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W.A.S.P., AFTER FOREVER, LAKE OF TEARS Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARZ Festival

W.A.S.P., AFTER FOREVER and LAKE OF TEARS are among the newly confirmed bands 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 CRAYFOX DARZAMAT DI...

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W.A.S.P. Signs With DEMOLITION RECORDS

W.A.S.P.'s previously announced deal with SPV Records appears to have fallen through and the band has now landed a new label home with Demolition Records. The group's new album, "Dominator", is expected sometime this spring. Songtitltes tentatively set to appear on the CD include "Mercy", "Take Me U...

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KAMELOT, LEAVES' EYES, FAIRYLAND Confirmed For Germany's NOISEGATE Festival

KAMELOT, LEAVES' EYES, FAIRYLAND and CHASED CRIME have been confirmed for the Noisegate festival, set to take April 8 at Stadthalle in Langen, Germany. Headlining the event will be W.A.S.P. Also scheduled to appear is SISTER SIN. As previously reported, a video clip of KAMELOT performing the song "W...

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FATAL SMILE To Team Up With WIG WAM For Japanese Tour

Swedish "traditional" hard rock/heavy metal band FATAL SMILE will team up with Norwegian rockers WIG WAM — winners of the 2005 Norwegian Eurovision Song Contest — for three shows in Japan in late February/early March. The details are as follows: Feb. 26 – Tokyo, JPN - O-East Feb. 28 - Nagoya, JPN -...

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W.A.S.P. To Play German Festival In April

According to a posting on the Mike Duda In Your Face Fan Site, W.A.S.P. has been confirmed for the Noisegate Festival, set to take place April 8 at Stadthalle in Langen, Germany. Also scheduled to appear is SISTER SIN. More acts will be announced soon. A video clip of W.A.S.P. performing the new ...

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FATAL SMILE Signs With LOCOMOTIVE MUSIC

Swedish "traditional" hard rock/heavy metal band FATAL SMILE has inked a deal with Locomotive Music. The group's sophomore album, "Neo Natural Freaks", will be released in the U.S. on February 20. The follow-up to 2002's "Beyond Reality", "Neo Natural Freaks" received a European release in February...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Featuring Ex-W.A.S.P., MOTOGRATER Members: Debut CD Due In April

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, the Los Angeles-based band featuring ex-W.A.S.P. guitarist Darrell Roberts, former MOTOGRATER vocalist Ivan Moody (Ghost),ex-U.P.O. guitarist Zoltan Bathory, former DEADSETT bassist Matt Snell, and drummer Jeremy Spencer, will release its debut album, "The Way of the Fist",...

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CRYSTAL VIPER To Release Debut Album Next Month

Polish female-fronted "true heavy metal" band CRYSTAL VIPER will release its debut album, titled "The Curse Of Crystal Viper", on February 25 via the German label Karthago Records (home of classic '80s metal bands such as NOISEHUNTER, BLACK FATE, GRAVESTONE, ALIEN FORCE and others). The conceptual C...

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TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY: Preserving The True Spirit Of Metal

Hard-hitting veterans Peter Scheithauer (guitar),Todd Barnes (vocals),Dave Ellefson (bass),and Stet Howland (drums) have united to create the bone-jarring, uncompromising metal band TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY, whose debut album, "Lethal Agenda", is set for February 27 release on Demolition Records. Guit...

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TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY: Debut Album To Receive U.S. Release In February

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 release its full-length debut, "Lethal Agenda", in the U.S. on February 20...

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TWISTED SISTER, NAPALM DEATH Reissues To Surface Via ARMOURY RECORDS

Eagle Rock Entertainment has announced that it will be launching a new metal label called Armoury Records. Armoury will be home to some of the world's hottest hard rock and heavy metal releases and will also feature re-releases of old favorites previously out of print. Among the label's first set of...

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LORDI Mainman: 'If You Like KISS, ALICE COOPER, TWISTED SISTER, We're Your New Favorite Band'

Greg Prato of Billboard.com reports: Dressing up as ghoulish monsters is nothing new in heavy metal, but what sets Finland's LORDI apart from the majority of its predecessors is that the group made a splash with their music first by winning the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest. As a result, the group is...

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W.A.S.P. Bassist To Play With DIZZY REED's HOOKERS 'N' BLOW

HOOKERS 'N' BLOW (a.k.a. HOLLYWOOD BULLDOZER) — the band featuring GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed, guitarist Alex Grossi (ex-QUIET RIOT, BEAUTIFUL CREATURES),and drummer Troy Patrick Farrell (WHITE LION) — has tapped Mike Duda of W.A.S.P. to play bass on its upcoming short run of dates in Cal...

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LITA FORD Unveils Display At Hard Rock Hotel; Photos Available

Lita Ford (ex-THE RUNAWAYS),the female hard rock singer and guitarist who achieved popularity as a solo artist during the 1980s, unveiled her historical diplay case at The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on Monday (January 1). Check out pictures from WENN: Offices, Display Case. For...

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'Waking Up Dead' Movie Featuring Ex-SKID ROW Drummer: Another Clip Posted Online

Another clip from "Waking Up Dead", a film about the seedy underworld of '80s metal as seen through the eyes of SKID ROW and SAIGON KICK member Phil Varone, has been posted online on the film's MySpace page. The latest clip features Varone going on a rant after his girlfriend refuses to pick ...