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ARKONA Drummer Gets Hit By Car, Escapes Serious Injury
On Wednesday, December 31, Vladislav Sokolov, drummer of Moscow, Russia-based "Slavic pagan metal" band ARKONA, was hit by a car. Despite the high speed of the vehicle and the power of the impact, the musician escaped virtually unharmed and has already returned home from the hospital. As the doctors...January 6, 2009
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AFTER FOREVER Guitarist Discusses HDK Project; Audio Available
On December 30, radio DJ Sheila Doki conducted an interview with AFTER FOREVER co-founder, main songwriter and guitarist Sander Gommans about his HDK (formerly HATE DEATH KILL) project. Listen to the chat in two parts below. HDK will release its debut album, "System Overload", on February 23 in Euro...January 6, 2009
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EDDIE VAN HALEN Talks EVH Wolfgang Guitar; Video Available
Eddie Van Halen was interviewed by USA Today about the all-new EVH Wolfgang electric guitar, which is being made available worldwide this month. The EVH Wolfgang guitar represents Eddie's 35 years of experimenting with guitars, over two years of intense research and development, and a full year of b...January 6, 2009
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NWOBHM Celebrating 30th Anniversary; Members Of SAXON, DIAMOND HEAD, GIRLSCHOOL Interviewed
Roy Wilkinson of U.K.'s The Guardian reports: This year sees the 30th anniversary of one of our most thoroughly titled musical genres: the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, abbreviated to NWOBHM, and pronounced "nuh-wobbum". It's a realm of rapid-fire riffs and heroic declarations about motorbikes, t...January 6, 2009
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THE PLASMARIFLE Frontman Is 'Amused' By Comments That Are Posted On BLABBERMOUTH.NET
Way Too Loud! recently conducted an interview with THE PLASMARIFLE/ex-NEURAXIS vocalist Maynard Moore. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Way Too Loud!: When news of your album landed on certain websites, people were quick to tear you apart (not like that's different with any other ban...January 5, 2009
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Reformed ASPHYX Recording 10 Songs For New Album
Reformed Dutch death metal outfit ASPHYX — Martin van Drunen (vocals),Wannes Gubbels (bass/vocals),Paul Baayens (guitar) and Bob Bagchus (drums) — has issued the following update: "Great news at the beginning of 2009! In August 2008, ASPHYX was recording six songs some kind of instrumental pre-pro...January 5, 2009
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EDDIE VAN HALEN To Auction A Pair Of 1956 Chevy Classics
A pair of Chevrolet classics from the personal collection of rock 'n' roll icon Eddie Van Halen will be sold at no reserve during the 38th annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale, Ariz., Jan. 11-18, 2009. The 1956 Chevy 210 (Lot #1259) and 1956 Chevy Nomad (Lot #1259.1) will each...January 5, 2009
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DETONATION Hard At Work On New Material
Frontman Koen Romeijn of the Dutch death/thrash metal act DETONATION has issued the following update: "2009 will be the year of the fourth DETONATION album, and without doubt our most interesting album so far. We've been working our asses off the past couple of months, and have written some very dyn...January 5, 2009
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FUNERALIUM Announces New Guitarist/Vocalist
French doom band FUNERALIUM has announced the addition of guitarist/vocalist Laurent (a.k.a. Pokemonslaughter) of MOURNING DAWN and INBORN SUFFERING to the group's ranks. FUNERALIUM parted ways with longtime guitarist Berserk (ATARAXIE, WORMFOOD) in November 2008. The band is currently writing mater...January 4, 2009
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GUNS N' ROSES, AC/DC, LED ZEPPELIN, BLACK SABBATH Classics Among 'Greatest Hard Rock Songs'
This past week, VH1 paid tribute to the ultimate rock gods by counting down the "100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs". The five-part compilation, hosted by POISON singer Bret Michaels, featured the most awesome guitar-driven, head-banging jams in rock history — from AC/DC to LED ZEPPELIN and everything in...January 3, 2009
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DAN LILKER Musical Biography In The Works
Chicago-based journalist Dave Hofer is in the process of writing a "musical biography" of veteran metal bassist Dan Lilker (ANTHRAX, NUCLEAR ASSAULT, BRUTAL TRUTH). Commented Lilker: "It's now been a quarter-century that I have played music that in the 'professional' arena. In fact, as of this writi...January 3, 2009
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ROBERT PLANT, FREDDIE MERCURY, AXL ROSE, IAN GILLAN Among 'Greatest Voices in Rock'
According to U.K.'s Daily Mail, LED ZEPPELIN's Robert Plant has topped a poll of the greatest voices in rock organized by digital radio station Planet Rock. QUEEN's Freddie Mercury came second, Paul Rodgers of FREE came next while THE WHO frontman Roger Daltrey came fifth. The only female voice on t...January 2, 2009
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Singer ROB ROCK Comments On New IMPELLITTERI Album
IMPELLITTERI will release its long-awaited new album, "Wicked Maiden", in Japan on January 21, 2009 via Victor Entertainment. The CD, which had the working title of "Good and Evil", marks the return to IMPELLITTERI of the band's former singer Rob Rock. Commented Rock: "There has been speculation of...January 2, 2009
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STREAM OF PASSION: Studio Update
Netherlands-based gothic/progressive metal band STREAM OF PASSION, which is fronted by Mexican female vocalist Marcela Bovio (AYREON),has entered the studio to begin recording its sophomore album, due in early 2009 via Napalm Records. According to a posting on the group's MySpace page, "To stick to...January 2, 2009
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METAL CHURCH Singer RONNY MUNROE To Release 'The Fire Within' In The Spring
METAL CHURCH vocalist Ronny Munroe has set "The Fire Within" as the title of his upcoming solo album, tentatively due in the spring. The CD cover artwork can be viewed below. Several demo tracks which are expected to appear on the album are available for streaming on Munroe's MySpace page. Ronny Mun...December 31, 2008
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