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ENSLAVED Pulls Out Of Athens Gig With HAIL OF BULLETS

Norwegian masters of progressive/experimental metal ENSLAVED have pulled out of their previously announced February 22, 2009 concert at Gagarin 205 in Athens, Greece. HAIL OF BULLETS — the Dutch death metal band featuring GOREFEST drummer Ed Warby, THANATOS guitarists Stephan Gebédi and Paul Baayens...

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SARGON Featuring Ex-MALEVOLENT CREATION Drummer ALEX MARQUEZ: Mini-CD Completed

Panamanian death/thrashers SARGON, whose current lineup includes acclaimed extreme-metal drummer Alex Marquez (MALEVOLENT CREATION, SOLSTICE, DEMOLITION HAMMER),have completed work on their debut mini-CD, entitled "Vehemence". It was recorded at P.T.Y. studios in Panama and was produced by Ingacio...

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DOMAIN: New Song Posted Online

German metallers DOMAIN have posted a new song, "Sweeping Scars", on their MySpace page. The track comes off the band's ninth album, a concept effort entitled "The Chronicles of Love, Hate and Sorrow", which is scheduled for release on March 13. The CD artwork was created by famous Brazilian metal a...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE Talks About Helicopter Incident, No-Clothes Backstage Rule

Nicole Powers of SuicideGirls.com recently conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. SuicideGirls.com: I heard you had a rather scary incident recently in a helicopter. Can you tell me about that? Tommy: Oh! [laughs] No, there was not...

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Germany's GUN RECORDS Closes Its Doors

The Bochum, Germany-based rock/metal record label GUN Records (a.k.a. Great Unlimited Noises) has officially closed its doors. Launched in 1992 by Bogdan Kopec and Wolfgang Funk (who left his role as president of the company in December 2008) as a joint venture with BMG, the company had discovered a...

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ZAKK WYLDE Talks 'Guitar Hero', Upcoming BLACK LABEL SOCIETY 'Best-Of' Collection

Live-Metal.net recently conducted an interview with guitarist Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE). An excerpt from the chat follows below. Live-Metal.net: I don't know if anything official has been announced yet, but I hear there's going to be some sort of greatest-hits or best-of compil...

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METAL CHURCH Singer To Release Solo Album In April

METAL CHURCH vocalist Ronny Munroe will release his solo album, "The Fire Within", in April. Several demo tracks which are expected to appear on the CD are available for streaming on Munroe's MySpace page. Ronny Munroe's solo band includes METAL CHURCH guitarist Rick Van Zandt on guitar. According t...

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METALLICA Frontman Talks SONISPHERE

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield spoke to Reuters about the band's participation in this summer's series of European festivals called Sonisphere. "We did Monsters of Rock in the U.S. with VAN HALEN, SCORPIONS and others and it was a lot of fun, you get to know the bands, you're hanging out, staying...

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KEEL Frontman To Guest On 'Hard Rock Nights'

Vocalist Ron Keel of the reactivated '80s hard rock band KEEL will be the special guest on "Hard Rock Nights" on Saturday, February 14 between 9:00 p.m. EST and 11:00 p.m. EST. "Hard Rock Nights" is a weekly radio program on WMWX in Cincinnati which can be heard online at www.classxradio.com. KEEL r...

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BIRDS OF PREY Completes Work On New Album

BIRDS OF PREY, the band featuring Erik Larson (ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY),Bo Leslie (THE LAST VAN ZANT),Summer Welch (BARONESS),Ben Hogg (BEATEN BACK TO PURE) and Dave Witte (MUNICIPAL WASTE),has completed work on its third full-length album. Entitled "The Hellpreacher", the full concept effort that...

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ANGRA Guitarist Shredding It Up At NAMM; Video Available

Video footage of ANGRA guitarist Kiko Loureiro "ripping it" at the Samson booth at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which was held January 15-18, 2009 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, can be viewed below (clip courtesy of "MarkSpaniel"). Kiko L...

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SAMMY HAGAR Opening New Restaurant In St. Louis This Friday

According to the Riverfront Times, former VAN HALEN frontman Sammy Hagar will open his new restaurant, Sammy's Beach Bar & Grill, at Harrah's in St. Louis (777 Casino Center Drive) this coming Friday, February 13. The menu (view PDF file) features what you'd probably expect from a bar and grill,...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN On Son WOLFGANG: 'He Is a Part of VAN HALEN. Permanently.'

Eddie Van Halen has told RollingStone.com that his son Wolfgang Van Halen, 17 — who spent the last year on the road with his dad's band VAN HALEN, playing bass — is a "permanent" member of the group. "Wolfie had it the toughest on tour: he had three or four hours of [tutoring] ...

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TERROR SYNDROME To Headline Vancouver's BRUTALFEST

TERROR SYNDROME, the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based band featuring THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen, will headline Brutalfest on Saturday, April 18 at the Maritime Labor Center in Vancouver. According to the band, "We will first headline an all ages show during the day...

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ASPHYX: New Album Details Revealed

Reformed Dutch death metal outfit ASPHYX — Martin van Drunen (vocals),Wannes Gubbels (bass/vocals),Paul Baayens (guitar) and Bob Bagchus (drums) — has set "Death...The Brutal Way" as the title of its comeback album, due in May/June via Century Media Records. War Anthem Records will release the LP...