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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT: 'The AXL ROSE I Know Is A Thoughtful, Caring, Fun Person'
Classic Rock magazine recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. Classic Rock: The perception, of course, is that W. Axl Rose is the Howard Hughes of rock. You must see the other side of that…? Thal: It's funny you w...August 8, 2008
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SUPREME MAJESTY Seeking New Keyboardist
Swedish metallers SUPREME MAJESTY have launched the search for a highly skilled keyboard player. According to the band, "It's not necesarry that the applicant have to belong to the human species. So do not hesitate." SUPREME MAJESTY can be contacted at [email protected] or on MySpace. Keyboar...August 1, 2008
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When a band makes an ascent up that arduous ladder of success and morphs from an underground phenomenon into a household name splattered across T-shirts worn everywhere from concert venues to middle schools, there will undoubtedly be cries of "fuckin' sell-out" heard from fans who caught on at the b...July 31, 2008
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NEGURA BUNGET Drummer Launches DIN BRAD
Drummer Negru of the Transylvanian black metal NEGURA BUNGET has launched a new project called DIN BRAD ("from the fir tree"). According to a press release, DIN BRAD is "Negru's personal project dedicated to a direct exploration of Romanian musical, spiritual and landscape heritage. Thought of for y...July 18, 2008
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PAIN OF SALVATION Frontman Featured On EPHRAT Debut
Israeli progressive rock/metal band EPHRAT will release its debut album, "No One's Words", on August 25 via Inside Out Music. Mastermind, guitarist, flutist, keyboardist and sole composer of the quartet is Omer Ephrat, who describes his creative visions as follows: "It's sophisticated progressive mu...July 17, 2008
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WARGASM Reveals 20th Anniversary Show Lineup, DVD Release Plans
Boston's legendary thrashers WARGASM will perform live at the Middle East in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Saturday, September 13 as part of the 20th anniversary celebration of the release of their classic "Why Play Around?" album. Also appearing on the bill will be renowned power petal purveyors STEE...July 3, 2008
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THE ROTTED: Entire New Album Available For Streaming
"Get Dead Or Die Trying", the new album from the UK's THE ROTTED (formerly GOREROTTED),is availabe for streaming in its entirety at Terrorizer.com (until June 30). A trailer for the CD can be viewed below. "Get Dead Or Die Trying" was produced by Russ Russell (THE WILDHEARTS, DIMMU BORGIR, THE EXPL...June 23, 2008
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ORPHANED LAND Pulls Out Of Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival
Israel's ORPHANED LAND has cancelled its appearance at this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 14-16 in Dinkelsbhl, Germany. Commented the band in a statement: "We are very sorry to announce the cancellation of our Summer Breeze festival show. It seems that we...June 21, 2008
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OPETH Pulls Out Of Spain's LORCA ROCK Festival
Following the cancellation of the 2008 edition of Portugal's Lagoa Burning Live festival, Swedish metallers OPETH have also been forced to pull out of Spain's Lorca Rock festival "due to finances, but OPETH will return to Spain in the near future," according to a posting on the group's web site. "Wa...June 18, 2008
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THE ROTTED: Another New Song Posted Online
"Get Dead Or Die Trying", a new track from the UK's THE ROTTED (formerly GOREROTTED),is availabe for streaming at this location. The song is the title cut of the group's forthcoming album, "Get Dead Or Die Trying". A trailer for the CD can be viewed below. "Get Dead Or Die Trying" was ...June 13, 2008
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OPETH: New Audio Interview With MIKAEL KERFELDT Posted Online
Mainman Mikael kerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH was recently interviewed by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "Full Metal Racket" (based in Australia). Listen to the interview in streaming audio at the Triple J web site: Windows Media, Real Media (NOTE: The Mikael kerfeldt interview begins ar...June 13, 2008
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BLOODWORK Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival
German death metalers BLOODWORK have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 14-16 in Dinkelsbhl, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD A DEAD LAMENT ABORTED AGRYPNIE AHAB ALL ENDS ANATHEMA ANIMA ARCH...June 12, 2008
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OPETH's 'Watershed' Tops Finnish Album Chart
"Watershed", the new album from Swedish metallers OPETH, has topped the Finnish national chart in its first week of release with the latest CD from DISTURBED ("Indestructible") coming in at No. 2. The following is an updated list of "Watershed"'s first-week chart positions: Finland: #1 Sweden: #7 No...June 11, 2008
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OPETH: More 'Watershed' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed
"Watershed", the new album from Swedish metallers OPETH, has registered the following first-week chart positions so far: Sweden: #7 Norway: #7 Australia: #7 Holland: #14 Japan: #15 (Oricon chart) Canada: #17 USA: #23 UK: #34 Italy: #42 Ireland: #59 As previously reported, "Watershed" sold more than...June 11, 2008
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OPETH's 'Watershed' Cracks U.S. Top 25
Swedish metallers OPETH have sold more than 19,000 copies of their new album, "Watershed", in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 23 on The Billboard 200 chart. "Watershed" is the follow-up to the band's acclaimed "Ghost Reveries" CD, which debuted at No. 64 on the...June 11, 2008
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