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THERION Singer SNOWY SHAW Discusses Side Projects
RockersDigest.com recently conducted an interview with Snowy Shaw, current singer with THERION and former drummer of DREAM EVIL and KING DIAMOND. A couple of excerpts follow: RockersDigest.com: What can you reveal about the glam-rock-punk-metal project? Snowy: Well, at this point I prefer not to rev...February 9, 2008
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'Music By People Like Us' Hardcore Compilation Due In March
Awake/Strong will release a hardcore compilation, entitled "Music by People Like Us", on March 25. In the vein of the classic compilations, "Music By People Like Us" is a time stamp of where hardcore is now. The legends that are still going, such as AGNOSTIC FRONT, SICK OF IT ALL, and MADBALL, to th...February 8, 2008
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BRAD GILLIS Interviewed For RANDY RHOADS Documentary
NIGHT RANGER guitarist Brad Gillis, who took on the pressure-packed job back in 1982 of replacing Randy Rhoads after OZZY OSBOURNE's virtuoso guitarist died in a plane crash, was recently interviewed by director Peter Margolis of Dakota Pictures for Peter's much-anticipated Randy Rhoads documentary...February 8, 2008
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ARI KOIVUNEN Schedules Finnish Dates
The winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 23-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, has scheduled the following dates: Feb. 07 - Bar Kino - Pori, FIN Feb. 13 - Liikuntahalli - Laukaa, FIN Feb. 14 - Hartwall Areena / Kirkan muistokonsertti - Helsinki, FIN Feb. 16 - Kaapelit...February 4, 2008
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ARI KOIVUNEN To Perform At FINNISH METAL EXPO
The winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 23-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, has been added to the list of performers at the fourth edition of the Finnish Metal Expo, which will take place February 15-16, 2008 in Helsinki. Finnish Metal Expo is a consumer expo, whic...February 2, 2008
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MASSACRE Vokillist KAM LEE: The Story Of 'The Second Coming'
MASSACRE/DENIAL FIEND "vokillist" Kam Lee has issued the following update: "I was going to write a huge explaination about how this release [MASSACRE's 'The Second Coming'] came into being... of how it got released, and of all the fuck ups and shit it has caused getting released. But you know what —...February 1, 2008
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COSMOSQUAD To Play Japan For First Time
Acclaimed Southern California metal fusioneers COSMOSQUAD, featuring guitarist Jeff Kollman (GLENN HUGHES, MOGG/WAY),bassist Christopher Maloney (DWEEZIL ZAPPA, HARDLINE),and drummer Shane Gaalaas (B'Z, DIESEL MACHINE),have announced their first-ever Japanese shows. The band will be playing a pai...February 1, 2008
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RANDY RHOADS Documentary Film '80 Percent Done'
Director Peter Margolis of Dakota Pictures has told Knoxville's Metro Pulse that he is "about 80 percent done shooting" his much-anticipated Randy Rhoads (OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT) documentary film. "But the first 80 percent took as long as it's going to take for the last 20 percent," Margolis expl...February 1, 2008
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BLACK STONE CHERRY Drummer At NAMM; Video Available
Video footage of BLACK STONE CHERRY drummer John Fred Young's solo performance at this year's winter NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) show on January 18 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California can be viewed below (courtesy of "Termina8ed"). Holland's FaceCulture spoke t...January 31, 2008
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MASSACRE, MONSTROSITY, REPULSION Confirmed For THE LOS ANGELES MURDERFEST
MASSACRE, MONSTROSITY, REPULSION and VITAL REMAINS have been confirmed for The Los Angeles Murderfest Version 4.0, set to take place April 19-20 at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood, California. The festival, which promises to feature more exclusive and rare West Coast performances from the top name...January 30, 2008
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PERFECT CHAOS Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement
Finnish "modern" death metallers PERFECT CHAOS have parted ways with longtime bassist Antti Holappa and have replaced him with Olli-Pekka Karvonen (EMBRAZE, MAPLE CROSS, NORMAL FIGURES). "[Olli-Pekka] will bring a lot of new elements to the band and on the next album you'll hear some sick bass stuff...January 30, 2008
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DAMN YOUR IDOLS To Release Debut Album In April
DAMN YOUR IDOLS, the new Belgian metal band featuring former members of MASSIF and SONS OF JONATHAS, is currently recording its debut album at Studio Hautregard in Chaineux, Verviers, Belgium. Production duties are being handled by André Gielen, the man who helmed CHANNEL ZERO's classic "Unsafe" alb...January 26, 2008
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NASTY SAVAGE Confirmed For Germany's KEEP IT TRUE Festival
Florida metal legends NASTY SAVAGE have been confirmed for the Keep It True 11 festival, set to take place November 15, 2008 at Soundpark-Ost (ex-Rockpalast) in Würzburg, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: FLOTSAM AND JETSAM (USA) NASTY SAVAGE (USA) GIRLSCHOOL (UK) TOKYO BLADE (...January 26, 2008
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CLOUDSCAPE Confirmed For UK's BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival
Swedish melodic metallers metallers CLOUDSCAPE have been confirmed for this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 15-17, 2008 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: AT THE GATES CLOUDSCAPE COMMUNIC DIMMU BORGIR ELUVEITIE EVIL...January 16, 2008
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EPICA Singer Infected With MRSA; Band Cancels Shows
Singer Simone Simons of the Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA has issued the following update: "Since a couple of months I have been struggling with infections and had surgery many times. The doctors didn't know what was wrong with me. After a lot of tests at the hospital they found out that I am infe...January 10, 2008
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