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METALLICA: CLIFF BURTON 'Memorial Day' Photos Posted Online

A "memorial day" for late METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton was held yesterday (Saturday, September 30) at the at Gyllene Rasten restaurant/bar in Ljungby, Dörarp, Sweden. It was on September 27, 1986 — 20 years ago this past Wednesday — that Burton died in a tragic bus accident in Sweden, just over th...

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QUIET RIOT Drummer Offers Track-By-Track Rundown Of New Album

QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali recently gave a track-by-track rundown of the band's new album, "Rehab" to Classic Rock Revisited. Commented Banali: "The writing process for these recordings differed greatly from our previous efforts in that Kevin [Dubrow, vocals] and I approached the writing of n...

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THUNDERBOLT Announces New Drummer

Norwegian melodic metallers THUNDERBOLT have announced the addition of former WHERE ANGELS FALL drummer Ole Kristian Løvberg to the group's ranks. Løvberg joins the band as the replacement for Vegard Waske, who has left THUNDERBOLT earlier in the month "due to an extremely heavy workload over the pa...

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VITAL REMAINS 'Too Evil' For Bedford

Scheduled to kick off their East Coast tour tomorrow (Saturday, Sept. 30) in Bedford, NH with DISMEMBER, GRAVE, DEMIRICOUS and WITHERED, VITAL REMAINS was notified yesterday that they were not welcome to perform at the first show. VITAL's guitarist, Tony Lazaro states, "We were scheduled to play wit...

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JIMI HENDRIX Limited Edition Sculpture To Arrive In December

KnuckleBonz, Inc. has announced the creation of a Jimi Hendrix Limited Edition Sculpture (check out photos at this location) as the latest figure in the Guitar Hero sculpture series. Jimi is portrayed along with his Fender Stratocaster. The sculpture is a black-and-white hand-painted collectible tha...

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RAVEN To Perform At Spain's ROCKZINANTE EXCALIBUR METAL FESTIVAL

British metal maniacs RAVEN will perform at the Rockzinante Excalibur Metal Festival in Alcala de Henares, Spain this Saturday, September 30. The complete festival billing is as follows (in alphabetical order): DESTRUCTION DORO DRAGONFLY GLENN HUGHES HAMELYN RAVEN SAVAGE CIRCUS SPHINX TONY MARTIN U....

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TONY IOMMI, RONNIE JAMES DIO, GEEZER BUTLER, BILL WARD To Tour As HEAVEN & HELL?

Madrid, Spain-based webzine Rafabasa is reporting that former BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi, Ronnie James Dio, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward will rejoin forces once again under the HEAVEN & HELL banner for a number of festival appearances next summer. According to Rafabasa, the four members can...

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VITAL REMAINS: New Album Is 'Just About 100% Written'

VITAL REMAINS is gearing up for its North American tour with DISMEMBER, GRAVE, DEMIRICOUS and WITHERED, which is scheduled to kick off Sept. 30 in Bedford, NH. Fueling the band's inferno, the raging lineup will include mainman Tony Lazaro (guitar),Dave Suzuki (guitar),Anthony Geremia (vocals),NEC...

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KROKUS: 'Hellraiser' Enters Swiss Chart At No. 2

KROKUS's latest album, "Hellraiser", has entered the Swiss album chart at position No. 2. The CD, which was recorded with producer Dennis Ward (PINK CREAM 69),has already been certified "gold" in the band's home country. An October 24 North American release is expected. As previously reported, the...

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SKYCLAD Concentrating On Writing And Recording New Material

British "folk metal" act SKYCLAD has posted the following message on its official web site: "In order to clarify things, we regret to say that the band will not be playing any gigs in October. Instead we will be concentrating on writing and recording some new material for the next album. "Following...

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KYLESA To Tour With CONVERGE In November

Savannah, GA-based sludge rockers KYLESA have been confirmed to support CONVERGE in November for a string of live dates. Also appearing on the bill are SOME GIRLS and MODERN LIFE IS WAR. The CONVERGE shows will be KYLESA's first U.S dates after returning from the band's current European tour. They w...

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Former WEHRMACHT Frontman Stars In This Weekend's 'Inked' Episode

Mestizo a.k.a. Philip "Tito" Matos, former lead vocalist for WEHRMACHT and SPAZZTIC BLURR, stars in "Inked" (Las Vegas) episode 35, titled "Tat and Rap", which is scheduled to air on Saturday, September 30 at 2:30 p.m. on the A&E network. Watch Tito as he gets "Sesenta Nueve" tattooed on his inn...

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MNEMIC Guitarist: 'We Made A Really F*cking Great Album'

HardcoreSounds.net recently conducted an interview with MNEMIC guitarist Mircea Gabriel Eftemie and drummer Brian Rasmussen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: HardcoreSounds.net: Are you pleased with the new vocalist [ex-SCARVE singer Guillaume Bideau] so far? Brian: "Hell yeah. He does an...

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It's Official: CYNIC To Reunite For European Festival Appearances, Possible U.S. Dates

Long-defunct Florida-based band CYNIC, whose 1993 album "Focus" is regarded as a landmark release in the field of technical/progressive metal, has confirmed plans to embark a reunion tour in the spring/summer of 2007, beginning with possible U.S. warm-up performances and culminating in a number of f...

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GODSMACK Leader Keeps Tight Rein On Group

Dan Mayfield of the Albuquerque Journal recently conducted an interview with GODSMACK drummer Shannon Larkin. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the fact that GODSMACK is run by singer Sully Erna: "Sully is GODSMACK. He's the vision and he writes most of the songs, and at the end of the day, .....