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SEVENTH ONE Vow To Carry On Despite Guitarist's Departure

Swedish power metallers SEVENTH ONE have issued a statement vowing to carry on despite the recent departure of guitarist and founding member Johannes "Axe" Losbäck. "SEVENTH ONE is still very much alive and kicking!" the band write on their web site. "We respect Johannes' decision to leave the group...

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ABLAZE Part Ways With Singer, Announce Replacement

ABLAZE, the new Swedish death/thrash project featuring ex-RISING FAITH guitarist Fredrik Jordanius and former ZONATA drummer Mike Cameron Force, have parted ways with singer Johannes Nyberg. "The band wishes to thank him very much for helping out on the 'A' [promotional CD] recordings but a lack of...

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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's HOMME Repairs Relationship With Ex-Bassist OLIVERI

Launch Radio Networks is reporting that QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE frontman Josh Homme says he's repaired his relationship with longtime bassist Nick Oliveri since Oliveri was dismissed from the band in February of 2004. Homme, who's preparing for the March 22 release of the new QUEENS album, "Lullabie...

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SEVENTH ONE Part Ways With Guitarist

Guitarist Johannes "Axe" Losbäck has officially left Swedish power metallers SEVENTH ONE. "It's a decision that didn't come lightly," Johannes said in a statement. "I was one of the founding members, [I] love the guys as friends and admire their mucisianship, [and I] would die for metal. The decisio...

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Former RISING FAITH Guitarist, Ex-ZONATA Drummer Join Forces In ABLAZE

Ex-RISING FAITH guitarist Fredrik Jordanius has joined forces with former ZONATA drummer Mike Cameron Force in a new project called ABLAZE. The band have just completed the recordings of a promo CD, entitled "A", which has been sent out to record labels, booking agencies and other people related to...

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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Leader Comments On Upcoming Tour

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE leader Josh Homme has spoken to Billboard.com about the group's upcoming tour in support of their new album, "Lullabies To Paralyze", due on March 22 via Interscope. The trek will get underway Feb. 21 in Paris and has dates on tap through April 18 in Los Angeles. "We have bee...

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BRUCE KULICK Shoots Down MICK MARS Replacement Rumors

Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick is the latest musician to deny that he has been approached by MÖTLEY CRÜE to replace Mick Mars during the group's upcoming tour. Mars, 53, who suffers from the chronic degenerative illness ankylosing spondylitis, has been recovering after hip-replacement surgery la...

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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Name New Album

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE have set "Lullabies to Paralyze" as the title of their new album, tentatively due on March 22, 2005 via Interscope. "I know March may seem far off (to me anyway),but when the creative engine is chugging at full steam, it's hard to stop," guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen writes on...

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CRADLE OF FILTH: Photos From North American Tour Kick-Off Posted Online

Quebec City-based metal webzine CapitaleDuMetal.com has posted a bunch of pictures from CRADLE OF FILTH's North American tour kick-off in Quebec City Sunday night (Oct. 31). Check them out at this location. Commented CapitaleDuMetal.com's Alain Gagnon: "The Quebec City metalheads had a special treat...

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SYCRONOMICA To Release New Album, Embark On German Tour

German melodic black metallers SYCRONOMICA will release their new album, "Paths", on October 18 via Black Attakk. The band, who recently added second guitarist Johannes Jüde to the group's ranks, will embark on the Blasting Bavaria Tour in November. Confirmed dates are as follows: Nov. 05 – Passau,...

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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE: New Album To Feature Horn Section

The QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE web site recently posted a picture of the group's frontman, Josh Homme, conducting a horn section, presumably for the band`s forthcoming follow-up to "Songs for the Deaf". When asked "Why horns?", Homme replied, "Do you know how heavy and intense it is to be in the presen...

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BILLY GIBBONS Says He Recorded ZZ TOP Cover With QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE

ZZ TOP frontman Billy Gibbons has revealed that he recorded a cover of his band's "Precious and Grace" with QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE during a recent studio session for the latter group's upcoming album. "It's been awesome," raves QOTSA frontman Josh Homme about working with the bearded rock legend. "...

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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE: New CD To Feature Guest Appearances By GARBAGE, DISTILLERS Frontwomen

GARBAGE frontwoman Shirley Manson and the DISTILLERS' Brody Dalle contributed vocals to an as-yet-untitled cut earmarked for QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's in-progress new studio album, according to Billboard.com. Dalle is the girlfriend of QOTSA leader Josh Homme. "It was so much fun," Manson wrote on G...

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CULT OF LUNA To Release New Album In October

Sweden's CULT OF LUNA have set "Salvation" as the title of their third album, due on October 4 through Earache Records. Recorded again at the Tonteknik Studios in Sweden and produced by Magnus Lindberg, the follow-up to 2003's "The Beyond" is described by guitarist Johannes Persson as "a natural pro...

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IRON MAIDEN's MCBRAIN, WHITESNAKE's ALDRIDGE Among Contributors To 'Metal Bible'

Johannes Jonsson of Metal For Jesus is currently working on a special version of the Bible called the "Metal Bible". Besides the New Testament in easy-to-understand language (Living Bible) it will also contain testimonials from metalheads about what God and the Bible has meant to them. Some of the p...