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MANOWAR's 'Magic Circle Festival Volume II' DVD: Complete Details Revealed
From Wednesday, July 9 until the sunset on Saturday, July 12, 2008, 35,000 true metal fans (over the course of the entire festival) from 44 different countries across the globe poured onto the festival grounds in Bad Arolsen, Germany and experienced the ultimate in true heavy metal: the second annua...October 16, 2008
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EPICA: AMANDA SOMERVILLE Guest Appearances Cancelled
Vocalist Amanda Somerville has been forced to cancel her previously announced guest appearances with Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA "due to family matters." EPICA says in a statement, "We wish her all the best and we hope to share the stage with her soon again." The affected dates are as follows: O...October 16, 2008
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SERPENTCULT: New Audio Interview Available
Belgium's SERPENTCULT, the new band featuring former members of THEE PLAGUE OF GENTLEMEN and WELKIN, was interviewed recently by "Whiplash", a weekly metal show on Belgian national radio Studio Brussel, hosted by AFTER ALL guitarist Dries Van Damme. Listen to the chat in streaming audio: Part #1, Pa...October 14, 2008
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SAMMY HAGAR Schedules 'Rockline' Appearance
Sammy Hagar will guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn on Wednesday, November 5 at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET. Fans are encouraged to speak with the group by calling 1-800-344-ROCK (7625). Hagar will release a new album on Loud & Proud Records on Novembe...October 14, 2008
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AFTER FOREVER Guitarist Pulls Out Of 'Christmas Metal Symphony' Concert
Guitarist Sander Gommans of the Dutch female-fronted metallers AFTER FOREVER — who last year announced that they were taking a break from band activities for most of 2008 while Gommans underwent medical tests after suffering a seizure — has cancelled his participation in the Christmas Metal Symphony...October 14, 2008
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HAIL OF BULLETS Pulls Out Of DARKNESS OVER X-MAS TOUR
HAIL OF BULLETS — the new band featuring GOREFEST drummer Ed Warby, THANATOS guitarists Stephan Gebédi and Paul Baayens, former PESTILENCE/ASPHYX singer Martin Van Drunen and former HOUWITSER bass player Theo van Eekelen — has been forced to withdraw from the the Darkness Over X-Mas Tour 2008 (featu...October 13, 2008
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DETONATION Announces New Drummer
Dutch death/thrash metal act DETONATION has issued the following update: "We are very proud and excited to announce that Michiel van der Plicht (ex-PROSTITUTE DISFIGUREMENT, TOXOCARA) has decided to join DETONATION permanently. "We are positive that his skills will help bring the band to a new and e...October 13, 2008
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JOE SATRIANI To Guest On KNAC.COM Today
Guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani will guest on DJ Junkman's show on KNAC.COM today (Monday, October 13) at 4:30 p.m. PST. You can listen to the program live at www.knac.com. Joe Satriani recently spoke to Billboard.com about his new supergroup with ex-VAN HALEN vocalist Sammy Hagar, former VAN HALEN bas...October 13, 2008
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METAL CHURCH Singer RONNY MUNROE: New Solo Tracks Posted Online
METAL CHURCH vocalist Ronny Munroe has uploaded a couple of new solo demo tracks to his MySpace page. Commented Ronny: "While Kurdt [Vanderhoof; guitars] and Jeff [Plate; drums] are gearing up for [TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA], I kept myself busy this morning with Steve at Head Change Studio in San Fra...October 12, 2008
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PESTILENCE Mainman Says Reunion With MARTIN VAN DRUNEN Was 'Out Of The Question'
Olivier "Zoltar" Badin of UK's Terrorizer magazine (web site) recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Patrick Mameli of the resurrected late '80s/early '90s death metal outfit PESTILENCE. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Terrorizer: Exactly when and why did PESTILENCE...October 10, 2008
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METALLICA Drummer A Big Fan Of 'Guitar Hero'
The Pulse of Radio reports: When Guitar Hero: World Tour arrives at the end of this month, METALLICA fans will be able to play all 10 songs from the band's new album, "Death Magnetic", on the game as downloadable content. Among those playing along will be METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich, who bought th...October 9, 2008
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JOETOWN: 'Crash' Video Posted Online
"Crash", the new video from melodic hard rockers JOETOWN, can be viewed below. The track is taken from the group's debut album, "Pills and Ammo", which was released by frontman Joe Delaney's own Joetown Records. "The video for 'Crash' was inspired by the Sergio Leone trilogy of westerns starring Cli...October 9, 2008
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ALPHA TRION Seeks Vocalist
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based "math metallers" ALPHA TRION are searching for a vocalist to complete their lineup. Applicants "must posses the ability to sing and scream interchangeably, and be available for recording and extensive touring. Interested parties can hear demos and examples a...October 8, 2008
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KRUGER: New Touring Bassist Announced
Swiss noise-mongers KRUGER have issued the following update: "As we're faithful in love and sex, we're cheating with bass players! The October tour will finally be done along with TVO, aka Thierry Van Osselt. He was KNUT's former bass player (yep, we barely change...). We're still looking for the ri...October 8, 2008
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METALLICA's ULRICH On IRON MAIDEN, Becoming Filthy Rich And CLIFF BURTON
Tom Trakas of Chicago's now-defunct Midwest Metal magazine conducted an interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich on September 5, 2008. A few excerpts from the chat, which can be found on Trakas' None But My Own blog, follow below. None But My Own: I'm sure at certain points in METALLICA's life y...October 6, 2008
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