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TARJA TURUNEN's HARUS Project: CD, DVD, Blu-Ray Details Revealed
earMUSIC has announced the release of the first official product by former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen's new project HARUS. A brand new HARUS live album/DVD will be made available worldwide by earMUSIC in collaboration with Edel's classic music division Berlin Classics. This joint venture from tw...October 27, 2011
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POISON Responds To Song Theft Allegations
A lawyer for 1980s hair-metal band POISON has released a statement to The Hollywood Reporter slamming as "baseless" a new lawsuit that claims several hit songs on the group's debut album, "Look What The Cat Dragged In", were stolen a quarter century ago from another band. POISON was sued last week b...October 27, 2011
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QUEEN Drummer Talks 'Queen Extravaganza' In New Video Interview
QUEEN drummer Roger Taylor recently spoke to Fox News about the band's Queen Extravaganza production and what people can expect when it hits the road next year. According to The Pulse Of Radio, Taylor says that the bottom line for him and Brian May launching the talent search for Queen Extravaganza...October 25, 2011
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JOURNEY To Receive BILLBOARD's 'Legend Of Live' Award
According to Billboard.com, JOURNEY will receive the "Legend of Live" award at the 2011 Billboard Touring Awards on November 10 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York. The awards are part of the Billboard Touring Conference, taking place on November 9-10. The Billboard "Legend of Live" award honors grou...October 24, 2011
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SIRENIA Announces New Guitarist
Norwegian/Spanish female-fronted gothic metallers SIRENIA have announced the addition of guitarist Jan Erik Soltvedt to the group's ranks. Commented SIRENIA guitarist/composer Morten Veland: "Some of you already know Jan Erik from the shows at [Germany's] Wacken Open Air and [Portugal's] GSM [Gallus...October 24, 2011
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BENEDICTUM, DESDEMON, ECHOTERRA Confirmed For FLIGHT OF THE VALKYRIES Festival
BENEDICTUM will headline this year's Flight Of The Valkyries female-fronted metal festival on Saturday, November 19 at Sonar in Baltimore, Maryland. Also scheduled to appear are DESDEMON, ECHOTERRA, BRAVE and CASSANDRA SYNDROME. Now in its fifth year, the festival welcomes back BENEDICTUM, now makin...October 24, 2011
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MR. BIG: New Video Interview Posted Online
More-Classic-Rock.com conducted an interview with Billy Sheehan and Paul Gilbert of the reunited MR. BIG on October 10 at the Columbiaclub in Berlin, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. MR. BIG's new album, "What If", was released in Europe on January 21 via Frontiers Records. The North Ameri...October 23, 2011
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CRASHDIET: Footage Of Melbourne Acoustic Performance Posted Online
Swedish glam rockers CRASHDIET took part in a meet-and-greet and acoustic performance earlier today (Sunday, October 23) at Allan's Music + Billy Hyde in Melbourne, Australia. Video footage of the unplugged set can now be viewed below. CRASHDIET's third album, "Generation Wild", will be released on...October 23, 2011
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LAMB OF GOD Frontman Performs With CHTHONIC In Taiwan (Video)
LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe join Taiwanese metallers CHTHONIC on stage earlier tonight (Saturday, October 22) at the Sing-Ling Temple in Taiwan. Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below. (Note: Blythe can first be seen around the 4:10 mark in the top clip.) Sing-Ling Temple...October 22, 2011
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Did POISON Steal '80s Hits From Another Band?
According to The Hollywood Reporter, POISON is being sued by Billy McCarthy and James Stonich, who were members of a Chicago band known as KID ROCKER, for allegedly stealing four of KID ROCKER's songs. The plaintiffs claim that guitarist C.C. DeVille auditioned for KID ROCKER in 1984 prior to joinin...October 22, 2011
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LAMB OF GOD Frontman To Perform With CHTHONIC In Taiwan
LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe will join Taiwanese metallers CHTHONIC on stage this Saturday, October 22 at the Sing-Ling Temple in Taiwan. A photo of Blythe rehearsing with CHTHONIC for tomorrow's performance can be seen below. Sing-Ling Temple is an ancient battlefield and a historical landmark...October 21, 2011
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New DREAM THEATER Drummer Says He 'Had A Flawless Audition'
Jeffrey Easton of Metal Exiles recently conducted an interview with new drummer Mike Mangini of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow belw. Metal Exiles: In your drummer audition, you said this was not just a gig. Do you think that your passion for DREAM T...October 21, 2011
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THE CULT's New Album Has A 'ZEP/STOOGES Mix Of Energy,' Says Bassist
In a recent interview with ViperRoom.com, THE CULT bassist Chris Wyse stated about the status of the band's long-awaited ninth album, "The new THE CULT deal is with [the] Cooking Vinyl [label]. We're in good company with THE PRODIGY and MARILYN MANSON. The record is nearly done; Ian [Astbury] is pro...October 20, 2011
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TARJA TURUNEN's HARUS Project: First Band Photo Released
The first photo of former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen's new project HARUS can be seen below. A brand new HARUS live album/DVD will be released worldwide by earMUSIC in collaboration with Edel's classic music division Berlin Classics. This joint venture from two music labels apparently far away fr...October 20, 2011
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TESTAMENT: New Album Pushed Back To Late April/Early May
Earlier this week, In The Now magazine conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT during the band's U.S. tour with ANTHRAX and DEATH ANGEL. You can now watch the chat below. TESTAMENT has tapped Gene "The Atomic Clock" Hoglan (ex-DARK ANGEL, ex-STR...October 20, 2011
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