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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP To Return To Japan In February

Legendary guitarist Michael Schenker's official web site has been updated with the following message: "After a six-year absence, Japan again was 'ready to rock!' All shows were sold out and the venues were packed. The air was filled with rock 'n' roll and the crowd roared like the devil himself. Whe...

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FAIR WARNING Completes First Japanese Tour In Six Years

German hard rockers FAIR WARNING recently completed their first Japanese tour in six years with successful concerts in Hiroshima, Nagoya, Osaka and Tokyo. The band also performed at the Firefest in Notthingham, England on October 28. This was the band's first-ever appearance in the U.K. and it was a...

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Unsu

French modern thrashers LYZANXIA seemed to have gotten their fair share of accolades these past few years and a fair amount of anticipation accompanied the recently released (October 17 in the U.S.) "Unsu", the band's debut for France's Listenable Records. Said album is my first exposure to the grou...

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ALICE COOPER's CHRISTMAS PUDDING: Details Revealed

According to a posting at SickthingsUK, the official Christmas Pudding site has revealed the details of the lineup for this year's event. Performing will be Alice Cooper and the original ALICE COOPER members Michael Bruce, Neil Smith, and Dennis Dunaway, Tommy Shaw and JACK BLADE BAND, Danny Seraphi...

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SYMPHORCE: 'Become Death' Track Listing Revealed

German power metallers SYMPHORCE, featuring BRAINSTORM frontman Andy B. Franck, are preparing to enter House of Music studios in Winterach, Germany with producer Dennis Ward to begin recording their new album, "Become Death", due in February/March via Metal Blade Records. According to the band, the...

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CELTIC FROST Video To Be Featured At Film Festival

CELTIC FROST's new video clip for the song "A Dying God Coming Into Human Flesh" will be featured as part of the program of the 42nd edition of the renowned Solothurn Film Festival in Switzerland, January 22 -28, 2007. The clip will be shown in the category "Sound & Stories". "A Dying God Coming...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER Cancels Tokyo Concert After Falling Ill

Legendary guitarist Michael Schenker was forced to cancel MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP's concert at Tokyo, Japan's Nakano Sunplaza after three songs Friday night (Nov. 17) because he was suffering from an unspecified illness. The following report was issued by the Michael Schenker News and Tour Informatio...

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PRIMORDIAL Vocalist Issues Update

Vocalist Nemtheanga of the Irish dark metal masters PRIMORDIAL has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Fuck, autumn didn't seem to last long, did it? We only seem to have two seasons these days — winter for nine months and summer for three. That's global warming for you....

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JOB FOR A COWBOY To Tour With PSYOPUS, SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY

The Arizona destructive metal quintet known as JOB FOR A COWBOY has just confirmed an upcoming tour with Metal Blade labelmates PSYOPUS and Ferret newcomers SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY. The tour kicks off on January 12 in Menomonee, WI and will end on February 18 in Arlington Heights, IL. Two more acts wil...

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Ex-ANTHRAX Singer JOHN BUSH Is The New Voice Of BURGER KING

If you have missed the voice of ARMORED SAINT/ex-ANTHRAX singer John Bush, start listening for John Bush voiceover on Burger King TV commercials, which should start airing for the holiday season. The first spot is for a Burger King credit card stocking stuffer, while the second spot is in conjunctio...

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KISS To Continue Raiding Vaults For DVD Series

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports: With the new "Kissology: The Ultimate Kiss Collection Vol. 1 1974-1977" lodged atop Billboard's Top Music Video chart, KISS' Gene Simmons promises there's more where that came from. "We hope it's going to be a 10-volume set," Simmons tells Billboard.com. "Volume...

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GOD DETHRONED: Greek Dates Cancelled

Dutch death metallers GOD DETHRONED have cancelled their previously announced dates in Athens (Dec. 9) and Thessaloniki (Dec. 10),Greece. "Everything was already arranged weeks ago and we were really looking forward to play Greece again," the group writes on its web site. "However, in the last coup...

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DEMIRICOUS Added To 'Chimaira Christmas 7'

Indianapolis-based death/thrash metal band DEMIRICOUS has been added to the CHIMAIRA-headlined "Chimaira Christmas 7" event on Wednesday, December 27 at the House of Blues in Cleveland, Ohio. Tickets are available now via Ticketmaster. DEMIRICOUS recently announced the addition of drummer Dustin Bol...

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AXEMASTER Completes New Demo

Reformed Ohio-based power/thrash metal band AXEMASTER, who found success in the '80s and '90s with two albums released by Azra International and two CDs issued via Unisound Records, have finished recording a new three-song demo — the group's first new material in 15 years. Check out the tracks "Lost...

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CELTIC FROST Frontman Struggles To 'Retain Even A Small Measure Of Sanity'

CELTIC FROST frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has posted the following message on his official blog: "All the events that have occurred within this band in the past five years... All the things undertaken and endured nonetheless. Astonishing and overwhelming. Unbearable to hear the final vivid chords of...