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BLUE ÖYSTER CULT: U.K. Tour Dates Announced

Hard rock veterans BLUE ÖYSTER CULT will be visiting England and Scotland again this summer. "Eight dates criss-crossing the U.K. should make a BÖC possible for most every U.K. fan," reads a posting on the band's web site. The dates are as follows: Jul. 15 - Guilford, England - Guilfest Jul. 16 - De...

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Former MEGADETH Bassist To Co-Host 'Metal Reigns'

Former MEGADETH/current F5 bassist David Ellefson will be co-hosting "Metal Reigns", an Internet radio show on KWTF The Edge, on Thursday, May 4 at 10:00 p.m. EST. You can listen to the show online at www.kwtfworldwide.com. As previously reported, Ellefson's new band TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY, which also...

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GODSMACK's 'IV' Tops BILLBOARD Album Chart

GODSMACK's latest album, "IV", has sold 211,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 1 on next week's The Billboard 200 chart. This figure is a bit less than the 267,000 units registered by GODSMACK's third CD, "Faceless", back in April 2003, and the 256,...

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GRAVE Cover ALICE IN CHAINS' 'Them Bones'

Legendary Swedish death metallers GRAVE have reportedly laid down a cover version of ALICE IN CHAINS' "Them Bones" during the recording sessions for their new album, "As Rapture Comes", tentatively due in July. It is not presently clear if the song will be included in the final album's track listing...

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AXENSTAR Hard At Work On New Album

Swedish power metallers AXENSTAR have posted the following message on their official web site: "We are now halfway through the recording process of our new [fourth] album and everything is going according to our plans. The sound is much heavier than before and we are really satisfied with how the so...

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BLIND GUARDIAN Frontman Talks About The PETER PAN Inspiration For New Single

Mark Carras of Rock My Monkey recently conducted an interview with Hansi Kürsch of BLIND GUARDIAN. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock My Monkey: Back onto the "Fly" single. Why the story of Peter Pan? Was it a challenge of making something metal out of something so clearly non-metal? Wh...

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BENEDICTION Pull Out Of Germany's F*CK THE COMMERCE Festival, Prepare To Record New Album

Long-running U.K. extreme metallers BENEDICTION have released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "BENEDICTION will not be appearing at this year's Fuck The Commerce festival [taking place May 25-27 at MZA (Mehrzweckhalle) in Luckau, Germany]. The reasons for this are personal between the b...

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Former MINISTRY Drummer teams Up With R.E.M., KING CRIMSON Members In SLOW MUSIC

Greg Prato of Billboard.com is reporting that former MINISTRY/current-R.E.M. drummer Bill Rieflin has teamed up with R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck and KING CRIMSON guitarist Robert Fripp is a new project called SLOW MUSIC. The completely improvised band also features keyboardist Hector Zazu, bassist F...

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KISS Guitarist TOMMY THAYER Defends His Right To Wear SPACEMAN Makeup

KISS's official web site has been updated with a new question-and-answer session with guitarist Tommy Thayer. It follows here in its entirety: Q: Being a KISS fan yourself, what do you think of the "The Elder" album? Tommy: "I was never a fan of 'The Elder'. To be honest, by the time 'Dynasty' and '...

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Metalmania 2005

In yet another example of Europe's festival organizing acumen, Poland's annual Metalmania festival continues to attract quality acts from a range of genres to the always-rabid Polish audience. The festival's main stage highlights have once again been captured on DVD, this time the 2005 extravaganza....

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XYZ's TERRY ILOUS Doubles Your Fun

XYZ frontman Terry Ilous has taken to lending his voice to the world of television commercials. In his newest voice-over, rock veteran Ilous can be heard portraying one of the twins frolicking in a town square singing about a new Wrigley's Doublemint product, Doublemint mints. Check out the commerci...

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Former PETER CRISS Singer JASON EBS Launches New Project

Jason Ebs, the former singer for original KISS drummer Peter Criss on the "Bad Boys of Kiss" tours, has formed a new band called ECOTONIC. They are busy recording their debut CD, "Electrified", and are seeking a record deal, publishing deal, and music management. Previously known as JASON & JANE...

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GODSMACK: New Audio Interview With SULLY ERNA Posted Online

A 15-minute audio interview with GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna, conducted on April 25 by "The BJ Shea Morning Experience" on the Seattle station 99.9 KISW, has been posted online at this location. In other news, GODSMACK will be taping an appearance on NBC-TV's "Last Call with Carson Daly" on Wednesd...

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NECROPHOBIC To Tour Spain In June

Swedish death metallers NECROPHOBIC will undertake a four-date Spanish tour in June. The dates are as follows (venue details to be confirmed): Jun. 18 - Barcelona, SPA @ TBA Jun. 17 - Donosti, SPA @ TBA Jun. 16 - Madrid, SPA @ TBA Jun. 15 - Valencia, SPA @ TBA As previously reported, audio samples ....

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SLAYER Guitarist KERRY KING: RICK RUBIN Will Probably Have His Hands Full With METALLICA

Peter Atkinson of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. A few excerpts from the chat follow: KNAC.COM: I read this morning that you'd just finished the actual recording? King: "Pretty much. We're probably 70-75 percent done. Most of the basic recording's been fin...