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ELVENKING Announces Temporary Violinist

Italian folk metallers ELVENKING have issued the following update: "Last week Elyghen [violinist/keyboardist] has temporarily moved to Ireland for working reasons. Don't worry: he won't leave the band! He'll try to be here with us as much as possible, but of course this won't be easy all the time. T...

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Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer TARJA TURUNEN: New Single Available For Streaming

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen's new single, "I Walk Alone", is available for streaming on the Spainish web site Rafabasa.com. A video for the song was recently shot in Berlin, Germany with director Jörn Heitmann, who previously worked with NIGHTWISH on the "Sleeping Sun" clip in 2005. The si...

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SPINEFARM RECORDS To Launch In The UK This Fall

Spinefarm Records will be officially launching into the U.K. market this autumn as a way of giving added push and profile to the label's impressive — and ever-growing — roster of hard rock talent. Since starting up in Helsinki back in 1990, Spinefarm has concentrated on developing the darker, more d...

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HAIL OF BULLETS: Another Song Posted Online

HAIL OF BULLETS, the new band featuring GOREFEST drummer Ed Warby, THANATOS guitarists Stephan Gebédi and Paul Baayens, former PESTILENCE/ASPHYX singer Martin Van Drunen and former HOUWITSER bass player Theo van Eekelen, has uploaded another song from its four-track promotional CD on its MySpace pag...

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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT To Guest On CNN's 'Quest For Rock 'n' Roll'

BLACKMORE'S NIGHT's Ritchie Blackmore (ex-DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW) and Candice Night will be featured guests on Richard Quest's program "Quest for Rock 'n' Roll". The show will air on CNN International on Saturday, September 22 at 6:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m., and Sunday, September 23 at 6:00 a.m. a...

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MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO's Photos From SKY ACADEMY Posted Online

Michael Angelo Batio has posted road photos taken during his recent collaboration with members of Uli Jon Roth's Sky Academy. Pictured artists include Uli Jon Roth, Paul Gilbert, George Bella, Johnny Hiland, Joe Stump and Mike Guerrero. Check out the photos at this location. This year's Sky Academy...

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AXEL RUDI PELL Covers FREE's 'Heartbreaker': Audio Available

German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell has posted the fifth MP3 snippet from his upcoming "Diamonds Unlocked" covers album. Commented Axel: "FREE were one of the bands who influenced me when I started to play the guitar in the early Seventies. Their guitar player Paul Kossoff (R.I.P. 1976) had this very em...

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Ex-ICED EARTH Drummer's BURNING INSIDE Releases New Material

Acclaimed heavy metal drummer Richard Christy (ICED EARTH, DEATH, LEASH LAW, CONTROL DENIED, BURNING INSIDE),who currently works for "The Howard Stern Show", has issued the following update: "I have some great news for BURNING INSIDE fans who've been asking when we're going to have some new materia...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Performs TUPAC's 'California Love'; Video Available

Video footage of former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach performing TUPAC's "California Love" on the second episode of MTV's new weekly competition show "Celebrity Rap Superstar" is available for viewing at www.mtv.com. "Celebrity Rap Superstar" kicked off on August 30. Bach is one of eight celebrity...

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DINO CAZARES Says FEAR FACTORY Is Missing 'Hunger And Passion'

MTV.com reports that former FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares' new band DIVINE HERESY has only played a few live shows together but plans to kick off its first tour this month in Mexico. After that, DIVINE HERESY will head out with STATIC-X and SHADOWS FALL for a tour that runs through much of ...

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ICED EARTH Mainman: GIBSON Guitars 'Can Handle The Speed And Precision Of Brutal Metal Riffing'

ICED EARTH guitarist Jon Schaffer has issued the following update: "Well, recently a dream of mine came true. I'm now officially a Gibson Guitars endorsed artist. This is the only guitar that I've used on every ICED EARTH studio album and I've been an absolute Gibson addict for years. "As many of yo...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Films 'Almost Easy' Video

AVENGED SEVENFOLD recently filmed a video for its new single, "Almost Easy", with director P.R. Brown (MÖTLEY CRÜE, MARILYN MANSON). The song comes off the group's new, self-titled album (cover artwork),due on October 30. The CD — which will follow up the band's breakthrough 2005 effort, "City of E...

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CURIOSITY KILLED THE COP Adds Singer

CURIOSITY KILLED THE COP, the new San Luis Obispo, California-based project featuring ex-MOTOGRATER guitarist Matt "Nuke" Nunes, bassist Johnny Montanio (IMPLANT, FORTY43THREE),former MOTOGRATER guitarist J.R. Swartz and drummer Mike Hamilton (DEEDS OF FLESH),has solidified its lineup with the add...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD: New Album Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork of AVENGED SEVENFOLD's new, self-titled album can be viewed at this location. Due on October 30, the CD — which will follow up the band's breakthrough 2005 effort, "City of Evil" — is the California metalcore act's first attempt at self-producing. "Avenged Sevenfold" track listing:...

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EVANESCENCE To Embark On Tour Of U.S., Mexico In The Fall

EVANESCENCE will embark on a headlining tour of Mexico and the United States this fall. The trek comes on the heels of the band's Family Values stint over the summer. "I am excited to be headlining our own tour this fall," frontwoman Amy Lee said, according to IGN Music. "While Family Values tour wa...