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EUROPE Frontman: 'It's Important For Rock Bands To Push The Limits'

Sanctuary Records recently conducted an interview with EUROPE members Joey Tempest (vocals) and John Norum (guitar) about the group's new album, "Secret Society". A few excerpts from the chat follow: Q: Let's get back in time for a moment. When you released "The Final Countdown" no one could knew th...

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BLACK STONE CHERRY Guitarist Talks About Touring With BLACK LABEL SOCIETY

Kevin Karr of The Times-Herald recently conducted an interview with BLACK STONE CHERRY guitarist Ben Wells. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: The Times-Herald: How does it feel to team up with label mates BLACK LABEL SOCIETY for a U.S. tour? Ben Wells: It's great to be on the road with ...

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STRATOVARIUS Bassist Mourns Passing Of Finnish Pop Music Legend

STRATOVARIUS bassist Lauri Porra has issued the following message: "Yesterday Juice Leskinen, one of the great figures in Finnish popular music, passed away. I had the honour to work with him on the album 'Senaattori ja Boheemi' (2004),which was his last studio album. I also played a small tour wit...

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ADAGIO Guitarist Looking To Sign Bands To Publishing Company

French progressive metallers ADAGIO have announced that guitarist Stephan Forté's publishing company, Sanctusignis Publishing, is actively looking to sign bands. Commented Stephan: "I felt it could be better for the band to hold the rights of ADAGIO's music, but as it was not an easy task, we first...

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CLAWFINGER: In Songwriting Mode

Frontman Zak Tell of the Swedish rap/metal combo CLAWFINGER has issued the following update on the writing/ recording sessions for the group's new studio album: "So Bård [Torstensen, guitar] is in town since Sunday evening [Nov. 19] and we've started another round of writing and recording. So far, s...

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'Headbanger's Journey' Director: 'Metal Comes From Places That People Want To Forget About'

Australia's The Courier Mail recently conducted an interview with Sam Dunn, one of the directors behind the critically acclaimed "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" documentary that focuses on the history of heavy metal music. With a masters degree in social anthropology and as a regular contributor to...

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PAIN OF SALVATION: New Album Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Sweden's PAIN OF SALVATION has posted the following update on its official web site: "The long-awaited 'Scarsick' album is now done, and is expected to hit the stores late January 2007, just a few weeks before the European tour that will start mid-February. The album is (of course) a concept album,...

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ULI JON ROTH Confirmed As Special Guest At THERION's 'Classic Show' In Bucharest

Sweden's THERION has updated its official web site with the following message: "Three weeks before the THERION goes classic show (December 9th, Palace Hall, Bucharest) we are proud to announce a huge surprise to the fans: Ex-SCORPIONS and ELECTRIC SKY member Uli Jon Roth, currently developing his ow...

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Producer TUE MADSEN Comments On DANISH METAL AWARDS

Acclaimed Danish producer Tue Madsen (HALFORD, RAUNCHY, THE HAUNTED, POISONBLACK, KATAKLYSM) has posted the following message on his web site: "So great things happened yesterday. The Danish Metal Awards show happened and RAUNCHY's 'Death Pop Romance' album won for best production, which of course w...

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10 YEARS Drummer: 'We Promise A Record That You Have Not Heard Before'

Knoxville, Tennessee's 10 YEARS has commenced the songwriting process for its sophomore album, tentatively due next year. Commented drummer Brian Vodinh: "Wow... I'm pretty sure that will be one of the first words to pop into your mind after finally hearing the music that we have been working on. We...

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RAUNCHY, MERCENARY, VOLBEAT Among Winners At DANISH METAL AWARDS

The Danish Metal Awards 2006 were held last night (Saturday, November 18) at Amager Bio in Copenhagen, Denmark. The winners were as follows: Album of the Year: MERCENARY - "The Hours That Remain" Debut Album of the Year: SUBMISSION - "Failure To Perfection" International Album of the Year: SATYRICON...

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Former MINISTRY Bassist Schedules DJing Gig In Chicago

Original Wax Trax! artist Paul Barker of MINISTRY/REVOLTING COCKS fame will perform a special DJ set on December 9 at Neo Chicago (2350 N. Clark St.) in Chicago, Illinois. Also scheduled to appear is DJ Afra. $10 cover, 10pm-5am. Barker left MINISTRY in 2003 after 18 years with the industrial-metal...

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RAUNCHY: New Live Video Posted Online

A video clip of Danish modern metallers RAUNCHY performing the track "Phantoms" from their latest album, "Death Pop Romance" on November 10, 2006 at Train in Århus, Debnmark has been posted online at YouTube.com. RAUNCHY recently commenced the songwriting process for their fourth record. The band wi...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Drummer, EVANESCENCE Singer Featured In New JOHNNY CASH Video

MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee and Amy Lee of EVANESCENCE are among 36 stars who appear in the new video for the JOHNNY CASH song "God's Gonna Cut You Down". The treatment for the clip was written by Justin Timberlake, who came up with the video's concept while he was taking a break from recording .....

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EXPLODER Records Christmas Single

EXPLODER, the U.K. rock/metal band led by Mick Kenney (ANAAL NATHRAKH, PROFESSOR FATE, MISTRESS),has recorded a Christmas single, entitled "Hell's Bells It's Christmas". An accompanying video for the track was shot this past weekend. The single should be available for digital download through iTune...