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HANOI ROCKS: New Album Title Announced

Legendary Finnish rockers HANOI ROCKS have set "Street Poetry" as the title of their new album, due on September 5 in Finland by WolfGang Records and in Europe by U.K.-based Demolition Records. The Japanese pressing via Victor Entertainment/JVC Music will contain bonus tracks. The special edition wi...

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HANOI ROCKS: Japanese Release Date For New Album Announced

According to CDJapan.co.jp, legendary Finnish rockers HANOI ROCKS will release their as-yet-untitled new album in Japan on September 5 via Victor Entertainment/JVC Music. The Japanese pressing will contain bonus tracks. The special edition will include a bonus skull bandana and three-fold box design...

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OZZY OSBOURNE's Wife Will Not Attend Birmingham Walk of Stars Induction

According to icBirmingham, Sharon Osbourne will not be by husband Ozzy's side when he is honored with a Hollywood-style star in Birmingham, England tomorrow (Friday, July 6). Sharon said Ozzy's son Jack, eldest daughter Jessica and his grandchildren will attend the event instead. The 54-year-old is...

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KICKING K8 Signs With CORPORATE PUNISHMENT RECORDS

San Diego rockers KICKING K8 have signed a deal with Corporate Punishment Records. The group's debut album is scheduled for release on October 9. For KICKING K8, the past two years of cultivating a fan base and non-stop touring has paid off. "We were in talks with CPR for over a year and the timing...

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'Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks The 80s': Complete List Of Songs Revealed

The complete list of songs has been revealed for Activision's special 1980s-themed Guitar Hero title, dubbed Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s. The game will ship for the PlayStation 2 on July 24. According to Gamespot, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s is rated T for Teen and will be the last game...

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TESTAMENT Members Comment On NUCLEAR BLAST Deal

TESTAMENT members Chuck Billy (vocals) and Eric Peterson (guitar) have commented on their new deal with Nuclear Blast Records. "We are very happy that we are signed to one of the best metal labels in the world. It's a great feeling that we are in a house that will not crumble," said Billy. "This is...

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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' ARI KOIVUNEN Receives Platinum Award For 'Fuel For The Fire'

"Fuel for the Fire", the debut solo album from the winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 22-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, has been certified platinum in Finland for sales in excess of 30,000 copies. Ari was presented with his gold and platinum plaques by Marco Hie...

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HANOI ROCKS Confirmed For Finland's GROCK

Legendary Finnish rockers HANOI ROCKS have been confirmed for the GRock 2007 event, st to take place August 25 at Pakkahuone in Tampere, Finland. More information is available at this location. HANOI ROCKS' new single, "Fashion", entered the Finnish chart at No. 1 back in May. The promotional video...

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THE CULT: New Video Interview Available

A video interview with THE CULT, conducted on June 24, 2007 at the Coke Live Festival in Bucharest, Romania, has been posted at Metalhead.ro. Video footage of THE CULT's performance at the festival can be seen here. THE CULT has set "Born Into This" as the title of its new album, ...

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SCORPIONS Guitarist: 'We Wanted To Make An Outstanding Rock Album'

Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with SCORPIONS guitarist Rudolf Schenker. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metalshrine: The new album. What was it like working with [producer] Desmond Child? Rudolf: A new experience. We had already worked with some good producers like...

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Former SKID ROW/SAIGON KICK Drummer Talks About His New Career In Comedy

Sleaze Roxx recently conducted an interview with former SKID ROW/SAIGON KICK drummer Phil Varone. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Sleaze Roxx: You had left SKID ROW in 2004 to take care of personal issues that were documented in "Waking Up Dead" but later returned, what lead to your retur...

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This is one of those ideas tailor-made for the Internet. Swedish songwriter Tony Naima got up at a DISMEMBER CD release party and did some acoustic, poppy versions of the death metal band's best-loved songs, and everyone thought it was a hoot. He got a band together and did arrangements of a few oth...

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THE CULT, ILL NINO, MONDO GENERATOR: New Concert Footage From Romania Available

Video footage of THE CULT, ILL NINO and MONDO GENERATOR's performances at the Coke Live Festival, which took place June 22-24 in Bucharest, Romania, has been posted at Metalhead.ro: THE CULT (Video) ILL NINO (Video) MONDO GENERATOR (Video) THE CULT has set "Born Into This" as the title of ...

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Drummer JOHN MACALUSO To Guest On 'Maximum Threshold'

Drummer John Macaluso (ARK, TNT, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, STARBREAKER) will guest on the "Maximum Threshold" show on Saturday, June 30 at 8:00 p.m. EST. "Maximum Threshold" is an Internet radio show dedicated to presenting up-and-coming hard rock bands and successful bands as well as interviews, news and m...

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TESTAMENT Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT have inked a worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The group will enter the studio late summer/early fall to record its long-awaited new album for a March 2008 release. Original TESTAMENT members Alex Skolnick (guitar),Chuck Billy (vocals),Greg Chris...