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PRIMITIVE GRAVEN IMAGE Guitarist Slams KERRY KING For Finding TRIVIUM Inspirational
Guitarist Luke "Ljosalfur" Lehane of the UK black metallers PRIMITIVE GRAVEN IMAGE has slammed SLAYER guitarist Kerry King for citing TRIVIUM guitarists Matt Heafy and Corey Beaulieu as inspirational during a recent interview. Speaking to UK's Total Guitar magazine, King stated about TRIVIUM who wil...June 20, 2008
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Nostradamus
After the mostly well-received "Angel of Retribution" proved that JUDAS PRIEST could mine their own past for amiable, if hardly classic, for-the-fans renditions of their former glories, the future was both wide open and closing in on the veteran British metal band. They seemed to finally be at home...June 18, 2008
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LORDI: A Conversation With A Monster
By Ryan Ogle By now, the dust kicked up from LORDI's 2006 Eurovision Song Contest victory and subsequent global domination is starting to settle a bit, but Finland's true (okay, costumed) monsters of rock are doing anything but. Taking little time to recuperate from the whirlwind that accompanied th...June 18, 2008
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AVANTASIA: More Tour Video Blogs Available
Vocalist Amanda Somerville has issued the next two in a series of video blogs (see below) from the AVANTASIA European tour, which kicked off on June 5 at the Rocksound Festival in Huttwil, Switzerland. Amanda Somerville is the American singer-songwriter and vocal coach who was recently tapped to rep...June 17, 2008
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JUDAS PRIEST Bassist On NOSTRADAMUS' Prophecies: 'A Lot Of It Is Possibly A Load Of Crap'
Arthur Karras of Australia's Beat magazine recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. On the "Nostradamus" concept album: "It's a massive piece of work for us. After the 'Angel Of Retribution' album we were glad to have Rob Halford...June 17, 2008
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JIMI HENDRIX Amp Set For Auction In Rock Memorabilia Sale
The Daily Record reports shat rock memorabilia, including an amp once owned by Jimi Hendrix, is to be sold at auction on July 10, Christie's said yesterday. The 1966 Marshall amplifier used by Hendrix in concert between 1967 and 1969 will be up for sale as will a pair of the flamboyant guitarist's ....June 17, 2008
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Norway's ULVER Covers PRINCE; Audio Available
Norway's ULVER has posted a cover version of PRINCE's "Thieves in the Temple" on its official MySpace page. "Thieves in the Temple" was originally released on PRINCE's 1990 "Graffiti Bridge" album, with the song hitting No. 6 on the U.S. single chart. For the cover, ULVER collaborated with female so...June 16, 2008
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AMORAL Confirmed For Finland's QSTOCK Festival
Finnish metallers AMORAL will perform at the Qstock festival in Oulu, Finland on July 26. The band will play the Koomalava ("Coma Stage") at 7:20 p.m. Also scheduled to appear are WITHIN TEMPTATION, STURM UND DRANG and WITCHCRAFT. Upcoming AMORAL shows: Jun. 27 - Helsinki, Finland - Tuska Afterparty...June 16, 2008
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IWRESTLEDABEARONCE Signs With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS
IWRESTLEDABEARONCE, the five-piece band from Shreveport, Louisiana which mashes up elements of electro, grind and jazz, has inked a deal with Century Media Records. In a recent interview with the Columbia City Paper, IWRESTLEDABEARONCE guitarist Steven stated about the group's musical approach, "We...June 13, 2008
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MAN RAZE Documentary Preview Clips Posted Online
MAN RAZE, the new rock outfit featuring Phil Collen of DEF LEPPARD, Simon Laffy from GIRL and Paul Cook of THE SEX PISTOLS, has updated its YouTube channel with the first two preview clips taken from the documentary film shot in California during March 2008. More clips will be added over the next .....June 12, 2008
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RAUNCHY Confirmed For Estonia's GREENPIT FESTIVAL
Danish modern metallers RAUNCHY have been confirmed for the Greenpit Festival, set to take place October 17-18 at Rock Caf in Tallinn, Estonia. Also scheduled to appear are Sweden's MUSTASCH. RAUNCHY is currently streaming its entire new masterpiece, "Wasteland Discotheque", on the band's MySpace pa...June 12, 2008
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LEMMY Talks New MOTRHEAD Album
Pop-Rock Candy Mountain recently conducted an interview with MOTRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister. An excerpt from the chat follows. Pop-Rock Candy Mountain: How's the new album coming? Lemmy: We have all of the tracks done. It's just vocals and guitars now, really. Pop-Rock Candy Mountain: With...June 11, 2008
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AVANTASIA: More Tour Video Blogs, ROCKSOUND Footage Available
Vocalist Amanda Somerville has issued the second and third in a series of video blogs from the AVANTASIA European tour, which kicked off on June 5 at the Rocksound Festival in Huttwil, Switzerland. Also available is more fan-filmed video footage from the Rocksound concert (courtesy of YouTube user "...June 11, 2008
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Evaluating AC/DCs Deal With Wal-Mart
TheWeekDaily.com reports: Veteran rockers AC/DC have agreed to sell their next album exclusively throughWal-Mart stores in the U.S., according to the Wall Street Journal, and the news is eliciting strong reactions from critics and fans. The legendary hard rock group's as-yet-untitled album its first...June 10, 2008
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JIMI HENDRIX: Photos From 'Hendrix Revealed: A Life Through The Lens' VIP Reception Available
The month-long Jimi Hendrix photography exhibition at the Celebrity Vault in Beverly Hills opened with a VIP reception on Thursday, May 29 to a crowd of fans and high rollers willing to spend up to $40,000 on images of the rock legend. "Hendrix Revealed: A Life Through The Lens", with works spanning...June 9, 2008
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