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ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET Added To GATES OF METALBÅTEN Festival

ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET, the Swedish band featuring former THE CROWN vocalist Johan Lindstrand, has replaced NAGLFAR on the billing of the Gates of Metalbåten festival, which is scheduled to take place April 26-27 on the Silja Festival ferry (which traffics the Baltic Sea between Stockho...

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WHITE LION Added To ROCKLAHOMA

WHITE LION has been confirmed for Rocklahoma, a three-day outdoor '80s hard rock festival, set to take place July 13-15, in Pryor, OK at the Pryor Festival Grounds. Also rumored to be appearing is TWISTED SISTER, although the band's participation has not yet been officially confirmed by the event or...

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ISIS, MISERY INDEX Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA Open Air Metal Festival

ISIS, MISERY INDEX, TURISAS, THUNDERSTONE, MAJ KARMA, STURM UND DRANG, PROFANE OMEN and SCENT OF FLESH have been confirmed for the Tuska open-air festival, set to take place June 29 - July 1 at Kaisaniemi in Helsinki, Finland. A total of 32 bands on three stages will perform over the course of three...

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CLAWFINGER, DARK AT DAWN, SACRED STEEL Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARZ Festival

CLAWFINGER, DARK AT DAWN, RE-VISION, SACRED STEEL, CONTRADICTION and OOMPH! have been confirmed for the Rock Harz open-air festival, set to take place July 6-7 in Osterode-Dorste, Lower Saxony, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): A.O.K. AFTER FOREVER ASP C...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT Says He Would Play Gigs In A Spacesuit

"The Classic Metal Show" recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. A couple of excerpts follow: The Classic Metal Show: Obviously, the guy you replaced, Buckethead, had a lot going on with his image. You know, with the mask and the chicken bucket and whatnot...

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W.A.S.P. Mainman Says BUSH 'Shouldn't Have Been Elected The First Time'

Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless. A couple of excerpts follow: Metalshrine: The new album, how long has it been in the making? Were there stuff done before "Neon God"? Blackie: No. It took about a month to write it and we recorded it on and o...

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TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY Confirmed For MILWAUKEE METALFEST

TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY, the new band featuring former MEGADETH/current F5 bassist David Ellefson, ex-W.A.S.P. drummer Stet Howland, guitarist Peter Scheithauer (BELLADONNA, KILLING MACHINE) and vocalist Todd Barnes (13-A),will play the Milwaukee Metalfest on Friday, May 11 set at the Waukesha Expo Cen...

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MESHUGGAH, GOREROTTED, TERROR Confirmed For Holland's WALDROCK Festival

MESHUGGAH, GOREROTTED, TERROR and ONE BULLET LEFT have been confirmed for the Waldrock festival, set to take place July 7 in Burgum (Bergum),in the northern region of The Netherlands. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABORTED CELTIC FROST DROPKICK MURPHYS GOREROTTED LABERINTO MESHUGGAH...

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PREY To Enter Studio Tomorrow

Swedish metallers PREY will enter the studio tomorrow (Monday, April 9) to begin recording their sophomore album, tentatively titled "Judgment Night". A late summer release is expected. PREY released its debut album, "The Hunter", in September 2005 via Mausoleum Records. Production duties on the eff...

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W.A.S.P.: Video Footage From European Tour Opener Available

A video clip of W.A.S.P. performing its classic track "Blind in Texas" during the opening concert of its European tour on Friday, April 6 in Zaandam, the Netherlands has been posted at YouTube. As previously reported, W.A.S.P. has cancelled its previously announced August 20 concert at the B.B. King...

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OZZY OSBOURNE, ROB ZOMBIE, LIZZY BORDEN Members Interviewed In New SHOCKWAVES Podcast

Shockwaves/HardRadio podcast #13 is a special episode where host Bob Nalbandian conducts interviews from this year's NAMM show in Anaheim, CA. Interviews include LIZZY BORDEN/STARWOOD bassist Marten Andersson, OZZY OSBOURNE/ex-ROB ZOMBIE bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson, ROB ZOMBIE/ex-MARILYN MANSON g...

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Ex-MEGADETH Bassist ELLEFSON To Guest On KNAC.COM Today

Former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson will call into KNAC.COM today at 3:00 p.m. PST / 6:00 p.m. EST to speak with Philthy Phil about his new project/band, TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY. TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY's lineup is rounded out by ex-W.A.S.P. drummer Stet Howland, guitarist Peter Scheithauer (BELLADONNA,...

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CELTIC FROST, MOONSPELL, VADER Confirmed For Holland's WALDROCK Festival

CELTIC FROST, MOONSPELL, VADER and WITHIN TEMPTATION have been confirmed for the Waldrock festival, set to take place July 7 in Burgum (Bergum),in the northern region of The Netherlands. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: W.A.S.P. TESTAMENT CELTIC FROST MOONSPELL VADER DROPKICK MURPHYS...

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RANDY PIPER's ANIMAL To Embark On European Tour

ANIMAL, the group featuring original W.A.S.P. guitarist Randy Piper, will tour Europe starting May 25 in Stockholm, Sweden. The band will do approximately 15 shows and will visit Norway, Finland, Sweden, Germany and other places. ANIMAL has also announced plans to hit the studio to record a new albu...

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SUSPERIA Drummer Forced To Sit Out European Tour

Norwegian metallers SUSPERIA have suffered a major setback in the run-up to their forthcoming European tour with W.A.S.P. (set to begin later this month) and the subsequent U.K. dates with ONSLAUGHT. The band's drummer Tjodalv has broken his ankle in a freak accident and will have to sit out the dat...