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Reunited UNKNOWN CURE To Enter Studio In May

Tampa Bay-based thrash/death metal band UNKNOWN CURE has reformed after a two-year silence. Armed with new drummer Dave Conte and bassist William Beck, the group will enter the studio in May to begin work on the follow-up to 2002's "Afterlife". According to the band's official bio, UNKNOWN CURE's "A...

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KROKUS: Swiss Gold-Album Presentation To Be Held This Wednesday

Swiss hard rock veterans KROKUS will be presented with gold-record awards in Switzerland for their latest album, "Hellraiser", on April 11 at the Alpenrock House in Zurich. KROKUS will also perform an extended set at the venue beginning at 9:00 p.m. "Hellraiser", which was recorded with producer Den...

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SONATA ARCTICA Frontman Discusses New Album, Possibility Of Solo CD

Clare B. of the Canada-based metal webzine Sacred Embrace recently conducted an interview with SONATA ARCTICA vocalist Tony Kakko. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Sacred Embrace: Have there been any responses yet to the [new SONATA ARCTICA] album ["Unia"]? Tony Kakko: I haven't seen any r...

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PAIN OF SALVATION Drummer Featured In EAST DRUMS Video Clip

Swedish drum company East Drums has posted video clips on its MySpace page of several of its endorsees, including Johan Langell from PAIN OF SALVATION, Joakim Jonsson from SKYFIRE, Tony Skiöld from RAMPANT and Kenneth Björnlund from THE BOPPERS. Check out the footage at this location. According to t...

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BLACK SABBATH: Three Chapters From 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath' Biography Available Online

Rockdetector.com, the world's biggest rock and metal database with over 56,000 band pages, is now hosting no less than three chapters of Garry Sharpe-Young's acclaimed BLACK SABBATH biography "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" at this location. Described by Black-Sabbath.com as the "SABBATH bible," Garry's bo...

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GEEZER BUTLER Recounts 1980 Riot At BLACK SABBATH's Milwaukee Concert

Jeff Muendel of Wisconsin's Maximum Ink music magazine recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal bassist Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN AND HELL). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Maximum Ink: You have three new songs on the new best-of CD, "Black Sabbath: The Dio Ye...

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BROKEN TEETH: 'Electric' Track Listing Revealed

BROKEN TEETH, the Austin-based hard rock quintet featuring former DANGEROUS TOYS/WATCHTOWER vocalist Jason McMaster, has set the tentative track listing for its upcoming CD, "Electric", a collection of new and re-recorded tracks from their self-released albums "Broken Teeth" and "Guilty Pleasures"....

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Former VENOM/Current ATOMKRAFT Frontman Launches RAUBTIER

Former VENOM and current ATOMKRAFT frontman Tony Dolan has launched a brand new project dubbed RAUBTIER. Joining Dolan in the U.K./Swedish group's lineup are Hulkoff and Matt Buffalo. Three recently recorded demo tracks can be heard on the band's official MySpace page. RAUBTIER is: Tony "Demolition"...

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GLENN HUGHES Is Pushing For 'Burn'-Era DEEP PURPLE Reunion

Glenn Hughes spoke with Rocknworld's Morley Seaver recently to discuss his new record, "Music for the Divine", as well as his past addictions, his working relationship with RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith and the long-rumored reformation of the "Burn"-era lineup of DEEP PURPLE. Here's an ex...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY: NICK CATANESE, J.D. DESERVIO Audio Interviews Posted Online

Part three of "Talking Metal"'s special BLACK LABEL SOCIETY coverage contains interviews host John Ostronomy conducted with guitarist Nick Catanese, bassist John "J.D." DeServio, and BLS family members, including "Big Nick" Catanese and Pat "The Kat" DeServio. Interview topics include Nick Catanese'...

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CANDLEMASS: New Album Track Listing Revealed

Legendary Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS will release their new album, "King of the Grey Islands", on June 22 through Nuclear Blast Records. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Prologue 02. Emperor of the Void 03. Devil Seed 04. Of Stars and Smoke 05. Demonia 6 06. Destroyer 07. Man of Sha...

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BLACK SABBATH: Photos From New York City Signing Session Available

BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN AND HELL guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler, singer Ronnie James Dio, and drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO) signed copies of the new BLACK SABBATH CD, "The Dio Years", earlier today (Tuesday, April 3) at Best Buy (44th & 5th Avenue) in New York City. Chec...

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HEAVEN AND HELL On 'The Opie & Anthony Show'; Video Available

HEAVEN AND HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler, singer Ronnie James Dio, and drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO) — were the in-studio guests on "The Opie & Anthony Show" yesterday (Monday, April 2). Watch video footage of the appearance at...

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HEAVEN AND HELL DVD Shoot Cut Short By Union Issue

Launch Radio Networks reports: The BLACK SABBATH offshoot HEAVEN AND HELL shot a concert DVD at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Friday (March 30). By all accounts, the band's performance was great, with some long-time fans calling it the group's best show ever, but things didn't go as smoo...

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HEAVEN AND HELL To Guest On XM's 'Eddie Trunk Live' Today

HEAVEN AND HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler, singer Ronnie James Dio, and drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO) — will be the featured guests on "Eddie Trunk Live" on XM Satellite Radio today (Monday, April 2) between 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m....