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Lawsuit Filed Over Canceled 'Rock 'N' Roll Allstars' Concert In Venezuela
According to the Courthouse News Service, Dallas attorney-turned-international concert promoter Gabe Reed of Gabe Reed Productions is being sued for $270,000 over a canceled stadium show in Caracas, Venezuela. Evenpro Entertainment Holding claims that in March it agreed to pay Reed $270,000 for a tw...June 25, 2012
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HIRAX Enters Studio With Producer BILL METOYER (Video)
Californian thrashers HIRAX have entered Skull Seven Studio in North Hollywood, California with producer Bill Metoyer (SLAYER, W.A.S.P. , ARMORED SAINT, DARK ANGEL, SACRED REICH, CRYPTIC SLAUGHTER, D.R.I.) to begin recording their fourth full-length album for a late 2012 release via Black Devil Reco...June 24, 2012
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TARJA TURUNEN: 'Act I' Cover Artwork Unveiled
Eagle Rock imprint Armoury Records, in conjunction with Hamburg, Germany-based earMUSIC, has announced the release of the first-ever live solo album from Finnish singer Tarja Turunen. Entitled "Act I", the release will be unleashed to North American fans on September 4 in 2-CD, 2-DVD and Blu-ray for...June 22, 2012
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IAN GILLAN, TONY IOMMI: Debut WHOCARES Album Samples Available
DEEP PURPLE's Ian Gillan and BLACK SABBATH's Tony Iommi took everybody by surprise in 2011 by releasing a charity single, "Out Of My Mind", renewing the collaboration that led the pair to record an album in 1984, "Born Again", under the BLACK SABBATH moniker. For the occasion, the two rock legends c...June 21, 2012
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IAN GILLAN, TONY IOMMI: Debut WHOCARES Album Details Revealed
DEEP PURPLE's Ian Gillan and BLACK SABBATH's Tony Iommi took everybody by surprise in 2011 by releasing a charity single, "Out Of My Mind", renewing the collaboration that led the pair to record an album in 1984, "Born Again", under the BLACK SABBATH moniker. For the occasion, the two rock legends c...June 21, 2012
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Ex-METAL HAMMER Editor KIRK BLOWS To Release 'Hammered' Book
As a heavy-rock journalist and editor of Metal Hammer magazine, Kirk Blows gained a backstage pass into a crazy, chaotic and comedic world in which hedonistic habits, excess-fueled egos and behind-the-scenes bust-ups were as common as skin-tight spandex, gratuitous guitar solos and songs about Satan...June 20, 2012
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ARKHAM WITCH Signs With METAL ON METAL RECORDS
Metal On Metal Records has announced the signing of the England's traditional metal brigands ARKHAM WITCH. Said the label in a statement: "We met and saw ARKHAM WITCH live when we went to the Doomsday festival in Wakefield, U.K. in February 2011. They instantly captured us with their incredibly catc...June 20, 2012
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ARJEN LUCASSEN: 'Pink Beatles In A Purple Zeppelin' Video Released
"Pink Beatles In A Purple Zeppelin", the new video from Dutch multi-instrumentalist and AYREON mastermind Arjen Lucassen, can be seen below. The song comes off Arjen's new concept solo album, "Lost In The New Real", which entered the official chart in his home country at position No. 16 and the Dutc...June 20, 2012
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TARJA TURUNEN: 'Act I' Track Listing Revealed
Eagle Rock imprint Armoury Records, in conjunction with Hamburg, Germany-based earMUSIC, has announced the release of the first ever live solo album from Finnish singer Tarja Turunen. Entitled "Act I", the release will be unleashed to North American fans on September 4 in 2-CD, 2-DVD and Blu-ray for...June 20, 2012
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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, DEFTONES, BUSH, CHEVELLE Confirmed For 'Monster Energy Aftershock Festival
The first annual Monster Energy Aftershock Festival, presented by California's rock station 98 Rock, is set for Sunday, September 23 at Discovery Park in downtown Sacramento, California. The initial lineup for the full-day rock festival includes STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, DEFTONES, BUSH, CHEVELLE, HOLLYWO...June 20, 2012
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RAMMSTEIN's PAUL LANDERS Talks About Signature Les Paul Guitar (Video)
Video footage of Paul Landers of German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN talking about his new signature Les Paul by Gibson USA guitar can be seen below. Long the fiercest voice in European metal, the enigmatic Paul Landers has propelled RAMMSTEIN with his fiery riffs and uncompromising attitude since...June 19, 2012
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DAN SWANÖ To Guest On DEW-SCENTED Album
Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY, BLOODBATH) is one of three musicians who have recorded special guest appearances on "Icarus", the new album from German thrashers DEW-SCENTED. Commented Dan: "After touring with them, mixing with them, it was about goddamned time that I also sang a nice tune with them. The...June 18, 2012
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THE DEFILED Preparing To Enter Studio
With hangovers still raging from last week's Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards, where THE DEFILED scooped the "Best New Band" award, London's saviors of alternative metal have revealed that they will begin work on the follow-up to last year's "Grave Times" album this summer. Funding the album themselv...June 18, 2012
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JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE, FASTER PUSSYCAT Kick Off 'America Rocks' Tour In Santa Clara
The "America Rocks" tour — featuring JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE, FASTER PUSSYCAT, BULLETBOYS, PRETTY BOY FLOYD and LILLIAN AXE — kicked off this past Friday, June 15 at Avalon in Santa Clara, California. Fan-filmed video footage of some of the performances can be seen below. Jack Russell's GREAT WHI...June 17, 2012
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RITCHIE BLACKMORE, CANDICE NIGHT Welcome Second Child
Former DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW and current BLACKMORE'S NIGHT guitarist Ritchie Blackmore (a.k.a. Richard Hugh) and his wife, BLACKMORE'S NIGHT singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Candice Night (a.k.a. Candice Lauren),welcomed their second child, Rory Dartanyan, on February 7. The couple have a two-...June 17, 2012
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