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NECROPHAGIST Drummer Schedules U.S. Clinics

Last week German death metal band NECROPHAGIST announced the addition of world-renowned drummer Marco Minnemann to its lineup. Minnemann will begin playing drums for NECROPHAGIST on the band's upcoming headlining North American tour, dubbed "Summer Slaughter Tour", also featuring labelmates CEPHALIC...

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U.D.O. To Release New EP In April

U.D.O., the band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, will release a new EP, entitled "The Wrong Side of Midnight", on April 27. The EP will include two versions of the title track as well as three non-album tracks. U.D.O. is currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on its n...

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ACCEPT Bassist Says 'Acoustic' Version Of 'Balls' Is 'Butchering Of Metal History'

ACCEPT bassist Peter Baltes has slammed the version of the band's classic song "Balls to the Wall" that appears on the newly issued "VH1 Metal Mania Stripped Volume 3" CD as "the biggest piece of garbage I have ever heard." Even though the acoustic version of "Balls to the Wall" that appears on "Str...

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ACCEPT: Rare T-Shirts For Sale

A collection of rare t-shirts from legendary German heavy metal band ACCEPT has been made available for sale at this location. ACCEPT in 2005 completed a 25th anniversary tour with a touring lineup of original members Udo Dirkschneider (vocals),Wolf Hoffmann and Herman Frank (both on guitar) and Pe...

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U.D.O.: New Album Title Announced

U.D.O., the band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, has set "Mastercutor" as the title of its new album, due on May 18 via AFM Records. The group is currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on the CD before it is mastered in the beginning of March. U.D.O. supported LORDI o...

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ROB ZOMBIE: 'Werewolf Women' Trailer Is 'Quite Possibly The Greatest Motion Picture Ever Made'

Rob Zombie has completed work on "Werewolf Women of the SS", one of the series of fake trailers audiences will see between Robert Rodriguez's "Planet Terror" and Quentin Tarantino's "Death Proof" when they check out "Grindhouse" beginning April 6. In a Jan. 21 posting on his MySpace page, Zombie cal...

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DORO: Illness Forces Belgian In-Store Cancellation

DORO has reportedly cancelled today's signing session at Feedback in Aalst, Belgium due to an unspecified illness. No further information is currently available. As previously reported, DORO has been confirmed as the support act for EDGUY for their two headlining shows at the Wartenberg Oval in Fuld...

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DORO To Support EDGUY On German Dates

German hard rock singer DORO has been confirmed as the support act for EDGUY for their two headlining shows at the Wartenberg Oval in Fulda, Angersbach on February 23-24, 2007. As previously reported, DORO has been confirmed for the tenth-anniversary edition of Germany's Summer Breeze festival, set...

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DORO Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

German hard rock singer DORO has been confirmed for the tenth-anniversary edition of Germany's Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 16-18, 2007 in Dinkelsbühl. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMON AMARTH THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER COMMUNIC DARK FUNERAL...

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DORO, LEAVES' EYES, KEEP OF KALESSIN Confirmed For Norway's KARMØYGEDDON Festival

DORO (Friday headliner),LEAVES' EYES and KEEP OF KALESSIN have been confirmed for Norway's Karmøygeddon festival, set to take place May 4-5, 2007 in Haugesund. Also scheduled to appear are KAMELOT (Saturday headliner),BREED, COMMUNIC, SCAR SYMMETRY and PICTURES OF PAIN. For more information, visit...

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HEAVEN AND HELL Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

HEAVEN AND HELL — the new band featuring legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) alongside original BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, plus drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH) — has been confirmed for next year's Sweden Rock Festival, set to...

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ROB HALFORD, ROBERT PLANT, BON SCOTT, OZZY Are Among 'Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists'

Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST),Robert Plant (LED ZEPPELIN) and Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) are among the singers who appear on Hit Parader magazine's (cover) list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists" (published in the November 2006 issue). Commented the editors of the magazi...

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DORO: '20 Years A Warrior Soul' DVD To Be Shown In German Movie Theaters

German singer Doro Pesch will issue a new double DVD on November 17 as part of the "20 Years a Warrior Soul" version of her new release, "Warrior Soul Winter Edition (20 Years a Warrior Soul)" — a career overview of one of the most successful female hard rock artists of all time. On the ...

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WHITESNAKE's COVERDALE, ALDRICH To Attend SWEDEN ROCK Kick-Off

WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale and guitarist Doug Aldrich will be making an "exclusive appearance" at the Sweden Rock Festival kick-off on December 2 at Nalen in Stockholm, Sweden. At this event the first batch of bands booked for next year's festival will be announced. Scheduled to perform at...

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DORO: Photos From São Paulo, Brazil Posted Online

German hard rock singer Doro Pesch has uploaded a number of photos from her recent appearance in São Paulo, Brazil. Check them out at this location. As previousky reported, Pesch will play an exclusive acoustic set on October 25 at the Hard Rock Café in Cologne, Germany. The show ill start at 9:30 ....