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ANATA: 'The Conductor's Departure' Track Listing Revealed

Swedish technical death metallers ANATA have revealed the track listing for their new album, "The Conductor's Departure", due in early 2006 via Wicked World/Earache Records. The follow-up to last year's "Under a Stone with No Inscription" was recorded at StudioMega in Varberg, Sweden. "The Conductor...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE: London Charity Appearance Announced

MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee has teamed up with the U.K.'s "Our World, Our Say" charity, who are campaigning to raise awareness of and oppose the ID Cards Bill & the National Identity Register, which is being pushed through the British parliament right now. The bill is said to be "a gross infri...

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ADAGIO: New Album Details Revealed

French progressive metallers ADAGIO have set "Dominate" as the title of their new album, due in Japan on December 16 via Avalon/Marquee. The CD was produced by Stephan Forté and Kevin Codfert, and was mixed at House of Audio Studios in Germany by Dennis Ward. "Dominate" track listing: 01. Fire Forev...

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NINE INCH NAILS' REZNOR: Photos Of New Orleans Devastation Posted Online

NINE INCH NAILS mainman Trent Reznor writes on the band's official web site following his visit to New Orleans on October 28: "The mayor's office arranged to take us in to the lower 9th ward, a heavily-damaged section of the city not open to the public. These shots were just taken of what we happene...

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BOLT THROWER Guitarist: 'Nothing Stops Us'

Jackie Smit of Chronicles of Chaos recently conducted an interview with BOLT THROWER guitarist Gavin Ward. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Chronicles of Chaos: Other than his history with the band, what prompted you to give [vocalist] Karl [Willets] a call when Dave Ingram left the band?...

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BLACK SABBATH Drummer Previews Upcoming 'Rock 50' Radio Shows

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has issued the following update on his monthly "Rock 50" radio show, which airs on WPMD, a college radio station at Cerritos College in California: "I wanted to drop in a brief message about what's in store for our November 19th and December 10th radio shows. "First,...

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MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO's 'Double Guitar' On Display At Blue Rock Guitars in Iowa

World-renowned progressive rock guitarist Michael Angelo Batio's famed Dean Mach 7 Jet Double guitar (photo) will be on display at Blue Rock Guitars in Perry, Iowa on a promotional tour to celebrate the release of Batio's "Hand without Shadows" CD. The display also coincides with the Dean Owners of...

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SAXON: U.S. Tour Postponed (Again)

SAXON's North American booking agent, Mark Hyman of Paradise Artists, Inc., has informed BLABBERMOUTH.NET that the group's U.S. tour has been postponed. The shows will be rescheduled to sometime in March 2006, according to SAXON's management. The affected dates are as follows: Nov. 04 - The Sterling...

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TWISTED SISTER Guitarist Explains VIKING SKULL's Removal From U.K. Tour

TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French has rejected a claim by the British rock band VIKING SKULL that they were "thrown off" the upcoming ALICE COOPER/TWISTED SISTER U.K. tour by members of TWISTED SISTER after Dee Snider and Co. "decided that they had to play the same length of time as ALICE COOP...

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HORRICANE To Release Debut Album This Month

Estonian dark death metallers HORRICANE will release their debut album, "The Lynch-Lawyers", on November 4 in Estonia and November 28 in the rest of the world via Black Mark. "The Lynch-Lawyers", is expected to contain new versions of the demo songs "Coup De Grace", "Fraction in Your Eyes", "The Lyn...

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MONGREL To Open For MISFITS In New Hampshire

Nashua, NH-based aggressive punk band MONGREL have announced that they will be opening for legendary punk band the MISFITS for the second time on Sunday, November 13 at Mark's Showplace in Bedford, NH. The current line-up of the MISFITS includes Jerry Only, Dez Cadena (ex-BLACK FLAG),and drummer Ro...

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One Man's Quest To Honor OZZY OSBOURNE And BLACK SABBATH

A British BLACK SABBATH fan by the name of Garry Raybould has been running a campaign to honor the four original members of SABBATH for quite some time now. He has collected thousands of signatures on a hand-written petiton to create a "Walk of Fame" in the heart of downtown Birmingham, England, whi...

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DIO: Aaarhus Date Cancelled

According to a posting on Ronnie James Dio's official web site, DIO's December 1 date in Aarhus, Denmark has been cancelled. No reason was given for the cancellation. The first date of DIO's Scandinavian run will now be December 3 in Copenhagen. Also appearing on the bill will be URIAH HEEP and ASIA...

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SADISTIC INTENT Schedule L.A. Date, Explain Recording Delay

Long-running Southern Californian death metal band SADISTIC INTENT will be performing live at the Knitting Factory in Los Angeles, CA on Friday, December 2. Also appearing on the bill will be MORTICIAN and HIRAX. In other news, SADISTIC INTENT have posted the following update on their official web s...

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SAXON Drummer Says Whole Second Leg Of European Tour Was 'Great'

SAXON drummer Nigel Glockler has posted the following message on his official web site: "The second leg of the tour is over. Everyone is back at home chilling out before the next run of gigs. Unfortunately, we lost our tour bus driver during the recent break — Les was rushed to hospital in Essen and...