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CRIMSON GLORY Vocalists Join Forces

Former and current CRIMSON GLORY vocalists Midnight and Wade Black will join forces on several upcoming projects. Wade Black reports that he will sing on Midnight's upcoming MIDNIGHT BAND "M2" album. Black has also revealed that Midnight will perform a series of acoustic shows and that he will join...

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SOILWORK Frontman On Hockey, Lineup Changes And The City Of Pittsburgh

SOILWORK frontman Björn "Speed" Strid reveals in the November/December issue of Metal Maniacs that he once had aspirations to be a professional hockey player. He also discusses the band's latest album, "Sworn to a Great Divide", the after-effects of lineup changes on the long-running group, and the...

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ANOTHER ANIMAL: New York Concert Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of ANOTHER ANIMAL — the band featuring GODSMACK members Tony Rombola on guitar, Robbie Merrill on bass and Shannon Larkin on drums — performing at the Irving Plaza in New York City on October 16, 2007 can be viewed below. Five preview tracks from ANOTHER ANIMAL are available...

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Photos From CLASSIC ROCK ROLL OF HONOUR Awards Posted Online

Photos from last night's Classic Rock Roll of Honour awards have been posted at Wire Image: Arrivals, Press Room. LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page, who recently fractured a finger causing the postponement of LED ZEPPELIN's first concert in two decades, was presented with the Living Legend Award at...

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JIMMY PAGE, HEAVEN AND HELL Honored At 'Classic Rock Roll Of Honour' Awards

According to the Press Association Ltd., LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page has been honoured with a Living Legend Award. Page, 63, who recently fractured a finger causing the postponement of LED ZEPPELIN's first concert in two decades, was presented with the gong at the Classic Rock Roll of Honour a...

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AUGUST BURNS RED: Video Interview, Performance Footage Available

HeavyMetalSource.com conducted an interview with AUGUST BURNS RED guitarist J.B. Brubaker on October 28 at Toad's Place in New Haven, Connecticut. The interview and performance footage from the concert can be viewed below. AUGUST BURNS RED's video for the song "Composure" received its premiere on My...

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ICED EARTH Singer TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS On Illegal Music Downloading, Possibility Of Solo Album

Sweden's Metalshrine conducted an interview with ICED EARTH/ex-JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens on October 25, 2007 in Stockholm. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metalshrine: Do you see any fear of not being able to make a living out of releasing records and playing live, since peop...

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Former NASUM Drummer Comments On VITEK's Passing

COLDWORKER/ex-NASUM drummer Anders Jakobson has issued the following statement regarding the passing of DECAPITATED drummer Witold "Vitek" Kieltyka, who died at the age of 23 in a Russian hospital from injuries sustained in a recent road collision: "If you follow the metal news you have learned that...

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LEATHERWOLF: Athens Performance Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of the legendary Orange County, California metal band LEATHERWOLF performing the song "Too Much" in Athens, Greece on November 1, 2007 can be viewed below. LEATHERWOLF's current shows are the band's first European dates since reuniting with original lead vocalist/guitarist M...

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SLASH Discusses New Book With 'Fox & Friends'; Video Available

Legendary GUNS N' ROSES and VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash comes clean about wild past in his self-titled memoir "Slash". He visited Fox News Channel's "Fox & Friends" on Wednesday (October 31) to discuss the book, how he's lucky to be alive, living on the edge, his current relationship with Ax...

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THE CULT Frontman: 'The Most Important Thing For Us Was To Be As Truthful As Possible'

Keith Ryan Cartwright of The Post and Courier's Preview recently conducted an interview with THE CULT frontman Ian Astbury. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Preview: What is it about now that lent itself to making this record ["Born into This"]? Astbury: Oh, maybe experience. I think having gone...

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EXODUS Guitarist: 'I'm Not Interested In Sounding Like I Did In 1985'

Peter Jandréus of Sweden's Critical Mass recently conducted an interview with EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Critical Mass: Tom Hunting is back behind the drums on the new album. What happened to Paul (Bostaph)? Gary: Well, you know, nothing happened to Paul. All th...

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TYPE O NEGATIVE Drummer Says 'Dead Again' Will Be Reissued With New Artwork, Accompanying DVD

Jesse Capps of RockConfidential.com recently conducted an interview with TYPE O NEGATIVE drummer Johnny Kelly. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: RockConfidential.com: You guys have been out on the road for your Halloween tour. How was it this year? Johnny: It's always been something of a tr...

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HATCHET Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of Bay Area thrashers HATCHET. According to a press release, HATCHET is "an onslaught of five thrash metal fanatics from the San Francisco Bay Area; a starting point for infamous thrash bands like METALLICA, EXODUS, TESTAMENT, and VIO-LENCE, just to name...

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STEEV ESQUIVEL Issues Update On SKINLAB, RE:IGNITION, DEFIANCE

Steev Esquivel (SKINLAB, RE:IGNITION, DEFIANCE) has issued the following update: "First off, things are going great in the world of SKINLAB. Today will be the final day of mixing , as we've been getting rough mixes from Juan Urteaga, with bits of progress every time. Today Snake and I will join Juan...