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QUEEN Drummer: 'Toronto Is A Rock 'N' Roll Town And Canada Is A Rock 'N' Roll Country'

Cassandra Szklarski of Canadian Press reports: QUEEN fans stomped their feet and waved glow sticks in the air as they sang along to a star-studded debut of the rock musical "We Will Rock You" on Tuesday night (April 10). The stage show opened with a gala premiere attended by celebrities including ac...

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QUEEN's 'We Will Rock You' Musical To Open In Toronto Tonight

Tonight, April 10, Toronto will join the five million fans worldwide who have already rocked to the London and international smash hit "We Will Rock You" at the opening of the show at the Canon Theatre. QUEEN members Brian May and Roger Taylor along with writer/director Ben Elton, will be among the...

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MY DYING BRIDE Guitarist Talks About Songwriting Process For 'A Line Of Deathless Kings'

Justin Donnelly of The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with MY DYING BRIDE guitarist Hamish Glencross. A few excerpts follow: On the band's latest epic, "A Line Of Deathless Kings": "We worked hard on 'A Line Of Deathless Kings', so it's great that people are finally able to hear it. We...

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DEEP PURPLE Singer IAN GILLAN: 'A Journey In Rock' DVD Details Revealed

According to a posting at the DEEP PURPLE fan site TheHighwayStar.com, DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan's new six-hour autobiographical DVD, "Highway Star – A Journey in Rock", offers a thorough, compelling and infectious look at Ian's professional career — which in 2006 reached its 40th anniversary. T...

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COREY TAYLOR: SLIPKNOT To Begin Recording Before End Of Year

STONE SOUR/SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor was interviewed by 89.5 FM WSOU Seton Hall's Pirate Radio last Friday (April 6) before STONE SOUR's show in New York. A lucky contest winner was also on hand to ask some questions. During the interview, Taylor apparently stated that SLIPKNOT will release at...

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RIDE FOR DIME Benefit Event: Details Revealed

The third annual Ride For Dime — a one-day "Dimebag Darrell Remembrance Ride and Concert" which consists of a 52-mile motorcycle run in the morning followed by a live performance in Arlington, Texas — will take place on August 19. Scheduled to appear at the concert are PUMPJACK, TEXAS HIPPIE COALITI...

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ONCE DEAD Signs With OPEN GRAVE RECORDS

ONCE DEAD, the Christian metal band featuring former members of VENGEANCE RISING, has inked a deal with Open Grave Records. The group is currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on its debut album, "Visions of Hell", tentatively due this summer. According to a press release, "ONCE DEAD...

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GORGOROTH Guitarist Launches FORCES OF SATAN RECORDS

Guitarist Infernus (real name: Roger Tiegs) of the Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH has started his own record label, Forces of Satan Records. According to a posting on the band's web site, the goal of the label is "to be an independent media company/record label with a clear-cut Satanic profile...

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STONE SOUR: Interview With COREY TAYLOR To Air On WSOU 89.5 FM

STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor will interviewed by 89.5 FM WSOU Seton Hall's Pirate Radio this evening (Friday, April 6) before the band's show in New York. A lucky contest winner will also be on hand to ask some questions. The interview will air next week on WSOU, though the exact date and time h...

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GORGOROTH To Film New Video Next Week

Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH will film a video next week for an as-yet-undisclosed track from their latest album, "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam". "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam" was released last year via Sweden's Regain Records. The band was previously signed to Nuclear Blast Records, who relea...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY Guitarist To Guest On 'Sex To 9'

DARK TRANQUILLITY guitarist Martin Henriksson will be the special guest on the "Sex to 9" show on the London-based radio station TotalRock (web site) on Friday, April 13. The program goes out live Fridays between 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. CET. For more information, visit www.sexto9.com. As previously...

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NAGLFAR Cancels GATES OF METALBÅTEN Appearance

Swedish black metallers NAGLFAR have canceled their previously announced appearance at the Gates of Metalbåten festivail "due to unforeseen events." "Our apologies goes out to anyone who might be affected by this," the band writes on its web site. Gates of Metalbåten festival is scheduled to take pl...

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GORGOROTH Confirmed For Norway's HAMMERSLAG FESTIVAL

Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH have been confirmed for the Hammerslag Festival, set to take place July 20 at Støperiet in Tønsberg, Norway. For more information, visit www.hammerslagfestival.net. As previously reported, GORGOROTH guitarist Infernus was recently released on parole after serving...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY Bassist Diagnosed With Type 2 Diabetes

Bassist Michael Nicklassonn from Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY has posted the following message on the band's web site: "I've gotten some mails and questions concerning my health during this tour from fans that are worried about my weight loss and my numbness. The thing is that I...

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GREEN CARNATION Focusing On Songwriting

The latest release from Norwegian prog metal masters GREEN CARNATION, the "A Night Under the Dam" DVD is now available in Europe, Russia and the USA. The DVD is available in the USA through The End Records mailorder, on license in Russia and through regular distribution channels (a.k.a. shops, mailo...