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Former LIEGE LORD Guitarist To Tour With JOHNNY WINTER: Dates Announced

Former LIEGE LORD axeman Paul Nelson will be joining legendary blues guitarist Johnny Winter on a tour of California and Arizona in support of "I'm a Bluesman", Winter's first CD in eight years. Confirmed dates are as follows: May 16 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Rhythm Room May 18 - Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy .....

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Force Of Evil

He's been mocked to within an inch of his dignity down the years, but one thing that King Diamond has is presence — loads of it, from his window-shattering, off-the-scale vocals, to that fucking big crucifix of bones that seems to travel everywhere with him. What's more, for as many as there that sc...

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RUNNING WILD: Tribute Album Track Listing Revealed

The track listing has been finalized for the "Tribute To Running Wild" album being released this summer/autumn through Remedy Records. It is as follows: 01. ASARU - "Black Hand Inn" 02. BURDEN OF GRIEF - "Raise your Fist" 03. CROSSFIRE - "Beggars' Night" 04. CRYSTAL SHARK - "Conquistadores" 05. JONT...

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PRIMORDIAL Sign With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Irish "dark metal" band PRIMORDIAL have inked a deal with Metal Blade Records for the release of their fifth studio album, tentatively titled "Harvest". "After thirteen years in existence this will be our fourth record label and hopefully our last," PRIMORDIAL vocalist Alan Nemtheanga said in a stat...

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PAUL STANLEY: 'KISS Is A Reality'

KISS guitarist Paul Stanley has spoken to The West Australian about the group's decision to continue touring without lead guitarist Ace Frehley and drummer Peter Criss (replaced by longtime KISS associate Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer, respectively). "Things do change and if there are some diehard fa...

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OBLITERATION Part Ways With Guitarist, Seek Replacement

New York death metallers OBLITERATION have parted ways with rhythm guitarist Cesar Vallejo. "I have left the band due to other obligations," Cesar told BLABBERMOUTH.NET. "However, there is no bad blood between us." OBLITERATION are currently seeking a new guitarist as well as bassist. Interested par...

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RAGE: DVD Details Revealed

RAGE bassist/vocalist Peavy Wagner and guitarist Victor Smolski are currently at the Blind Guardian Studio in Germany with producer Charlie Bauerfeind (HELLOWEEN, MOTORHEAD, SAXON, BLIND GUARDIAN) completing work on their upcoming DVD, tentatively titled "From the Cradle to the Stage". The two-disc...

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HATE ETERNAL To Record New Album This Summer

HATE ETERNAL guitarist Erik Rutan has posted the following message on the group's web site: "Hello, my evil friends. Rutan here. I apologize for the lack of updates on our site but we've been touring forever. We finished the ARCH ENEMY tour, the HATEBREED tour, and then the DEICIDE/KRISIUN tour and...

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STRATOVARIUS Begin Recording New Album

STRATOVARIUS keyboardist Jens Johansson has posted the following message in the band's official forum: "This is a sort of informal update. "I went to Helsinki, basically to try and help with anything I could. Am here now. "Jörg Michael will play on the next STRATOVARIUS record (as he is very good of...

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CHARON Name New Guitarist

Finnish goth-metallers CHARON have selected FOR MY PAIN… guitarist Lauri Tuohimaa as the permanent replacement for of Jasse Von Hast, who left the group last November. Tuohimaa has spent the last few months playing with CHARON as a session guitarist during their winter live dates. CHARON have severa...

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Long-Running New York Death Metal Band CEREMONIUM Call It Quits

New York-based death metal band CEREMONIUM have officially called it quits. After 11 years, two albums, numerous compilation and festival appearances the band's former members have decided to move on with other projects. "I initially put CEREMONIUM on indefinite hiatus because of Brandon Diaz's (voc...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: DVD Details Revealed

German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN have set a tentative June 14 German release date for their upcoming live DVD, "Imaginations Through The Looking Glass". The disc, which was recorded primarily at the Blind Guardian Open Air festival in Coburg, Germany last June, will come with a bonus DVD, featu...

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Former KISS Guitarist Records Guest Appearances For LION'S SHARE, AUDIOVISION

Former KISS/current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Bruce Kulick was at Stockholm, Sweden's Canvas studio (web site) on Saturday (April 10) recording guest appearances for the new LION'S SHARE and AUDIOVISION albums. The recording session was overseen by producer and LION'S SHARE guitarist Lars Chriss...

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Sonic Firestorm

If you're big on impassioned warbling, fluttering keyboards and perma-galloping rhythms, the question is why go for DRAGONFORCE's second album specifically? Can it bring fresh joys to your record collection? The answer is, well, yes, although not — in the spirit of this breed of dramatic metal — a r...

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THE HAUNTED Finish Recording New Album

Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED have completed the tracking for fourth full-length album, tentatively due later in the year through an as-yet-undetermined label (the band were previously signed to Earache Records). "We have now finished the recording at Studio Fredman & right now we're preparing f...