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HEAVEN AND HELL, ALICE COOPER, QUEENSRŸCHE: Tour Dates Announced

Following the group's successful spring tour, HEAVEN AND HELL will again wow American audiences with its bewitching stage set and truly timeless, classic metal as Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice return for the second U.S. leg of the quartet's continuing world tour. Set t...

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New VAN HALEN Tell-All Due In August

According to GuitarWorld.com, a new VAN HALEN tell-all, entitled "Everybody Wants Some: The Van Halen Saga" (Wiley Publishing),is scheduled to hit bookstore shelves late August. Written by noted metal journalist and radio host Ian Christe, the book recounts the life and times of the L.A. group that...

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SYMPHONY X Frontman Talks About Forthcoming 'Paradise Lost' CD

Metal Asylum recently conducted an interview with SYMPHONY X frontman Russell Allen. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Asylum: So it has been a while since SYMPHONY X put out a record ("The Odyssey" released in 2002). You recently started doing some shows in support of the new album "Paradi...

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'27 Heaven' Rock Musical/Satirical Play To Begin Open-Ended NYC Run This Week

After a triumphant national tour playing to sold-out audiences and standing ovations, the producers of "27 Heaven", a rock musical/satirical play about the conversations in heaven between four of the world's greatest rock stars who all died at the age of 27 — Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison...

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SOLEFALD's CORNELIUS JAKHELLN Wins Scandinavian Novel Contest

SOLEFALD's Cornelius Jakhelln has posted the following message on the band's MySpace page: "I hinted to this being a very special day in a bulletin this morning. Now the day is almost over and finally I have the time to inform you. At a press conference in Oslo today I was awarded the first prize .....

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ATTACKER Signs With CHAVIS RECORDS

Legendary heavy metal band ATTACKER has signed a deal with Chavis Records for the worldwide digital distribution of their complete catalog, including the critically acclaimed "Battle at Helms Deep", "The Second Coming", "Soul Taker" and "The Unknown". Formed in 1983 as one of the first heavy metal b...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: All The Rage

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "There's something about Glasgow. "I remember walking down the river one rainy morning back in 1994 or 95. Alone, feeling not quite as miserable as I mostly did back then. The feeling I've always had about this...

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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist Checks In From Recording Studio

ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "We've been in the studio for what seems like an eternity now, and this new album is really starting to sound like an epic chapter in the ARCH ENEMY saga! "I am always super excited about new music t...

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ELECTRIC EARTH: 'Selling Souls' Vinyl EP Detailed

Sweden's ELECTRIC EARTH has announced more details about its upcoming vinyl EP, "Selling Souls", due at the end of April. The A-side will feature the two newly recorded, non-album tracks "Bring on the Storm" and "Unicorn" while the B-side offers two covers featuring special guests. Mattias "Ia" Eklu...

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KAMELOT, LEAVES' EYES: New Concert Photos Available

Several high-quality pictures from the KAMELOT / LEAVES' EYES concert on April 8 at Stadthalle in Langen, Germany have been posted online at Sounds2Move.de. The two bands' setlists were as follows: KAMELOT: 01. Intro 02. When the Lights are Down 03. Soul Society 04. Mourning Star (new) 05. Center of...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Backing Singer Discusses ANGTORIA Project; Video Available

A seven-minute video interview with vocalist Sarah Jezebel Deva (CRADLE OF FILTH, ANGTORIA, THERION, MORTIIS),filmed at the New Orleans stop on CRADLE's recent North American tour, has been posted online at YouTube. ANGTORIA's video for the song "God Has a Plan for Us All" has been posted online at...

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ELECTRIC EARTH To Release New Album In May

Sweden's ELECTRIC EARTH will release its second album, "Vol II – Words Unspoken", in early May via Belgium's classic metal label Mausoleum Records. The rest of the world will receive the CD in late May or early June. The album, which was recorded at Studio Bohus with producer Roberto Laghi (MUSTASCH...

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'27 Heaven' Rock Musical/Satirical Play To Open In New York Tomorrow

After a triumphant national tour playing to sold-out audiences and standing ovations, the producers of "27 Heaven", a rock musical/satirical play about the conversations in heaven between four of the world's greatest rock stars who all died at the age of 27 — Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison...

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This is not what I expected from a band on the Ferret label in that hardcore, metalcore, or modern metal is not the order of the day. The second album from MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER is a tasty platter of southern-tinged hard rock strut and metallic boogie that succeeds both for its blazing .....

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Italian GUNS N' ROSES Fan Site Shuts Down In Response To 'Chinese Democracy' 'Saga'

Italian GUNS N' ROSES fan site/community GNRonline.it has officially shut down as a result of the lack of official information regarding the band and the group's long-awaited new album "Chinese Democracy". The GNRonline.it administrators have issued the following statement regarding the matter: "We...