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RIK EMMETT Schedules Ontario Lecture/Clinic
TRIUMPH's Rik Emmett will take part in a guest lecture/guitar clinic at the Metalworks Institute in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada on Thursday, March 19 at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome and encouraged to attend what should be an amazing event. Please note that there is no pre-registration. This is a first...February 24, 2009
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Your Drug of Choice
Here we have the (eighth? ninth? do we count that remix album?) full-length effort of muscled down, grown up thrash metal from these Swiss scene veterans (anyone remember POLTERGEIST, besides me and whoever empties the dumpsters at Century Media?). GURD may have zero profile here in the States, but...December 15, 2008
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GURD Completes Work On 'Your Drug Of Choice'
GURD, the Swiss band formed out of the ashes of the power-thrash metal legends POLTERGEIST, has completed work on its new album, "Your Drug Of Choice", for a January 16, 2009 release via LC Records. The CD features guest appearances by Schmier (DESTRUCTION),Freddy Rotter (ZATOKREV),Mark Elliott (T...October 22, 2008
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PUTRESCENCE: New Songs Posted Online
Canadian gore grinders PUTRESCENCE have posted four songs from their forthcoming fourth full-length release, "Sledgeahmmer Holocaust", on their MySpace page. The CD version of this gruesome effort will be made available on October 31 via No Escape Records. An LP version, to be co-released by Rescued...October 1, 2008
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STRATOVARIUS Pissing And Stabbing To Be Recounted In TIMO TOLKKI's New Book
Former STRATOVARIUS and current REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE mastermind Timo Tolkki has issued the following update: "Contrary to some rumors, Like Publishing will release my book. Although the book will not contain much of STRATOVARIUS, it will include some highlights, stories and also the truth what rea...June 19, 2008
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TIMO TOLKKI Says He Will Release One More STRATOVARIUS Album
Former STRATOVARIUS and current REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE mastermind Timo Tolkki has issued the following update: "The songwriting [for the new REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE album] is going very smoothly and nicely. We are making some demos soon and will hit the studio around September. Some song (working) ti...June 18, 2008
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STRATOVARIUS Members Release Open 'Thank You' Letter To TIMO TOLKKI
STRATOVARIUS members Timo Kotipelto (vocals),Jrg Michael (drums) and Jens Johansson (keyboards) have issued the following open letter to guitarist Timo Tolkki, who drew up and signed an official waiver on May 20, 2008 giving up all rights to the STRATOVARIUS name. "Dear Timo, we thank you for the w...June 9, 2008
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JACK RUSSELL Says GREAT WHITE Has Little In Common With 'Hair Metal' Bands
Amanda Chamberlain of IN Utah This Week recently conducted an interview with GREAT WHITE vocalist Jack Russell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. On looking to pour a good load of cash into real estate: "When they knocked 'em down from a million-five to a million, my wife and I thought ...June 2, 2008
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TIMO TOLKKI Asks For Some Compassion And Understanding
Guitarist Timo Tolkki who announced on April 2 that STRATOVARIUS was no more has issued the following update: "First of all, many thanks for your mails and messages. They have been very supportive. I have also received some messages that are not so nice. "Please do not make this a war because it is...April 7, 2008
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Review: It's Time OZZY OSBOURNE Called It Quits
Ben Rayner, the pop music critic for the Toronto Star, reviewed OZZY OSBOURNE's January 21, 2008 concert at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. An excerpt from the article follows: "Heaven knows we're all glad Ozzy Osbourne's still at it, but there comes a time when you've gotta think...January 22, 2008
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A Costa Da Morte
A valid argument can be made that lyrics sung in English may result in more of a global appeal for a heavy metal band. Then again, there is a certain dignity, not to mention different flavor, for acts that stick to their guns, sing in the native tongue, and play music the way it was ...January 15, 2008
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Before the Sea Was Built
"Everything Changes", indeed. After replacing a guitarist and one of their two vocalists, English metal hooligans RAGING SPEEDHORN seem a bit… well… pensive on their new outing. Their formerly hard-charging, tinfoil-biting madman's metal has given way to a muted guitar tone and apocalyptic post-rock...December 6, 2007
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DAVE MUSTAINE, RONNIE JAMES DIO On Marriage And Life Philosophy
MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine and HEAVEN AND HELL's Ronnie James Dio recently told Christopher Toh of TodayOnline.com that they are just two ordinary guys who'd have been a teacher and an author, respectively, if they weren't rockers. Dio spends time in his studio, where he "can write music and stuff." "...October 28, 2007
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MINISTRY Mainman: 'We're Going Out With Dignity, Going Out With Class'
MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen recently spoke to MTV.com about his decision to put the band to rest following the release of its latest CD, "The Last Sucker". Why put MINISTRY on the slab after all these years? Well, Jourgensen doesn't think the Republicans stand a chance in the upcoming elections,...September 25, 2007
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Framing Armageddon: Something Wicked
A guy like Jon Schaffer hasn't survived twenty years of lineup changes and a tooth-and-claw battle for survival in the music industry by being unsure of himself. As the profile of ICED EARTH has slowly increased over the years, he has finally reached a plateau where he can tackle a project ambitious...September 24, 2007
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