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PLACE VENDOME: Former HELLOWEEN Singer Teams Up With PINK CREAM 69 Members

Frontiers Records has set an October 10 European release date for the debut album from PLACE VENDOME, a brand-new project featuring former HELLOWEEN singer Michael Kiske along with PINK CREAM 69 members Dennis Ward, Uwe Reitenauer, and Kosta Zafiriou, plus VANDEN PLAS ivory tinkler Gunther Werno. PL...

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ELVENKING Begin Mixing New Album

Italian folk/power metal band ELVENKING are currently at Sonic Pump Studios in Finland mixing their third album for a late 2005 release via AFM Records. "Everything's going great as we've nearly finished the first song," the band write on their web site. "Sonic Pump will surely become one the bigges...

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STARBREAKER Guitarist Launches Official Web Site

STARBREAKER guitarist Magnus Karlsson has just launched his official web site at www.magnus-karlsson.com. The site includes an overview of his past recordings with MIDNIGHT SUN, LAST TRIBE and the ALLEN/LANDE project. In other news, the STARBREAKER track "Die for You" is included on the cover-mounte...

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WINTERS BANE: 'Redivivus' Track Listing Revealed

WINTERS BANE have finished mixing their new album, "Redivivus", for a late summer release. The drum tracks for the follow-up to 1997's "Girth" were laid down at The Dump studio in the U.K. by former HELLOWEEN/METALIUM drummer Mark Cross with the help of veteran producer Chris Tsangarides (JUDAS PRIE...

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AMORPHIS: Preparing To Enter Studio

Finnish rockers AMORPHIS are intensively rehearsing and writing new songs for their follow-up to last year's "Far from the Sun", tentatively due in late 2005/early 2006 via Nuclear Blast Records. On July 1, the band will enter the Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki to start the recording process. Produc...

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Broken Valley

By the time LIFE OF AGONY broke up in 1998, the band was a shadow of its former self. Singer Keith Caputo and drummer Sal Abruscato were both gone, the former replaced — to the horror of many — by ex-UGLY KID JOE frontman Whitfield Crane. But even LOA's third album, "Soul Searching Sun", had ...

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OZZY OSBOURNE's Children To Pen Autobiography

According to the Daily Star, Ozzy Osbourne's children, Kelly and Jack, are planning to write their autobiography, in which they will explain pros and cons of growing up in a well-known family. "The book will be a detailed account of growing up in such a well known family and about facing up to every...

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BRET MICHAELS: Solo Tour Announced

POISON frontman Bret Michaels has lined up the following solo dates during the coming months: Jun. 17 - Rice Lake, WI @ Downtown / Aqua-Fest Jun. 18 - Des Moines, IA @ Waterworks Park Jun. 19 - Albert Lea, MN @ Jaxx Pub & Grill Jun. 20 - West Fargo, ND @ Red River Valley ...

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MUSHROOMHEAD To Release First-Ever DVD Next Month

MUSHROOMHEAD will release their first DVD, entitled "Volume 1", on July 26 via their own label, the Lumberjack-distributed The Filthy Hands Co. The title is available for pre-orders at www.mushroomhead.com for $19.98 (pre-orders will arrive one day before release date). Fans may also enter online to...

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CELTIC FROST Mainman: New Album 'Is Growing Nearer To Completion'

CELTIC FROST frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has posted the following message on his official blog: "A truly astonishing week so far. I happened to come across, and rather unexpectedly so, the incredible and indescribable talents of TEAM SLEEP's Zach Hill. With all due (and sincere) respect to many oth...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER: 'Heavy Hitters' CD To Surface Next Month

According to CD Universe, the "Michael Schenker and Heavy Hitters" album, featuring an all-star lineup of musicians based around guitar virtuoso Michael Schenker (MSG, UFO, SCORPIONS) paying homage to their contemporaries, is scheduled for release on July 12. This 10-track powerhouse collection was...

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GRAVE DIGGER: 25-Year-Anniversary Live CD/DVD Track Listing Revealed

German power metallers GRAVE DIGGER filmed their "25-Year Anniversary" show on May 7 at the TV Direct Music Hall in Sao Paulo, Brazil for an upcoming live CD/DVD, tentatively due October 17. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Intro: Passion 02. The Last Supper 03. Desert Rose 04. The Grave Danc...

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MARSHALL LAW Finish Tracking Drums For New Album

Long-running Birmingham, England-based heavy metal band MARSHALL LAW have finished tracking the drums for their new album, "Axis of Power", tentatively due later in the year. "Bass and guitars and vocals will be completed in th next four weeks," stated vocalist Andy Pyke. "We have had a lot of techn...

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KEEP OF KALESSIN Added To IMMORTAL Tribute Album

Norwegian black metallers KEEP OF KALESSIN, featuring Obsidian C. (a.k.a. Arnt Grønbech, also a touring guitarist for SATYRICON) on guitars/bass/synth, have reportedly been confirmed for the upcoming IMMORTAL tribute album, "Epimythion - Tribute to Immortal", tentatively due this fall via Greece's T...

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BEHEMOTH Open For IRON MAIDEN At Poland's MYSTIC FESTIVAL

Polish death/black metallers BEHEMOTH have just kicked off the festival season with a recent performance at Mystic Festival in Poland. This biggest metal event in their home country took place on May 29 and was headlined by IRON MAIDEN. Commented mainman Nergal: "It was a real challenge. Both ideolo...