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LEATHERWOLF Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

Legendary Southern California metal stalwarts LEATHERWOLF, whose current lineup includes vocalist Wade Black (ex-CRIMSON GLORY, SEVEN WITCHES),have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 23-24, 2006 in Balingen, Germany. Also scheduled t...
November 1, 2005
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VIKING SKULL Get Thrown Off ALICE COOPER/TWISTED SISTER Tour

British hard rockers VIKING SKULL have been forced to drop off the upcoming ALICE COOPER/TWISTED SISTER U.K. tour. "Basically, despite being added to the advertising and having the tour confirmed for seven months, TWISTED SISTER decided that they had to play the same length of time as ALICE COOPER....
October 31, 2005
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Former PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN Members To Perform With GASOLINE New Year's Eve

Former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott and ex-DAMAGEPLAN bassist Robert "Bob Zilla" Kakaha will perform at Hot Rods and Hoggs (web site) in Arlington, Texas this coming New Year's Eve (Dec. 31). Abbott and Kakaha will reportedly make up half of the reactivated southern rock project GAS...
October 31, 2005
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TRENT REZNOR Visits Hurricane-Ravaged New Orleans: 'I Can't Begin To Express What I Saw There'

NINE INCH NAILS mainman Trent Reznor has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "What a couple of days... "We arrived in New Orleans Friday morning. A friend of mine at the mayor's office arranged for us to see the lower ninth ward that afternoon. I can't begin to express what...
October 30, 2005
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TRACII GUNS Says Reunion Of Original L.A. GUNS Is 'Not Going To Happen'

Former L.A. GUNS guitarist Tracii Guns has shot down rumors of a possible reunion of the group's original lineup for a U.S. tour in early 2006. In a recent interview with Sleaze Roxx, original singer Paul Black said about the reunion talk, "It looked good at first. Then it looked like it wasn't gonn...
October 29, 2005
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Vocalist PAUL BLACK Talks About Possible Reunion Of Original L.A. GUNS

In a recent interview with Sleaze Roxx, original L.A. GUNS vocalist Paul Black talks about a possible L.A. GUNS reunion. An excerpt from the chat follows: Sleaze Roxx: There is also talk of you, Tracii Guns, Mick Cripps and Nickey Alexander touring as an original version of L.A. GUNS. How close is t...
October 29, 2005
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Guitar Shredder MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO Covers METALLICA, DEEP PURPLE, AEROSMITH On New CD

Legendary heavy metal bassist Rudy Sarzo (QUIET RIOT, OZZY OSBOURNE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, DIO) and Doug Marks (man behind the Metal Method series of instructional videos for guitar) are among the guest musicians appearing on the new CD from world-renowned progressive rock guitarist Michael Angelo Batio...
October 29, 2005
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SOILWORK Frontman Talks About OZZFEST, Upcoming DVD

Metal Convenant recently conducted an interview with SOILWORK frontman Björn "Speed" Strid. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Covenant: You spent the whole summer of 2005 on Ozzfest in America. Tell us about it! Björn: "Ozzfest felt a bit like 'Groundhog Day' (the 1993 comedy starring...
October 29, 2005
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NIGHTINGALE Confirm Oslo Appearance

NIGHTINGALE, the Swedish progressive-metal band headed by Dan Swanö, have been confirmed as one of the support acts for KINO (featuring members of such bands as MARILLION, IT BITES, ARENA, and PORCUPINE TREE) on December 17 at John Dee in Oslo, Norway. Also scheduled to appear on the bill is GAZPACH...
October 28, 2005
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BILL WARD Talks About Influences, BLACK SABBATH's Early Days

All About Jazz ecently conducted an interview with BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward. A few excerpts from the chat follow: All About Jazz: Who were some of your early influences as a musician? Bill Ward: "Childhood, all me influences were, say, between the time that I can remember, which would have be...
October 27, 2005
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SILENCER: New Album Trailer Available Online

A video trailer for the new SILENCER album, "Death of Awe", has been posted at this location. The album is now out in the U.S., available through The End Records distribution and mail-order, and is due in Europe on November 21 through Mausoleum Records. In addition, the album track "The Harvest" is...
October 27, 2005
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FOZZY/STUCK MOJO Guitarist Guests On AMERICAN DEVILS CD: Audio Available

FOZZY/STUCK MOJO guitarist Rich Ward has recorded a guest appearance on lead guitar on the songs "Alone" and "Standing Tall" from the Atlanta rock band AMERICAN DEVILS. Both tracks will be included on the group's upcoming CD, tentatively due in early 2006. In the meantime, you can check out "Alone"...
October 27, 2005
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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: 'Live In Japan' DVD Due In February

Crash Music, Inc. has set a February 21, 2006 release date for the new FLOTSAM AND JETSAM DVD, entitled "Live In Japan". The disc was filmed over three shows in Japan in January of this year. Songs set to appear on the set include "No Place for Disgrace", "Doomsday for the Deceiver", "Hard On You",...
October 26, 2005
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BLACK SABBATH: BILL WARD's 2005 Drum Kit Revealed

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward's official web site has been updated with the following message: "We often get many requests here at BillWard.com asking what Bill plays. What snare drums, what cymbals, etc... Well, we finally have an answer to these requests online. [Here] is a thumbnail for a diagr...
October 26, 2005
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JUDAS PRIEST: 'Rising In The East' DVD Release Date Confirmed

A representative at the Warner/Rhino video department has confirmed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET that the new JUDAS PRIEST live DVD, "Rising in the East", will be released in North America on November 15. In addition, the DVD's artwork has also been confirmed to the image currently being displayed by most on...
October 26, 2005