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THREAT SIGNAL: Second Video Tour Blog Available

Canadian metallers THREAT SIGNAL have posted the second video blog documenting their fall 2007 "The Hard Harvest Tour". Watch the three-minute clip below. Drummer George Parfitt recently left THREAT SIGNAL in order to focus on his family life. He has since been replaced by Norm Killeen. As previousl...

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Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer Goes Camel-Riding; Prepares To Support SKID ROW, GRAHAM BONNET

Original JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins (currently the frontman of THE HOLY RAGE) has issued the following update: "After taking a well-earned break, we finally take to the road again this month starting with opening up for USA rockers SKID ROW at JB's Nightclub Dudley on the 25th. "Last month saw me...

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FEAR FACTORY, Ex-SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Members Collaborating On New LA'S INFIDELS Music

LA'S INFIDELS, the new band featuring FEAR FACTORY guitarist Christian Olde Wolbers and drummer Raymond Herrera alongside vocalist Dale Henderson (BEOWULF) and bassist Louichi Mayorga (ex-SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, HORNY TOAD, FIST OF FURY),are currently working in the studio on new tracks with Rocky Geo...

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MURDER BY DEATH Signs With VAGRANT

Vagrant has announced the signing of Bloomington, Indiana's MURDER BY DEATH. The quartet's fourth full-length, "Red of Tooth and Claw", was produced by Trina Shoemaker (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, EMMYLOU HARRIS, IGGY POP) at Dark Horse Studios in Tennessee and will be released in the early spring of 2...

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PAUL RAVEN's Funeral Services Scheduled For Tomorrow

A service in the memory of legendary bassist Paul Raven (MINISTRY, PRONG, SOCIETY 1, KILLING JOKE, GODFLESH, MOB RESEARCH) will be held on October 31, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. in the Southeastern French city of Annecy, which lies approximately 30 kilometers from Geneva airport. A wake at L'Usine (the facto...

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Update: RALPH SANTOLLA: 'I Am Not, And Never Was, Rejoining DEICIDE'

Guitarist Ralph Santolla has released a statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET contradicting an Earache Records press release which claimed that Ralph was "rejoining" DEICIDE and was taking part in the recording sessions for the group's new album, "Till Death Do Us Part". "I am not, and never was, rejoining...

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Former IRON MAIDEN Guitarist DENNIS STRATTON To Perform At EDDIE'S Convention

According to a posting on the IRON MAIDEN fan site MaidenFans.com, the 16th edition of the Italian MAIDEN fanzine Eddie's is due out soon, featuring cover artwork by Tommy Pons (soon to be the star of an online issue fully dedicated to him). Also announced is a second Eddie's national convention whi...

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STRATOVARIUS Mainman: 'We Are Facing Challenges Man Has Never Faced Before'

STRATOVARIUS mainman Timo Tolkki has commented on the announcement that former Vice President Al Gore and the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have been awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to help spread awareness about man-made global warming. In a posting on his...

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THREAT SIGNAL: First Video Tour Blog Available

Canadian metallers THREAT SIGNAL have posted the first video blog documenting their fall 2007 "The Hard Harvest Tour". Watch the three-minute clip below. Drummer George Parfitt recently left THREAT SIGNAL in order to focus on his family life. He has since been replaced by Norm Killeen. As previously...

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AGENT STEEL Confirmed For Colombia's ROCK AL PARQUE Festival

California-based metallers AGENT STEEL have been confirmed for the annual Rock Al Parque open-air festival that will take place on November 3-5 in Bogota, Colombia. Since 1995 the city of Bogota has sponsored Rock al Parque, one of Latin America's largest music festivals with an expected crowd of ov...

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FEAR FACTORY, THREAT SIGNAL Members Need Name For New Project

The new project featuring FEAR FACTORY members Christian Olde Wolbers (guitar) and Raymond Herrera (drums) alongside THREAT SIGNAL frontman Jon Howard is seeking fan submissions for a band name. If you have any good ideas, contact Olde Wolbers via his MySpace page. As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported...

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DESPISED ICON Featured On Vice Magazine's VBS.TV

Vice Magazine's VBS.TV recently met up with DESPISED ICON in the band's hometown of Montreal for a tour of the group's practice space. The guys ended up jamming a few tracks while new guitarist Al Glassman explained how he ruined a special vacation with his girlfriend in order to try out for the ban...

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IRON MAN: New EP Out Now

Long-running Maryland hard rock/heavy metal/doom band IRON MAN has just released its first new CD since "Generation Void" in 1999. Tiled "Submission", the effort is self-released by the band and was recorded and engineered by Chris Koz at his Polar Bear Lair studios in Maryland. It is a five-track E...

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NIGHTWISH: Spring 2008 North American Tour Dates Revealed

BLABBERMOUTH.NET can reveal the details of NIGHTWISH's upcoming spring 2008 North American run, which is scheduled to kick off in early May. Confirmed dates are as follows: May 05 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom May 06 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre May 07 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ Chance Theater...

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PRO TONE PEDALS Comments On PAUL RAVEN's Passing

Dennis Mollan of Pro Tone Pedals has issued the following statement regarding the passing of legendary bassist Paul Raven (MINISTRY, PRONG, SOCIETY 1, KILLING JOKE, GODFLESH, MOB RESEARCH): "When we heard the news of Paul Raven's passing this weekend, it was as if all of us had been kicked in the gu...