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DEICIDE Parts Ways With Guitarist RALPH SANTOLLA

Florida-based death metallers DEICIDE have parted ways with guitarist Ralph Santolla. A replacement axeman has not yet been announced. Santolla (ex-DEATH, ICED EARTH) told BLABBERMOUTH.NET last month that he was looking to join a new band "in any genre of metal." "I like to keep busy writing, record...

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LION'S SHARE Debuts New Lineup At Surprise Swedish Gig

Swedish melodic metal masters LION'S SHARE made their live debut with the group's new lineup during an unannounced gig Saturday night (May 19) at Pub Anchor in Stockholm, Sweden. "The appearance was not advertised, so it was a total surprise for the audience when LION'S SHARE entered the stage and g...

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THIN LIZZY, QUIET RIOT Members Guest On New ADRIAN GALYSH CD

California-based instrumental rock guitarist Adrian Galysh has completed work on his new recording, entitled "Earth Tones". The new CD features Marco Mendoza (THINK LIZZY, WHITESNAKE, TED NUGENT) on bass and Joey Heredia (STEVIE WONDER, TRIBAL TECH) on drums. Also featured are special guest performa...

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SKINLAB: DVD Title Announced

Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB have set "Now That You're One of Us" as the title of their upcoming DVD. "If timing works out, we'll be doing the performance shoot at The Metro [in Oakland, Californa on June 3]," says bassist/vocalist Steev Esquivel. "So far we're trying to get...

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MEGADETH's MUSTAINE: 'I've Got A Little Bit Of Mojo Left In The Tank'

FMQB recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: FMQB: This is the first album you recorded with the new lineup. How were things different in the studio? Mustaine: It was exciting to be able to go in there with some new guys and ...

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MEGADETH: Musique Plus Performance Footage Posted On YouTube

On March 25, MEGADETH taped a special "invite-only" set and took part in a question-and-answer session at the Musique Plus studios in Montreal, Quebec. The band played four songs — "Washington Is Next", "Sleepwalker", "Gears of War" and "A Tout Le Monde (Set Me Free)" — for a Musique Plus special th...

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GUTWORM To Be Joined By BIOMECHANICAL Guitarist For Album, Tour

British extreme metallers GUTWORM will reportedly be joined by BIOMECHANICAL's Jamie Hunt (guitar) for their next tour and album. The follow-up to 2004's "Ruin the Memory", entitled "Disfigured Narcissus", will be recorded at Priory Recording Studios and will be released this September via Anticultu...

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MEGADETH Bassist LOMENZO: 'I Take The Responsibility Of Being In This Band Very Seriously'

SDMFworldwide.com recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH/ex-BLACK LABEL SOCIETY bassist James Lomenzo. A couple of excerpts follow: SDMFworldwide.com: So you're in town with MEGADETH. Let's start with some background on how you got the gig and how it came to be. James: Okay. A buddy of mine w...

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SKINLAB To Rock For DIMEBAG At Columbus' Alrosa Villa

SKINLAB bassist/vocalist Steev Esquivel has issued the following update: "Tonight we're playing Alrosa Villa [where PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist 'Dimebag' Darrell Abbott was murdered on December 8, 2004] in Columbus [Ohio]. "Lots of mixed emotions on the bus right now. [This being] the first time we...

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United Abominations

MEGADETH's 2004 album "The System Has Failed" might not have persuaded a whole lot of people that the veteran speed metal act was back — following a two-year hiatus and wholesale lineup overhaul — but "United Abominations" makes the case a lot more convincingly out of the starting gate. "Sleepwalker...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman Checks In From HEAVEN AND HELL Tour

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn has issued the following update: "I write to you from the beautiful city of Cleveland, Ohio in the United States of muthafuckin' America. We have been out with the HEAVEN AND HELL and MEGADETH guys now for almost three weeks, and man, what can I say... it's pretty...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: 'I'd Rather Ride In A Really Slow Mercedes Than A Really Fast Volkswagen'

Ben Edmonds of Malaysia's The Star Online recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A few excerpts follow: On touring with HEAVEN AND HELL (which is actually the version of BLACK SABBATH featuring singer Ronnie James Dio): "A lot of people thought this package would attrac...

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NEW YORK DOLLS To Perform At 2007 JOEY RAMONE BIRTHDAY BASH

Celebrating what would have been the 56th birthday of punk icon Joey Ramone, details for the yearly Joey Ramone Birthday Bash have now been announced. The 7th annual Bash will take place Saturday, May 19 at The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza. As in past years, tickets to the event were entirely s...

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GRAHAM BONNET, JOE LYNN TURNER: Finnish Dates Announced

Legendary vocalists Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, ALCATRAZZ, IMPELLITTERI) and Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE) will team up for a tour of Finland in August. The dates are as follows: Aug. 08 - Tampere, Finland @ Klubi Aug. 09 - Helsinki, Finland @ Virgin 0il & Co Aug. 10...

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SCORCHED-EARTH POLICY Joined By Former TESTAMENT/FORBIDDEN Guitarist

Oakland, California's SCORCHED-EARTH POLICY will play the first show in support of its new release, "MMVI", on June 5 at The Uptown Nightclub (1928 Telegraph Ave.) in Oakland. The band will be supporting LUDICRA (Alternative Tentacles),MIDDIAN (Metal Blade) and MINSK (Relapse). Joining the core lin...