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Former CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Vocalist To Debut KARL AGELL'S BLIND At WINTER METALFEST

Former CORROSION OF CONFORMITY/current LEADFOOT vocalist Karl Agell has assembled a new act, aptly dubbed KARL AGELL'S BLIND. Along with Agell, the band features LEADFOOT members Scott Little on guitar, bassist Paul Walz and Bill Eagen on drums. Guitarist John Pereksta rounds out the lineup. The gro...

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DOWN Drummer Selling Classic 'Nola' Kit

DOWN drummer Jimmy Bower (also guitarist in EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL) has issued the following update: "I'm getting rid of the infamous DOWN 'Nola' drum kit. It's the kit on the '95 DOWN tour. It's a Ludwig three-piece kit. I also recorded 'Broken Glass' [by] CROWBAR, 'Odd Fellows Rest' [by] CR...

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LOST EDEN Signs With CANDLELIGHT RECORDS

Japan's LOST EDEN has inked a deal with Candlelight Records. The band came together in 2000 when Norio (vocals),Adachi (guitar),Run (guitar),Daisuke (bass),Chang (drums) decided to form a hardcore/metal group. The act's first milestone was in 2002 when they had two songs included on the compilat...

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PUSHED Taps FIREBALL MINISTRY Bassist For Reunion Show

Southern California's PUSHED, the band featuring former TESTAMENT/SLAYER drummer Jon Dette, has tapped Johnny Chow (a.k.a. John Mark Bechtel, FIREBALL MINISTRY, ex-SYSTEMATIC, MY RUIN) to play bass for its upcoming one-off reunion show on Saturday, December 30, 2006 at the Jumping Turtle in San Marc...

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NYDVIND Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

French black metallers NYDVIND have issued the following update: "Right after our European tour supporting Norwegian brothers of KAMPFAR last April, we decided to have a several months vacation. 2004 and 2005 had been very busy years for all of us (involved in numerous bands such as BRAN BARR, HEOL...

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DORO To Support EDGUY On German Dates

German hard rock singer DORO has been confirmed as the support act for EDGUY for their two headlining shows at the Wartenberg Oval in Fulda, Angersbach on February 23-24, 2007. As previously reported, DORO has been confirmed for the tenth-anniversary edition of Germany's Summer Breeze festival, set...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE: New Video Interview Available

A video interview with legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore (DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW, BLACKMORE'S NIGHT) and his fiancée/BLACKMORE'S NIGHT singer Candice Night has been posted online at Google Video (courtesy of the Artisan News Service). In other news, BLACKMORE'S NIGHT's holiday album, "Winter Carol...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT Discovers Pirate Metal Band SWASHBUCKLE

TalkingMetal.com has posted episode 116 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. In this episode, host Mark Strigl interviews SWASHBUCKLE, a pirate metal band "discovered" by GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. Also interviewed is Q*Ball, president of SWASHBUCKLE's label, Bald Freak Records, and...

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SKID ROW Guitarist On New Album: 'We're Stirring Up People's Emotions One Way Or The Other'

Ryan Sparks of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with SKID ROW guitarist Dave "Snake" Sabo. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisited: What has the response been like to the new record "Revolutions Per Minute"? Snake: The response has been great. Most of the pe...

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DORO Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

German hard rock singer DORO has been confirmed for the tenth-anniversary edition of Germany's Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 16-18, 2007 in Dinkelsbühl. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMON AMARTH THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER COMMUNIC DARK FUNERAL...

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VOIVOD: 'The Getaway' Video Posted Online

VOIVOD's video for the "Katorz" (2006) track "The Getaway" has been posted online at YouTube.com. The clip was created by editing together footage from the album's recording session and the band's 2003 U.S. tour. Currently, the band is working on a clip for "Polaroids" and will follow with a video f...

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OZZY OSBOURNE, ACE FREHLEY To Participate In 'Six-String Masterpieces' DIMEBAG Art Tribute

Ozzy Osbourne (BLACK SABBATH) and Ace Frehley (KISS) are among the latest artists who have signed on to participate in the "Six-String Masterpieces: The Dimebag Darrell Art Tribute" — the art exhibit of guitars that have been hand-painted, illustrated and sculpted by top rockers and modern artists i...

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TRIUMPH's RIK EMMETT, MOUNTAIN's LESLIE WEST To Help Celebrate DEAN's 30th Anniversary

Dean Guitars is giving the world a never-before look at Winter NAMM with the Dean Guitars "Live from NAMM" webcast, January 19-21 — a live web event capturing every outlandish minute of the show. This revolutionary concept is going to blow the roof off NAMM and change forever the way the NAMM show i...

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THE 69 EYES: European Tour Dates Announced

Finnish goth metallers THE 69 EYES have lined up the following dates in Germany, Belgium and Netherlands: Apr. 02 - DE - Bochum - Zeche Apr. 03 - DE - Hamburg - Markthalle Apr. 04 - DE - Hannover - Capitol Apr. 05 - BE - Vosselaar - Biebob Apr. 06 - NL - Amsterdam ...

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AEROSMITH Members Record With West African Band

Launch Radio Networks reports: The members of AEROSMITH recently were in the studio with the West African band THE REFUGEE ALL STARS. According to a post on the AeroforceOne.com website, the ALL STARS and AEROSMITH recorded a version of JOHN LENNON & THE PLASTIC ONO BAND's "Give Peace A Chance",...