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BLOODBOUND Confirmed For Sweden's ALINGSÅS HÅRDROCKSFESTIVAL
BLOODBOUND, the new Swedish metal band featuring Urban Breed (ex-TAD MOROSE; vocals),Fredrik Bergh (STREET TALK; bass, keyboards and backing vocals) and Tomas Olsson (lead and rhythm guitars),have been confirmed for the Alingsås Hårdrocksfestival, set to take place May 6 in Alingsås, Sweden. Other...March 23, 2006
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MORIFADE Announce New Guitarist
Sweden's MORIFADE have announced the addition of guitarist Mathias Kamijo to the group's ranks. The band's official statement on the matter reads as follows: "During the last five months we have received several demos from around the world, among them, USA and Ireland. MORIFADE is the kind of band t...March 22, 2006
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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: Dubai's DESERT ROCK Festival Recap
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "Now to tell you about Dubai! I am sure y'all saw the first half of this, about getting there and meeting some of the bands. I ended up really feeling like we were anywhere else i...March 22, 2006
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Toxicology Reports Reveal Former FEMME FATALE Guitarist OD'd On Meth
Maggie Shepard of The Albuquerque Tribune is reporting that former FEMME FATALE guitarist Bill D'Angelo passed away four months ago from complications of methamphetamine overdose. Though his parents suspected as much, it took the state toxicology lab four months to confirm that methamphetamines cont...March 21, 2006
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DEICIDE Kicked Off HELLFEST Due To French Grave Desecrations
According to the official Hellfest web site, DEICIDE have been dropped from this year's French festival bill due to circumstances very much out of their control. It seems that the events organizers got the jitters and bowed to local government pressure to have Glen Benton's satanic death metal outfi...March 21, 2006
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THE CLASSIC STRUGGLE Drummer Hospitalized Following Accident; Band Cancel EXODUS Tour
Drummer Tyler Solnosky of the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina-based metal/thrash/hardcore act THE CLASSIC STRUGGLE was reportedly involved in an accident while on tour earlier in the month and is currently recovering from his injuries at a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. There is no further informati...March 20, 2006
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AUDIOSLAVE Guitarist To Host Charity Bingo Game
According to Net Music Countdown, AUDIOSLAVE guitarist Tom Morello (ex-RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE) will be the guest host of Rock-N-Roll Bingo this Thursday, March 23 at Cranes Hollywood Tavern in Hollywood, California. The bingo charity event is open to all ages and will raise money for South Central...March 20, 2006
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HEROD: 'Lies And Betrayal' Video Available Online
HEROD's video for the track "Lies and Betrayal" (directed by Aaron MacPherson) has been posted online at this location. The song (mp3) comes off the Buffalo, New York-based band's second Lifeforce Records full-length CD, entitled "Rich Man's War, Poor Man's Fight", which came out earlier in the mont...March 19, 2006
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PROJECT: STORM To Release Collection Of 'Neo-Progressive Instrumental Aggression'
True Gemini Records has announced the release of the new album from PROJECT: STORM, entitled "Stratagem". The CD is said to contain "12 new tracks of neo-progressive instrumental aggression," according to a press release. PROJECT: STORM released its first effort, "The Reckoning", in 1999 via True Ge...March 19, 2006
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FATES WARNING To Be Joined By Guitarist ARESTI, Drummer D'VIRGILIO For Upcoming Dates
FATES WARNING core members Ray Adler (vocals),Joey Vera (bass) and Jim Matheos (guitar) will be joined by ex-FATES WARNING guitarist Frank Aresti and SPOCK'S BEARD drummer Nick D'Virgilio for their two warm-up shows in California and their appearance at the Rock Hard Festival in Germany. The dates...March 18, 2006
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LEATHERWOLF Sign With MASSACRE RECORDS
Legendary California metallers LEATHERWOLF have signed a deal with Massacre Records for the European territory. The group's new studio album, "World Asylum", will be released on June 23 to coincide with their European festival appearances at Graspop Metal Meeting and Bang Your Head!!! "World Asylum"...March 17, 2006
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DIMEBAG DARRELL's 'Cowboys From Hell' Guitar Unleashed
Dean Guitars has unleashed another guitar honoring the legacy of late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN axeman "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. This time, it's the Cowboy from Hell (photo),an exact reproduction of Dimebag Darrell's customized Dean ML which was pictured on PANTERA's 1990 release "Cowboys from Hell". Dime...March 17, 2006
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DOWN To Enter Studio In September
DOWN — the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist),bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA),guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR),and vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) — w...March 17, 2006
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TONY IOMMI: 'I Would Love To Do Another BLACK SABBATH Album'
Christa Titus of Billboard.com conducted an interview in February with BLACK SABATH's Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi about their reaction to the band's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Q: What did you think when you heard the band would be inducted? T...March 17, 2006
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STUCK MOJO: More U.S. Tour Dates Announced
Reunited Atlanta-based rap-metal pioneers STUCK MOJO will be embarking on a U.S. tour this spring. "This first leg of the tour will be just over four weeks, starting June 1st and ending in early July," stated the group's guitarist, Rich Ward. "There are some other tour dates booked in April and May,...March 17, 2006
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