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HANOI ROCKS: Finnish Dates Announced

Legendary Finnish rock band HANOI ROCKS has scheduled the following dates in the group's home country: Dec. 26 - Oulu, Finland - Teatria Dec. 27 - Seinäjoki, Finland - Rytmikorjaamo Dec. 28 - Tampere, Finland - Klubi Dec. 31 - Helsinki, Finland - Virgin Oil Co. HANOI ROCKS will be IRON MAIDEN frontm...

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MANITOU To Reactivate For Christmas Concert

Finnish traditional heavy metal band MANITOU, which features in its ranks members of OMNIUM GATHERUM, MALPRACTICE and KAIHORO, has issued the following update: "MANITOU will reactivate and do a one-off 'comeback' X-mas gig next month in Kotka, Kairo venue at Kesto-Klubi event on December 20. So be s...

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IRON MAIDEN: First Latin American Dates Announced

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN have announced the first three Latin American tour dates — in Caracas, Bogota nad Santiago — as part of the fourth and final leg of their Somewhere Back In Time World Tour. The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows: Feb. 13 - Dubai, UAE - Media City .....

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ROBERT TRUJILLO: 'With METALLICA, There's No Shortage Of Creative Energy Or Ideas'

Keith Spera of The Times-Picayune recently conducted an interview with METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Times-Picayune: One of my favorite scenes in "Some Kind of Monster" is when you're offered the METALLICA job and drummer Lars Ulrich casually...

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IRON MAIDEN Bassist's Daughter To Release New Single

Lauren Harris, daughter of IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris, will release her new single, "Your Turn", worldwide at one second past midnight as the first "official" release of 2009. This groundbreaking event, in conjunction with worldwide music distribution giants, The Orchard is the brainchild of Q...

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ROY Z Guests On BRUCE DICKINSON's Radio Show; Audio Available

Acclaimed guitarist/producer Roy Z (HALFORD, JUDAS PRIEST, BRUCE DICKINSON, SEBASTIAN BACH, HELLOWEEN, ROB ROCK) was IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guest earlier tonight (Friday, November 21) during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio program, dubbed "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". The...

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NICKO MCBRAIN, JASON BITTNER, PAPA ROACH To Perform At DRUM-OFF '08 Grand Finals

PAPA ROACH, Nicko McBrain of IRON MAIDEN and Jason Bittner of SHADOWS FALL are among the scheduled performers at the Drum-Off '08 grand finals, set to take place Saturday, January 10, 2009 at The Music Box at Fonda Theater in Hollywood, California. For 20 years, Guitar Center has been committed to p...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: 'Metal Is Like Herpes — It Never Goes Away'

Javno has posted a recent interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Javno: You've been re-introducing some of your older songs lately, which haven't been played for some time and you've also been playing songs from "St. Anger", an album that didn'...

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IRON FIRE: 'To The Grave' Release Party Announced

Danish metallers IRON FIRE have scheduled a release party for their new album, "To The Grave", on January 9, 2009 at The Rock in Copenhagen, Denmark. According to the band, "It will be possible to buy the new album signed for a special release price, and we will do a live show with some of ...

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THE SWORD To Release Limited-Edition CD Set

On November 25, Austin, Texas quartet THE SWORD will release a limited-edition CD set that includes both "Age Of Winters" and "Gods Of The Earth" albums. This special package will be available at all of the band's live shows (both headlining and METALLICA support dates) as well as on Amazon at this...

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OPETH: New Audio Interview With MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Available

Denmark's Revolution-Music.dk conducted an interview with OPETH guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt at the Aalborg Metal Festival, which was held November 6-8, 2008 in Aalborg, Denmark. You can now download the chat as an audio file at this location. OPETH will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinso...

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MOONSPELL: 'Lusitanian Metal' DVD Delayed

"Lusitanian Metal", the long-awaited new DVD from Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL has had its release date pushed back by several weeks. The two-disc effort will now be issued on December 8 in Germany, December 9 in Portugal and December 15 in the rest of Europe. The U.S. release will follow in early...

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RAINTIME To Enter Studio In March

Italian melodic death metallers RAINTIME will enter the studio in March/April 2009 to begin recording their new album for a late 2009 release via Lifeforce in Europe, Replica in France, Soundholic in Japan and Bieler Bros. in the U.S., Canada, U.K. According to the band, "These are going to be the b...

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BUCKCHERRY: Go Behind The Scenes Of 'Don't Go Away' Video Shoot

An interview and behind-the-scenes footage from the video shoot for BUCKCHERRY's "Don't Go Away" single has been posted on the AT&T blue room web site. "Black Butterfly", the new album from BUCKCHERRY, was recently certified gold in Canada for sales in excess of 50,000 copies. The CD sold just u...

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OPETH: South American, Mexican Dates Announced

Swedish progressive metallers OPETH have scheduled the following dates in South America/Mexico: Mar. 27 - Mexico City, Mexico - Circo Valador Mar. 29 - Bogota, Colombia - Bogota Apr. 01 - Santiago, Chile - Teatro Caupolicán Apr. 02 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - El Teatro Apr. 04 - Sao Paulo, Brazil -...