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SOLEMNITY Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement

Germany's SOLEMNITY has parted ways with drummer with Jürgen The Butcher. According to a posting on the group's web site, Jürgen was forced to leave SOLEMNITY "due to serious problems in his private life." The band adds, "We are proud to announce that our long-time friend and professional drummer Ha...

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'Speed Kills… Again' Track Listing Revealed

Inspired by the legendary 1980s compilation series which showcased some of the era's heaviest hitters such as METALLICA, VENOM, SLAYER, CELTIC FROST, POSSESSED etc., "Speed Kills… Again" stands as a tribute to the past as well as a testament to the return of true heavy metal and thrash that is curre...

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HARLOTS Sign With LIFEFORCE RECORDS

Lifeforce Records America has announced the signing of Ohio's HARLOTS. Formed in Ohio during the winter of 2002/2003, the band has released two full-length albums, "The Woman You Saw is the Great City that Rules Over the Kings of the Earth" (Feeling Faint Productions, 2004) and "This is the Second D...

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THE HAUNTED: New Live Clip Posted Online

Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED have uploaded a video clip of the band performing the song "99" on May 31, 2007 at Molotow in Hamburg, Germany. The clip, which was shot by David Potvin of LYZANXIA at the last show of the two groups' joint "Cursed Earth Tour", can be viewed at YouTube. Commented ...

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RAINBOW: 'The Polydor Years 1975-1986' Compilation Released In Japan

According to a posting on The Rainbow Fanclan Legacy web site, another RAINBOW compilation, entitled "The Polydor Years 1975-1986", is being released in Japan, featuring a limited-edition box set comprised of eight CD albums and one two-CD set. It includes the following LPS: "Ritchie Blackmore's Rai...

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ICED EARTH: New Audio Interview With TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Available

Baconmusic's James Allman recently talked to former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens. To listen to the interview, click here. ICED EARTH's new EP, "Overture of the Wicked", was released last week via SPV. The group's eighth full-length studio release, "Framing Armagedd...

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ATHEIST Frontman Preparing For Final European Trip

Vocalist Kelly Shaefer of the reactivated seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST has issued the following update: "Well, we are about to embark on our final trip to the other side of the earth for three shows that promise to be amazing. We start in Bucharest, Romania, and then we do Graspop in Bel...

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OZZFEST 2007: More Than 428,000 Tickets Given Away So Far

When Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne and the world's largest live music company, Live Nation, announced in February their plans to stage the 2007 Ozzfest as a free show, some industry people said it would never work. Today Ozzfest yet again has made history, as the fans clearly have spoken. Over the past f...

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ICED EARTH: JON SCHAFFER Audio Interview Posted Online

The latest episode of "Talking Metal" features and interview host Mark Strigl and special guest Rich Catino of MetalAsylum.net conducted with Jon Schaffer of ICED EARTH. Topics include the "Framing Armageddon" album, the current ICED EARTH lineup, touring, a possible live DVD, Larry Grohmann's ampli...

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VILE Guitarist: 'The End Of America Is Here'

Colin Davis of the Californian brutal death metallers VILE has posted the following message on the band's MySpace page: "It's time to gear up people, its time to gear up... "I do a lot of personal research about what is going on in this country and in the world right now. Thank God, ...

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Ziltoid the Omniscient

"Ziltoid the Omniscient", Devin Towsend's first "pure solo album" is supposed to be it for a while for the enigmatic and creatively brilliant main man for STRAPPING YOUNG LAD and THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND. And what a fantastic way to end this chapter of a career marked by sheer genius. "Solo" is to be...

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Former GUNS N' ROSES Members Join Forces With BOOTSY COLLINS In SCIENCE FACTION

Greg Prato of Billboard.com reports that former GUNS N' ROSES members Buckethead (guitar) and Brain (drums) have joined forces with bassist Bootsy Collins in a new project dubbed SCIENCE FACTION. SCIENCE FACTION's yet-to-be-titled debut (which is being co-produced by Collins and guitarist Greg Hampt...

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BLIND GUARDIAN's Early Albums Remastered; Details Revealed

EMI will re-release BLIND GUARDIAN's early albums in remastered form on June 15. The remasters will include bonus tracks, new booklets, liner notes, rare band photos and videos. In addition, the first two LPs, "Battalions Of Fear" (1988) and "Follow The Blind" (1989),have been remixed. The details...

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DOWN THE DRAIN To Guest On Buffalo's 103.3 FM THE EDGE

DOWN THE DRAIN — the Buffalo, New York-based quintet featuring MALEVOLENT CREATION singer Brett Hoffmann — will be the featured guests on the "Edge Underground" show on Buffalo's 103.3 FM The Edge on Sunday, June 24 between 12:00 midnight and 2:00 a.m. EST. Hoffmann, bassist Scott O'Dell and guitari...

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FINAL PRAYER, BACKFIRE, CRUSHING CASPARS Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE

ONE FINE DAY and BAD MANNERS have canceled their participation in the 2007 edition of With Full Force festival, set to take place June 29 - July 1 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany. Newly added to the bill are FINAL PRAYER, BACKFIRE and CRUSHING CASPARS. The festival billing is now shapi...