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EDDIE VAN HALEN: The Ball Is In DAVE LEE ROTH's Court

Eddie Van Halen spoke to Guitar World magazine about the current status of VAN HALEN following the departures of vocalist Sammy Hagar and bassist Michael Anthony. Rumors continue to swirl that original singer David Lee Roth, who was replaced by Hagar in the mid-1980s, will return to the fold, despit...

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DODHEIMSGARD's KVOHST Discusses New Album Leak

Antenna's Lars Lolk recently conducted an interview with Kvohst from DØDHEIMSGARD. An excerpt from the chat follows: Antenna: DODHEIMSGARD's newest album, "Supervillain Outcast", is set for a 2007 release, but I know that a rough pre-production version of the album, without vocal tracks, has been le...

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A Salute To Late AC/DC Frontman BON SCOTT Planned For February

According to Australia's The Sunday Times, some big-name Australian rockers are teaming up for a Bon Scott Celebration Concert to raise money for a statue of the late AC/DC singer in Fremantle. Playing their own hits plus Bon-era AC/DC classics will be THE ANGELS, ROSE TATTOO and THE PARTY BOYS, fea...

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TRAIL OF TEARS Frontman: 'This Is Not The End!'

With the imminent release of the group's new album, "Existentia" on January 30, 2007 in North America, Napalm recording artists TRAIL OF TEARS are in a bit of a quandary, and much speculation has ensued. Therefore, founding vocalist Ronny Thorsen has released this official statement regarding the ba...

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Exclusive: SACRED REICH Frontman Discusses 20th Anniversary Tour, Future Plans

The original lineup of the long-defunct Arizona thrashers SACRED REICH — Phil Rind (bass, vocals),Wiley Arnett (lead guitar),Jason Rainey (rhythm guitar) and Greg Hall (drums) — will reunite for several shows in Europe next summer, including an appearance at the Wacken Open Air festival on August...

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AUGURY To Headline Third Annual ASHES OF AUTUMN Festival

Montreal tech-death stars AUGURY have been confirmed as the headliners of the third annual Ashes of Autumn concert, set to take place December 2 at The Metal Bar in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Also scheduled to appear are hyper folk-black metal newcomers PROFUGUS MORTIS, THREAT SIGNAL, and ADYTUM. Att...

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Original SACRED REICH Lineup To Reunite For European Dates, WACKEN OPEN AIR

The original lineup of the long-defunct Arizona thrashers SACRED REICH — Phil Rind (bass, vocals),Wiley Arnett (lead guitar),Jason Rainey (rhythm guitar) and Greg Hall (drums) — will reunite for several shows in Europe next summer, including an appearance at the Wacken Open Air festival on August...

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Ex-THE CROWN Guitarist Begins Work On New ANGEL BLAKE Album

ANGEL BLAKE guitarist Marko Tervonen (ex-THE CROWN) has posted the following message on the band's official MySpace page: "I have started working seriously now with the next ANGEL BLAKE album. The status is this: I have shitloads of ideas. About 13 new strong foundations written. I have started on a...

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DECREPIT BIRTH Welcomes Back Bassist RISHA ERYAVEC

Santa Cruz, California-based death metallers DECREPIT BIRTH have posted the following message on their official web site: "DECREPIT BIRTH is very happy to announce that bassist Risha Eryavec is officially returning to the band! Due to recent situations, Risha feels that his place is with us, as our...

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HAMMERFALL Singer Wants To Tour With DISTURBED

Live-Metal.net recently conducted an interview with HAMMERFALL vocalist Joacim Cans. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Live-Metal.net: HAMMERFALL has an upcoming European tour in 2007. Who are you going to be touring with and could we possibly see HAMMERFALL in the U.S. sometime soon? Cans: To an...

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BEFORE THE DAWN Begins Recording New Album

Finnish dark metallers BEFORE THE DAWN entered the studio on November 21 to begin recording their fourth album, "Deadlight", tentatively due in early 2007 via Stay Heavy Records. A studio diary has been launched at this location. On February 14, the "Deadsong" single will be released featuring the f...

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ANOREXIA NERVOSA Goes On Hiatus

Guitarist Stefan Bayle of the French black metallers ANOREXIA NERVOSA has issued the following update on the band's current status (translated from French): "It's been a while since there has been any news from the ANOREXIA NERVOSA camp, and I think that it is time to give a progress report on the g...

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ABORTED: U.S. Release Date Confirmed For New Album

Belgian melodic/gore-grind mad scientists ABORTED have returned with a new slab of sheer brutality that is destined to take their special brand of aural violence to the next level. Their highly anticipated new offering, "Slaughter & Apparatus: A Methodical Overture", is set for a February 20, 20...

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Rock Star Supernova

So let's take a poll: how much do you think Jason Newsted paid someone to have that bass head dropped on his arm (if that well-timed incident actually happened, that is)? Whatever the price was, it couldn't have been too high to extricate the former METALLICA bassist from the debacle known by the ch...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Announces New Drummer

British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH have recruited Czech drummer Marthus (real name: Martin Škaroupka) to replace Adrian Erlandsson. Martin was born on January 20, 1981 in the Czech Republic and has previously played with GALACTIC INDUSTRY and INNER FEAR, among other bands. "A fine gent whose...