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AEROSMITH Bassist TOM HAMILTON: 'The Cancer Is Gone'

AEROSMITH bassist Tom Hamilton has issued the following update: "Well, I got sprung for a couple of days last week and got to do some stuff with the band finally. You've probably heard about the NASCAR thing. In case you haven't, they're going to use a modified 'Back in the Saddle' for their theme m...

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IRON MAIDEN Bassist's Daughter LAUREN HARRIS: New Audio Interview Available

An audio interview with singer Lauren Harris — daughter of IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris — conducted by Sergi Ramos of The Metal Circus, has been posted online at this location (click on the link "escucha esta entrevista" under the picture gallery). In the interview, Lauren talks about such subje...

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OBITUARY Added To Benelux Dates On NO MERCY FESTIVALS Tour

Legendary Florida-based death metallers OBITUARY have been added to the Benelux dates on the No Mercy Festivals 2007 tour featuring MOONSPELL, NAPALM DEATH, BEHEMOTH, DEW-SCENTED and ROOT: Apr. 08 - Hof ter Loo - Antwerpen, BEL Apr. 09 - 013 - Tilburg, NETH As previously reported, OBITUARY has poste...

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SLAYER Guitarist On Songwriting: 'If You Sit Down And Over-Think It, It's Usually Sh*t'

Luxi Lahtinen of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman. An excerpt from the chat follows: Metal-Rules.com: As you have probably heard from almost every possible direction many have said that the aggression and brutality of your old days have returned. So...

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'KISS Meets The Phantom' Executive Producer Dies At 95

According to KissKollector.com, Joseph Barbera — the executive producer of KISS' first movie "Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park", died yesterday (Monday, Dec. 18) at age 95. Barbera, who along with William Hanna (who passed away in 2001) achieved great success with "Tom & Jerry", "The Flinstone...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: 'Nobody Wanted To Make Videos With Us'

Aidin Vaziri of the San Francisco Chronicle recently conducted an interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich about the group's first-ever collection of all its music videos, called "The Videos 1989-2004". Read on: Q: You guys were not so into making videos at first. What changed? Lars: You know wh...

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SON OF SCIENCE To Guest On England's JUICE FM Next Tuesday

SON OF SCIENCE, the tech-metal band formed by former DRAGONFORCE bassist Adrian Lambert, will perform a short acoustic set on Brighton, England's Juice FM on Tuesday, December 19 between 10:00 p.m. and midnight. There will also be an interview with the band discussing their Concorde2 (Brighton) show...

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BLACK SABBATH In The U.K.'s SUN Tabloid

In an almost unprecedented move for a tabloid newspaper, the Sun — the world's biggest-selling English-language newspaper, with over eight million readers a day — has acknowledged the world of heavy metal by reviewing a BLACK SABBATH biography in glowing terms. "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath", the new SABB...

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LINKIN PARK Guitarist BRAD DELSON to Visit Los Angeles Middle School

Little Kids Rock (LKR),a program providing free instruments and instruction for public school students, has announced that LINKIN PARK guitarist and Little Kids Rock Honorary Board member, Brad Delson, will be visiting Los Angeles' Nightingale Middle School on Thursday, December 14. During his visi...

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WHILE HEAVEN WEPT Signs With CRUZ DEL SUR MUSIC

Cruz Del Sur Music has reached an agreement with the epic doom legends WHILE HEAVEN WEPT for the release of their new album, "Vast Oceans Lachrymose", in late 2007. "Although there were many fair and generous offers from various entities after the untimely closure of Black Lotus Records, we felt tha...

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CLOVEN HOOF: Reunited Lineup To Make Live Debut In March

NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends CLOVEN HOOF have issued the following update: "Limelight club Crewe [United Kingdom] on Thursday 29th March 2007, will be the first venue to feature the reunited lineup. It promises to be quite a night as the band will be committed to tight recording...

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THINE EYES BLEED Added To Canadian Dates On SLAYER Tour

Canadian thrash/metalcore act THINE EYES BLEED — who feature in their ranks former KITTIE guitarist/technician Jeff Phillips and bassist Johnny Araya (brother of SLAYER's Tom Araya) — have been added to three Canadian tour stops on SLAYER's upcoming North American tour in February (including a homet...

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EVERGREY To Embark On First-Ever Eastern European Tour

Swedish metallers EVERGREY will embark on their first Eastern European tour in January. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jan. 11 - Nitra, SK - Stara Pekaren Jan. 12 - Budapest, HUN - Kultiplex Jan. 14 - Larissa, GRE - Live Music House Jan. 15 - Plovdiv, BUL - Geo Milev Hall Jan. 17 - Sofia, ...

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MENA BRINNO Featuring Ex-ROYAL ANGUISH Members: Debut EP Available

Tampa gothic metal band MENA BRINNO, featuring former ROYAL ANGUISH members Katy Decker (vocals) and Marius Kozlowski (guitar),has released its debut EP. The four-song CD, entitled "Moon Fever", was recorded at Morrisound Studio in October 2006 and engineered by Tom Morris. Copies are now available...

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DESTRUCTION Frontman: 'The Latino Metalheads Were Unbelievable Once Again'

Long-running German thrashers DESTRUCTION have just returned from their successful tour of Spain and Portugal. Commented DESTRUCTION bassist/vocalist Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer: "The Latino metalheads were unbelievable once again. This was the first time we have headlinded on the Iberian Peninsula ev...