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THE GATHERING: Rotterdam Concert Cancelled

According to a posting on THE GATHERING's web site, the Dutch band's October 6 concert in Rotterdam, Holland has been cancelled by the promoter as the venue where the group was supposed to play has gone bankrupt. Tickets can be refunded at points of purchase. THE GATHERING are back on the road in Eu...

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KARION: S.A. SLAYER, RIOT, HELSTAR Members' Early Works To Surface

San Antonio, Texas underground metal cult faves KARION have announced the release of "Iron Shadows", a collection of re-mastered demos recorded at Sound Cube Studios in Converse, Texas with engineer Ron Thomas during the band's brief three-year tenure in the mid-'80s. Contemporaries of such Texas le...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Talks About 'Greatest Guitar Solos Of All Time'

The "Cort and Fatboy Show" (Rock 101 KUFO, Portland) interviewed Scott Ian of ANTHRAX about KUFO's list of "Top Twenty Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time". Upon hearing the results of a British radio station's top 20, the KUFO listeners wanted to know why metal bands like METALLICA, IRON MAIDEN and P...

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ZAKK WYLDE: 'I Worship The Ground OZZY Walks On'

Planet-Loud.com recently conducted an interview with Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY). A few excerpts from the chat follow: Planet Loud: Ozzfest is about the new bands as well as the old bands. Did you see any this time that kicked your ass? Zakk: "DRAGONFORCE is awesome, bro. LAMB OF...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: 'AXL ROSE Throws Parties That Would Make Sodom And Gomorrah Blush'

Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On filling in for Axl Rose for two songs at the final show of GUNS N' ROSES' European tour: "That was the most surreal experience of my life. 'Cause Axl just...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: 'No More BLABBERMOUTH For Me'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "Today I took pictures of the totempole for Revolver magazine... "Last week here's been pretty good. I'm pushing 100 days substance-free for real this time. It feels good, but I realize I got shit to work with,...

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HALLOWS EVE: Tour Dates Announced

Reunited Atlanta-based thrashers HALLOWS EVE have lined up the following dates: Sep. 30 - Boo Radley's - Tuscaloosa, AL Oct. 28 - The Sterling Hotel - Allentown, PA Nov. 16 - The Back Bar - Janesville, WI Nov. 17 - Utopia Lounge - Marshfield, WI Nov. 18 - 4-Stools Tavern - Wisconsin Rapids, WI Dec....

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MEGADETH, AEROSMITH Added To 'Guitar Hero II'

MEGADETH's "Hangar 18" and AEROSMITH's "Last Child" are among the latest artists to be confirmed for the "Guitar Hero" PlayStation 2 videogame sequel. The following songs have been confirmed so far: ALICE IN CHAINS - "Them Bones" ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND - "Jessica" ANTHRAX - "Madhouse" AVENGED SEVENFOL...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN: Highlights Of 'Howard Stern' Interview Posted Online

A few days ago, BLABBERMOUTH.NET reported on Eddie Van Halen's recent radio interview with Howard Stern, but nothing but a transcription can capture the true insanity of this exchange. It's taken RollingStone.com hours and hours just to process Van Halen's vitriolic comments about David Lee Roth, Sa...

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WITHIN TEMPTATION, NIGHTWISH, LEAVES' EYES Members Featured On DELAIN Debut

DELAIN, the Dutch gothic rock project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt),has just released its debut album, "Lucidity", via Roadrunner Records. In addition to Martijn Westerholt and Charlotte Wessels (vocals),the CD fea...

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SEVERE TORTURE Bassist Comments On Upcoming Tour

Dutch brutal death metal merchants SEVERE TORTURE head out on their biggest-ever European tour supporting VADER starting September 28 in Berlin and running through November 10 in support of the Earache-released CD "Fall of the Despised". Commented bassist Patrick Boleij: "We are very excited about o...

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NEVERMORE Explains Bochum Concert Cancellation; Rescheduled Date Announced

NEVERMORE has issued a statement regarding the cancellation of its September 12, 2006 concert at the Zeche club in Bochum, Germany (a show which was scheduled to be filmed for an upcoming DVD). According to a press release, NEVERMORE vocalist Warrel Dane came down with an infection in the early earl...

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NAPALM DEATH Schedules One-Off Date With EXODUS

NAPALM DEATH will team up with EXODUS for an off-date at The Static Bar in Topeka, Kansas on September 25. NAPALM DEATH and EXODUS are currently touring North America on the "Monsters Of Mayhem" tour with HATEBREED, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, DESPISED ICON and FIRST BLOOD. As previously reported, NAPA...

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NAPALM DEATH: New E-Card Available

Birmingham’s fathers of grindcore NAPALM DEATH have a new e-card online at this location. The e-card allows you to browse through info on the band and the new album, "Smear Campaign" (due on September 19),listen to the track "When All Is Said And Done", check NAPALM DEATH tour dates, enter a contes...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN 'Cures Cancer'

Launch Radio Networks reports: Eddie Van Halen called in to Howard Stern's program on the Sirius Satellite Radio service on Friday (September 8),and he dropped a couple of major bombshells. After saying he was free of the cancer that led to tongue surgery a few years ago, the guitarist said that he...