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CARCASS, PRIMORDIAL Confirmed For Norway's HOLE IN THE SKY Festival

CARCASS and PRIMORDIAL have been confirmed for the Hole In The Sky festival, set to take place August 27-30 in Bergen, Norway. For more information, visit www.holeinthesky.no. In an exclusive interview with BLABBERMOUTH.NET conducted this past October, CARCASS bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker stated abo...

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Legendary Band BETTY BLOWTORCH Honored With Tribute/Benefit Album

The legendary Los Angeles-based, all-female rock/punk band BETTY BLOWTORCH is the subject of an upcoming tribute album that will benefit Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). Created in memory of late BETTY BLOWTORCH frontwoman Bianca "Butthole" Halstead, the collection will feature bands from aroun...

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CATARACT: New Album Details Revealed

2008 marks CATARACT's tenth year of existence, and it will also be the year in which the Swiss metalcore act releases its self-titled fifth full-length album. Since 1998, CATARACT has been evolving from a project band into one of Switzerland's premiere metal outfits. The last couple of years have br...

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THE OCEAN Seeks New Bassist

Berlin's THE OCEAN has issued the following update: "It seems like this issue always comes back to us... Due to THE OCEAN's collective's current bass players' inability to cope with our heavy touring schedules, we need a new bass player for all our upcoming touring activities. What we're looking for...

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ICED EARTH To Headline PROGPOWER USA Festival

ICED EARTH has been confirmed as the headliner of this year's ProgPower USA festival, set to be held September 26-27 at Center Stage in Atlanta, GA. It will be a rare opportunity to see the band, now that they are restricted in the amount of touring they can undergo due to the return of vocalist ...

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ENDWELL: New Demo Track Posted Online

Queens, New York-based hardcore act ENDWELL has posted a new demo track, entitled "Revenge is a Healthy Motive", on its MySpace page. The song is the projected title cut of the band's forthcoming album, due later in the year via Victory Records. According to the group, "there is a whole lot more inf...

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FOR TODAY Signs With FACEDOWN RECORDS

Facedown Records has announced the signing of Sioux City, Iowa band FOR TODAY. The group's debut full-length, "Ekklesia", produced by Jamie King (BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, THE HUMAN ABSTRACT),is scheduled for release on April 1. Says drummer David Morrison of the signing: "We couldn't be happier t...

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STICK TO YOUR GUNS Signs With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS

Century Media Records has announced the signing of STICK TO YOUR GUNS. The Southern California-based quintet has just completed work on its new full-length offering, "Comes from the Heart", with acclaimed producer Zeuss (HATEBREED, SHADOWS FALL),which is currently set for a spring 2008 release. Com...

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PAUL STANLEY: 'I Have Been Humbled And Staggered By The Acceptance Of My Art'

Belinda Goldsmith of Reuters recently conducted an interview with KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Q: Your art has become quite a business, selling for $2 million last year? Stanley: "It is incredible. For me the dollar figure is more of an acknowledgm...

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WHITE LION Drummer Quits HOOKERS N BLOW

WHITE LION drummer Troy Patrick Farrell has left HOOKERS N BLOW, the cover band led by GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed. Commented Troy, "I've been doing HOOKERS N BLOW for some years now, and when the writing is on the wall, sometimes you've got to stop and read the writing." He continued, "The...

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MEGADETH Drummer On His Playing: 'I'm Always Thinking With The Band In Mind'

Australia's MP3.com.au recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist James Lomenzo and drummer Shawn Drover. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: MP3.com.au: You guys had a security problem at Perth [on the recent Australian tour]. Can you tell me what happened? James: Yeah, but at no...

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THE WILDHEARTS Frontman GINGER: New Solo Album Details Revealed

THE WILDHEARTS frontman Ginger will release his new solo album, "Market Harbour", in late January/early February. The CD contains 21 songs/segues and has a running time of sixty minutes and twenty four seconds. With no break in the music throughout the album, and packed with a weird and wonderful ar...

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Reunited CARCASS Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival

According to a posting on the Italian rock/metal webzine Groovebox.it, reunited British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS have been confirmed for the Gods of Metal festival, set to take place June 27-29, 2008 in Bologna, Italy. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: IRON MAIDEN (June 27 hea...

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EXTREME Guitarist Explains Decision To Reunite

Boston-based rock group EXTREME is set to return in the spring of 2008 with its first album of all new material in 13 years. The band features original members Nuno Bettencourt (guitar),Gary Cherone (vocals) and Pat Badger (bass),along with new drummer Kevin Figueiredo. In the coming weeks, EXTREM...

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THE HAUNTED Begins Work On New 'Balls-Out Metal' Album

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has issued the following update: "It's on! "We are doing it, again. "We've decided to start making a new album and we're finally into workmode. The twins [guitarist Anders Björler and bassist Jonas Björler] and Per [M. Jensen, drums] are couped up in the rehearsal...