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MAYHEM Drummer HELLHAMMER Joins GAAHL-Fronted Version Of GORGOROTH

GORGOROTH frontman Gaahl and bassist King ov Hell — who are involved in a legal dispute with guitarist Infernus over the rights to the group's name — have released the following update: "Continuing on with the new agenda now forged for GORGOROTH, Gaahl and King have enlisted none other than Hellhamm...

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GORGOROTH Guitarist INFERNUS: 'My Intention Is To Continue For Another 15 Years!'

GORGOROTH guitarist Infernus — who is involved in a legal dispute with his estranged bandmates over the rights to the group's name (Story#1, Story#2, Story#3, Story#4) — has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "Today I have been denied access to the official MySpace profile of GORG...

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MONSTER MAGNET Mainman To Guest On Tonight's 'Tinitus'

MONSTER MAGNET's Dave Wyndorf was interviewed for this week's "Tinitus" radio show, airing tonight (Wednesday, October 24) between 20.00 CET (8:00 p.m.) and 22.00 CET (10:00 p.m.) on Norway's P3. "Tinitus" is Norway's most popular metal show with an average of over 60,000 listeners per week (1.5 per...

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Elect the Dead

SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian is the first to break the band's self-imposed hiatus with his debut solo album, "Elect the Dead", and the most immediate and welcome thing is that the record, of course, is free of the overbearing, whiny vocals of SYSTEM guitarist Daron Malakian, whose apparent...

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LIZZY BORDEN Frontman: 'The New Show We've Put Together Is Absolutely Going To Be Fun'

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with LIZZY BORDEN's namesake/frontman. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: What was the main motivation behind the seven year gap between the release of "Deal With The Devil" and "Appointment With Death"? Lizzy: "Well, when we did 'D...

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GORGOROTH Vocalist, Bassist Vow To Carry On Following Split With Guitarist

GORGOROTH bassist King ov Hell and vocalist Gaahl have issued the following statement regarding the group's current status: "Gaahl, King and Infernus have decided to part ways. "GORGOROTH have existed as a three-piece for the past several years but have ceased from this moment on in this incarnation...

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GORGOROTH To Split Up?

Guitarist Infernus of the Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH has posted the following message on the band's MySpace page: "I am writing to inform you about the fact that there has been taken a decision to split up the band, Infernus on one side, Gaahl [vocals] and King [bass] on the other. We canno...

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PAUL BOOTH: How SEPULTURA Drummer Introduced Me To Violent Joys Of Brazilian Futbol

Tattoo master Paul Booth inked a deal with the MTV's Headbanger's Blog to write a weekly column about his numerous experiences on tour, and interactions over the years with various rockers. An excerpt from his latest column, dubbed "Thrashin' Ink", follows: "About six years ago, SEPULTURA drummer Ig...

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THE END Parts Ways With Guitarist

Canadian metallers THE END have issued the following update: "Unfortunately we have some sad news for you. Andrew Hercules [guitar] has decided to leave the band. We all wish him the best in his future endeavors. Due to this development we will need to immediately cancel the rest of the dates with B...

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GORGOROTH Begins Work On Live Album

Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH have just entered Grieghallen Studios in Norway with producer Pytten (ENSLAVED, TRELLDOM) to begin work on their new live album, "Live in Grieghallen 2007". A 2008 release via Regain Records is expected. As previously reported, GORGOROTH vocalist Gaahl (also of TR...

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RAGE To Perform At Germany's 'Stock Car Crash Challenge'

Guitarist Victor Smolski of the German power metal band RAGE has issued the following update: "On Saturday, October 20, the great TV total Stock Car Crash Challenge will start again. At 8:15 p.m, ProSieben will broadcast that motorsport-event live out of the Gelsenkirchener Veltins-Arena, where Stef...

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RAGE, EDENBRIDGE: European Tour Dates Announced

German power metalers RAGE will team up with EDENBRIDGE (Austria) and ASPECT (Russia) for a European tour in March-May. Confirmed dates are as follows: Mar. 27 - DK Copenhagen @ The Rock Mar. 28 - SE Mariestat @ Klubb Kaliber, Folketspark Mar. 29 - SE Västeras @ Sigurdsgatan 25 Mar. 31 - DE Hamburg...

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PLANET GEMINI To Release Download-Only LP

Due to the many release date changes of the album "Wicked", long-running underground traditional doom metal band PLANET GEMINI will release a download-ony LP, "Cauldron of Fuzz V: Sometimes it Comes Back", on Halloween (October 31) at 8:00 p.m. via the group's official web site. According to PLANET...

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RAGE Auctioning 'Black In Mind' Backdrop

German power metallers RAGE are currently auctioning the band's original backdrop from the Black In Mind tour in 1995. The backdrop, which is 2 x 2.80 meters large, will go to the highest bidder at [email protected]. Deadline is November 11. RAGE has set "Carved in Stone" as the title of its new album...

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LIVING COLOUR Frontman Added To EXPERIENCE HENDRIX TOUR

LIVING COLOUR frontman Corey Glover is among the newly added performers on the Experience Hendrix Tour, launching October 16 at Washington's Constitution Hall. The tour features some of the most respected and innovative figures in rock and blues and celebrates the genius and artistry of Jimi Hendrix...