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ORANGE GOBLIN To Support HEAVEN AND HELL In Poland

According to StonerRock.com, ORANGE GOBLIN will play two shows as special guests to HEAVEN AND HELL, the classic post-Ozzy Osbourne lineup of BLACK SABBATH featuring Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice. The concerts will take place in Poland on Tuesday, June 19 in Warsaw, at...

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VINCE NEIL's Bar's Outfits Sicken Florida Nurses

Jose Lambiet of Florida's PalmBeachPost.com reports that area nurses are up in arms over a yet-to-open West Palm Beach, FL bar fronted by wild rock star Vince Neil. Neil and his Clematis group plan to outfit barmaids and waitresses in sexy nurse's outfits. That has some real angels of mercy suggesti...

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ENTOMBED: European Shows Cancelled

Long-running Swedish metallers ENTOMBED have reportedly cancelled all previously announced European tour dates in early May due to a death in the family of guitarist Alex Hellid. ENTOMBED will release its new album, "Serpent Saints – The Ten Amendments", in Germany on July 13 through Threeman Record...

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Ex-MASTERPLAN Singer To Guest On New AVANTASIA Album

Former MASTERPLAN/ARK frontman Jorn Lande has been confirmed as one of the guests on "The Scarecrow", the third installment of EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA solo project. The album is being produced by Sascha Paeth, who also played the rhythm guitar on the CD. The drums were laid down by...

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SCORPIONS Guitarist Discusses Upcoming Album

Baconmusic's James Allman recently conducted an interview with legendary SCORPIONS lead guitarist Matthias Jabs. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Baconmusic: Can you start by talking me through the writing and recording process for the brand new album "Humanity Hour 1"? Matthias: "Yes, we have r...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX: 'Life Is Beatuful' Single Available Online

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx is currently streaming "Life Is Beautiful", the first single from "The Heroin Diaries" soundtrack at MySpace.com/HeroinDiaries and MySpace.com/NikkiSixx. "The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star" is the upcoming book by Nikki Sixx, the co-founde...

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TIAMAT Bassist Discusses Upcoming Album

Catalina Iancu of Romania recently conducted an interview with TIAMAT bassist Anders Iwers. It follows in its entirety: Q: TIAMAT is preparing a new album. How is it going? Anders Iwers: We're still working. We recorded a few songs. We didn't decide anything yet, but we have a label, though I can't...

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More Details Revealed About KORN Guitarist's First Signings

California band MONSTER IN THE MACHINE will release its debut album, "Butterfly Pinned", on July 10 (online) and August 21 (retail) via Emotional Syphon Recordings (ADA Distribution),the independent label owned by KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer. Artistic freedom remains paramount to Emotional...

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MUSHROOMHEAD's JEFFREY NOTHING Says SLIPKNOT Are 'Straight-Up Frauds'

Thiago Sarkis of Imhotep webzine recently conducted an interview with MUSHROOMHEAD vocalist Jeffrey Nothing. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Imhotep: How do you compare this MUSHROOMHEAD we hear on "Savior Sorrow" to the MUSHROOMHEAD of the mid-'90s, releasing its self-titled debut? Jeffr...

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DIMMU BORGIR Guitarist: 'I Would Rather Have People Either Love The Album Or Hate It'

Ellen Gager of Midwest Excess recently conducted an interview with DIMMU BORGIR guitarist Silenoz. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Midwest Excess: "In Sorte Diaboli", as a whole is a very interesting album concept, your first concept album. Between the Middle Ages setting of the music, the fact...

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THE HIDDEN HAND: Amsterdam Concert To Be Webcast

THE HIDDEN HAND, the band featuring hard rock guitar legend Scott "Wino" Weinrich (ST. VITUS, THE OBSESSED, SPIRIT CARAVAN),will have its May 9 concert at the Paradiso in Amsterdam webcast live, in video and audio, on online concert channel Fabchannel.com. The webcast starts at 21:00 CET. Afterward...

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KATAKLYSM: Rescheduled European Tour Dates Announced

Canadian death metallers KATAKLYSM have issued the following update: "As promised, KATAKLYSM has rescheduled its previous European tour dates. The band has decided to share a co-headlining bill with friends and Polish war machine BEHEMOTH for the first half of the tour. Additional support will come...

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Ethnolution A.D.

Remarkable consistency, great vocal lines, and a "less is more" approach to melodic power metal is what you get with Germany's MOB RULES. On this, their fifth album, they go the "half a concept album" route (most successfully done in recent years by RAGE) — lyrically, it's no great shakes, but the m...

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Holy Murder Masquerade

Here's one novel way to make people want to buy your physical CD, instead of downloading your album — make it a concept album, and then print the lyrics in the form of dialogue bubbles in a comic! The story, a twisted tale of murder, redemption and, well, more murder, is standard-issue graphic novel...

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CEREMONIAL CASTINGS Working On Concept Album Based On Salem Witch Trials

American "deathphonic black metal" warriors CEREMONIAL CASTINGS have issued the following update: "As some may already know, CEREMONIAL CASTINGS has been talking for some time about releasing a concept album based of the Salem Witch Trials. Especially being that two of the three members are direct d...