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JEFF SCOTT SOTO: New Album Title Revealed; Concert DVD Planned

Legendary hard rock singer Jeff Scott Soto (TALISMAN, JOURNEY, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) has issued the following update from the road in South America: "I have the next few days off to get ready for our brutal four [shows] in a row (brutal only because I'm a wuss now and hate doing more than two in a ...

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BENEDICTUM Confirmed For UK's HARD ROCK HELL II Festival

San Diego, California-based, female-fronted metallers BENEDICTUM have been confirmed for the Hard Rock Hell II festival, set to take place December 5-7, 2008 at Prestatyn Sands, North Wales, UK. The Hard Rock Hell II festival billing is shaping up as follows: BATTLELORE BEHOLDER BENEDICTUM BLACK LAB...

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JOE SATRIANI: Third And Fourth Tour Video Podcasts Posted Online

Legendary guitarist Joe Satriani has posted the third and fourth in a series of weekly video podcasts from his European tour. Check them out at this location. Satriani released his 13th solo album "Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock" on April 1. "Professor Satchafunkilus" was produce...

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DARKWATER Confirmed For BAY AREA ROCK FESTIVAL

Sweden's DARKWATER will make its U.S. live debut to at the second annual Bay Area Rock Festival, set to take place June 27-28 at the Independent in San Francisco, California. According to a press release, DARKWATER's debut release, "Calling to Earth to Witness" (available on Ulterium Records, distri...

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SOULFLY Confirmed For Germany's ROCKAREA Festival

SOULFLY has been confirmed for the Rockarea festival, set to take place August 29-30, 2008 in Losheim, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: SOULFLY SODOM CALIBAN ONKEL TOM BEHEMOTH PRO PAIN CREMATORY HAGGARD KNORKATOR DEW-SCENTED THE SORROW EXCREMENTORY GRINDFUCKERS DESASTER NEAER...

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MASCOT PARADE: Debut Album Due Next Week

Alabama Records has announced the signing of MASCOT PARADE from Sweden for the release of the group's debut album, entitled "Deathmatch", due out on June 4. Commented the label in a press release, "Imagine SLAYER jamming with Jeff Buckley. Imagine Tom Petty writing songs to IRON MAIDEN. How absurd i...

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DOWNFALL Resurrected

Toronto metal/hardcore band DOWNFALL has been resurrected with the classic lineup of George Giourgis on guitar/vocals, Derek Flood on guitar, Jeff Kramer on drums and Dragan (Ed) Balog on bass/backing vocals. What started off as fun has turned into a full-blown reunion of sorts. The group is current...

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ACE FREHLEY: New Video Interview Available

Radio personality Eddie Trunk recently conducted an interview with original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley for MSG TV. Watch the four-and-a-half-minute clip below. Ace Frehley recently told MyrtleBeachOnline.com that he's shooting for 12 tracks on his next album, his first in 18 years, with a release in...

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TARJA TURUNEN: Milan Video Footage, Photos Available

Video footage of former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen dueting with her brother Toni on a cover of "Phantom of the Opera", as well as performing her rendition of the ALICE COOPER classic "Poison", on May 21, 2008 in Milan, Italy can be viewed below. Photos from the show are available at Musica Metal...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Says 'Heavy Metal Parking Lot' Documentary Is 'Definitely A Treasure'

Greg Prato recently spoke to JUDAS PRIEST members Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing about the classic 1986 cult documentary "Heavy Metal Parking Lot". The 16-minute movie was filmed in the Capital Centre parking lot in Landover, Maryland, before a JUDAS PRIEST show and depicts interviews wi...

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Final Excerpt From SLAYER Biography Now Online

Author Joel McIver has placed a third and final excerpt from his forthcoming book, "The Bloody Reign of Slayer", online at www.joelmciver.co.uk. The excerpt, which features the band and associated personnel discussing the ferocious opening tracks of the classic 1986 album "Reign in Blood", has been...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING Visits DUFF'S BROOKLYN; Photos Available

Legendary SLAYER guitarist Kerry King paid a visit to Duff's Brooklyn the heavy metal bar located at N. 3rd St & Kent Ave in Williamsburg, New York this past Tuesday, May 20. Check out photos in the "Pics" section of the official Duff's Brooklyn MySpace profile (free MySpace registration is requ...

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DON DOKKEN: 'I Am Not In Competition With My Peers; I Am In Competition With Myself'

Michael S. Robinson of Collider recently conducted an interview with DOKKEN frontman Don Dokken. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. Collider: Your new CD, "Lightning Strikes Again", has been out for a little while now overseas and is set to be released here in the U.S. this week. Reviews hav...

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Former YNGWIE/LOUDNESS Singer MICHAEL VESCERA To Release Solo Album In July

Vocalist Michael Vescera (OBSESSION, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, LOUDNESS) will release his new solo album, "A Sign of Things to Come", on July 26 via Metal Heaven. Joining Michael on this CD are Jim Bell and BJ Zampa (HOUSE OF LORDS),Chris McCarvill (OBSESSION, JEFF SCOTT SOTO),Mats Olausson (YNGWIE MAL...

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MELTDOWN Films 'One By One' Video

Guitarist/vocalist Dan Wetmore of the Los Angeles-based thrashers MELTDOWN, who recently inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Records, has issued the following update from Andy Classen's (LEGION OF THE DAMNED, DEW-SCENTED, NEAERA, BELPHEGOR, ASPHYX) Stage One Studio in Germany where the band is currently...