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METALLICA: 'Work Is Continuing And All Is Good'

METALLICA's official web site has been updated with the following message: "The big update is... that there is nothing new to report. Things are as you would call it, status quo, consistent, constant, invariable, unaltered, unchanged, unfailing, uniform, unvarying. Pretty much what we are trying to...

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EVANESCENCE Singer Schedules TV Appearances

EVANESCENCE's MySpace page has been updated with the following message: "Amy Lee of EVANESCENCE has a bunch of TV appearances coming up soon. Mark your calendars to catch Amy Lee on 'The View' on October 15 where she'll perform 'Good Enough' live! Also on the 15th, Ms. Amy Lee will stop by 'The Sauc...

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AYREON: New Album Title Announced

AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen, has set "01011001" as the title of its new album, tentatively due in January 2008. More information, including soundclips, is available at this location. "01011001" will feature guest appearances by Daniel Gildenlöw (PAIN OF SALVATIO...

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RUSH's 'Permanent Waves' To Be Reissued On Vinyl

RUSH's classic 1980 album "Permanent Waves" will be released in a limited numbered edition on 180-gram vinyl on November 15 via Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab. The same company will issue a 24 KT Gold Ultradisc II version of "Permanent Waves". The disc will be priced at $24.99 and will be made available...

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VENOM Drummer On New Material: 'I Am Really Happy With The Way Things Are Going'

Metal Hell magazine recently conducted an interview with VENOM drummer Antony "Antton" Lant (brother of VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the addition of "Rage" on guitar: "We have known Rage for quite a while now; just like (when) I used to rehearse...

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ARCH ENEMY Bassist: 'The Promotional Campaign For This Album Has Been Unbelievable'

Chad Bowar of About Heavy Metal recently conducted an interview with ARCH ENEMY bassist Sharlee D'Angelo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: About Heavy Metal: How are things going on the Black Tyranny Tour [with MACHINE HEAD, THROWDOWN and SANCTITY]? Sharlee D'Angelo: "It's awesome. It's a...

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PAIN OF SALVATION Singer To Guest On New AYREON CD

AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen, has posted audio samples of the next three guest singers who will appear on the band's upcoming album, tentatively due late 2007/early 2008: Daniel Gildenlöw from PAIN OF SALVATION (mp3); Wudstik, a Dutch hip hop and soul artist (mp3...

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Former JUDAS PRIEST Drummer DAVE HOLLAND Planning 'Tell-All' Book

Liz Lee of the Evening Telegraph reports that former JUDAS PRIEST drummer Dave Holland — who was convicted of trying to rape a teenage boy in his Northamptonshire, England cottage — will write an expose of his life story when he is freed from prison. Holland always denied any involvement in the atte...

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Keyboardist HUGO SHEPPARD Explains Decision To Leave TO-MERA

Keyboardist Hugo Sheppard has issued the following statement regarding his decision to leave TO-MERA, the U.K.-based dark progressive metal band formed by former WITHOUT FACE vocalist Julie Kiss (photo) and bassist Lee Barrett (ex-EXTREME NOISE TERROR, DISGUST, MUSSOLINI HEADKICK): "I have decided t...

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KID ROCK Talks To LARRY KING About TOMMY LEE Fight

Kid Rock was a guest on "Larry King Live" on CNN Friday night (October 5) where he talked about his fight with former MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee at the MTV Video Music Awards. Watch the eight-minute clip below. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Kid Rock claimed he started the fig...

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RUSH: Release Date Announced For 'Permanent Waves' Reissue

Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab will release a 24 KT Gold Ultradisc II version of the 1980 RUSH classic "Permanent Waves". The disc will be priced at $24.99 and will be made available on November 6. You can pre-order the album here. Details on the LP are as follows: "By 1980, RUSH was experiencing ...

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NEMHAIN Recording New EP

NEMHAIN, the British band featuring ex-CRADLE OF FILTH/AT THE GATES drummer Adrian Erlandsson and his wife, fetish model Morrigan Hel (a.k.a. Amber England),has issued the following update: "Well, here we are at Club A.K. in deepest darkest Belgium, and we've been working all hours in various state...

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Original KISS Drummer PETER CRISS Confirmed As CMJ Panelist

Original KISS drummer Peter Criss will be a panelist at this year's CMJ Music Marathon on October 17 at the Kimmel Center: Eisner & Lubin Auditorium in New York City. Criss will be part of a panel called "Stage Diving 101", which is being described as follows: "Discover the essential elements of...

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Report: Heavy Metal Band Says Police Are Angered By Song Lyrics And Album Cover

The Naples Daily News reports that the members of the Naples, Florida-based heavy metal band A DANK SEASON (MySpace page) claim the cops want to shut them down. The two-year-old project of five 20-somethings, including former Gulf Coast High students, A DANK SEASON named their latest album after a c...

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EVANESCENCE: More Tour Details Revealed

EVANESCENCE will embark on a headlining tour of Mexico and the United States later this month. The trek comes on the heels of the band's Family Values stint over the summer. "I am excited to be headlining our own tour this fall," frontwoman Amy Lee said. "While Family Values tour was fun, it will be...