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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Drummer: BANG YOUR HEAD Festival Was Best Time This Band Has Had In Europe
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM drummer Craig Nielsen has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "All I can say is that this year's Bang Your Head festival [in Germany] was by far the best time this band has EVER had in Europe. The whole event was extremely well organized, smooth, and incr...July 7, 2006
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DISTURBED Frontman: 'Being Dark, Nasty And Perverse Are Necessary Elements In What We Do'
DISTURBED frontman David Draiman was recently asked by San Bernardino County Sun writer Paul Andersen what his band would write about if the world suddenly turned peaceful and less chaotic. "Our lyrics have always been passionate about moments of life, passionate about the state of world events unfo...July 6, 2006
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DEMILICH To Play Final Gig This Month
Finnish death metal legends DEMILICH will play their final gig in their hometown of Kuopio on July 22. Also appearing on the bill will be DEATHBOUND. Entrance to the 18-and-over concert is free. The DEMILICH bandmembers will continue with various projects, one of which will feature exactly the same...July 6, 2006
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EPHEL DUATH Announce Producer For New Album
Italian experimentalists EPHEL DUATH are currently collaborating with Eraldo Bernocchi to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of his groundbreaking group SIGILLUM ES. The album will also feature contributions from longtime Bernocchi co-conspirators Bill Laswell, Toshinori Kondo, Raiz, Zu, Xabier Iri...July 6, 2006
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AXL ROSE Sips Champagne With LARS ULRICH In Copenhagen, Parties In London
According to The New York Post, Lars Ulrich of METALLICA and his girlfriend, Danish actress Connie Nielsen ("Gladiator"),sipped champagne with Axl Rose until 6 a.m. at Nasa nightclub in Copenhagen last week, where GUNS N' ROSES just played the Roskilde Festival. In other news, Digital Spy is report...July 6, 2006
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1349 And SAHG To Support CELTIC FROST On U.S. Tour
Norwegian extreme metal acts 1349 and SAHG (featuring members of GORGOROTH, MANNGARD and AUDREY HORNE) have been confirmed as the support bands for CELTIC FROST for their two shows at Jaxx in West Springfield, Virginia on September 12-13. It is expected that the same two support acts will be on the...July 5, 2006
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SLASH And BILLY IDOL Join DEREK SHERINIAN For 'In The Summertime' Video
VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash and Billy Idol are featured in keyboardist Derek Sherinian's (ex-DREAM THEATER, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) first video off his new album, "Blood of the Snake" — a cover of MUNGO JERRY's "In the Summertime". Shot on location in Los Angeles with director Chad Mi...July 5, 2006
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SOILWORK Cancel WITH FULL FORCE Festival Appearance
Sweden's SOILWORK cancelled their appearance at the With Full Force festival, which took place June 30 – July 2 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany. "The band had their reasons for cancelling this show," reads a posting on the group's web site. "This show was cancelled a long time ago. Als...July 5, 2006
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MICHALE GRAVES To Perform MISFITS Set In New Jersey
Former MISFITS frontman Michale Graves will reportedly perform a full set of MISFITS material on Thursday, July 6 at Dingbatz in Clifton, NJ. Also appearing on the bill are BLITZKID, 84 and AMERICAN BARFIGHT. Graves' solo album, "Punk Rock Is Dead", was released in June 2005 via Horror High Records....July 4, 2006
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ORANGE GOBLIN, Ex-IRON MONKEY Members Join Forces In RAVENS CREED
ORANGE GOBLIN members Ben Ward (vocals) and Martyn Millard (bass) have teamed up with guitarist Steve Watson (ex-IRON MONKEY, CEREBRAL FIX) and drummer Jason Graham (ex-RETURN TO THE SABBAT, TONY IOMMI) in a new project called RAVENS CREED. The group, whose sound is being described as "a throwback t...July 4, 2006
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Enter Deception
First Pennsylvania's PHARAOH knocks one out of the park with the superb MAIDEN-influenced, traditional/power metal leviathan "The Longest Night", and now Omaha, Nebraska's (yes, you read that right) CELLADOR delivers a crushing blow with a speeding power metal tour de force called "Enter Deception"....July 4, 2006
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Rising In the East
No intro, no extra features, no nothin' — just the opening strains of "The Hellion", and there you are, live at Budokan, for this concert film from JUDAS PRIEST's 2005 Japanese tour. Why Japan? Listen to the crowd singing along to the goddamn guitar solo in "Electric Eye", and you won't need to ask...July 2, 2006
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Thrash 'Til Death: Live in Concert
As one of the attendees at the 2005 Minneapolis Mayhem II festival, I can say without equivocation that HIRAX's (who replaced SODOM on the bill) performance was a hell of a lot more exciting and the sound far better than what you will see/hear on "Thrash 'Til Death: Live in Concert". Both sound and...July 2, 2006
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MIKE PATTON's PEEPING TOM Turns Down FAMILY VALUES TOUR
Contrary to previous reports, PEEPING TOM — the new project of Mike Patton (FAITH NO MORE, MR. BUNGLE, TOMAHAWK, FANTOMAS) — will **NOT** be taking part in The Family Values Tour 2006. KORN frontman Jonathan Davis was recently in the Korn Korner, the group's official chat room, to talk to fans about...July 1, 2006
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KINGDRAGON: Promo CD To Include WINGER Cover
KINGDRAGON, the new Greek melodic hard rock/metal act formed by keyboardist George Aspiotis (SPITFIRE, RAWSILK, NIGHTFALL) will release a promotional CD, entitled "Fire in the Sky", during August. The band, which formed earlier this year, is currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on t...July 1, 2006
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