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An Envy of Innocence

Ah, the joys of press materials. This young Los Angeles band was compared, in the information sent along with the CD, to prime METALLICA, and the release of "An Envy of Innocence" is supposed to be the biggest earthquake in the metal world since "Vulgar Display of Power" came out. Funny, because all...

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HEIR APPARENT Mainman Sets Record Straight Regarding Split With Touring Lineup

Guitarist Terry Gorle of the reactivated Seattle-based progressive/power metallers HEIR APPARENT has issued the following update: "There have been many questions from all corners about the status of the band HEIR APPARENT over the past several years. Most recently, a 'news' post. "In an effort to pr...

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Management: BLAZE BAYLEY Should Be Back On The Top Again

Metalhead Music Management, the new management company representing BLAZE, the band fronted by former IRON MAIDEN/WOLFSBANE singer Blaze Bayley, has issued the following statement regarding the band's current status and future plans: "After a lot of wrong information and misunderstanding and rumors...

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British Music Fans Fight Hammersmith Palais Demolition Plans

According to Drowned in Sound, a group of British music fans have launched a campaign in an effort to grant the London music venue Hammersmith Palais — which has hosted performances by many legendary acts, including MOTÖRHEAD and THE CLASH — listed status, and thereby prevent its imminent demolition...

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DEICIDE To Be Joined By DISSENTER Frontman For Remaining European Tour Dates

Massive Music, the organizers of DEICIDE's current European tour, have issued a statement explaining the reasons behind bassist/vocalist Glen Benton's absence from the trek and the status of the remainder of the tour. It reads as follows: "On Friday (January 5) kicked off their European tour withou...

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QUIET RIOT Drummer Discusses His Early Musical Role Models

The MySpace Interview recently conducted an interview with QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali. An excerpt from the chat follows: Q: As a child, what did you aspire to be and when did you discover your musical talent? Frankie: After seeing THE BEATLES and later THE ROLLING STONES on TV back in New Yor...

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'The History Of South African Heavy Music' Book In The Works

Mike Gill and Marq Vas of the "The History of South African Heavy Music" project have issued the following press release: "There is currently a book being compiled on the history of South African heavy music. the publication was initially reserved exclusively for heavy metal acts, but has grown to e...

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QUO VADIS Guitarist Comments On Ontario Dates

Guitarist/vocalist Bart Frydrychowicz of the Canadian technical metallers QUO VADIS has issued the following update: "I just wanted to thank all the fans who showed up at the Ontario shows [in late December]. In the end, we made it to Hamilton [on Dec. 28] seven hours late due to mechanical problems...

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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist PHIL COLLEN Pays Tribute To JIMI HENDRIX

DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen recently spoke to Classic Rock magazine (web site) for its latest issue in which the stars of rock (plus some assorted rock-loving comedians, sportmen, MPs and other riff raff) nominate their "rock icons." The following is Collen's explanation for why Jimi Hendrix b...

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Primordial Domination

Bandwagons are not for a band like INCANTATION, neither is tech metal overkill or digitized studio wizardry. From day one guitarist/vocalist John McEntee has stayed true to his seminal band's brutal and doomy death metal, the kind of death metal in which feeling reigns supreme and pretentious postur...

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STATUS QUO Unveils Plaque At Wembley's SQUARE OF FAME

Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt (photo) — the original members of STATUS QUO — have unveiled a plaque of their handprints in Wembley's Square of Fame, which lies at the heart of Quintain Estates and Development PLC's Wembley regeneration project. STATUS QUO are the third entrants into the Square of F...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN: The Ball Is In DAVE LEE ROTH's Court

Eddie Van Halen spoke to Guitar World magazine about the current status of VAN HALEN following the departures of vocalist Sammy Hagar and bassist Michael Anthony. Rumors continue to swirl that original singer David Lee Roth, who was replaced by Hagar in the mid-1980s, will return to the fold, despit...

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DODHEIMSGARD's KVOHST Discusses New Album Leak

Antenna's Lars Lolk recently conducted an interview with Kvohst from DØDHEIMSGARD. An excerpt from the chat follows: Antenna: DODHEIMSGARD's newest album, "Supervillain Outcast", is set for a 2007 release, but I know that a rough pre-production version of the album, without vocal tracks, has been le...

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A Salute To Late AC/DC Frontman BON SCOTT Planned For February

According to Australia's The Sunday Times, some big-name Australian rockers are teaming up for a Bon Scott Celebration Concert to raise money for a statue of the late AC/DC singer in Fremantle. Playing their own hits plus Bon-era AC/DC classics will be THE ANGELS, ROSE TATTOO and THE PARTY BOYS, fea...

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TRAIL OF TEARS Frontman: 'This Is Not The End!'

With the imminent release of the group's new album, "Existentia" on January 30, 2007 in North America, Napalm recording artists TRAIL OF TEARS are in a bit of a quandary, and much speculation has ensued. Therefore, founding vocalist Ronny Thorsen has released this official statement regarding the ba...