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WINDS OF PLAGUE Announces Summer Tour, Completes New Album

WINDS OF PLAGUE is set to embark on "The American Uprising Tour", a lengthy summer trek that kicks off on June 27, with CATHERINE, BENEATH THE SKY, BORN OF OSIRIS and AT THE THRONE OF JUDGMENT. The group recently completed work on their much-anticipated Century Media debut offering with Daniel Castl...

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FLAW Frontman Sets Release Date For Solo Album

Chris Volz, formerly of FLAW and the recently disbanded FIVE.BOLT.MAIN, has just set a release date for his forthcoming debut solo album. The CD, tentatively titled "Redemption", will hit stores on September 11 on Rock Ridge Music. "The lyrics on this record are very personal," says Volz. "I don't s...

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ANATHEMA, DESTRUCTION To Headline Italy's S-HAMMER METAL FEST

ANATHEMA and DESTRUCTION will headline the S-Hammer Metal Fest, set to take place July 20-21 at Hyppo Kampos Resort, Castelvolturno, Caserta, Italy. Friday, July 20: DEATH SS INFERNAL POETRY RAIN FROSTMOON ECLIPSE VALIANCE CORAM LETHE KINGCROW SRL SAVIOR FROM ANGER ENOCH Saturday, July 21: DESTRUCTI...

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SKID ROW Bassist: 'I Have Never Seen Anyone Treat Their Fans Better Than DIMEBAG'

Debby Rao of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan. A few excerpts from the chat follow: KNAC.COM: How did you want "Revolutions Per Minute" to be different from previous SKID ROW albums, and not showcase the band as a nostalgia act? Bolan: The only thing we rea...

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SAMMY HAGAR To Bring Next Cabo Wabo Trek Indoors

Mitchell Peters of Billboard.com reports that Sammy Hagar will bring his Cabo San Lucas-themed summer tour indoors to theaters this winter. "We're bringing the Cabo spirit to Christmas," Hagar's booking agent, Jonny Poddell with the Poddell Talent Agency tells Billboard.com. "The additional thrills...

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THE 69 EYES, WEDNESDAY 13, FAIR TO MIDLAND: More U.S. Dates Announced

Finnish goth metal band THE 69 EYES will team up with former MURDERDOLLS frontman WEDNESDAY 13, FAIR TO MIDLAND (the latest signing to SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian's record label, Serjical Strike) and NIGHT KILLS THE DAY for a U.S. tour beginning mid-June. Confirmed dates so far are as fol...

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VIRGIN STEELE: Photos Of Italian Acoustic Performance Available

VIRGIN STEELE's David DeFeis (vocals) and Edward Pursino (guitar) performed an acoustic set on April 27, 2007 at the Thunder Road Club in Lake Codevilla (Pavia),Italy for the Flash magazine party. A report (in Italian) plus photos can be found at TrueMetal.it. VIRGIN STEELE's setlist: 01. Black Mas...

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ELVENKING Preparing For New Album Release

Italian folk/power metal band ELVENKING recently finished mixing its new album at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland. The mastering took place on April 10 at Finnvox Studios with Mika Jussila and Nino Laurenne. Commented guitarist Aydan: "Everything looks calm and relaxed but it is not exactely...

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Classic ACE FREHLEY Hotel-Trashing Video Available

KissKollector.com reports that a 1994 news clip of original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley teaching viewers how to trash a hotel room has been posted at YouTube. According to a posting on the KISS fan site, "a news crew thought it'd be funny to have Ace trash a room in a New ...

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SUPERCHRIST Debuts New Lineup, Schedules Album Release

American metal derelicts SUPERCHRIST have unveiled their new lineup, featuring guitarist Eddie Winter and drummer Ian Viper alongside longtime bassist/vocalist Chris Black. The trio made its debut on May 4, 2007, in Cleveland. "Having now gone through a couple of gigs together, I can now say that th...

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METALLICA/SLAYER Producer RICK RUBIN Finalizes COLUMBIA Position

Brian Garrity of Billboard.com reports that Rick Rubin's move to Columbia Records is now official, although there are no details yet on what Rubin's exact role at the label will be or where he will be based. The label released a statement this afternoon (May 14) confirming the Rubin hire and stating...

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AYREON to Enter Studio In June

AYREON mastermind Arjen Lucassen's official web site has been updated with the following message: "Arjen just finished recording the demos for his seventh AYREON album. "As previously reported, Arjen went through a difficult time last winter. Since then he's been doing a lot better. He discovered th...

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TYPE O NEGATIVE Drummer's LED ZEPPELIN Tribute Band Playing Tonight

TYPE O NEGATIVE drummer Johnny Kelly has issued the following update: "My LED ZEPPELIN tribute band EARLS COURT is playing [tonight, Friday, May 11] in Freeport, L.I. We're playing with SABBATH tribute band WICKED WORLD whom we've played with quite a few times over the years. The show is scheduled t...

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MARILYN MANSON Schedules California In-Store Signing

In celebration of the release of his new album, "Eat Me, Drink Me", Marilyn Manson will be signing autographs at Hot Topic in Orange County, CA on Friday, May 18 at 5:00 p.m. Beginning on Friday, May 11, the first 500 customers to pre-order the CD "Eat Me, Drink Me" at Hot Topic at the ...

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Guitar Signed By Entire SAVATAGE Band In 1998 Being Auctioned

A Jackson Charvel guitar signed by all members of SAVATAGE in Springfield, VA in September of 1998 on the "Wake of Megellan Tour" is being auctioned on eBay. The group's lineup at the time consisted of Zak Stevens, Jon Oliva, Chris Caffery, Al Pitrelli, Johnny Lee Middleton and Jeff Plate. The aucti...