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JORN LANDE, WITCHHAMMER Confirmed For Norway's RAGNAROCK Festival

Former MASTERPLAN/ARK frontman JORN LANDE and Norwegian thrash metallers WITCHHAMMER have been confirmed for the Ragnarock festival, set to take place August 17-19 at the Valle Hovin Sports Arena in Oslo, Norway. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ASTRAL DOORS AXE...

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SCORPIONS, WHITESNAKE To Headline Spain's MONSTERS OF ROCK Festival

SCORPIONS and WHITESNAKE have been confirmed as the headliners of the Spanish edition of the Monsters of Rock festival, set to take place Sunday, June 18 at Feria De Muestras in Zaragoza. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: SCORPIONS WHITESNAKE W.A.S.P. SAXON APOCALYPTICA PRIMAL FEAR A po...

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ASTRAL DOORS Make Swedish TV Debut

According to a positng on their web site, Swedish metallers ASTRAL DOORS made their TV debut early this morning (May 23). "The band was forced to dance (horrible)," the posting adds. "The interview is in Swedish." Watch the clip online at this location (the band appear about four minutes into the cl...

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VICIOUS RUMORS's HOWE Comments On W.A.S.P. Drummer Gig

VICIOUS RUMORS drummer Larry Howe has commented on W.A.S.P.'s decision to hire another skinskman for their current tour after he went down for an audition and was allegedly told that he had the gig. W.A.S.P. initially announced guitarist Mark Zavon (STEPHEN PEARCY, 40 CYCLE HUM) and drummer Mike Dup...

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W.A.S.P. Mainman Found 'Not Guilty' In Arizona Assault Case

W.A.S.P. manager Daniel Stanton of Coallier Entertainment has sent the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "[W.A.S.P. mainman] Blackie Lawless was found not guilty by the Scottsdale Arizona Court in the ongoing assault case against him dating back to August of 2005 [NOTE: Lawless was accused of...

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SUSPERIA To Enter Studio In August

Norwegian metallers SUSPERIA are scheduled to enter the studio in August to begin recording their new album, tentatively due in early 2007. The follow-up to 2004's "Unlimited" will reportedly contain 10 "very diverse individual songs with a lot of variation." One of the tracks that will appear on th...

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W.A.S.P. Welcome Back Guitarist DOUG BLAIR

Less than a week after announcing the addition of guitarist Mark Zavon (STEPHEN PEARCY, 40 CYCLE HUM) to the group's ranks following the departure of Darrell Roberts, W.A.S.P. appears to have had a change of heart and have welcomed back axeman Doug Blair. Born February 11, 1963 as Douglas Blair Luce...

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KAMELOT Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAMELOT have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ALICE COOPER ANVIL ARCH ENEMY BALDROOM BLITZ BLITZKRIEG...

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THE CULT Pull Out Of Greece's ROCKWAVE FESTIVAL

THE CULT have been removed from the second day of this year's Rockwave Festival, set to take place on July 12 at Terravibe in Malakasa, Greece. The lineup now is as follows: TWISTED SISTER W.A.S.P. CRIMSON GLORY CELTIC FROST MOONSPELL The ticket price for July 12 is 39 Euros. Rockwave Festival has f...

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TWISTED SISTER, W.A.S.P. Confirmed For Greece's ROCKWAVE FESTIVAL

TWISTED SISTER and W.A.S.P. have been confirmed for the the "metal" day of this year's Rockwave Festival, set to take place on July 12 at Terravibe in Malakasa, Greece. The lineup is as follows: TWISTED SISTER W.A.S.P. THE CULT CRIMSON GLORY CELTIC FROST MOONSPELL The ticket price for July 12 is 39...

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DJ EDDIE TRUNK Talks About AXL ROSE's Surprise Visit To New York Radio Station

David Hinckley of the New York Daily News has issued the following report: GUNS N' ROSES front man Axl Rose, half-jokingly described by his comrade Sebastian Bach as "the Howard Hughes of rock 'n' roll," startled fans around the world early Saturday by dropping in on Eddie Trunk's WAXQ (104.3 FM) ra...

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RANDY PIPER's ANIMAL: Release Date For 'Violent New Breed' Announced

ANIMAL, the group featuring original W.A.S.P. guitarist Randy Piper, will release their new album, "Violent New Breed" (Diesel and Glory Records),on May 15 in the U.K. via Cargo Records, and on May 26 in Sweden and Finland via Sound Pollution. Release dates for other territories will be announced s...

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CRASH KELLY To Release 'Electric Satisfaction' In July

Liquor and Poker Music has set a July 25 release date for the sophomore recording by Toronto rock quartet CRASH KELLY, the Gilby Clarke-produced "Electric Satisfaction". A track from the new album, "Ride The Wire", is currently posted on the band's MySpace page, www.myspace.com/crashkelly. A modern...

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VICIOUS RUMORS Mixing New Album

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have posted the following message on their official web site: "Congratulations to Larry Howe [VICIOUS RUMORS drummer] who has been asked to play drums for W.A.S.P. on their U.S. and European tours this summer! And also to Carl Albert's [late VR...

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GUNS N' ROSES Frontman AXL ROSE Makes Surprise Appearance On New York Radio Show

GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose made an appearance on the on Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM last night (May 5). Axl is in New York City rehearsing with the rest of the band and when Sebastian Bach (ex-SKID ROW) was on the show, Bach invited Axl to ...