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Ex-DEADLY BLESSING Singer To Guest On Tonight's 'Black Night Meditations'

On tonight's (Aug. 14) special "old-school night" edition of "Black Night Meditations" (a metal radio show airing on WSCA 106.1 FM in Portsmouth, New Hampshire),former DEADLY BLESSING vocalist Ski will talk about his time with the band, why he left the group twice, what really happened in his quest...

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Bassist JOEY VERA: 'The Thing With All Music Is That It's Not For Everybody'

Greece's Metalzone recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal bassist Joey Vera (ARMORED SAINT, FATES WARNING). A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metalzone: How about the identity of what is heavy metal. Do you feel it's lost within the experiments and the adoption of new elements...

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ROB ROCK: Exclusive Japanese 'Garden Of Chaos' Artwork Revealed

The exclusive artwork for the Japanese version of vocalist ROB ROCK's (ex-IMPELLITTERI, DRIVER, JOSHUA) new solo album, "Garden of Chaos", has been posted at this location. This artwork, created by Liza Rock Designs, is only available in Japan/Asia via JVC/Victor Records. The album's regular artwork...

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DORO Planning Another U.S. Tour In The Spring

German metal queen DORO is planning a new U.S. tour that will take place in the spring of 2008. More information will be made available soon. Pesch's new version of the WARLOCK classic "All We Are" — featuring a backing band consisting of DESTRUCTION frontman Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer, AFTER FOREVER...

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GOTTHARD, EVERGREY, KORPIKLAANI Confirmed For ROCK AT SEA

GOTTHARD, EVERGREY and KORPIKLAANI are among the confirmed bands for the "Rock at Sea" cruise/festival, which departs from Stockholm, Sweden on November 23, 2007. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: KEN HENSLEY GOTTHARD EVERGREY KORPIKLAANI TOKYO DRAGONS ABRAMIS BRAMA BACKDRAFT DR HARMONI...

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ROB ROCK: 'Garden Of Chaos' Artwork Revealed

The cover artwork for vocalist ROB ROCK's (ex-IMPELLITTERI, DRIVER, JOSHUA) new solo album, "Garden of Chaos", can be viewed at this location. Due in Japan on August 22 via Victor Entertainment/JVC Music, in Europe on September 23 through AFM Records and in North America on October 23 through Candle...

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VIOLENT STORM Taps Former W.A.S.P. Drummer

VIOLENT STORM, the new band formed by ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/BLACKMORE'S NIGHT bassist Mick Cervino, has announced the addition of drummer Stet Howland (W.A.S.P., TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY) to the group's ranks. Back in June, VIOLENT STORM cancelled the remaining dates on its European tour "due to unforseen...

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MORTIFICATION: Australian Shows Announced

Australia-based Christian death metallers MORTIFICATION have scheduled two shows in their home country prior to the band's European tour: Sep. 29 - Black Stump Festival - Appin, NSW Oct. 05 - Pelly Bar/Pier Hotel - Frankston, VIC (with SCOURGED FLESH, FEARSCAPE, GRAVE FORSAKEN) MORTIFICATION recentl...

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ROB ROCK: Complete 'Garden Of Chaos' Details Revealed

Powerhouse heavy metal vocalist ROB ROCK (ex-IMPELLITTERI, DRIVER, JOSHUA) will release his new solo album, "Garden of Chaos", in Japan on August 22 via Victor Entertainment/JVC Music. The CD will be issued in Europe on September 23 through AFM Records and in North America on October 23 through Cand...

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HALFORD On 'Turbo': 'We Were Basically Going With Our Own Gut Feelings, A Sense Of Adventure'

Bernard Perusse of The Gazette has posted his entire interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford in a question-and-answer format. A couple of new excerpts follow: Gazette: What kind of house did you grow up in? What were your parents like? Halford: Well! My mom and dad, God bless them, are both...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Is A Heavy Metal Lifer

Bernard Perusse of The Gazette recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On coming out as a gay man in 1998: "I kind of blew the doors off the myth that all heavy metalheads are Neanderthal and very limited in their ability to ...

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ROB HALFORD's 'Metal God Essentials' To Receive U.S. Retail Release In September

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford has issued the following update: "Just letting you know that Metal God Entertainment is about to announce my U.S. and Japan partners soon. Both territories are scheduling 'Metal God Essentials – Volume 1' for September release. "The industry is much more scaled-down...

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THANATOS Pulls Out Of Italy's SOUTHXTREEMNOISE Festival

Long-running Dutch death/thrash metal band THANATOS has issued the following update: "Unfortunately THANATOS will not play the Southxtreemnoise Fest in Naples, Italy on August 4th. "Since the organiser/promoter all of a sudden can not live up to the agreements made in the contract which was signed b...

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ROCKLAHOMA: More Than 3,000 Photos Posted Online

More than 3,000 photos from fans and professionals taken at the inaugural Rocklahoma festival have been posted at the Rocklahoma Fan Photo site. Over 30,000 people attended the festival, which took place earlier in the month in Pryor, Oklahoma. Performers included POISON, RATT, QUIET RIOT, SLAUGHTER...

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THE CURSED/Ex-HADES Guitarist Releases New Solo Track

THE CURSED/ex-HADES guitarist Dan Lorenzo has issued the following update: "I've just posted a new solo song on my web site called 'What I Like' that I recorded a few months ago. It features Scottie LePage age 13 at the time (now 14) on ALL the guitar tracks. Scottie's dad Scott LePage played ...