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SEVENDUST Tour Bus Catches On Fire

According to a posting on the web site of KRGV Channel 5 in Weslaco, Texas, SEVENDUST had their tour bus catch on fire en route to a show. The band were scheduled to perform in McAllen, Texas Sunday night, but on the way "they noticed flames coming out from under the bus. A ...

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HATE ETERNAL To Record New Album This Summer

HATE ETERNAL guitarist Erik Rutan has posted the following message on the group's web site: "Hello, my evil friends. Rutan here. I apologize for the lack of updates on our site but we've been touring forever. We finished the ARCH ENEMY tour, the HATEBREED tour, and then the DEICIDE/KRISIUN tour and...

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NEW YORK DOLLS Singer: IZZY STRADLIN Will Do A Really Good Job At Reunion Show

Former NEW YORK DOLLS singer David Johansen recently spoke to Rolling Stone magazine about the prospect of ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin filling in for late axeman Johnny Thunders at NEW YORK DOLLS' upcoming reunion show at London's Meltdown Festival in June. "Izzy's a sharp guy, and he b...

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STRATOVARIUS Begin Recording New Album

STRATOVARIUS keyboardist Jens Johansson has posted the following message in the band's official forum: "This is a sort of informal update. "I went to Helsinki, basically to try and help with anything I could. Am here now. "Jörg Michael will play on the next STRATOVARIUS record (as he is very good of...

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CHARON Name New Guitarist

Finnish goth-metallers CHARON have selected FOR MY PAIN… guitarist Lauri Tuohimaa as the permanent replacement for of Jasse Von Hast, who left the group last November. Tuohimaa has spent the last few months playing with CHARON as a session guitarist during their winter live dates. CHARON have severa...

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DROWNING POOL: Fans Get Chance To Win Walk-On Role In Future Video

DROWNING POOL are offering their fans a chance to win a walk-on role in a future DP video. To enter, fill out the form at this location. "The video may not contain babes and hot tubs but we can guarantee a good time - so enter now!" reads a post on the Wind-Up ...

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Long-Running New York Death Metal Band CEREMONIUM Call It Quits

New York-based death metal band CEREMONIUM have officially called it quits. After 11 years, two albums, numerous compilation and festival appearances the band's former members have decided to move on with other projects. "I initially put CEREMONIUM on indefinite hiatus because of Brandon Diaz's (voc...

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DAMAGEPLAN, DROWNING POOL: Post-'Headbanger's Ball Tour' Dates Announced

DAMAGEPLAN and DROWNING POOL will be teaming up for several dates in May following the completion of the two group's current "Headbanger's Ball Tour". Confirmed dates are as follows (according to Damageplan.com): May 08 - Graceland – Seattle, WA May 09 - Croation Cultural Center – Vancouver, BC May...

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Former KISS Guitarist Records Guest Appearances For LION'S SHARE, AUDIOVISION

Former KISS/current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Bruce Kulick was at Stockholm, Sweden's Canvas studio (web site) on Saturday (April 10) recording guest appearances for the new LION'S SHARE and AUDIOVISION albums. The recording session was overseen by producer and LION'S SHARE guitarist Lars Chriss...

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Sonic Firestorm

If you're big on impassioned warbling, fluttering keyboards and perma-galloping rhythms, the question is why go for DRAGONFORCE's second album specifically? Can it bring fresh joys to your record collection? The answer is, well, yes, although not — in the spirit of this breed of dramatic metal — a r...

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Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist STRADLIN To Perform Live With THE NEW YORK DOLLS

Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin will be standing in for the deceased Johnny Thunders at THE NEW YORK DOLLS' gig at London's "Meltdown" festival in June, according to Boston.com. Joining Stradlin and singer David Johansen will be original rhythm guitarist Sylvain Sylvain and bassist Arth...

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SEVENDUST: 'Carson Daly' Air Date Set

SEVENDUST's live performance on NBC's "Last Call with Carson Daly" was taped on Tuesday (April 6) and will air exactly one week later — on April 13. As previously reported, SEVENDUST's new acoustic live live CD/DVD, "Southside Double-Wide Acoustic Live", is scheduled for release on May 4 through TVT...

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HIDDEN IN THE FOG Ink Deal With TWILIGHT, Mini-CD To Be Reissued

German symphonic black metallers HIDDEN IN THE FOG have inked a deal with the German company Twilight-Vertrieb GbR. The group's five-song CD, "Abstract Maelstrom Paragon", which originally came out last year, will be released worldwide via Twilight on May 3. A brand-new full-length CD will follow in...

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SEVENDUST Seek Audience Members For FUSE TV Appearance

SEVENDUST are looking for audience members to join them during their appearance on "IMX", Fuse's daily live show on Wednesday, April 7. Interested parties must be between the ages of 15-25 and available in New York City that day between 4:30 p.m. and 7:30pm. Fuse's studio is centrally located, acros...

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THE RING To Release Debut Album In June

THE RING, the Swedish band featuring former HUMANIMAL/GREAT KING RAT guitarist Pontus Norgren and ex-JEKYLL & HYDE frontman Jakob Samuel, will release their debut album, "Tales From Midgard", on June 7 through Italy's Scarlet Records. The first part of a trilogy based on the fantastic story of T...