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WINTERS BANE: European Version Of 'Redivivus' To Include Bonus Tracks

WINTERS BANE will release their new album, "Redivivus", in Europe on June 30 via Metal Heaven Records. Since their formation in 1990, WINTERS BANE has consistently created some of the most memorable heavy metal songs ever written. In their first incarnation with present ICED EARTH vocalist Tim "Ripp...

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LED ZEPPELIN: Previously Unreleased JIMMY PAGE Interview Available For Download

LED ZEPPELIN's legendary guitarist, Jimmy Page, can now be heard in a previously unreleased audio interview with award-winning rock journalist Steven Rosen as part of the iConz of Rock interview series. In this intimate interview, Page discusses his feelings on LED ZEPPELIN, THE FIRM, and other guit...

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MEGADETH Mainman Confirms New Album Is Being Recorded In England

Chad Bowar of About.com recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. An excerpt from the chat follows: Q: Will there be a Gigantour 2 this summer? Mustaine: "Yes. We've already started confirming some of our acts and working out what the routing is for the festival, like the...

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ROYAL HUNT Singer JOHN WEST To Release New Solo Album In June

Frontiers Records has announced the signing of singer John West for the release of his fourth solo album, entitled "Long Time… No Sing", on June 9. John West is one of the most talented vocalists of the whole international hard rock scene. Best known as lead singer in such bands as ROYAL HUNT, ARTEN...

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CRIMSON GLORY: Remasters, Upcoming Releases Detailed

CRIMSON GLORY members Jon Drenning (guitar),Jeff Lords (bass) and Ben Jackson (guitar) have finally reunited with their original singer Midnight, following the massive demand from their loyal fanbase around the globe and are ready to take on the world. Now that CRIMSON GLORY are back, metal fans al...

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PLANET GEMINI To Collaborate With Original TROUBLE Drummer

Boston-based traditional doom metal band PLANET GEMINI have tapped original TROUBLE drummer Jeff "Oly" Olson to play on their upcoming CD, to be released via the band's web site and possibly pressed through their record label, WoeconstrictoR. PLANET GEMINI have been around for almost a decade and ha...

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SLAYER Finish Recording New Album; Mixing To Begin This Week

More dates have been confirmed for the SLAYER-headlined "Unholy Alliance Tour - Preaching to the Perverted" which will kick off on 6.6.06 in San Diego, CA (see entire itinerary below). The seven-week trek boasts what has got to be the genre's coolest line-up — joining SLAYER will be LAMB OF GOD, MAS...

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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist Checks In From U.S. Tour; 'My Apocalypse' Video Posted Online

ARCH ENEMY made their triumphant return to the U.S. last week on a massive Jägermeister-sponsored co-headlining bill with CHIMAIRA and HATE ETERNAL. The trek, which also now features labelmates GOD FORBID (who joined the package nine dates into the tour) replacing NEVERMORE (who were on select shows...

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BLACK SABBATH Book Details 18-Year Period Before Reunion With OZZY

Zonda Books has just published Garry Sharpe-Young's "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath: The Battle for Black Sabbath", a 442-page "definitive account" of BLACK SABBATH's 1979-1997 period before the band's reunion with singer Ozzy Osbourne. "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath: The Battle for Black Sabbath" reforges the aut...

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KISS Tribute Band Rivalry

Robert W. Welkos of the Los Angeles Times is reporting that Joey Fatale, the 4-foot, 4-inch New Yorker who heads the all-dwarf KISS tribute band MINIKISS, is denying published reports that he tried to sneak past security last month at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas to confront a rival ....

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NEVERMORE's LOOMIS To Receive Signature Guitar Through SCHECTER

NEVERMORE lead axeman Jeff Loomis will be receiving a signature model guitar through Schecter Guitars. The guitar is expected to be unveiled sometime this summer. More details will be made available soon. NEVERMORE are currently on tour in the U.S. with ARCH ENEMY, CHIMAIRA and HATE ETERNAL. The ban...

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METAL CHURCH: More Studio Photos Posted Online

METAL CHURCH have posted more photos from the recording sessions for their new album, "A Light In The Dark", at this location. SPV are scheduled to release "A Light In The Dark" in Germany on May 26, in the rest of Europe on May 29, and in the USA early June. The album ...

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METAL CHURCH: European Support Acts Announced

METAL CHURCH will be teaming up with VICTORY and GORILLA MONSOON for the "A Light In The Dark European Tour 2006 - Part I" beginning in late May. Confirmed dates are as follows: May 31 - Ludwigsburg, GER @ Rockfabrik Jun. 01 - München, GER @ Metropolis Jun. 02 - Pratteln, SWI @ Z7 Jun. ...

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RE:IGNITION Cancel Dates With EARSHOT Due To 'Medical Emergency'

RE:IGNITION, the San Francisco Bay Area band featuring in its ranks SKINLAB members Steev Esquivel and Snake, have been forced to cancel their previously announced Pacific Northwest tour dates with EARSHOT due to "a medical emergency." "We apologize for any inconvenience, and look forward to seeing...

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ENTOMBED, GRAVE, GEHENNAH Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK Festival

ENTOMBED, GRAVE and GEHENNAH are among the newly confirmed bands for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ALICE COOPER ANVIL ARCH ENEMY ASIA BALDROOM BLITZ BLITZK...