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Former BLAZE Guitarist STEVE WRAY Explains His Departure

Former BLAZE guitarist Steve Wray has commented on his decision to leave the group. Writing to the band's official forum, Steve said, "My decision to leave BLAZE has not been one taken lightly and it is with a 'heavy heart,' in some respects, that I leave. There are many reasons for my departure too...

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BLAZE Singer Parts Ways With Rest Of The Band, New Lineup Announced

BLAZE, the British band led by former IRON MAIDEN/WOLFSBANE singer Blaze Bayley, have officially parted ways with guitarists John Slater and Steve Wray. John and Steve "are unable to do the tour dates for the rest of the year," BLAZE manager Neil Marklew writes in a posting on the group's web site....

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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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RHAPSODY: 'Symphony Of Enchanted Lands' Limited-Edition CD To Include Bonus DVD

The limited-edition version of RHAPSODY's new album, "Symphony Of Enchanted Lands Part 2 - The Dark Secret", will include a bonus DVD featuring the "Unholy Warcry" video, a documentary about the album recordings and an interview with acclaimed actor Christopher Lee ("Star Wars - Episode 2: Attack of...

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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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GLENN HUGHES, BRIAN MAY To Perform At 'We Will Rock You' Post-Party

Vocalist Glenn Hughes (ex-DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) will be performing with former QUEEN guitarist Brian May at Wednesday's (Sept. 8) post-party in Las Vegas for the North American debut of "We Will Rock You", a rock theatrical stage show featuring 20 of QUEEN's greatest hits — including "Bohemian...

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FREEDOM CALL Set Working Title For New Album

German power metallers FREEDOM CALL, who feature in their ranks GAMMA RAY drummer Daniel Zimmermann, have set "Circle of Life" as the working title of their new album, tentatively due in January/February 2005 through SPV Records. "Drum recordings took place in Kai Hansen ‘s [GAMMA RAY] studio in Ham...

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QUEEN Album Gets Official Release In Iran

BBC News is reporting that QUEEN, fronted by gay icon Freddie Mercury, has become the first rock act to receive an official seal of approval in Iran. Western music is strictly censored in the Islamic republic, where homosexuality is considered a crime. But an album of QUEEN's greatest hits was offic...

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SHAMAN, ANGRA Members To Guest At THALION Concert

Hugo Mariutti (SHAMAN),Fabio Laguna (ANGRA) and Renato Tribuzy (ex-THOTEN) have confirmed their participation as special guests at an upcoming gig by Brazilian female-fronted progressive metal band THALION. The concert, which will take place on August 20 at Ballroom in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil will f...

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SIEGES EVEN: New Album To Contain One Song

Reunited German progressive metallers SIEGES EVEN have revealed more details about their forthcoming album, "The Art Of Navigating By The Stars", tentatively due before the end of the year. According to a posting on the band's web site, the CD will contain only one track with a running time of 45-50...

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Three More Arrests Made In Connection With Italian Heavy Metal Murders

Italian police have arrested three more members of a Satanic black metal sect, "Beasts of Satan", after accusing them of ordering the murder of at least five young people in the Milan area since 1998. Paolo "Ozzy" Leoni (photo#1, photo#2),27, Eros Monterosso (photo),27, and Marco Zampollo (

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LIVE AID Four-Disc DVD Due In November

The historic Live Aid concert, featuring performances by BLACK SABBATH, JUDAS PRIEST, QUEEN, THE WHO and LED ZEPPELIN, will be released on DVD in the fall. Earlier this year, the Band Aid Trust agreed to auction the global rights for the concerts for the first time, after pirated copies were found f...

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Heavy Metal's Premier Guitarists Pick Their Dream G3 Lineups

Norway's Imhotep zine recently asked more than 100 guitarists to choose their own dream G3 lineups. "The respect that the guitar players have for Joe Satriani and Steve Vai is a proven fact," writes the magazine's Thiago Pinto Corrêa Sarkis (also of Brazil's Whiplash). "Anyway, talking with some mus...

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BLOODSIMPLE: Demo Tracks To Be Sold Online

BLOODSIMPLE, the new project featuring VISION OF DISORDER members Tim Williams (vocals) and Mike Kennedy (guitar),along with ex-MEDICATION bassist Kyle Sanders and drummer Chris Hamilton, plus guitarist Nick Rowe (guitar),will be making demo versions of the tracks "Sell Me Out", "Running From Noth...

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EDGUY Perform In Sydney, Australia: Photos Available

HailMetal.com has uploaded a bunch of photos from EDGUY's June 26 gig in Sydney, Australia. Check them out here. EDGUY are continuing to tour in support of their latest album, "Hellfire Club", which came out in March through Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to 2001's "Mandrake" was produced by E...