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BLAZE BAYLEY's Wife/Manager Suffers Stroke In Hospital

The official web site of the UK-based heavy metal singer Blaze Bayley (ex-IRON MAIDEN, WOLFSBANE) — whose wife/manager Debbie collapsed at the couple's home in Tamworth on July 6 — has been updated with the following message: "At 7pm on Tuesday, September 23rd, Debbie suffered a stroke in hospital....

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KITTIE Frontwoman On Death Of Father/Manager: 'Our Heads Are Spinning'

Indy.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Morgan Lander of the Canadian all-girl metal band KITTIE. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Indy.com: What would you like your father's legacy to be? (Morgan and drummer Mercedes Lander's father/manager, David Lander, di...

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TAPROOT: 'Our Long Road Home' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Our Long Road Home", the new album from the Michigan-based hard rock quartet TAPROOT, sold around 7,700 copies in the United States in its first week of release to enter The Billboard 200 chart at position No. 65. Released through Velvet Hammer, the label founded by the management company of the sa...

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BUCKCHERRY's 'Black Butterfly' Cracks U.S. Top 10

BUCKCHERRY's fourth studio album, titled "Black Butterfly", has sold just under 47,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to enter The Billboard 200 chart at position No. 8. The CD follows up 2006's "15", which marked a huge comeback for the band after it was left for dead in 2...

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GRAVEWORM Covers IRON MAIDEN: Video Available

Video footage of the Italian dark metal band GRAVEWORM performing a cover of IRON MAIDEN's "Fear Of The Dark" on September 12, 2008 at the Chaos Festival in Bucharest, Romania can be viewed below. GRAVEWORM's latest album, "Collateral Defect", is out now on Massacre Records. The CD was recorded at S...

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BUCKCHERRY Guitarist: 'We Don't Take Direction Very Well'

Stephen Centanni of LagniappeMobile.com recently conducted an interview with BUCKCHERRY guitarist Keith Nelson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. LagniappeMobile.com: One thing that I think is so unique about your band is that you've been able to maintain your outlaw status and still...

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KITTIE Pulls Out Of Belgium's METAL FEMALE VOICES FEST

Canadian all-female metal band KITTIE has pulled out of the Metal Female Voices Fest, set to take place October 18-19 in Wieze, Belgium. According to the group, "We have rescheduled a show for October 19, 2008 at Bosuil, Weert in the nearby Netherlands. We are also playing a show on October 18, 2008...

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PAUL DI'ANNO Announces New Band For 'Latin Assault' Tour

Former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno has announced that his new band from Paraguay for the October/November 2008 Latin Assault tour dates is called DEAD ZONE and it features Didier, Dany, Cristian and Paolo. The tentative routing is as follows (exact cities and venues to be confirmed): Oct. 16 - P...

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WINTERS IN OSAKA To Collaborate With MACHETAZO

Adding to their already monumental discography, which already features a veritable who's who of the grind/experimental noise scenes, WINTERS IN OSAKA have announced that their next act of aural terror will be a collaboration with the legendary Spanish death grinders MACHETAZO. Following hot on the h...

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TRIVIUM: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

Florida-based metal band TRIVIUM is streaming its entire new album, "Shogun", on its MySpace page. "Shogun" is scheduled for release on September 30 via Roadrunner Records. The CD was mixed in London by Colin Richardson (SLIPKNOT, MACHINE HEAD, FEAR FACTORY, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, NAPALM DEATH),w...

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BUCKCHERRY Frontman Talks Viagra, Cialis, And Lucky Charms

Josh Todd of BUCKCHERRY gave some insight on the band in the new issue of Penthouse discussing the "ups and downs" of the little blue pill, and its competition. Penthouse: You've joked about getting a sponsorship from Viagra. Have you ever tried the drug recreationally? Josh Todd: "Of course. I trie...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman Explains Album Title; Video Available

A two-and-a-half-minute video clip of THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving explaining the title of the Swedish metal band's new album, "Versus", can be viewed below. An e-card for "Versus" can be found at this location. The CD was recorded in part at PUK studio in Denmark with producer Tue Madsen (HEA...

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TRIVIUM's 'Shogun' Riffage Video Series; Part 4 Available

The German branch of Roadrunner Records has posted the fourth clip (see below) in an 11-part video series featuring TRIVIUM guitarists Matt Heafy and Corey Beaulieu of the Florida-based metal band TRIVIUM playing riffs from each of the songs on the band's forthcoming album, "Shogun". New videos will...

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BRET MICHAELS' 'Rock Of Love Bus' Filming In Hoover

VH1 presents Bret Michaels "Rock Of Love Bus" concert and filming Friday, October 3 at The Iron Horse Café in Hoover, Alabama. VH1 production crews will roll into town along with Michaels and the "Rock Of Love Bus" girls to film the performance. Fans arriving early for the show are sure to get a spe...

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METSÄTÖLL Signs With SPINEFARM RECORDS

Estonian progressive thrash metallists METSÄTÖLL have signed with Spinefarm Records. The band (whose name is an ancient Estonian dialect word for the word "wolf") began its career in 1999. Having performed in Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Belgium and Germany, METSATÖLL has more than a 170 gig...