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KING'S X Frontman: 'DIMEBAG Was One Of The Nicest, Kindest, Most Giving People I Ever Knew'

Dave's On Tour recently conducted an interview with KING'S X vocalist Doug Pinnick. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Dave's On Tour: Historically, a lot has been written about the influence of religion in your songwriting and on your band, KING'S X. Looking at your religious background from a di...

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ROYAL HUNT: Video Interview With ANDR ANDERSEN Posted Online

A seven-minute video interview with main composer and keyboardist Andr Andersen of the Denmark-based hard rockers ROYAL HUNT can be viewed below. ROYAL HUNT will hit the road in early May in support of its latest release, "Collision Course - Paradox II", which came out last month. The CD, which is s...

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ANGEL BLAKE: More 'The Descended' Release Dates Announced

ANGEL BLAKE, the Swedish band featuring former THE CROWN guitarist Marko Tervonen, will release its second album, "The Descended" (Dynamic Arts Records),on the following dates: April 30 - Scandinavia May 30 - Germany/Austria/Switzerland May 26 - Rest of the World A single, entitled "Defenseless", i...

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AMORPHIS To Be Interviewed On Greek TV This Wednesday

On Wednesday, April 23, Greece's Omega TV will broadcast an interview with AMORPHIS on the "Evolution" show, starting at 8 p.m. local time. For more information, go to this location. The Hard Way's interview with Tomi Joutsen and Esa Holopainen of AMORPHIS can be viewed below. AMORPHIS' latest album...

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DIMEBAG Tribute Song Featuring 'RIPPER' OWENS, DAVID ELLEFSON, JASON BITTNER; Audio Available

SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner, former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, ex-JUDAS PRIEST/ICED EARTH and current BEYOND FEAR/YNGWIE MALMSTEEN singer Tim "Ripper" Owens and DAITRIBE guitarist Tristan "1690" Grigsby have joined forces to record a song for the upcoming tribute album to late PANTERA/D...

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TURISAS: More European Dates Announced

Finnish folk/metal overlords TURISAS have scheduled the following European tour dates: May 31 - Paljassaare Rock Fest - Tallinn, Estonia Jun. 06 - Rock Im Park - Nrnberg, Germany Jun. 08 - Rock Am Ring - Nrburgring, Germany Jun. 14 - Myttuulirock - Vantaa, Finland Jun. 21 - Nummirock - Nummijrvi, Fi...

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AMORPHIS Keyboardist Promises 'A Lot Of Surprises' On Next Album

Greece's Rockpages.gr recently conducted an interview with AMORPHIS keyboardist Santeri Kallio. An excerpt from the chat follows: Rockpages.gr: After the every successful "Eclipse" you have returned with "Silent Waters". With these two records you have created a certain style. Is this the way AMORPH...

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HAMMERFALL Announces New Guitarist

Swedish metallers HAMMERFALL have recruited guitarist Pontus Norgren (THE POODLES, TALISMAN, GREAT KING RAT) to replace Stefan Elmgren, who left the in early April to focus on his new career as a pilot. "Pontus is a fantastic guitar player with musical roots in ACCEPT and neo-classical metal," comme...

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SINISTER To Release Compilation Of Early Material

According to Voices From The Darkside, New York's Goregiastic Records will soon release a SINISTER compilation CD, entitled "The Blood Past", featuring all the early, long-time out-of-print material released during the 1990-1992 period. It will include the band's two EPs from 1990, the 1990 and 1991...

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MOTRHEAD's LEMMY Refuses To Turn It Down

MOTRHEAD mainman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister has told Times Online that he would resist any attempt to force him to turn down the music as part of Scotland's new control of noise at work regulations, introduced by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) following a Brussels (European Union) directive. "The...

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SILENTIUM Working With WALTARI's KRTSY HATAKKA

Finnish atmospheric doom metallers SILENTIUM have issued the following update: "Recording sessions for the next album are booked and scheduled starting with choir (Jyvskyl female choir) and orchestral parts. The band itself will be recorded during the summer. The producer for the next album is the m...

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RUSH Guitarist: 'We're Always Trying To Progress With Every Record We Make'

Keith Spera of The Times-Picayune recenty conducted an interview with RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson. A few excerpts from the chat follow: The Times-Picayune: Back in the day you guys cultivated a mystique. Nowadays you seem to be much more visible. Is there a concerted effort to not be in the shadows...

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MECHA MESSIAH Guitarist Back In The Fold

MECHA MESSIAH, the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based project featuring former INFERNAL MAJESTY and current TYRANTS BLOOD vocalist Brian Langley, has issued the following update: "We are happy to announce that Mike Fezza has rejoined the band to fill the vacant guitar spot. Mike was previousl...

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HAMMERFALL: New DVD, Covers Album Due In June

On June 27, two new HAMMERFALL releases will see the light of day: a DVD continuing chronicling the band's career, and a covers CD a collection of all the covers recorded by HAMMERFALL to date plus three new, unreleased ones. Incidentally, this will be guitarist Stefan Elmgren's last release with HA...

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ANGEL BLAKE: New Album Pushed Back A Week

ANGEL BLAKE, the Swedish band featuring former THE CROWN guitarist Marko Tervonen, has had the Scandinavian release date of its second album, "The Descended", pushed back to April 30 from the previously announced April 23 (via Dynamic Arts Records). A single, entitled "Defenseless", is available for...