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FATES WARNING Singer Talks About Drummer Situation, Possible Side Projects
George Dionne of Rock Is Life recently conducted an interview with FATES WARNING frontman Ray Alder. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Rock Is Life: Metal Blade recently released a three disc special edition of "Awaken the Guardian", and I know you didn't sing on it, but did anybody in the band ....January 23, 2006
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HELLOWEEN Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival
German power metallers HELLOWEEN are the latest addition to this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 23-24 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): COUNT RAVEN EXODUS FLOTSAM AND JETSAM FOREIGNER HELLOWEEN J...January 23, 2006
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VANDEN PLAS: New Album Delayed
German progressive metallers VANDEN PLAS have issued the following update via their official web site: "The release date of the new VANDEN PLAS album had to be pushed back a little due to a delay of the final mix. 'Christ 0' will be in stores at the end of April. The concept of the album ...January 21, 2006
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HELMET: PAGE HAMILTON ESP Signature Guitars Announced
Page Hamilton, singer and guitarist for the influential band HELMET and longtime ESP player, has designed his first signature models for the company. The LTD PH-600 and the ESP Page are part of ESP's 2006 Winter NAMM show offering of 22 new guitars. "Page Hamilton has been an ESP evangelist since th...January 20, 2006
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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Guitarist CATANESE To Attend NAMM
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY guitarist Nick Catanese will be attending the 2006 Winter NAMM Convention (National Association Of Merchants),which runs between January 19 and January 22 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Catanese will be conducting signing sessions every day (Jan. 19-22)...January 18, 2006
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EDDIE VAN HALEN Has 'A Lot Of Good Music Left' In Him: TOTO Guitarist LUKATHER
Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with TOTO guitarist Steve Lukather. An excerpt from the chat follows: Classic Rock Revisited: A lot of people are worried about [Steve's good friend Eddie Van Halen]. Is he okay? Steve: "He is fine. He went through a really rough spot. Let's fac...January 18, 2006
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Former NINE INCH NAILS Drummer To Release NEARLY Debut
Jerome Dillon, best known for his work over the past six years as drummer and occasional guitarist with NINE INCH NAILS, will release "Reminder", the first album from his band NEARLY on April 11 via Kufala Recordings/La Cosa Nostra. "Reminder" was recorded in Los Angeles and features Dillon as the p...January 18, 2006
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DREAM THEATER's MIKE PORTNOY: Early Recordings Unearthed!
It's no secret that before DREAM THEATER there was MAJESTY. But before MAJESTY, drummer Mike Portnoy (mis)spent some time of his youth recording with S.A. ADAMS. The then-18-year-old Portnoy did quite a few day and evening sessions with ADAMS working on what became the foundation of Adams' body of w...January 17, 2006
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The Art of War EP
The hardest working men in death metal haven't stopped recording and touring to take a break in at least ten years, yet somehow VADER's output never dips in quality. Not every song may be an instantly-memorable classic, but none of their prodigious body of work is anything less than satisfying. Blis...January 16, 2006
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EYEHATEGOD Frontman: 'PHILIP ANSELMO Helped Me Get Out Of Jail'
Five days after Hurricane Katrina demolished New Orleans, EYEHATEGOD frontman Mike Williams and his girlfriend Alicia Morgan barely escaped the city alive. Within hours of arriving in Morgan City, Louisiana hotel room, the pair were locked up on drug charges. Williams spent 91 days in the Morgan Cit...January 14, 2006
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ENSLAVED Announce New Album Title
Norwegian extreme metallers ENSLAVED have set "Ruun" as the title of their new album, tentatively due on May 8 via Tabu. The recordings for the follow-up to the band's Norwegian Grammy- and Alarm award-winning album "Isa" (2004) began a week ago at Amper Studio in Oslo, Norway and the band "already...January 10, 2006
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VOIVOD Frontman Begins Laying Down Vocals For New CD
VOIVOD frontman Denis "Snake" Belanger has started laying down tracks for the group's much-anticipated new album with producer Glen Robinson (VOIVOD's "Nothingface", TEA PARTY, GWAR) at Multisons studio in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The singer has posted his first entry on the band's blog about the s...January 10, 2006
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La Muerte
GOREFEST always had a certain charisma. Their musical evolution, while interesting, wasn't any more innovative than the bigger names of the scene, but their riffs were always killer, their tone a perfect mix of Skogsberg sludge and biting clarity. Jan-Chris de Koeijer's vocals were deep and gruff, b...January 9, 2006
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VENGEANCE Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival
Dutch hard rock veterans VENGEANCE are the latest addition to this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 23-24 in Balingen, Germany. The band will introduce a very special surprise guest who will join them on stage for a few songs. The festival billing is shapi...January 4, 2006
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MARTY FRIEDMAN Looks Back On 2005, Talks About Upcoming Solo CD
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman recently gave an interview to his official web site regarding his recent and upcoming activities. The question-and-answer session follows: Q: 2005 was a big year for you with 6 months on a hit TV series, three live DVDs, lots of new music of your own as well...January 3, 2006
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