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TWISTED SISTER Drummer Says AXL ROSE 'Really Needs To Get His Head Checked'
As an epilogue to his 2006 Bananiversary Celebration, rock 'n' roll comic C.C. Banana has interviewed all five members of TWISTED SISTER. In the second of these five holiday-themed interviews, C.C. Banana speaks with TWISTED SISTER drummer A.J. Pero about their current album "A Twisted Christmas" an...January 23, 2007
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AFTER FOREVER: New Album Release Date Announced
Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal outfit AFTER FOREVER will release its new, self-titled album on April 20 via Nuclear Blast Records. According to an article on the Dutch web site Metalfan.nl, the song "Discord" will feature the Prague Symphonic Orchestra, while vocalist Doro Pesch can be heard d...January 20, 2007
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EPICA Working On Its 'Heaviest' Album To Date
Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal band EPICA has issued the following update regarding the recording sessions for its as-yet-untitled new album: "We've just finished the drum recordings and we can only say that [session drummer] Ariën [van Weesenbeek; GOD DETHRONED] is one of the most talented dr...January 17, 2007
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OBITUARY To Release New Album In July
OBITUARY frontman John Tardy has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "The new DVD is out worldwide and we have been getting nothing but good e-mails from everyone and we really appreciate the suppport! I told [you] it was heavy! "We had a great weekend of practice and have...January 16, 2007
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AFTER FOREVER: New Album Pushed Back
Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal outfit AFTER FOREVER has revealed via its official web site that the release date of its new, self-titled album has been pushed back from the previously announced March 23 (release date for Germany; the rest of Europe was due to receive the CD on March 26). A new...January 16, 2007
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DESTRUCTOR: New Album Title, Release Date Revealed
Cleveland, Ohio's legendary power/thrash band DESTRUCTOR has set "Forever in Leather" as the title of its forthcoming album, due on April 13 Auburn Records. The CD was recorded in Cleveland at Metro Sync and Noise Floor studios and is scheduled to be mixed starting next week with producer Don Depew...January 15, 2007
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Guitarist RAF JANSEN Quits ANCIENT RITES To Focus On Solo Project
After two years and one album ("Rubicon") with the band, guitarist Raf Jansen has left Belgian metallers ANCIENT RITES. Commented Raf: "I've enjoyed playing with ANCIENT RITES, but I had to make a decision. As things are these days, something had to go, and after a long deliberation, I chose to leav...January 10, 2007
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IRON MAIDEN's 'Death On The Road' DVD To Receive Long-Awaited U.S. Release
Available for almost a year in the band's native England, IRON MAIDEN's latest live DVD, "Death on the Road", will finally receive a much-deserved U.S. release on January 30. Filmed at the Westenfalenhalle Arena in Dortmund, Germany, the performance was personally edited by founding member/bassist S...January 9, 2007
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JAMES BROWN's Widow Seeks Sanctuary With TOMMY LEE's Sister
World Entertainment News Network reports that James Brown's widow has called on the sister of rocker Tommy Lee to help her get back on her feet after the death of the soul legend. Grieving Tomi Rae Hynie has been living with best pal Athena Kottak in California since Brown died on Christmas Day and...January 7, 2007
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DAATH: 'The Hinderers' Artwork Revealed
The cover artwork for the upcoming debut album from DAATH, entitled "The Hinderers", has been posted online at this location. Produced by James Murphy (ex-DEATH, OBITUARY, DISINCARNATE, TESTAMENT),co-produced by DAATH, and mixed by Colin Richardson (BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, MACHINE HEAD, CRADLE OF...January 6, 2007
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ARMY OF ANYONE Members 'Never Say Never' About STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Reunion
Launch Radio Networks reports: In an interview this week with Jam! Music, ARMY OF ANYONE bassist Robert DeLeo echoed comments made a few days ago by VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland about the possibility of playing together again in STONE TEMPLE PILOTS. When asked whether he could envision an ST...January 5, 2007
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AFTER FOREVER Confirmed For PROGPOWER USA VIII Festival
Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal outfit AFTER FOREVER has been confirmed for the ProgPower USA VIII festival, set to take place October 5-6, 2007 at Center Stage Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia. The final festival billing is as follows (in alphabetical order): AFTER FOREVER COMMUNIC FIREWIND PAGAN'S...January 5, 2007
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Report: Deceased METALLICA Fan Was A 'Ticking Time-Bomb'
Chris Purdy of the Edmonton Journal reports: Stefan Conley (photo) was a "ticking time-bomb" who poked a teenaged neighbor in the stomach with a tire iron during a noise dispute six days before he died in a confrontation with other teens on a city bus, court was told today [Thursday, Jan. ...January 5, 2007
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Report: Witnesses Offer Conflicting Testimony In METALLICA-Related Fan Death
Eliza Barlow of the Edmonton Sun reports: Four teens were walking away from a fight with Stefan Conley (photo) on a city bus when Conley reached for one of them and was shoved to the floor, a teen witness told court [Wednesday, Jan. 3]. The girl testified Wednesday at a preliminary ...January 4, 2007
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ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA Frontman Is Ready To Roll
Jane Stevenson of the Winnipeg Sun reports: Toronto's Lukas Rossi says he can breathe a major sigh of relief now that he's performed the first ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA concert on New Year's Eve in Sin City. "It's just a feeling of accomplishment," the 30-year-old singer told the Sun in a Canadian newspap...January 3, 2007