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Iraqi Heavy Metal Band ACRASSICAUDA Forced Out By Radical Islamists

Popbitch.com is reporting that the Iraqi metal band ACRASSICAUDA have fled to Jordan after threats by radical Islamists in Iraq, prompting the web site to remark, "So U.S. and U.K.: well done for the new, free, liberal Iraq." Back in August, The Wall Street Journal published an article describing AC...

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Former BLAZE Guitarist JOHN SLATER Talks About His New Band

Former BLAZE guitarist John Slater recently spoke to the BLAZE fan site BlazeFans.com about his departure from BLAZE and his recent activities. Several excerpts from the interview follow: BlazeFans.com: You have posted on the forum recently about a new project you are working on with [former BLAZE g...

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BILLY SHEEHAN: Japanese Promotional Appearances Announced

Bassist extraordinaire Billy Sheehan (DAVID LEE ROTH, MR. BIG) will be making special promotional performances at Hard Rock Cafes in Japan. These perfomances are to coincide with the release of Billy's new single in Japan, "Toss It On The Flame", from the new album "Cosmic Troubadour". Dates are as...

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RHAPSODY And CHRISTOPHER LEE Signing Session Scheduled In London

Italian symphonic metal band RHAPSODY and acclaimed actor Christopher Lee ("Star Wars - Episode 2: Attack of the Clones", "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring", "Gremlins II", "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow") will be signing copies of RHAPSODY's new CD, "Symphony Of Enchanted Lands Part...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Is 'JEKYLL & HYDE' Again

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach has posted the following message on his official web site: "I am extremely honoured to be revisiting the role(s) of Jekyll & Hyde at the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh North Carolina this October. The reasons for me being so excited about revisiting...

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Heavy Metal Musicians Speak Out On Rising Anti-American Sentiment Around The World

Norway's Imhotep 'zine recently asked more than 60 heavy metal and hard rock musicians to answer the following question regarding the current political situation in the world: What's your opinion on the rising tide of the anti-American sentiment around the world and to what would you attribute this?...

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Bassist BARRY SPARKS Comments On UFO Tour

Bassist extraordinaire Barry Sparks (DOKKEN, ex-MSG, TED NUGENT) has commented on the reports that he will be filling in for UFO bassist Pete Way on the band's upcoming U.S. tour after Way was denied a working visa "due to having overstayed the number of days he was there on his last visit." Says Sp...

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Former POISON/MR. BIG Guitarist To Release New Solo Album In September

Former POISON/MR. BIG guitarist Richie Kotzen will release his new solo album, "Get Up", on September 25. Described as "an absorbing collective blend of Kotzen's musical influences and diversity," "Get Up" reflects the guitar styles that have defined Kotzen's career as a virtuoso. "In the past a lot...

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IMPALED Complete Work On 'Death After Life'

Oakland, California's demented, maniacal surgeons known as IMPALED have completed work on their third album, "Death After Life", tentatively due in early 2005 through Century Media Records. The follow-up to 2002's "Mondo Medicale", "Death After Life" was recorded by Billy Anderson (CATHEDRAL, MR. BU...

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IMPALED NAZARENE To Record Live Album In Italy

Finland's IMPALED NAZARENE will record a live album in Italy between September 17 and September 19. The group will record three shows (Milan, Catania, Ascoli) with their sound engineer Tapio Pennanen and his assistant, Erkki Saviharju. "We are celebrating 15 years as a band next year so it is about...

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SUFFOCATION, DYING FETUS, VEHEMENCE Confirmed For TEXAS MURDER FEST

SUFFOCATION, DYING FETUS, VEHEMENCE and INCANTATION are among the bands confirmed for the first annual Texas Murder Fest, a two-day event set to be held September 11-12 at The International Ballroom in Houston, TX. A complete list of the artists current scheduled to perform at the festival is as fol...

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DOHENY To Support ORGY In California

DOHENY, the California-based band formed by ex-THE CULT touring bassist Billy Morrison (on guitar) and former PITCHSHIFTER frontman Jon "J.S." Clayden, will be supporting ORGY on a run of California dates outside of Los Angeles. The details are as follows: Aug. 24 - The Coach House - San Juan Capist...

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Iraqi Heavy Metal Band Unable To Land Gigs In Society Ripped Apart By War

The Wall Street Journal has published an article spotlighting what may be Iraq's only heavy metal band, ACRASSICAUDA (read previous story),as they learn the difficulties of reviving culture and entertainment in a society ripped apart by war. A short excerpt from the article, which appears in the WS...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Singer To Perform Showcase Gig In Japan

Former RAINBOW and current YNGWIE MALMSTEEN vocalist Doogie White will be traveling to Japan in early September to perform a special showcase gig with young Japanese guitarist Takayoshi Omura at Club Citta in Tokyo. Omura's debut album, entitled "Nowhere To Go", features guest appearances by White,...

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GENE SIMMONS: Hitting The Beavers

In a brand-new interview with The Monitor, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons compared his rise to that of Arnold Schwarzenegger. The current California governor probably wasn’t the ideal person for any of the goals he set for himself — Mr. Olympia, super action hero actor and then governor. It didn...