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FATAL SMILE To Team Up With WIG WAM For Japanese Tour
Swedish "traditional" hard rock/heavy metal band FATAL SMILE will team up with Norwegian rockers WIG WAM — winners of the 2005 Norwegian Eurovision Song Contest — for three shows in Japan in late February/early March. The details are as follows: Feb. 26 – Tokyo, JPN - O-East Feb. 28 - Nagoya, JPN -...January 30, 2007
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PAIN CONFESSOR: 'Ne Plus Ultra' Video Posted Online
Finnish metallers PAIN CONFESSOR have posted their video for the track "Ne Plus Ultra" at YouTube.com. The song is the first single off the band's third album, "Purgatory of the Second Sun", due in Finland on March 14. The clip was shot by Vasara Films "Purgatory of the Second Sun" was recorded at ....January 29, 2007
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PAIN CONFESSOR: 'Purgatory Of The Second Sun' Track Listing Revealed
Finnish metallers PAIN CONFESSOR have finalized the track listing for their third album, "Purgatory of the Second Sun", due in Finland on March 14. "Purgatory of the Second Sun" was recorded at Fantom studio and is described by the band as "raw and furious. This album has [ten] songs from which 80%...January 28, 2007
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Former EXHUMED Guitarist Re-Launches BEREAVE Project
Former EXHUMED guitarist Mike Beams has launched a one-man project called BEREAVE. According to Beams, "BEREAVE is a project that was started in '93 as a three-piece doom band. We were trying to recreate CATHEDRAL's 'Forest of Equilibrium' and WINTER's 'Into Darkness' pretty much. We never got anyth...January 27, 2007
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ZAO Announces Lineup Changes, Plans To Cut Down On Touring
ZAO's official MySpace page has been updated with a brand new interview conducted by the group's manager and longtime friend Downey. It follows here in its entirety: Q: What's going on with ZAO? Scott Mellinger (guitar): ZAO has definitely made a lot of big changes. The most immediate thing to menti...January 24, 2007
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FATAL SMILE Signs With LOCOMOTIVE MUSIC
Swedish "traditional" hard rock/heavy metal band FATAL SMILE has inked a deal with Locomotive Music. The group's sophomore album, "Neo Natural Freaks", will be released in the U.S. on February 20. The follow-up to 2002's "Beyond Reality", "Neo Natural Freaks" received a European release in February...January 24, 2007
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ALICE IN CHAINS, KISS, MEGADETH, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY: More Photos From NAMM Available
Members of ALICE IN CHAINS, KISS, CHILDREN OF BODOM, STATIC-X, PAPA ROACH, SHADOWS FALL, TESTAMENT, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY and MEGADETH are among the musicians who attended this year's winter NAMM show (National Association of Music Merchants),which took place January 18-21 in Anaheim, California. Che...January 24, 2007
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Finland's SEAR To Release Sophomore Album In March
Finnish extreme metallers SEAR will release their second full-length album, "Lamentations of Destruction", on March 7 in Finland, March 9 in G/A/S (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) and March 5 in the rest of the world via Dynamic Arts Records. The CD was recorded last fall/early winter at Studio Ruho...January 23, 2007
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VINNIE PAUL, NIKKI SIXX, WARREN DEMARTINI: NAMM Photos Posted Online
Vinnie Paul (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN, HELLYEAH),Nikki Sixx (MÖTLEY CRÜE),Mick Mars (MÖTLEY CRÜE),Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Dave Mustaine (MEGADETH) and Warren DeMartini (RATT) are among the musicians that attended this year's winter NAMM show (National Association of Music Merchants) in Anaheim, Calif...January 22, 2007
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JON OLIVA: 'We Never Gave Up On SAVATAGE'
Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with SAVATAGE/JON OLIVA'S PAIN mastermind Jon Oliva. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: What was the motivation behind the formation of JON OLIVA'S PAIN? Jon: "It was mainly the lack of SAVATAGE work that was going on. Because of th...January 22, 2007
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SAVATAGE: 1996 Video Footage From DYNAMO OPEN AIR Festival Available
Professionally shot video footage of SAVATAGE performing the song "Dead Winter Dead" at the Dynamo Open Air festival in Eindhoven, Holland in 1996 has been posted online at YouTube.com. The clip originally aired on the German music video channel VIVA TV on the metal show "Metalla". As previously rep...January 22, 2007
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SAXON Manager Checks In
SAXON's manager Thomas Jensen has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "After a hectic week I would like to keep you posted on the latest activities of the band. It might be too much information but I'll try to keep it short. "Thursday: Biff [Byford, vocals] and Charlie [Ba...January 21, 2007
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THE CULT To Begin Recording New Album
THE CULT will enter the studio next month to begin pre-production on the group's first album since 2001's "Beyond Good and Evil". A fall release is expected. Also planned for release is a DVD of the band's November 13, 2006 concert at Irving Plaza in New York City, tentatively due in April. THE CULT...January 21, 2007
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PAUL STANLEY, JOHN 5, TWISTED SISTER AT NAMM: Photos Avialable
KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley and son Evan, ROB ZOMBIE/ex-MARILYN MANSON guitarist John 5 and members of TWISTED SISTER stopped by the Gibson Guitars booth at this year's NAMM show in Anaheim, California, where the guitar manufacturer highlighted 11 new offerings ranging from the CJ-165 Gibso...January 21, 2007
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EDDIE VAN HALEN Appears At FENDER's Winter NAMM Reception: Video Available
Legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen spoke and played guitar at Fender's Winter NAMM 2007 Global Dealer and Distributor Reception, held yesterday (Friday, January 19) at the Marriott in Anaheim, California. Watch video footage of Eddie's appearance at YouTube.com: Video#1 Video#2 Video#3 Video#4 Vide...January 20, 2007
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