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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...

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DESTRUCTION Cancel Remaining South American Dates

German thrashers DESTRUCTION have issued the following statement via their official web site: "DESTRUCTION is unfortunatly unable to play the remaining shows of the South America tour due to huge organisational problems and transportion issues. Therefore the dates in Cordoba and Rosario (Argentina)...

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Church Of Satan High Priest: 6/6/06 Is 'Just A Day, Like Any Other'

Susan Carpenter of SouthFlorida.com is reporting that several heavy metal artists are taking advantage of the fact that June 6, 2006 (6/6/06) falls on a Tuesday — when new albums are typically released — to unleash their new CDs, including DEICIDE, who are renowned as much for a statement they issue...

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It's Official: CARNIVORE To Perform At Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET exclusively reported on April 21, CARNIVORE have now been officially confirmed for the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. CARNIVORE's performance is slated for August 4, according to posting on the official Wacken web site. CARNIVORE are al...

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IN FLAMES Bassist Says European Headlining Tour Was 'Great'

IN FLAMES bassist Peter Iwers has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "I am at home again and as I'm writing this I'm in my garden, having a coffee and just chilling! The European part of the tour was GREAT. Never in the whole world did I expect such a great ...

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GODSMACK Frontman Collaborating With Illusionist CRISS ANGEL

Billboard.com is reporting that GODSMACK's Sully Erna and illusionist Criss Angel are reworking the theme song from Angel's popular A&E series, "Mindfreak", for Angel's forthcoming Koch Records album. "The theme song was more electronic, more MINISTRY, and Criss wanted to make it more power and...

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CARNIVORE Rumored For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR, Bulgaria's MONSTERS OF ROCK

CARNIVORE will be reuniting for at least two European festival gigs this summer, including a possible appearance at the Wacken Open Air festival in Germany on August 3 and a slot at the Monsters of Rock festival in Bulgaria on August 4. However, it should be noted that neither of these two festival...

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CARNIVORE's New Touring Lineup Begins To Take Shape

Former DUST TO DUST and current METAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION drummer Steve Tobin has been tapped by TYPE O NEGATIVE's Peter Steele to be the drummer in Steele's new version of CARNIVORE, which is planning on playing select dates later in the year. According to Tobin, two gigs have been tentatively booke...

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KISS Members To Be Inducted Into LONG ISLAND MUSIC HALL OF FAME

Original KISS members Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Peter Criss will be among the first inductees in the Long Island Music Hall of Fame. Over the next two years the Hall will be honoring artists or groups that were either born on Long Island, or resided on Long Island for a significant portion of t...

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TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY Schedule Dates With CHIMAIRA, ARCH ENEMY, HATE ETERNAL

TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY, the new band featuring former MEGADETH/current F5 bassist David Ellefson, ex-W.A.S.P. drummer Stet Howland, guitarist Peter Scheithauer (BELLADONNA, KILLING MACHINE) and vocalist Todd Barnes (13-A),will be joining the Jägermeister-sponsored CHIMAIRA/ARCH ENEMY/HATE ETERNAL tour...

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Japan's DIR EN GREY In Talks To Support KORN On U.S. Tour

Billboard.com is reporting that Japanese band DIR EN GREY, who made their stateside debut with a showcase at last month's South by Southwest Music and Media Conference in Austin, Texas before following it up by stops at the 800-capacity Avalon in New York and the 2,000-capacity Wiltern Theatre in Lo...

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ILL NINO, GOD FORBID, SILENT CIVILIAN to Team Up For U.S. Tour

Just back from sold-out tours of Europe and Australia, bi-lingual Latino metal sextet ILL NINO is set to criss-cross America leading the "One Nation Undivided" spring tour. Presented by Jagermeister, the 28-city major market assault is ILL NINO's first and only U.S. headlining tour supporting its la...