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BLACK SABBATH: DUMFRIES '69 Master Sold To Divine Recordings

Robert Dwyer, webmaster of the Black Sabbath Live Project web site, has issued the following update: "Just a quick update on the Dumfries '69 tape that was first mentioned here on Sabbathlive back in May [see previous BLABBERMOUTH.NET stories: Story#1, Story#2]. Alex Wilson of Scotland recorded BLAC...

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AMON AMARTH: DVD Shoot To Feature 'Full Pyro'

AMON AMARTH's August 16 performance at the Live Music Hall in Cologne, Germany (with support from CATARACT and IMPIOUS) will be filmed for the group's first official DVD, tentatively due before the end of the year. "There will be a full pyro show and many other special effects in true viking style,"...

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ROADRUNNER RECORDS Invites You To Name 'All-Stars' Album

Roadrunner Records has issued the following press release: "To celebrate our 25th Anniversary, later this year we will be releasing a CD that up until now we have been referring to only as the 'Roadrunner All-Stars'. For this historic release, Robert Flynn (MACHINE HEAD),Joey Jordison (SLIPKNOT),D...

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KING DIAMOND Plans MERCYFUL FATE Retrospective DVD

Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with King Diamond. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: Were you happy with how the bonus DVD that came with "The Puppet Master" turned out? King Diamond: "Absolutely. Of course it's a low-budget thing but I think it was...

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TONY IOMMI: Fate Of Third Outtake From 'Fused' Sessions Revealed

The third outtake from the recording sessions for BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi's new solo album, "Fused", a song called "Slip Away", will be available as a bonus track download as part of a link-up with Rolling Stone magazine and Real.com. Feature placement for "Fused" will begin when the albu...

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BIRD OF PREY To Collaborate With Guitarist JIMI BELL

BIRD OF PREY, the project fronted by vocalist Kyle Michaels, has announced a collaboration with acclaimed guitarist Jimi Bell. Jimi will contribute to forthcoming releases in the form of guitar work and collaborative writing. Having played for the likes of METAL CHURCH's David Wayne and AFM recordin...

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TONY IOMMI: Outtake From 'Fused' Sessions To Be Made Available Via iTunes

According to a posting on BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi's official web site, there are three tracks that were recorded during the sessions for his new solo album, "Fused", that do not appear on the final CD. As reported last week, "Let It Down Easy" will be the bonus track on the Japanese editi...

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DREAM EVIL: New Music Coming Soon

DREAM EVIL drummer Snowy Shaw (MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME, KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE) has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "First of all: we're awfully sorry for the last months' inactivity. As you all know, due to Niklas' [Isfeldt, vocals] throat problems we've been for...

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STATIC-X has as many detractors as they do fans, and one of the reasons may be that the band came around at the same time as most of the nu-metal groups — and even though STATIC is not nu-metal, they're somehow guilty by association in the minds of some. Another reason could be that the ...

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MERCYFUL FATE Guitarist Says PRIMAL FEAR And HAMMERFALL Are 'Clones' Of Previous Metal Bands

Piercing Metal recently conducted an interview with MERCYFUL FATE/FORCE OF EVIL guitarist Hank Shermann. An excerpt from the interview follows: Piercing Metal: As someone who has been in the music industry for over 20 years, what is your take on the current state of heavy metal music? We see big gun...

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DEAD END WORLD: YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, Ex-TAD MOROSE Members Join Forces In New Project

DEAD END WORLD is the name of a new Swedish band consisting of members of RIBSPREADER, MEMORY GARDEN and YNGWIE MALMSTEEN. The group's debut demo, "The Isolation", was recorded in Florida and Stockholm, Sweden during winter/spring 2005 and is said to contain "two songs of deadly metal." Mike Wead (K...

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ROADRUNNER 'All-Stars' Album: Progress Includes New Captain And New Team Members

Roadrunner Records has advanced in the process of putting together the groundbreaking "Roadrunner All-Stars" record to mark the label's 25th anniversary. The full-length release will contain original musical collaborations between past and present Roadrunner artists. Approximately 50 musicians are e...

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JUDAS PRIEST Frontman: 'We're Not Sitting Back On Our Laurels Of Success'

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford recently spoke to the Asbury Park Press about the group's latest album, "Angel of Retribution", and his return, after 12 years, to one of the pioneering bands in the heavy metal genre. Several excerpts from the interview follow: On the band's reunion: "There was obv...

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Original DREAM THEATER Singer Receiving Strong Reactions To Solo CD

Original DREAM THEATER vocalist Charlie Dominici has issued the following press release: The long-awaited CD from Charlie Dominici, the original vocalist for DREAM THEATER has been released and is getting some strong reactions from the music world. Unlike the usual content one might expect from an a...

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Ex-THE WILDHEARTS Frontman GINGER Commences Work On Solo Album, New Song Available

Former THE WILDHEARTS frontman Ginger has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "From L.A. to Texas in a dramatic flare up of events, recording began at the home of a living legend, Willie Nelson's studio in Austin, Texas. "Willie has been a hero of mine since forever and I...