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Former AFTER FOREVER Singer's REVAMP Confirmed For METAL FEMALE VOICES FEST VIII

Former AFTER FOREVER vocalist Floor Jansen's new project called REVAMP has been confirmed for the Metal Female Voices Fest VIII, set to take place October 23-24, 2010 at Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ARCH ENEMY LEAVES' EYES REVAMP DEJAFUSE BARE INFIN...

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MICHAEL ANTHONY Performs JIMI HENDRIX Classic With RATT; Video Available

Former VAN HALEN and current CHICKENFOOT bassist Michael Anthony joined RATT on stage this past Saturday night (January 16) at the House Of Blues in Anaheim, California to perform a cover version of the JIMI HENDRIX classic "Fire". RATT also debuted two brand new songs from the band's forthcoming al...

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LEAVES' EYES Interviewed By THE METAL NURSE

The Metal Nurse recently conducted an interview with LEAVES' EYES singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and drummer Chris "Seven" Antonopoulos (formerly of OPIATE FOR THE MASSES). Watch the chat below. Guitarist Mathias Röderer recently left LEAVES' EYES for "family reasons" and was replaced by Sander...

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JOE SATRIANI: 'Live In Paris: I Just Wanna Rock' DVD Trailer Posted Online

Veteran guitar legend Joe Satriani, one of the world's most renowned instrumental artists, recorded "Live in Paris: I Just Wanna Rock" on May 27, 2008 at The Grand Rex Theater in Paris, France. The brand new live two-disc CD and DVD will be released on February 2, 2010 through Epic Records. A traile...

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ASPHYX Explains Split With Bassist WANNES GUBBELS

Reformed Dutch death metal outfit ASPHYX has issued the following update: "It seems that there is a lot of confusion and misunderstanding due to the fact that ASPHYX and Wannes [Gubbels, bass] have split ways. The other blog was perhaps not clear enough about this and was interpretated wrongly by so...

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MANOWAR: Photos, Video Footage From Tour Kick-Off Available

Photos from MANOWAR's January 16 "Death To Infidels 2010" tour stop in Leipzig, Germany have been posted at Manowar.com. Also available is video footage (see below) that was shot during the band's Leipzig soundcheck, with fans who have purchased the "Ultimate Fan" pass in attendance. MANOWAR's "Deat...

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OVERKILL, VARG, UNDERTOW Confirmed For Germany's ROCKHARZ OPEN AIR

OVERKILL, VARG, UNDERTOW, EXCREMENTORY GRINDFUCKERS, BLACK MESSIAH and VAN CANTO have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Rockharz Open Air festival, set to take place July 8-10 at Flugplatz in Ballenstedt/Harz, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: BLACK MESSIAH BURNING...

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ANTHRAX, HALFORD, SADUS Members Added To ASYLUM Debut

Rob Caggiano (ANTHRAX),"Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, SEBASTIAN BACH),and Steve DiGiorgio (DEATH, SADUS, SEBASTIAN BACH) have recorded guest appearances on "A Lethal Dose Of Truth", the debut album from ASYLUM, the Illinois-based project featuring Markus Johansson (lead vocals, lead guitar) and...

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BROTHER FIRETRIBE DVD Featuring NIGHTWISH Members Due Next Month

BROTHER FIRETRIBE — the Finnish AOR/hard rock band featuring NIGHTWISH guitarist Emppu Vuorinen — will release a concert DVD, "Live At Apollo", on February 12. The disc was shot on April 15, 2009 at the Apollo in Helsinki and features a guest appearance by NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon on the song "...

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British DJ's VAN HALEN Outrage

Yahoo! Music News reports that a British DJ has come underfire from mental health groups after playing VAN HALEN's "Jump" moments before a suicidal woman leapt from a bridge. Steve Penk was broadcasting on 96.2FM The Revolution recently when four lanes of the M60 had to be closed because of the dram...

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HENRY ROLLINS Interviewed On Ireland's NEWSTALK

Punk rock icon Henry Rollins was recently interviewed by Tom Dunne of Newstalk, Ireland's national independent talk radio broadcaster. You can listen to the chat at this location. In an interview with Times Online, Rollins was asked if he is finished with singing. "Let's pretend my career in music i...

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ASPHYX Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

Reformed Dutch death metal outfit ASPHYX has parted ways with bassist Wannes Gubbels due to "musical differences." The group states, "Since ASPHYX is a non-compromising band, we had no other choice than to find a suitable replacement. A replacement in the very person of Alwin Zuur [PULVERIZER, ESCUT...

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SIX FEET UNDER Schedules Florida In-Store

Tampa, Florida death metallers SIX FEET UNDER will sign copies of the third installment of their cover series, "Graveyard Classics 3", on Saturday, January 23 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Sound Exchange in Brandon, Florida. Sound Exchange 732 West Lumsden Rd. Brandon, FL 33511 813-651-9316 Due on...

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ELDRITCH Hard At Work On 'Back-To-The-Roots' Album

Italian progressive-aggressive metal band ELDRITCH is currently writing material for its eighth album for a late 2010 release via Diversity Media/LMP. A new posting on the group's MySpace page reads, "The ELDRITCH guys are really concentrated on giving their fans a 'back-to-the-roots' album!! At the...

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PAISTE And ALEX VAN HALEN Announce 'Big Ride'

***UPDATE (March 15, 2010)***: Due to a conflict over the artwork on the cymbal, Paiste is delaying the release of the Big Ride. The renowned Swiss cymbal maker Paiste has announced the 2010 winter NAMM show introduction of the 2002 24" Big Ride. This special ride was created by Paiste's Sound Devel...