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ROYAL HUNT Parts Ways With Singer JOHN WEST

Danish/American hard rock act ROYAL HUNT has issued the following statement: "ROYAL HUNT and John West [vocals] have decided that at this time (after numerous albums and concert tours) they are no longer able to contribute creatively to each other's future musical development. It's been a hell of a...

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Western Xterminator

Welcome to one of the first truly forgettable releases of 2007. RTX's "Western Xterminator" plays a kind of sleazy hard rock with melodies that go nowhere and riffs that are beyond recycled. It is the type of album that brings to mind one of the very few negatives about this reviewing gig: having to...

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Ex-KITTIE Bassist TALENA ATFIELD To Serve As 'America's Hot Musician' Judge

Former KITTIE bassist Talena Atfield will serve as a judge on "America's Hot Musician" on the Oxygen network beginning July 2007. Atfield will judge alongside National Symphony Orchestra violinist Marissa Regni and Duke Ellington Orchestra alum and trombonist Gregory Charles Royal. "We believe Talen...

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GRAHAM BONNET To Tour U.K. With TAZ TAYLOR BAND

The San-Diego based TAZ TAYLOR BAND, featuring legendary singer Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, ALCATRAZZ, IMPELLITTERI),will embark on a U.K. tour in June/July. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jun. 22 - Rock Cafe 2000, Stourbridge Jun. 23 - Rock Cafe 2000, Stourbridge Jun. 25 - The...

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KING DIAMOND: New Album Release Dates Announced

KING DIAMOND's new album, "Gimme Your Soul ... Please", will be released in North America on June 26 via Metal Blade Records. Massacre Records will issue the album in Germany on June 29. "Gimme Your Soul … Please" track listing: 01. The Dead (King) 02. Never Ending Hill (Andy) 03. Is Anybody Here? (...

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D.C. COOPER Confirmed For BAY AREA ROCK FESTIVAL

Bay Area Rock Promotions has announce that D.C. Cooper has been confirmed as a special guest of the Bay Area Rock Festival. The current SILENT FORCE lead singer and former ROYAL HUNT frontman will make a guest appearance onstage with one of the bands on the first night of the festival. Additionally,...

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KING DIAMOND: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed

Renzo van Soelen, the webmaster of KING DIAMOND's official web site, Coven Worldwide, has issued the following update: "I just got off the phone with King. We talked about two hours and he gave me some very exclusive info about the forthcoming KING DIAMOND CD. King told me he had just finished recor...

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KING DIAMOND Guitarist To Begin Mixing Band's 'Killer' New Album

KING DIAMOND guitarist Andy La Rocque will travel to Dallas, Texas on Monday, March 5 to begin mixing the group's new album, tentatively due in the fall. Commented Andy: "I dont know at this point when it is going to be released; I just know it's gonna be a killer album!" Revolver magazine recently...

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DON DOKKEN, WENDY DIO To Speak At MUSIC DVD CONFERENCE In Los Angeles

Don Dokken and Wendy Dio (manager/wife of DIO/BLACK SABBATH singer Ronnie James Dio) are among the scheduled speakers at the "Heavy Metal Thunder" event as part of the third annual Music DVD Conference on Tuesday, March 6 at the Salon Royal Room (First Floor) in the Wyndham Bel Age Hotel in West Hol...

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RAZORBACK To Support CORNERSTONE On European Tour

RAZORBACK, the band consisting of Rolf Munkes (guitar, MAJESTY, ex-VANIZE),Stefan Berggren (vocals, ex-COMPANY OF SNAKES),Marcus Bielenberg (bass, ex-VANIZE),Chris Heun (guitar, ex-SHYLOCK) and Andre Hilgers (drums, ex-AXXIS, SILENT FORCE),will support CORNERSTONE (the Danish/British melodic met...

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MANOWAR Wants You To Be In Its New Video

MANOWAR will shoot parts of its newest video for the song "Die for Metal" on Saturday, February 24 in Bochum, Germany, during the release party for the band's new album, "Gods of War". All fans are welcome to be part of this video. The group wants to have "an insane true metal crowd," so put ...

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MANOWAR: 'Gods of War' Virtual Release Party Announced

A virtual release party for MANOWAR's new full-length album, "Gods of War" will start at this location on Thursday, February 22 at 23:59 (CET) and will last until 2:00 (CET). You can listen to music from the brand new album, continously streamed in a loop. Directly after the Virtual Release Party, a...

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NEVERLAND Signs With ESCAPE MUSIC

Escape Music has announced the signing of NEVERLAND, a progressive power metal band from Switzerland. According to the label, "These dedicated guys have found a perfect mix of classical riffs and melodies and fused them with progressive elements. The result is a very classy album that traces element...

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Get In The Ring With MANOWAR

On Friday, February 16 at 20:15h, for the first time ever in their history, German TV station PRO7 will transmit a live boxing event called "Fight Night" hosted by famous German presenter Stefan Raab, assisted by charming German boxing world champion Regina Halmich. There's no better act than MANOWA...

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MANOWAR Launches Official Blog

MANOWAR's official web site has been updated with the following message: "The Royal Artist Club has invited MANOWAR to join them on www.royalartistclub.com. Armed with four cool, new Nokia phones, the band members will now constantly be taking pictures and uploading them directly (without the use of...