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GENERAL SURGERY Confirmed For Holland's ARNHEM METAL MEETING
Legendary Swedish grindcore merchants GENERAL SURGERY have been confirmed for the Arnhem Metal Meeting, set to take place Saturday, December 9 at Musis Sacrum in Arnhem, Holland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AETERNUS ANCIENT RITES ANTAEUS ARCH ENEMY GENERAL...November 1, 2006
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VAN HALEN Bassist MICHAEL ANTHONY Checks In
VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony has posted the following message on his official blog: "First of all, I'd like to wish everyone a HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! Be safe out there. "A lot has been happening since I last posted. "First, I'll start with the two shows [with Sammy Hagar] the other week that I misse...October 31, 2006
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THE GATHERING Frontwoman Guests On WETTON/DOWNES CD: Audio Available
Anneke van Giersbergen, the female singer of Dutch art-rock band THE GATHERING is making another guest appearance on an album this year. After she already contributed vocals to two tracks on NAPALM DEATH's "Smear Campaign", album she does the same on the upcoming album by WETTON/DOWNES called "Icon...October 30, 2006
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SAMMY HAGAR Issues 'Birthday Bash' Recap
Sammy Hagar has updated his web site with a "Birthday Bash" recap. Read it at this location. Hagar, who turned 59, was joined by his band, the WABORITAS, former PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul, VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony and ex-PUDDLE OF MUDD guitarist Paul Phillips, among others....October 30, 2006
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Drummer PATRICK JOHANSSON: 'YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Is One Of The Nicest Guys In The World'
Dave's On Tour recently conducted an interview with YNGWIE MALMSTEEN drummer Patrick Johansson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Dave's On Tour: A couple of Malmsteen fans whom I spoke with commented that Yngwie gets better every time they see him. Look back to the first time you played wi...October 30, 2006
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Hellraiser
"Hellraiser" is not the KROKUS of "One Vice at a Time" or even "The Blitz", and it sure as hell is not the KROKUS of the classic "Headhunter" album, but it's a good deal better than 2004's tepid "Rock the Block". Whether the slight improvement has anything to do with the departure of long-time guita...October 30, 2006
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Former SACRED REICH Guitarist Talks About Early Years, Possibility Of Reunion
XMFan conducted an interview in August 2006 with former SACRED REICH and current THE HUMAN CONDITION guitarist Wiley Arnett. A few excerpts from the chat follow: XMFan: You joined SACRED REICH before the first album was released. Fill us in on what happened around that time. Wiley: Back in 1985 ther...October 28, 2006
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VAN HALEN Nominated For ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Induction
VAN HALEN has been nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007, along with eight other acts, according to The Plain Dealer. This is the first nomination for VAN HALEN, although the group has been eligible for at least the past three years. R.E.M. and the RONETTES are the othe...October 28, 2006
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DELAIN Wins ESSENT Award
DELAIN — the Dutch gothic rock project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) — were honored with the Essent award. Two times a year, the Dutch electricity company Essent distributes "Essent Awards" to five Dutch bands and ac...October 28, 2006
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VAN HALEN To Tour With DAVID LEE ROTH IN 2007?
MelodicRock.com is reporting that VAN HALEN will likely tour in 2007 with David Lee Roth as frontman. Citing "information from a highly placed source," the site states that negotiations are currently underway to reunite VAN HALEN with their original frontman for a tour in 2007 that will take in Amer...October 26, 2006
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BRAND NEW SIN Tour Report
BRAND NEW SIN is currently in the midst of the massive Jagermeister tour with MUSHROOMHEAD, SOIL and THE AUTUMN OFFERING, which runs through the end of next month. The group has been going over extremely well each night, developing a whole new legion of BNS fanatics. Their highly acclaimed new album...October 24, 2006
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TRIBE OF GYPSIES: Rare Video Posted, New Album Released Domestically
A rare, never-before-released promotional video of the TRIBE OF GYPSIES' epic "We All Bleed Red" has been posted at YouTube.com. It was filmed in London, England in the fall of 1993 as the band were in town to record the "Balls to Picasso" album with BRUCE DICKINSON and features the same lineup asse...October 24, 2006
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SINISTER Frontman To Guest On SUPREME PAIN's New Promo CD
SINISTER vocalist Aad Kloosterwaard will lay down the vocals for brutal death metal band SUPREME PAIN's upcoming two-track promo CD, which is scheduled to be recorded in December. As previously reported, MVD Visual has set a January 16, 2007 North American release date for the first-ever live DVD fr...October 24, 2006
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KATATONIA Vocalist Talks About Touring North America For First Time
Many of us can think of a fair number of "good" heavy music bands, but when the term "great" is uttered, only a few come to mind. Many would agree that bands like OPETH, TOOL, and MASTODON fall into the latter category. Unless you've missed out on the raw emotion, beautiful heaviness, doom-laden atm...October 23, 2006
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The Toxic Touch
Holland's GOD DETHRONED have been on a roll these past several years, even with a lineup change that saw the group losing half its membership prior to the release of 2004's stupendous "The Lair of the White Worm". The quintet, led by mastermind and vocalist/guitarist Henri Sattler, progressed into a...October 23, 2006
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