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CALLENISH CIRCLE Calls It Quits

Dutch melodic death metallers CALLENISH CIRCLE have issued the following statement: "After nearly 15 years we've decided to lay our precious CALLENISH CIRCLE to rest. We'll play our last show on Saturday the 10th of March at De Azijnfabriek in Roermond, The Netherlands. This wasn't the easiest decis...

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WILL HAVEN: The New Era Of The Band Will Be The Best Chapter Yet

Sacramento's WILL HAVEN has released the following "open letter" to its fans: "I first want to start of this letter by saying thank you to all of our amazing fans, and people who have supported WILL HAVEN over the years. When people come up and say they love WILL HAVEN they always have such passion...

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Ex-VINNIE VINCENT INVASION Singer: 'VINNIE Has Never Done Any Dope'

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisted recently conducted an interview with former JOURNEY/VINNIE VINCENT INVASION singer Robert Fleischman. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisted: I remember hearing you on the VINNIE VINCENT INVASION album. I thought you could not do metal bu...

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'Metal: A Headbanger's Journey' Filmmakers Seek Middle Eastern Fans For Follow-Up Film

The makers of the documentary "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" are seeking metal fans from Middle Eastern countries who are attending the Desert Rock Festival in Dubai, March 9-10, 2007, to appear in their follow-up film, "Global Metal". "We are excited about filming at Desert Rock and meeting with f...

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Ex-KISS Guitarist BRUCE KULICK Reports From ROCK 'N ROLL FANTASY CAMP

Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick is among the artists that have signed on to serve as "counselors" at this month's Rock 'n Roll Fantasy Camp. The cost of the five-day retreat, which will take place Feb. 15-19 in Hollywood, is $9,499, according to organizers. The camp culminates in a Battle of the...

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The Ritual Fires of Abandonment

How does on follow up a seemingly one-of-a-kind album like MINSK's "Out of a Center Which is Neither Dead Nor Alive" (on At a Loss Recordings) that is more an organic mass of ethereal sound dynamics and overwhelming heaviness than an album consisting of six distinct tracks? If you are bassist/vocali...

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AEON SPOKE Featuring CYNIC Members: Single Available For Free Download

AEON SPOKE, the progressive, ethereal-rock project featuring CYNIC members Paul Masvidal (vocals, guitar) and Sean Reinert (drums),will release its self-titled debut album in Germany on March 2 via SPV Records. A free MP3 of the album's first single, "Emmanuel", is available for download at this lo...

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SEVENDUST Guitarist Discusses New Album Concept

In a recent interview conducted by Greg Maki of Live-Metal.net, SEVENDUST guitarist John Connolly discussed the concept behind the band's new album, "Alpha" (in stores March 6). Excerpts from the interview follow. Live-Metal.net: Aside from "Alpha" being one of the songs on the album, why did you ch...

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GENE SIMMONS, LEMMY Are Among 'Ugliest Musicians Ever'

According to KissNews.de, Gene Simmons (KISS),Lemmy (MOTÖRHEAD) and Alex Van Halen (VAN HALEN) are among the "ugliest musicians ever," as chosen by Blogcritics, an online magazine, a community of writers and readers from around the globe. The complete Top 12 list is as follows: 01. Shane MacGowan (...

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DEEP PURPLE's IAN PAICE To Take Part In Rare U.K. Drum Clinic

According to Deep-Purple.net, DEEP PURPLE's Ian Paice will be participating in a rare one-off U.K. drum clinic on Friday, March 2 at Tom's Music Venue, Treforest, Wales in support of the University of Glamorgan's new Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries — dubbed the Atrium. Also on t...

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'Metal: The Definitive Guide' Book Due In April

Garry Sharpe-Young's next book, a 608-page, 600,000-word treatise simply titled "Metal: The Definitive Guide", will be published in the U.S. on April 28 by Backbeat Books. Rob Halford of JUDAS PRIEST provided the foreword. He wrote, in part, "From its beginnings out of Birmingham, England in the lat...

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ORPHANED LAND Taking Break From Live Shows To Focus On Writing

Israeli metal band ORPHANED LAND is taking a six-month break from live shows in order to focus on writing its new album, "The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR". The CD will be produced by Steven Wilson (PORCUPINE TREE, BLACKFIELD, OPETH) and is tentatively scheduled for release in 2008. Commented vocal...

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SLASH, ANGUS YOUNG, JIMMY PAGE Photos Featured In 'Gibson Through The Lens' Exhibition

A carefully selected set of 50 vintage and iconic photographs taken of the world's greatest musicians — including Jimi Hendrix, Angus Young, Slash and Jimmy Page —with their Gibson or Epiphone guitar through the ages will be on public display and for sale at at Blink Gallery, 11 Poland Street, Londo...

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PARADISE LOST Frontman Comments On New Album

British gothic metallers PARADISE LOST have set "In Requiem" as the title of their 11th album, due in the U.K. on May 21 via Century Media Records. The artwork for the CD will be created by Seth Siro Anton, who was the artwork designer for the group's last album, "Paradise Lost". Commented PARADISE...

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DREAM THEATER's MIKE PORTNOY: 'In Constant Motion' Instructional DVD Due In March

Hudson Music will release a new instructional DVD from DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy, "In Constant Motion", mid-March. Featuring three discs with over seven hours of instruction, live and studio performances and insights on the numerous projects he has been involved with, "In Constant Motion" i...