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CELLADOR Pulls Out Of NEW ENGLAND METAL AND HARDCORE FESTIVAL

Omaha, Nebraska power metallers CELLADOR have been forced to withdraw from the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival after their vocalist Micheal Gremio came down with an unexpected illness. Guitarist Bill Hudson's official statement on the matter reads as follows: "Unfortunatelly, we have to let...

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VADER: Summer Bloody Summer

Polish death metal veterans VADER have issued the following update: "For the first time in VADER's history, we will appear on so many summer festivals and single shows. It wasn't planned, at least to play over 30 gigs in the summer time, almost like a regular tour! But appearing on some big festival...

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Solis Releases BLACK SABBATH Edition Affliction Signature Series Shirt

Heavy metal icon BLACK SABBATH makes a foray into the fashion industry at Solis on May 1. This is the day that Affliction Clothing releases the BLACK SABBATH edition Signature Series Tee shirt (see photos). This special edition line from Affliction spotlights athletes, bands and artists. Other artis...

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VADER: New Audio Interview With Frontman PETER Available

VADER frontman Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek was recently interviewed by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "Full Metal Racket" (based in Australia). Listen to the interview in streaming audio at the Triple J web site: Windows Media, Real Media (NOTE: The Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek interview begins at around the two-...

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SLAYER: New TOM ARAYA Audio Interview Available

SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya was recently interviewed by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "Full Metal Racket" (based in Australia). Listen to the interview in streaming audio at the Triple J web site: Windows Media, Real Media (NOTE: The Tom Araya interview begins around the 47-minute mark). Check out...

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RUDY SARZO To Play Bass For BLUE ÖYSTER CULT At HAWGS OF TEXAS Rally

Legendary heavy metal bassist Rudy Sarzo (OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, DIO) has been tapped by Eric Bloom of BLUE ÖYSTER CULT to handle bass guitar duties for the band's April 28 concert at the Hawgs of Texas motorcycle rally in Lake Somerville, TX. Also scheduled to appear are QUIET RIOT...

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SUNS OF THE TUNDRA Writing New Material

London-based psychedelic-prog-metallers SUNS OF THE TUNDRA (the rebirth of '90s cult U.K. band PEACH, former home of TOOL bassist Justin Chancellor) have scheduled a number of summer live shows in support of their second album, "Tunguska". The guys that offered up PEACH's "Giving Birth to a Stone" i...

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ION DISSONANCE: New Song Posted Online

Montreal-based quintet ION DISSONANCE has posted a new track, entitled "Kneel", on its MySpace page. The song comes off the group's third album, "Minus the Herd", due on June 5 through Abacus Recordings. The follow-up to 2005's "Solace" was produced by Zeuss (SHADOWS FALL, HATEBREED) and will feaure...

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GENE SIMMONS Says He Was Blown Away By Success Of Dinner Auction

A&E network has announced its "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" charity auction raised a notable $76,770 for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. Fans and supporters alike flocked to the auction from March 25 to April 4 to bid on a dinner with Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed, stars of the h...

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DC4 To Head Back Into Studio

DC4, the Los Angeles-based hard rock band featuring former DIO guitarist Rowan Robertson alongside brothers Jeff Duncan (ARMORED SAINT, ODIN) on lead vocals and guitar, Shawn Duncan (ODIN) on drums and Matt Duncan on bass, has announced that it will hit the studio beginning May 12 to put the finishi...

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EVERGREEN TERRACE To Release 'Wolfbiker' In July

Jacksonville, Florida's EVERGREEN TERRACE is currently mixing its follow-up to 2005's "Sincerity is an Easy Disguise in This Business" with Jason Livermore for a July 24 release via High Impact Recordings/Metal Blade Records. Entitled "Wolfbiker", the CD was recorded at Vision Sound in Florida. Sinc...

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HOLYHELL Confirmed For Germany's MAGIC CIRCLE FESTIVAL

HOLYHELL, the stunning female-fronted newcomer band from MANOWAR's Magic Circle Music, has been confirmed for the Magic Circle Festival, set to take place July 7 in Bad Arolsen, Germany. Headlining will be the event will be MANOWAR, with MESSIAH'S KISS (the German/American/British metal act featurin...

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RUSH Photographer Selling Autographed Prints For Charity

According to a posting on the RUSH fan site Power Windows, RUSH photographer Andrew MacNaughtan is selling a new set of autographed, limited-edition photographic prints for charity. Commented MacNaughtan: "For years, I've wanted to make a documentary of RUSH in the recording studio, and tell the sto...

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QUEEN: More BRIAN MAY Guitar Models In The Works

QUEEN guitarist Brian May's company BrianMayGuitars.co.uk has issued the following update: "In the very near future, we are hoping to produce a Brian May guitar to bridge the gap between the standard model and the Andrew Guyton model. "In response to demand from many guitarists, this guitar will be...

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GLENN HUGHES To Guest On KNAC.COM This Monday

Legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, TRAPEZE) will guest on DJ Junkman's show on KNAC.COM on Monday, April 16 at 4:00 p.m. PST. To listen to the interview, go to www.knac.com and click on Windows Media Player or Real Player. Hughes recently made available a video clip...