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STURM UND DRANG Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Finnish metallers STURM UND DRANG have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASIA AXEL RUDI PE...January 30, 2008
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Former VISIONS OF ATLANTIS Singer, Guitarist To Tie The Knot
Former VISIONS OF ATLANTIS singer Melissa Ferlaak has issued the following update: "Well, after months and months of waiting for a fiancé visa, Wolfgang [former VISIONS OF ATLANTIS guitarist Wolfgang 'Wops' Koch] and I can finally announce we will be getting married on May 3, 2008 here in Minnesota...January 29, 2008
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HAIL OF BULLETS Preparing To Enter Studio
HAIL OF BULLETS, the new band featuring GOREFEST drummer Ed Warby, THANATOS guitarists Stephan Gebédi and Paul Baayens, former PESTILENCE/ASPHYX singer Martin Van Drunen and former HOUWITSER bass player Theo van Eekelen, will enter Excess studios in Rotterdam, Holland in February to begin recording...January 29, 2008
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BROTHER FIRETRIBE To Release 'Heart Full Of Fire' In April
BROTHER FIRETRIBE, the Finnish AOR/hard rock band featuring NIGHTWISH guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, will release its second studio album, "Heart Full Of Fire", on April 2, 2008 via Spinefarm Records. A single, "Runaways", backed by a cover version of "Chasing The Angels" (from the "Iron Eagle 2" soundtr...January 28, 2008
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CYNIC, MERCENARY Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
CYNIC and MERCENARY have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASIA AXEL RUDI PELL AXXIS BEFOR...January 28, 2008
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DOMAIN Laying Down Bass Tracks For New Album
German melodic metallers DOMAIN are currently in the studio recording their ninth album, entitled "The Chronicles of Love, Hate and Sorrow". According to the band, the CD will be a concept album along the lines of the "Last Days of Utopia" LP, but this time it will be arranged and conceived as a "me...January 27, 2008
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EDDIE VAN HALEN: 'I Couldn't Wait For The Day I'd Be Able To Make Music With My Son'
As VAN HALEN prepared to kick off the second leg of its incredibly successful tour, Eddie and Wolfgang Van Halen recently sat down to talk to Guitar World in the magazine's first-ever father-and-son cover story. Among the topics discussed are the ins and outs of playing VAN HALEN music live, how Wol...January 27, 2008
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VINNIE PAUL: 'I Don't Believe Anything PHILIP ANSELMO Says'
UK's Metal Hammer magazine conducted an interview with drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott (HELLYEAH, PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) for its January 2008 issue, which celebrates the life of Vinnie's brother, late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Ha...January 26, 2008
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ANNIHILATOR Mainman JEFF WATERS Says 'It's All About The Music'
Simon Lukic of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with ANNIHILATOR mainman Jeff Waters. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: It would be fair to say that ANNIHILATOR's profile is on the up again which is a really positive thing. Your persistence and patience is st...January 26, 2008
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UFO Guitarist VINNIE MOORE At NAMM: Photos Available
UFO guitarist Vinnie Moore has uploaded photos taken at this year's winter NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) show, which was held January 17-20 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Check them out at this location. In a 2007 interview with Get Ready To Roll!, Vinnie M...January 26, 2008
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AYREON Mastermind, AFTER FOREVER Singer To Perform On Dutch TV
AYREON mastermind Arjen Lucassen will be joined by Floor Jansen (AFTER FOREVER) and Peter Vink (member of HDK, the side project of AFTER FOREVER guitarist Sander Gommans) this coming Monday (January 28) to perform one of the new AYREON songs on Dutch TV. The program is called "De wereld draait door"...January 25, 2008
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VAN HALEN: 'Runnin' With The Devil' Isolated Vocal Track Available
A highly entertaining isolated vocal track of David Lee Roth singing VAN HALEN's "Runnin' with the Devil" is available for download at this location (courtesy of WFMU). VAN HALEN's tour with original lead singer David Lee Roth — featuring Roth, Eddie and Alex Van Halen and Eddie Van Halen's teenage...January 25, 2008
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3 INCHES OF BLOOD Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based metallers 3 INCHES OF BLOOD have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD AS I LAY DYING AT THE...January 25, 2008
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Ex-THE GATHERING Singer's AGUA DE ANNIQUE To Support SMASHING PUMPKINS In Holland
AGUA DE ANNIQUE — the new band fronted by ex-THE GATHERING singer Anneke van Giersbergen — will open for Chicago's alternative rock veterans SMASHING PUMPKINS on February 18 at Brabanthallen in Den Bosch, Holland. Greece's Metalzone.gr recently posted a 26-minute interview with Anneke van Giersberge...January 25, 2008
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HATEBREED Bassist Issues NAMM Recap
HATEBREED bassist Chris Beattie has posted a recap on the HardTimes.ca web site of his experience at this year's winter NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) show, which was held January 17-20 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Check it out below. "I recently returned...January 25, 2008
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