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RIKI RACHTMAN To Return To 'Headbanger's Ball'

Former MTV's "Headbanger's Ball" VJ Riki Rachtman will be co-hosting the June 14 edition of the resurrected show with HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta. "This is my first time hosting the show since its demise in 1995," Rachtman told BLABBERMOUTH.NET. "I never taped a final show so I'm looking at this...

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BOLT THROWER Pull Out Of Germany's ROCK HARD Festival

British death metal veterans BOLT THROWER have pulled out of this weekend's Rock Hard festival in order to allow vocalist Dave Ingram to be present for the impending birth of his first child (his wife's original due date was said to have been ten days ago). The organizers of the event — set to take...

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1349 Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE Festival

Norwegian black metallers 1349, featuring SATYRICON drummer Frost, are the latest act to have been confirmed for Germany's With Full Force 2003 festival, which is set to take place July 4-6 at airport Roitzschjora, Löbnitz near Leipzig. The complete list of artists currently scheduled to appear at t...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist Says There Is Nothing Wrong With Criticizing The War In Iraq

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian believes that everyone should be allowed an opportunity to state their political views, even if they happen to be critical of the government's foreign policy in a time of war. "I find it extremely disturbing that people in the U.S. are being criticized for criticizing the...

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ANTHRAX Singer Says Americans Don't Have To Be Arrogant

ANTHRAX singer John Bush recently spoke to Transcending the Mundane regarding his views on the war on terrorism. "I have so many mixed emotions about that," he admitted. "I mean, having just been in Europe my rap onstage was like, 'We're entertainers. That's what we do. We're here to make you forget...

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Hungary's SUMMER ROCKS 2003 Festival Gets Upgraded

Due to overwhelming demand, the venue for the first day of this year's Summer Rocks 2003 Festival in Budapest, Hungary has been moved to the 15,000-capacity Kisstadion. The second day of the festival will be held, as planned, at the 6,000-capacity Petofi Hall Open Air. The complete lineup of artists...

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SEBASTIAN BACH To Jam For Charity

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach will be taking part in a jam-for-charity event this Saturday night (May 31) at The Palm in Las Vegas, Nevada. Also set to appear are former ANTHRAX and current MEAT LOAF guitarist Paul Crook, Dennis Quaid, Meatloaf, and Kasim Sultan, among others. No further i...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist Checks In From The Road

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has posted the following update to the band's official web site, www.anthrax.com: "I'm dizzy with bus-legs after 20 hours from McAllen to Tucson. We watched 'The 25th Hour' (the feel good movie of the year!),'Millers Crossing' (Coen Bros. classic finally on DVD),and 'Am...

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ANTHRAX Drummer Says He's Witnessing A Decline In Metal's Popularity In The U.S.

ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante believes that the lack of crowd responsiveness to the band's new songs at the group's recent shows in Texas suggests that heavy metal's popularity in the U.S. may be on a decline. "We've felt that the audiences in Texas really didn't know the new material that well, t...

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JUDAS PRIEST Singer Jams With ANTHRAX In Cleveland

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens joined ANTHRAX onstage during their appearance at Agora Theater in Cleveland on May 15. "Tim came down with his very pregnant wife Jeannie and [ANTHRAX singer] John [Bush] called him up on stage to do 'Madhouse' with us," guitarist Scott Ian wrote on ANTHRAX'...

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ARCH ENEMY Replace DEATH ANGEL At Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL

ARCH ENEMY have replaced DEATH ANGEL at this year's Rock Hard Festival, a two-day event set to take place June 7-8 at Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. No reason was given for DEATH ANGEL's withdrawal from the event. The updated list of bands set to appear at the festival is as follows: Saturd...

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ANTHRAX TV Commercial Posted Online

An ANTHRAX TV commercial promoting the group's new album, "We've Come For You All", has been posted online in Quicktime format at this location. "We've Come For You All", available in the U.S. since May 6 through Sanctuary Records, shifted 9,819 copies in the U.S. during its first week of release to...

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Former ANTHRAX Frontman To Release Solo Debut

Former ANTHRAX frontman Neil Turbin will issue his long-awaited solo debut, "Threatcon Delta", at the end of June through newly-formed Middle Finger Records. Turbin was previously scheduled to release the set via Metal Mayhem Music. According to an official press release, "Threatcon Delta" is "a dyn...

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ANTHRAX Take Anonymous Stab At European Radio

NYRock.com spoke with Scott Ian from ANTHRAX and asked him about reports that had the group sending out copies of their new single, "Safe Home", to radio stations in Europe without including the controversial name of the band. "That's true. It was worth a try," Ian said. "Obviously, with the name AN...

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ANTHRAX Debut At No. 122 With 'We've Come For You All'

ANTHRAX's "We've Come For You All" has shifted 9,819 copies in the U.S. during its first week of release to debut at No. 122 on The Billboard 200 chart. "That's more than I thought it would do after five years away," ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian said in a posting on the band's official web site. ...