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ULI JON ROTH Bringing 'Sky Academy' Seminar To Arizona

Legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth (ex-SCORPIONS) will bring his Sky Academy seminar to Arizona at the end of September. The five-hour seminar, which will be similar to the format of Sky Academy New Zealand, will take place on September 29, 2008 at the Clubhouse (1320 E. Broadway Rd.) in Tempe. Paid a...

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AT THE GATES Guitarist Says Recording New Studio Album 'Seems Pointless'

Luxi Lahtinen of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with AT THE GATES guitarist Anders Björler. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. Metal-Rules.com: There was years of talk about the AT THE GATES reunion shows before they actually happened. Did you, at least at some point, start...

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DEVILDRIVER Frontman Issues OZZFEST Recap

DEVILDRIVER vocalist Dez Fafara has issued the following update: "The night before Ozzfest (on Friday, August 8) we were in Houston and it was cracking thunder and pouring down rain. The following morning after a five hour drive I awoke at 9am in Dallas to the sound of metal bands! "To mention any b...

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SECRET SPHERE Confirmed For PROGPOWER SCANDINAVIA Festival

Italian metallers SECRET SPHERE have been confirmed for the ProgPower Scandinavia festival, set to take place October 31 and November 1 at The Rock in Copenhagen, Denmark. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: Friday, October 31, 2008: 19.00-19.45 - NOSTRADAMEUS (Sweden) 20.05-20.55 - S...

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MORNING: 'Moments Of Truth' Track Listing, Artwork Revealed

Dutch female-fronted metal band MORNING will release its sophomore album, "Moments of Truth", in September. For the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, MORNING signed a deal with Snakebite Records (MENNEN, ZINATRA, MEDEA),who will issue the CD on September 3. "Moments of Truth" will be made availa...

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QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS: New Album Details Revealed

QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS will release their new album, "The Cosmos Rocks", in Europe on September 15 and the U.S./Canada on October 14 via EMI. A single, "C-lebrity", will precede the album on September 8. "C-lebrity" was written and produced by Brian May, Paul Rodgers and Roger Taylor. Many of QUEEN's...

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FALCONER: 'Carnival Of Disgust' Video Posted Online

"Carnival Of Disgust", the new video from Swedish metallers FALCONER, can be viewed below. The clip, which was shot at the medieval Vadstena castle on a windy and cold April day, "exceeds [all] expectations," according to a press release. The song comes off the band's new album, "Among Beggars And T...

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CRADLE TO GRAVE Announces West Coast Tour

CRADLE TO GRAVE, the Vancouver, British Columbia-based band featuring ex-AGGRESSION guitarist Denis "Sasquatch" Barthe, has announced the details of its upcoming West Coast North American tour. The band will be hitting markets on the coasts of Canada, US. and Mexico throughout the month of August. C...

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TOXIC HOLOCAUST: More Video Interview Footage With JOEL GRIND Available

Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with Joel Grind of TOXIC HOLOCAUST. Watch the second and final series of clips below. TOXIC HOLOCAUST recorded its new album, "An Overdose Of Death…", with producer Jack Endino (HIGH ON FIRE, ZEKE, DWARVES) at Soundhouse Recording studios in Seat...

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AT THE GATES: Audio Interview Available

Reactivated Swedish thrashers AT THE GATES were the featured guests on the July 27 edition of Indie 103.1 FM's specialty metal program "Chaos with Full Metal Jackie". Listen to the interview at this location. AT THE GATES wrapped up its North American tour on July 27 at the Henry Fonda Theatre in Ho...

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POISON Singer BRET MICHAELS: 'I Don't Wanna Fight JOE ELLIOTT'

POISON singer Bret Michaels spoke to the nationally syndicated rock radio show "The Tour Bus" (web site) about his band's ongoing war of words with DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott over Elliott's comments at a June 6 press conference at the Sweden Rock Festival, in which Joe said bands like POISON and...

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BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE: More Footage From Recording Studio Posted Online

Atlanta, Georgia-based metallers BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE recently entered a Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada studio with producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR) to begin recording their third album. Tentatively titled "Dichotomy", the CD will be released later this...

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JOE STUMP Putting Finishing Touches On New Solo Album

REIGN OF TERROR/HOLYHELL guitarist Joe Stump has issued the following update: "Both the Bulgarian festival and the Magic Circle Festival were quite successful for HOLYHELL. The band played killer sets at both, and the band's fan base has really begun to grow. We previewed a couple new things from th...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING To Take Part In One-Hour Signing Session At OZZFEST

Jägermeister, the official second stage sponsor of Ozzfest 2008, has announced that a number of bands/artists will be making special appearances at the Jägermeister Booth during the one-day Ozzfest in Frisco, Texas on Saturday, August 9 for autograph signings. SEVENDUST, SHADOWS FALL, DEVILDRIVER, K...

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U.D.O.: 'Mastercutor Alive' Artwork Unveiled

U.D.O., the German band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, celebrated its 20th anniversary by playing two special shows in Germany on April 30 in Solingen at Cobra and May 3 in Tuttlingen at Stadthalle. The three-hour Tuttlingen concert was filmed for a DVD and live CD, entitled "Maste...