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MALEVOLENT CREATION Signs With MASSACRE RECORDS

Veteran Florida-based extreme metallers MALEVOLENT CREATION have inked a European deal with Massacre Records for the release of their new album, "Doomsday X". Due on August 24, the CD was recorded and engineered at Mercury Recording Studios in Pompano Beach, Florida by longtime friend and producer (...

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JOB FOR A COWBOY's Debut Has 'Exceeded Expectations'

Glendale, AZ extreme metal band JOB FOR A COWBOY's debut album, "Genesis" landed at # 54 on Billboard's Top 200 chart this week, shifting nearly 13,000 units. Referred to as "the most anticipated debut release from a metal band in years," "Genesis" exceeded expectations and joined the initial releas...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN Auctioning Backdrop, Guitar Pedal

JON OLIVA'S PAIN, led by the SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, is parting ways with two items from its past tours. The first item, a massive 10' x 30' backdrop from the "'Tage Mahal" record was sold on eBay in a blazing eight minutes after the auction began for $900.00. The winning bidder, a die-hard f...

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ULI JON ROTH: First SKY ACADEMY Guests Confirmed

The first guests have been confirmed for this year's Uli Jon Roth Sky Academy seminar and concerts. Set to take place August 22-26 at Musician's Institute in Los Angeles, the concept of Sky Academy was conceived by Uli. He wanted a medium to teach his own unique approach to musicians wanting to take...

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VADER Cancels WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival Appearance

Polish death metallers VADER have issued the following update: "We would like to inform [everyone] about [the] cancellation of VADER's previously announced appearance [at the] Wacken Open Air 2007 [festival]. We are really sorry for the fans that were looking forward to our show! "Black metal [band]...

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DREAMLAND Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

Sweden metallers DREAMLAND have been confirmed for the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Wednesday, June 6: THE AUSTRALIAN PINK FLOYD SHOW ANNIHILATOR NOCTURNAL RITES WOLF CRASHDIET BLACK DEBBATH CRAZY LIXX RANDY PI...

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VANDEN PLAS, CIRCUS MAXIMUS, THY MAJESTIE Confirmed For PROGPOWER UK Festival

VANDEN PLAS, CIRCUS MAXIMUS, THY MAJESTIE, DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA, POWER QUEST and SERENITY have been confirmed for the ProgPower UK 2008 festival, set to take place March 28-29 at Anson Rooms in Bristol, England. More acts will be announced soon. This year's ProgPower UK festival was held on March...

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SCORPIONS Singer Surprises Band's 'Biggest Fan' On Greek TV

SCORPIONS singer Klaus Meine appeared yesterday (Sunday, May 20) on a popular Greek TV show in order to surprise the band's biggest fan in Greece. The fan, named Vassilis, won tickets to the SCORPIONS show in Athens on June 18 and backstage passes to the concert. Klaus is in Greece for the press con...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN Drummer Issues Update On Upcoming Album

Drummer Christopher Kinder of JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the band led by SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, has issued the following update: "Now that the spring touring is finally in the can, we thought it was time to update you with some detailed info on JON OLIVA'S PAIN [album] #3...coming soon to a store nea...

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AEROSMITH Drummer Teams Up With Technical Owner To Open Newbury Street Store

Jon Chesto of The Patriot Ledger reports: AEROSMITH drummer Joey Kramer won't be promoting a new recording at his next big launch party. Instead, he'll be celebrating the opening of a skateboard and clothing boutique in the heart of Boston's fashion district. Kramer has teamed up with John Nichols,...

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ICED EARTH Announces New Guitarist

ICED EARTH guitarist/leader Jon Schaffer has posted the following message on the band's web site: "Our new guitar player's name is Troy Seele. Troy did a few solos on the new record and will be touring with us. He's been a friend of mine for about 10 years and is from the Indianapolis (Indy) area. ....

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TALISMAN: U.K. Dates Cancelled

According to MelodicRock.com, the U.K. leg of TALISMAN's tour has been cancelled "due to unforeseen circumstances beyond [the band's] control." The dates may be rescheduled for later in the year. TALISMAN is the long-running Swedish-American melodic hard rock band which revolves around Jeff (also of...

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3 LEGGED DOGG: 'Give And Take Away' Video Posted Online

The first-ever video from 3 LEGGED DOGG, "Give and Take Away", has been posted on the MySpace.com. Shot in Los Angeles, the clip was directed by Raz, who has worked with a wide variety of renowned artists — the DWARVES, JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT, and CHERRY ST. Additionally, the clip was edited by Alliso...

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WINDS OF PLAGUE Announces Summer Tour, Completes New Album

WINDS OF PLAGUE is set to embark on "The American Uprising Tour", a lengthy summer trek that kicks off on June 27, with CATHERINE, BENEATH THE SKY, BORN OF OSIRIS and AT THE THRONE OF JUDGMENT. The group recently completed work on their much-anticipated Century Media debut offering with Daniel Castl...

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DIMMU BORGIR, DEVILDRIVER, CHIMAIRA, ATREYU: ESP Video Interviews Available

ESP Guitars has just added four new videos to its expanding collection of exclusive interviews with their endorsed artists. The latest vids feature Galder and Silenoz from DIMMU BORGIR (video); Rob Arnold and Matt DeVries from CHIMAIRA (video); Jeff Kendrick, Jon Miller, and Mike Spreitzer from DEVI...