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BUFFALO SABRES Defenseman Loves His Metal 'Louder And Heavier'

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Toni Lydman recently spoke to The Buffalo News about the "victory music" that he plays in the dressing room, which has his teammates cringing or running for the showers. An excerpt from the article follows: Lydman is one of the most evenkeeled, reserved guys around. He'll s...

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TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY Guitarist Says Touring Bassist Fits Band's Mentality Perfectly

The touring bass player for TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY's U.S. tour will be METAL CHURCH bassist Steve Unger. The band's regular bassist, David Ellefson (ex-MEGADETH),will not be able to participate due to family commitments. "Steve is a great friend of Stet's [Howland, TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY/ex-W.A.S.P. drum...

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LAKE OF TEARS: 'Moons And Mushrooms' Artwork Revealed

The cover artwork for LAKE OF TEARS' new album, entitled "Moons and Mushrooms", is available at this location. The follow-up to 2004's "Black Brick Road", "Moons and Mushrooms" is currently being mixed by Christian Silver. An April 26 release via Dockyard 1 is expected. LAKE OF TEARS has been confir...

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W.A.S.P.: 'Dominator' Release Date, Revised Track Listing Revealed

W.A.S.P. will release its new studio CD, "Dominator", in the U.K. on April 16, Scandinavia on April 20, and the rest of mainland Europe on April 27 via Demolition Records. The CD will arrive in South America and Russia in early May. "Dominator" (view cover here) track listing: 01. Mercy 02. Long, Lo...

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TESTAMENT, W.A.S.P. Confirmed For Holland's WALDROCK Festival

TESTAMENT and W.A.S.P. have been confirmed for the Waldrock festival, set to take place July 7 in Burgum, in the north of Holland. Approximately 13 more bands will be confirmed soon. As previously reported, a video clip of TESTAMENT perfoming at the Independent in San Francisco, California on Januar...

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METAL CHURCH Bassist To Fill In For DAVID ELLEFSON On TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY Tour

METAL CHURCH's Steve Unger will fill in for ex-MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson on TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY's upcoming U.S. tour, which is scheduled to kick off on March 7 in West Palm Beach, Florida. In addition to David Ellefson, TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY features ex-W.A.S.P. drummer Stet Howland, guitarist P...

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Ex-W.A.S.P. Drummer Says Drumming On 'The Neon God' Albums Was 'Nothing Groundbreaking'

Former W.A.S.P. drummer Stet Howland recently addressed the controversy surrounding drumming credits on the last two W.A.S.P. studio releases, both of which were part of the "The Neon God" two-album concept ("The Demise" and "The Rise"). Current QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali stated in various in...

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THE MEADS OF ASPHODEL, THUS DEFILED To Join Forces For Split CD

England's THE MEADS OF ASPHODEL and THUS DEFILED will join forces for a split CD later in the year. Both bands will include an exclusive new recording on the effort as well as several cover versions. The track listing is expected to be as follows: THUS DEFILED: 01. (intro piece) 02. (new track exclu...

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IN THIS MOMENT, WOLF Audio Interviews Posted Online

TalkingMetal.com has posted episode 129 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. This episode features a debut song sample of the track "Beautiful Tragedy" from IN THIS MOMENT and interviews host John Ostronomy and Mark Strigl conducted with IN THIS MOMENT's Maria Brink and Chris Howorth as well as WOLF's...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM, EMPEROR, W.A.S.P. Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA Festival

CHILDREN OF BODOM, EMPEROR and W.A.S.P. are among the confirmed bands 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 days. In addition to this, a couple of dozen bands ....

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OOMPH, TÝR Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARZ Festival

German industrial rockers OOMPH and Scandinavian Viking metalheads TÝR 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 CRAYFO...

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Sweden's GATES OF METAL Festival Cancelled

Olof Wikström, organizer for Sweden's Gates Of Metal festival, has issued the following statement regarding the cancellation of this year's event which was scheduled for August 3-4: "With grief in my heart I hereby announce that there unfortunately will be no Gates of Metal 2007. "Even though last y...

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Lethal Agenda

Don't snicker too much at the name. I'm surprised nobody has come up with TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY yet (maybe they have). Another group of veteran rockers, the band includes bassist Dave Ellefson (ex-MEGADETH, F5),drummer Stet Howland (ex-W.A.S.P.),guitarist Peter Scheithauer (BELLADONNA, KILLING MACHI...

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W.A.S.P.: More Tour Dates Announced

W.A.S.P. has scheduled the following European tour dates during the coming months: Apr. 08 - Stadthalle – Langen, GER (Noisegate Festival) Apr. 16 - Wulfrun Hall – Wolverhampton, UK Apr. 19 - Kick Cafè - Kristiansand, NOR Apr. 20 - Folken - Stavenger NOR Apr. 21 - Byscenen - Haugesund, NOR Apr. 22 -...

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TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY: U.S. Dates Announced

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 embark on a U.S. tour in early March. Support at all dates (except the Marc...