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Metal/Hard Rock Musicians Pay Tribute To BLACK SABBATH's 'Paranoid'

BLACK SABBATH's second album, "Paranoid", was the subject of the "Trailblazer" column in the August 2005 issue of the U.K.'s Total Guitar magazine, which is devoted to albums that changed the face of guitar music. The following quotes from the article illustrate just how important the album is to ma...
September 18, 2005
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Report: KORN Deal Represents $25 Million Investment By EMI

Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, has issued the following report: The partnership between KORN and EMI Music is most accurately described as a $25 million investment by EMI in a new company that is "in the KORN business," according to one familiar with the...
September 14, 2005
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Former HELLOWEEN Drummer Announces New Project

Former HELLOWEEN/METALIUM drummer Mark Cross has teamed up with bassist/vocalist John A.B.C. Smith (GALLOWS POLE, HALLOWED, AT VANCE),and guitarists Ian O'Sullivan (HALLOWED) and Don Amiro in a brand-new project called GOD'S ARMY. The band will enter the studio in Germany in October to begin record...
September 14, 2005
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GIGANTOUR Bands Join MEGADETH Onstage In Seattle

Members of ANTHRAX (Scott Ian, Charlie Benante, and Joey Belladonna),along with Burton C. Bell of FEAR FACTORY, members of BOBAFLEX, tour managers from FEAR FACTORY and ANTHRAX, and others, joined MEGADETH on stage Saturday night (September 10) in Seattle, WA to sing the classic "Peace Sells... But...
September 12, 2005
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ANTHRAX Guitarist: 'GIGANTOUR Has Been A Blast'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Cold and rainy Seattle on a Saturday afternoon and we're playing outside! Well, at least the seats are covered. Gigantour has been a blast. Too short. We're only on five shows on this traveling metal extr...
September 12, 2005
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Ghost Reveries

There's a danger in taking OPETH for granted, now that we've been graced with a staggering seven albums' worth of progressive metal brilliance from them. They have their own sound, with instantly-identifiable elements, and you can only hear them "for the first time" once. That makes it easy to say t...
September 12, 2005
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DEEP PURPLE's PAICE To Hold Italian Drum Clinic, Perform In Concert

Legendary DEEP PURPLE drummer Ian Paice will conduct a drum clinic and perform on September 22 in Cermenate, Italy (15 minutes from the Swiss border). The drum clinic will take place in the late afternoon and will be followed by a concert later that night with Matteo Filippini (guitar, MOONSTONE pro...
September 8, 2005
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DEEP PURPLE's IAN PAICE Schedules Swedish Drum Clinic

DEEP PURPLE fan site The Highway Star is reporting that a DEEP PURPLE drummer Ian Paice has scheduled a drum clinic on September 30 during the Bass 'n Drum Days 2005 at Club New Life in Stockholm, Sweden. The web site has also revealed the details of two unconfirmed DEEP PURPLE shows in ...
September 7, 2005
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DEEP PURPLE: Story Behind New Album Artwork

DEEP PURPLE fan site The Highway Star is reporting that a DEEP PURPLE fan by the name of Erik Solum recently sent an e-mail to renowned cover artist Ioannis and asked him about his work on the artwork for DEEP PURPLE's new album, "Rapture of the Deep". According to Erik, here ...
September 4, 2005
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MEGADETH Mainman: 'These Have Been The Best Tours Of My Career'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "There are ten days left until we are back in our homes reflecting on what a great first year Gigantour has been. And while we will say goodbye soon to our friends in DREAM THEATE...
September 3, 2005
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NIRVANA Exhibition To Hit London

According to NME.com, a new NIRVANA exhibition is set to open in London next month. Opening on October 27 and running until November 20, the exhibition will take place in the city's Sony Ericsson Proud Central gallery. "Nirvana - With The Lights Out" will feature over 60 photographs taken from photo...
September 2, 2005
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DEEP PURPLE: 'California Jam' DVD Due In December

According to a posting on the DEEP PURPLE fan site The Highway Star, DEEP PURPLE's "California Jam" DVD is now scheduled for a December 2005 release. It will be issued via EMI worldwide except for USA and Japan, where it come out through Spitfire/Eagle. The DVD will include some bonus material, such...
September 1, 2005
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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: 'I Am Creating Something That To Me Is Art'

Classic Rock Revisted recently conducted an exclusive interview with legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. An excerpt from the chat follows: Classic Rock Revisted: You have developed a reputation that you are difficult to work with. Yngwie: "That is why it is called Yngwie Malmsteen. I am cr...
September 1, 2005
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RUSH Guitarist To Take Part In GOLFAPALOOZA

RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson will be participating in the eighth annual Golfapalooza Tournament on September 2, 2005 at Angus Glen Golf Club Markham, Ontario. Golfapalooza features Canada's best musicians and sports heros joined together to golf, celebrate and raise money for Ronald McDonald House Ch...
August 31, 2005
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ANTHRAX: 'Alive 2 (2005)' Audio Streams Now Available

Audio streams of two songs from ANTHRAX's upcoming CD and DVD, "Alive 2 (2005)", have been made available at the following locations: "I Am the Law": Windows Media, Quicktime "Among the Living": Windows Media, Quicktime One of the greatest metal bands in history, ANTHRAX reunited its classic ...
August 31, 2005