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MANOWAR, METALLICA In Talks To Play WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Thomas Jensen of ICS Festival Service GmbH, which organizes the Wacken Open Air festival, has told the Italian web site Metalitalia.com that negotiations are underway with MANOWAR to headline this year's event. "For 2009 we are discussing with MANOWAR," he stated. "My friend Joey [DeMaio] is really...

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HAMMERFALL's 'No Sacrifice, No Victory' Certified Gold In Sweden

"No Sacrifice, No Victory", the new album from Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL, has been certified gold in the band's home country for sales in excess of 20,000 copies. Says guitarist Oscar Dronjak: "This was a very welcome wake-up call in Bamberg, where we're playing tonight. This is the sweet...

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TESLA Guitarist Fractures Radial Bone

TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon fell down last month in Atlanta, Georgia and fractured the radial bone in his elbow. He says, "Luckily, I have been able to do play guitar and do the TESLA shows with some pain. But the reason I was going to reschedule the Los Angeles FRANK HANNON BAND show [on March ...

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WOLF: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

"Ravenous", the new album from the Swedish heavy metal band WOLF, is available for streaming in its entirety at MetalKult. "Ravenous" will be released in North America on March 24 via Century Media Records. Out in Europe since late last month, the CD features a guest guitar solo by Hank Shermann (FO...

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ABATTOIR Schedules Los Angeles Warm-Up Show

Reunited California cult heavy metal band ABATTOIR will play a warm-up show for its upcoming European tour on April 18 at the Black Castle in Los Angeles. L.A. metalheads have waited nine years since hearing the roaring vocals of Steve Gaines, the thundering bass of Mel Sanchez, the flawless guitar...

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ADLER'S APPETITE: Seymour Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of original GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler and his band ADLER'S APPETITE performing the GN'R classic "Rocket Queen" on March 15, 2009 at Big Momma's in Seymour, Tennessee can be viewed below (clip uploaded by "TartynPink"). ADLER'S APPETITE has been confirmed for this ye...

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EPICA Singer To Perform With KAMELOT In Cologne

EPICA singer Simone Simons will join KAMELOT on stage on March 21 at Essigfabrik in Cologne, Germany to perform the song "The Haunting". Simone — the longtime girlfriend of KAMELOT keyboardist Oliver Palotai — also appears on the studio version of "The Haunting", which was included on KAMELOT's 2005...

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DEBAUCHERY: Another New Song Posted Online

German death metallers DEBAUCHERY have posted a new song, "Demon Lady", on their MySpace page. The track comes off the band's follow-up to 2008's "Continue To Kill", "Rockers & War", which is scheduled for release on April 3 via AFM Records, Frontman Thomas "The Bloodbeast" Gurrath previously st...

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HAMMERFALL: Hamburg Concert To Be Webcast

HAMMERFALL's March 23, 2009 concert at Docks in Hamburg, Germany will be broadcast live on NuclearBlast.de and Hammerfall.net. Video footage of HAMMERFALL's March 11, 2009 concert in Munich, Germany can be viewed below (courtesy of "eblinternational"). "No Sacrifice, No Victory", the new album from...

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STEVEN ADLER On 'The Howard Stern Show'; Video Available

Former GUNS N' ROSES and current ADLER'S APPETITE drummer Steven Adler and ADLER'S APPETITE bassist Chip Z'nuff (ENUFF Z'NUFF) were interviewed on "The Howard Stern Show" on Tuesday, March 10. A couple of video clips shot during their appearance can be viewed below ADLER'S APPETITE has been confirme...

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TESLA: 'Fallin' Apart' Video Available

"Fallin' Apart", the new video from California rockers TESLA, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's latest album, "Forever More", which sold more than 16,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 33 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD was relea...

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THE PROJECT HATE Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

THE PROJECT HATE — the Swedish band featuring vocalist Jörgen Sandström (ex-ENTOMBED, GRAVE),guitarist Lord K. Philipson (GOD AMONG INSECTS, ex-LEUKEMIA),bassist Michael Håkansson (ENGEL, ex-EVERGREY),singer Jo Enckell (IGNORANCE BLISS),guitarist Anders Bertilsson (RUIN, COLDWORKER) and drummer...

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KAMELOT Guitarist Issues Pre-Tour Update

Guitarist Thomas Youngblood of American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAMELOT has issued the following update: "Well, it's less than one week from the European tour kick-off at the sold-out Tilburg, Netherland show on March 20. I can honestly say I have never been so excited about a tour as I am with...

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HAMMERFALL: Quality Munich Footage Posted Online

Video footage of HAMMERFALL's March 11, 2009 concert in Munich, Germany can be viewed below (courtesy of "eblinternational"). "No Sacrifice, No Victory", the new album from HAMMERFALL, has registered the following first-week chart positions in Europe: #2 - Sweden #7 - Germany #20 - Switzerland #21 -...

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Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Drummer STEVEN ADLER: AXL ROSE 'Likes To Blame People'

Chris Mautner of The Patriot-News recently conducted an interview with former GUNS N' ROSES and current ADLER'S APPETITE drummer Steven Adler. The Patriot-News: How did the current [ADLER'S APPETITE] tour come together? Adler: It was something I've wanted to do for the last two years, but I was on d...