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NIGHTWISH: VIP Tickets To Include Meet-And-Greet With Band

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have upgraded their VIP ticket packages to include a meet-and-greet with the band in addition to the previously announced first/priority entry into venue and an autographed poster. VIP tickets for the following cities will be affected by this: Oct. 31 -...
October 29, 2007
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PROTOTYPE Featured In 'Guitar Hero III' Video Game

Los Angeles-based progressive thrash metal band PROTOTYPE is featured in the new Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock video game with the song "The Way It Ends", taken from the group's latest album, "Continuum". Players are able to put their skills to the test, playing lead, rhythm or bass guitar on thi...
October 29, 2007
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NIGHTWISH: 'Dark Passion Play' Certified Gold In Sweden

NIGHTWISH's new album, "Dark Passion Play", has been certified gold in Sweden for sales in excess of 30,000 copies. The CD, which has already achieved triple-platinum status in Finland after selling more than 90,000 copies, has shifted 20,000 units in the United States since its October 2, 2007 rele...
October 29, 2007
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POISON Performs At 'Guitar Hero III' Launch Party In L.A.; Photos Available

POISON performed play on top of the Best Buy store in Los Angeles last night (Saturday, October 27) as part of a launch party for the Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock video game. Also attending the event was former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash. Check out pictures from
October 28, 2007
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FOZZY Frontman CHRIS JERICHO: New Audio Interview Available

A nine-minute audio interview with Chris Jericho — lead vocalist for FOZZY and former WWE wrestling champion — conducted this past week by "The BJ Shea Morning Experience" on the Seattle station 99.9 KISW, has been posted online at this location. In a July 2007 interview with The Baltimore Sun, Jeri...
October 28, 2007
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SLASH Talks 'Guitar Hero III'; Video Available

A two-minute video interview with VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash about his participation in the Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock video game can be viewed below. Slash provided an original track for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and made an appearance in-game as a boss battle cha...
October 27, 2007
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HIM Frontman Says Having Gold-Selling Album In U.S. 'Made Our Parents Really Proud'

HIM's new album, "Venus Doom", is the follow-up to 2005's "Dark Light", which was certified gold in America for sales in excess of 500,000 copies. In a recent interview with the Artisan News Service, HIM frontman Ville Valo spoke about what it was like to be the first band from Finland to have ...
October 26, 2007
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ROADKILL To Release 'God Bless America' In November

Australian hard rockers, ROADKILL will release their debut album, "God Bless America", on November 9. The 12-song CD was recorded at Izaneer Studios in Hobart (Tasmania) between July and September and was engineered, mixed and co-produced by Brett Collidge ROADKILL features veteran TYRANT screamer N...
October 22, 2007
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GORGOROTH Vocalist, Bassist Vow To Carry On Following Split With Guitarist

GORGOROTH bassist King ov Hell and vocalist Gaahl have issued the following statement regarding the group's current status: "Gaahl, King and Infernus have decided to part ways. "GORGOROTH have existed as a three-piece for the past several years but have ceased from this moment on in this incarnation...
October 21, 2007
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TERROR SYNDROME To Release Debut In March/April

THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen has issued the following update on the status of the as-yet-unreleased debut album from his Vancouver, B.C.-based band TERROR SYNDROME: "I've personally made a decision to get this album out to you all independently by March/April 2008, if we don'...
October 19, 2007
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Exclusive: AT THE GATES Guitarist Discusses Reunion Plans, Possibility Of New Studio Album

Legendary Swedish extreme metal band AT THE GATES has announced its plans to reform for several festival appearances next summer, including Wacken Open Air (Germany),Bloodstock (UK) and Ruisrock (Finland). In an exclusive interview with BLABBERMOUTH.NET, AT THE GATES guitarist Anders Björler discus...
October 18, 2007
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THUNDERSTONE Announces New Touring Keyboardist

Despite a previous announcement to the contrary, STRATOVARIUS keyboardist Jens Johansson will be unable to join Finnish melodic power metallers THUNDERSTONE on their European tour as a replacement for the recently departed Kari Tornack. According to the band, Johansson has been forced to bow out of...
October 18, 2007
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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist: 'I Never Thought I'd Have A Career In Music'

Aedan Sieber of Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On achieving a fairly notable status within today's metal world: "(Laughs) I don't really think about it like that! I don't know — it's just...
October 16, 2007
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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY On Touring: 'Not As Many Girls Want You When You're 61 As When You Were 24'

The Age caught up with MOTÖRHEAD last week before their killer, ear-splitting shows at the Forum in Melbourne, Australia with ROSE TATTOO and AIRBOURNE. Frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister said the band were thrilled to return for their own show so soon after supporting MÖTLEY CRÜE in 2005. "We were hopi...
October 15, 2007
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AC/DC Poised To Shatter International Sales Records With 'Plug Me In'

Kathy McCabe of Australia's The Daily Telegraph reports that AC/DC is poised to shatter international sales records with the release of a definitive live retrospective DVD collection "Plug Me In" this week. More than 500,000 copies have already been ordered worldwide for the concert footage compilat...
October 14, 2007