musician I have to say Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler because of their riffs and da...

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THE STEVE GRIMMETT BAND Confirmed For UK's Z ROCK 08 Festival

THE STEVE GRIMMETT BAND, the new U.K.-based group led by former GRIM REAPER/ONSLAUGHT singer Steve Grimmett, has been confirmed for the Z Rock 08 festival, set to take place May 16-17 at The Asylum, Hampton Street, Hockley, Birmingham, England. Steve last performed at Z Rock in 2004 with his previou...

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Emotional Coma

Europe has been enjoying (and raving about) this muscular, intense melodic hard rock record for a few months now, and America finally gets its chance to sample the comeback album from Sweden's LION'S SHARE. Six years after the band's last output, guitarist and mainman Lars Chriss has recruited vocal...

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EULOGY Tracking 'Demo' Drums

Founding member/guitarist Jarrett Pritchard of Tampa's now-legendary death metal outfit EULOGY has issued the following update: "Spent the last month intensely rehearsing with Tony [Laureano, EULOGY/DIMMU BORGIR drummer] and the guys. Good stuff. We tracked some demo drums in the rehearsal space. So...

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DEATHRASH: New Song To Be Posted Online This Friday

Bassist/founding member Pat Burns of the reunited New Jersey thrashers DEATHRASH has issued the following update: "DEATHRASH will be posting the song 'Unfinished Business' on our MySpace page this Friday, March 7! This is the first new DEATHRASH song in 20 years and the first track from our upcoming...