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W.A.S.P. Kicks Off European Tour In Bergen; Setlist Revealed

W.A.S.P. kicked off its European tour this past Wednesday night (October 13) at Kvarteret in Bergen, Norway. According to Roy Hilmar Svendsen of NRK.no, the intimate show (capacity: 400) was stopped only seconds after the band took the stage because a fire alarm was activated. The entire building wa...

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GLYDER Calls It Quits

Irish rockers GLYDER have called it quits. Guitarist Bat Kinane writes on his official blog, "Things changed for GLYDER before the making of the third album and since then it's been a struggle to keep going. Signing with SPV seemed like the Holy Grail, but the year it took to finalize the deal ...

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THE CLAYMORE To Support W.A.S.P. In Germany

German metal band THE CLAYMORE will support W.A.S.P. on the following dates: Oct. 20 - Bremen, Germany - Aladin Music Hall Oct. 21 - Leipzig, Germany - Hellraiser Oct. 23 - Burglengenfeld, Germany - VA Zentrum Oct. 24 - Wörgl, Austria - Komma Oct. 25 - Köln, Germany - Essigfabrik THE CLAYMORE will r...

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SHADOWSIDE To Support W.A.S.P. In Europe

Brazilian female-fronted metal band SHADOWSIDE will support W.A.S.P. on the "The Return To Babylon 2010 Tour" of Europe in October-December. Commented SHADOWSIDE singer Dani Nolden: "I trust that our anxiety and excitement alone might be enough to set the stage on fire even with the European cold we...

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VH1 CLASSIC's 'That Metal Show' To Pay Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO

The sixth season of the distinguished "That Metal Show", the one and ONLY place on television to celebrate all things hard rock and heavy metal, will be taped in Los Angeles the week of September 30 - October 5. Hosted by Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine ("Crank Yankers", "Inside the NFL", "Meet The Cree...

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LORDI: 'Babez For Breakfast' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Babez For Breakfast", the fifth studio album from Finnish heavy metal monsters LORDI, sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 43 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and develop...

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FORTE To Debut New Material During Hometown Gig

New-age Nineties power metal band FORTE from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma — featuring MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP bassist Rev Jones — will support ANTHRAX on September 23 at Diamond Ballroom in Oklahoma City. FORTE will premiere material from its forthcoming album, "Unholy War", to be released in January 2011...

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LORDI: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

"Babez For Breakfast", the fifth studio album from Finnish heavy metal monsters LORDI, is available for streaming in its entirety at the band's MySpace page. "Babez For Breakfast" will be released on September 14 in the U.S., September 15 in Europe and on October 27 in Japan. The CD was recorded in...

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LORDI: Audio Samples Of Entire New Album Available

Audio samples of all tracks that are set to appear on "Babez For Breakfast", the upcoming fifth studio album from Finnish heavy metal monsters LORDI, can be streamed at Amazon.de. "Babez For Breakfast" will be released on September 14 in the U.S., September 15 in Europe and on October 27 in Japan. T...

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Guitarist ROWAN ROBERTSON Talks About Working With RONNIE JAMES DIO (Audio)

RockStar Weekly recently conducted an interview with former DIO and current DC4 guitarist Rowan Robertson about DC4, "Rock Band" and the legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW). The chat is now available for streaming below. Question: It's been...

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LORDI: 'This Is Heavy Metal' Video Released

"This Is Heavy Metal", the new video from Finnish heavy metal monsters LORDI, can be viewed below. A higher-quality version of the clip is available at Metal-Hammer.de. "This Is Heavy Metal", the first single from LORDI's upcoming fifth studio album, "Babez For Breakfast", is available for just .69¢...

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TWISTED SISTER, TUFF, W.A.S.P. Members Cover TED NUGENT for 'Fat Chicks' Tribute Album

Three additional musicians have been confirmed for the upcoming tribute album "Whole Lotta Love: An All-Star Salute To Fat Chicks". Founding TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French, TUFF vocalist Stevie Rachelle and drummer Stet Howland (LITA FORD, W.A.S.P.) have collaborated on a new recording of t...

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LORDI Mainman Discusses 'This Is Heavy Metal' Single

Finnish heavy metal monsters LORDI have just released the first single from their upcoming fifth studio album, "Babez For Breakfast". "This Is Heavy Metal" is available for just .69¢ through all digital providers, including The Omega Order, and features cover art created by LORDI mainman Mr. Lordi....

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W.A.S.P.: Performance Footage From Spain's SONISPHERE

Fan-filmed video footage of W.A.S.P. performing the song "The Idol" at the Spanish installment of the Sonisphere festival, which was held July 9-10, 2010 in Madrid, can be viewed below. W.A.S.P.'s latest album, "Babylon", was released in Europe on October 12, 2009 through Global Music (via Demolitio...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist JEFF YOUNG To Perform With LORRAINE LEWIS' L.A. NOOKIE

Former MEGADETH/HYDROGYN guitarist Jeff Young will join FEMME FATALE frontwoman Lorraine Lewis' band L.A. NOOKIE on stage on Friday August 27 at the House Of Blues in West Hollywood, California as part of the Sunset Strip Music Festival. L.A. NOOKIE will be opening for KIX that night and Young will...