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Guitarist RALPH SANTOLLA Leaves ICED EARTH, Joins SEBASTIAN BACH

Guitarist Ralph Santolla has officially left ICED EARTH and joined SEBASTIAN BACH's solo band. "There are several reasons for this decision, and for the moment I will keep them to myself," Santolla writes in a statement sent to BLABBERMOUTH.NET. "The other guys [in ICED EARTH] know my reasons, and h...

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AYREON's LUCASSEN: Ex-BLACK SABBATH Singer TONY MARTIN Was All About Money

Former BLACK SABBATH vocalist Tony Martin, who appeared on such albums as "The Headless Cross" and "Tyr", proved a bit out of Arjen Anthony Lucassen's price range when approached for the new AYREON project, "The Human Condition". Lucassen, who has made a name for himself with his robust operatic met...

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Are The OSBOURNES Related To SHAKESPEARE?

Poppy Brady of the U.K.'s Evening Mail is reporting that Ozzy Osbourne could be related to the famous playwright William Shakespeare. The tomb of Ralph Arden, Shakespeare's great great great great great grandfather lies inside the church of St Peter and Paul in Aston. Research carried out by Aston c...

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MILLENIUM: New Album Details Revealed

MILLENIUM (sic),the Florida-based hard rock band featuring guitarists Ralph Santolla (ICED EARTH, ex-DEATH) and Shane French (ex-CIRCLE II CIRCLE),have inked a deal with Germany's Metal Heaven (subsidiary of AOR Heaven) for the territories of Germany, Austria, Switzerland (GAS),Benelux and Sweden...

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TNT: Japanese Bonus Track Available For Download

Veteran Norwegian-American hard rockers TNT have posted a full-length MP3 of the Japan-only bonus track, "When I'm Away", at this location. "When I'm Away" was included on the Japanese edition of the band's latest CD, "My Religion", which entered the Norwegian pop charts at No. 14 upon its release i...

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MEGADETH: New Album Track Listing Revealed

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has revealed the track listing for the group's new CD, tentatively due later in the year through Sanctuary Records. It is as follows: 01. Blackmail The Universe 02. Shadow Of Death 03. My Kingdom 04. Of Mice And Men 05. Truth Be Told 06. The Scorpion 07. Kick The Chair...

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MILLENIUM: 'Best Of' Collection To Surface In June

Frontiers Records and Now & Then Records have set a June 23 European release date for the MILLENIUM "Best Of" album which will also include a bonus disc featuring 10 unreleased tracks. The track listing for the bonus CD is as follows: 01. I Surrender (RAINBOW cover) - vocals Jorn Lande 02. On An...

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ICED EARTH Guitarist In Suicide Bomber Scare!

ICED EARTH guitarist Ralph Santolla demanded to be let off a flight to England earlier today (March 17) after he spotted two fellow passengers behaving strangely while boarding the plane. The following is Ralph's detailed account of the whole experience, as provided exclusively to BLABBERMOUTH.NET:...

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WARMACHINE Debut Completed, Final Guest Appearances Revealed

WARMACHINE guitarist/vocalist Joe Di Taranto has posted the following update on the group's official web site: " 'The Beginning of the End' is now mixed, mastered and 100% complete...Finally!! The album turned out better than I ever expected. It was mixed and mastered by head producer Murray Daigle....

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'All-Star' KISS Tribute Band Performs At Norwegian ALARM AWARDS

BLACK DIAMOND BRIGADE (photo#1, photo#2),a one-off collaboration between Knut "Euroboy" Schreiner (TURBONEGRO, guitar),Billy Gould (FAITH NO MORE, bass),Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven (SATYRICON, guitar),Torgny Amdam (AMULET, vocals) and Tarjei Strøm (RALPH MYERZ, drums),performed at the Alarm Award...

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ICED EARTH, Ex-NEUROTICA Members Contribute To Prog-Rock Project

Ralph Santolla (ICED EARTH, formerly of DEATH),Shawn Bowen (BALD DAISY, formerly of NEUROTICA),GJ Gosman (NEW CRASH POSITION, formerly of NEUROTICA) and David Ragsdale (formerly of KANSAS) are among the guest musicians appearing on "Moments of Clarity", an 11-song prog-rock concept album due later...

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KISS-Tribute 'Supergroup' Announce One-Off Show In Norway

BLACK DIAMOND BRIGADE (photo#1, photo#2),a one-off collaboration between Knut "Euroboy" Schreiner (TURBONEGRO, guitar),Billy Gould (FAITH NO MORE, bass),Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven (SATYRICON, guitar),Torgny Amdam (AMULET, vocals) and Tarjei Strøm (RALPH MYERZ, drums),will play a special concert...

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SCORPIONS Announce New Bassist

Veteran German hard rockers SCORPIONS have announced the addition of Polish bassist Pawel Maciwoda (SECTION 31, URBANATOR) to the group's ranks. "As you may know, on January 12th we will appear on the TV show '20 years of RTL'," the band write on their web site. "It is not only the first performance...

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REQUIEM Complete Work On New CD

Swiss death metallers REQUIEM have set "Government Denies Knowledge" as the title of their new album, tentatively due in the spring through Reality Entertainment. The provisional track listing for "Government Denies Knowledge" is as follows: 01. Government Denies Knowledge 02. Bloodcult 03. Nothing...

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REQUIEM Ink Deal With REALITY ENTERTAINMENT

Swiss death metal band REQUIEM have signed a worldwide deal with Reality Entertainment. The group will enter Silvercloud Studios in Los Angeles in early 2004 to record their sophomore album, tentatively due in the spring. REQUIEM were recently rejoined by drummer Adi Fuhrer, who had previously playe...