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KING DIAMOND: Treviso Cancelled, Athens Rescheduled

KING DIAMOND's manager, Ole Bang, has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Regretfully, and due to circumstances beyond our control, there will be a change of date and venue in Athens, Greece, which also caused us to cancel the show in Treviso, Italy. New date for Athens is...

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LEAVES' EYES Receive 'Stormy' Welcome In Glasgow

LEAVES' EYES, the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY (who are fronted by Liv's husband Alexander Krull),have posted the following message on their official web site: "On their European tour LEAVES' EYES and ATROCITY had a...

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JIMI HENDRIX Biopic Gets The Axe

The U.K.'s Guardian Unlimited is reporting that the high court has put the kibosh on a proposed Jimi Hendrix biopic after it ruled that its U.S. filmmakers had no rights to the legendary guitarist's music or likeness. Director John Hillman was told he would have to seek permission from the Experienc...

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GODSMACK Frontman Gets Defensive Over Band's Alleged 'Pro-Military' Stance

Jay Babcock of Arthur magazine conducted an interview with GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna on Monday, May 1. What follows is a transcript of the conversation, as posted on the Arthur web site: Arthur: Alright, let me get the tape rolling here. How are you doing? Sully: "I'm good! Arthur: How was ...

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IN FLAMES Frontman Is Happy To Be A Forefather Of The 'Gothenburg Sound'

Karma E. Omowale of the FourteenG e-zine recently conducted an interview with IN FLAMES frontman Anders Fridén. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: FourteenG: How does it feel to be one of the forefathers in the Gothenburg sound, a genre…to be credited by so many as an influence? How do feel...

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THUNDERSTONE Pull Out Of France's METALLIANCE Festival

Finnish melodic power metallers THUNDERSTONE have posted the following message on their official web site: "We are very sorry to announce that we have cancelled the planned show at the Metalliance festival in Beauvais [France] [on May 5]. We want you to know that this was entirely beyond our control...

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JACK RUSSELL Is 'Focused' On Making New GREAT WHITE Studio Album

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with GREAT WHITE frontman Jack Russell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisited: Does the '80s resurgence surprise you at all? Jack: "Not really. I think the whole genre of music was really a great time. A...

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DEATHSTARS Announce New Session Guitarist

Sweden's DEATHSTARS have announced the addition of session guitarist Cat for all the upcoming festival gigs and tours this summer and fall. His first gig with the band was at the Close-Up Festival in Stockholm, Sweden on April 15. Upcoming DEATHSTARS shows: May 01 - Vienna, AUT @ Prater Festival May...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Drummer HOGLAN: The Genius That Is DEVIN TOWNSEND

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD drummer Gene Hoglan has posted the following report from the recording sessions for their new album, "The New Black", due in July via Century Media Records: "After those last few punishing rehearsals, where, I swear to god, I broke something (My back? My cloaca? My ass?),we pack...

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ALTER BRIDGE Part Ways With WIND-UP RECORDS

ALTER BRIDGE have announced that they have terminated their recording, publishing, and merchandising agreements, effective immediately, thereby severing all of the ban's contractual relationships with Wind-Up. "We're very excited about concluding this chapter in our lives and focusing on the future,...

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ANATHEMA: New Live DVD Detailed

Metal Mind Productions will release a new ANATHEMA DVD, "A Moment in Time", on May 29. The main part of DVD was recorded in Poland at the famous Metal Mania Festival 2006 (the biggest hard rock/metal festival in Eastern Europe). The set list included their best songs plus a cover of PINK FLOYD's "Co...

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OPETH Frontman Defends His Anti-'Metalcore' Comments

OPETH frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt has commented on the negative reaction to the remarks he made to Australia's Time Off magazine about the state of today's metal scene. In an interview posted at TimeOff.com.au, Åkerfeldt is quoted as saying, "Most of the bands today, I don't really like them. When I g...

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KATAKLYSM Explain European Tour Cancellation

Canadian death metallers KATAKLYSM have issued a statement explaining their decision to pull out of the remaining dates on the BOLT THROWER European tour. It reads as follows: "KATAKLYSM have been forced to cancel the remainder of the Euro tour with U.K. death metalers BOLT THROWER for reasons beyon...

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CELTIC FROST Frontman Talks About New Album, Illegal Music Downloading

Dennis Jernberg of Sweden's Critical Mass recently conducted an interview with CELTIC FROST frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Critical Mass: Obviously, recording an album like "Monotheist" isn't easy. How would you describe the making of "Monotheist", in compar...

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JIMI HENDRIX: U.K. Legal Victory for EXPERIENCE HENDRIX

Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. has announced a significant legal victory in the London courts. Experience Hendrix is the Seattle-based company owned by members of the family of the late James Allen ("Al") Hendrix, the father of the international rock star Jimi Hendrix. Experience Hendrix owns and admini...