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Charges Dismissed Against Four Teens In METALLICA-Related Fan Death

Canadian Press reports that all charges have been dismissed against four teenagers in the death of a man on an Edmonton, Alberta, Canada transit bus after a fight over the heavy metal band METALLICA. The four were charged with manslaughter in the March 2006 death of Stefan Conley (photo),35, origin...

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THIN LIZZY, QUEENSRŸCHE To Team Up For U.K Tour

Baconmusic is reporting that THIN LIZZY and QUEENSRŸCHE will team up for a U.K. tour this fall. Fresh from their recent support slot with DEEP PURPLE, THIN LIZZY will this time be playing a full headline set, led by legendary guitarists John Sykes and Scott Gorham. QUEENSRŸCHE will return to the U.K...

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KING DIAMOND To Tour North America Next Spring

BLABBERMOUTH.NET has learned that KING DIAMOND is currently putting together a "blockbuster" North American touring package for the spring of 2008. More details, including other participating bands and exact cities/dates, will be announced soon. The cover artwork for KING DIAMOND's long-awaited new...

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KING DIAMOND To Headline Norway's SCREAMFEST

KING DIAMOND has been confirmed as the headliner of Oslo, Norway's Screamfest, set to take place on Saturday, November 3. The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows: Oct. 17 - Aarhus, Denmark @ Voxhall Oct. 19 - Malmo, Sweden @ KB Oct. 20 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ Amager Bio Oct. 29 - Stockholm...

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Former DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist JON LORD Discusses 'From Darkness To Light' Composition

According to The Highway Star, former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord has posted the following update on the Runboard's Deep Purple Fan Forum regarding premiering a new composition called "From Darkness To Light" at the Hell Music Festival 2007 in Trondheim, Norway on Sunday, July 1: "'From Darknes...

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MACHINAE SUPREMACY Finishes Filming 'Through The Looking Glass' Video

Swedish metallers MACHINAE SUPREMACY have finished filming a video for the song "Through the Looking Glass". The track comes off the group's Spinefarm Records debut, a remixed version of their indie album "Redeemer", which was released on November 8, 2006. According to Spinefarm, MACHINAE SUPREMACY...

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STEVE VAI: 'Sound Theories Vol 1 & 2' Double-Live CD Due In June

Epic Records has announced a June 26 release for "Sound Theories Vol 1 & 2", a double-live CD capturing legendary guitarist Steve Vai's electrifying collaboration with the Netherlands Metropole Orchestra. The two-disc set spotlights rare material culled from five European performances, a studio...

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KING DIAMOND: 'Give Me Your Soul ... Please' Artwork Revealed

The cover artwork for KING DIAMOND's long-awaited new album, "Give Me Your Soul ... Please", has been posted online at this location. Revolver magazine recently reported that KING DIAMOND's new CD was inspired by a painting called "My Mother's Eyes" which the band's distributor in Denmark stumbled a...

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SILENT FORCE Confirmed For Holland's ETERNAL ROCKFEST

SILENT FORCE — which features in its ranks ex-ROYAL HUNT singer D.C. Cooper — has been confirmed for the Eternal Rockfest, set to take place October 13 in Geelen, Netherlands. For more information, visit www.eternalrock.nl. SILENT FORCE's fourth album, "Walk the Earth", was released in February via...

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STEVE VAI Holding Open Auditions This Week

Steve Vai has scheduled a tour of Europe for this June-July and the USA in September-October. Vai is putting a new band together and in addition to private invite-only auditions, Steve will be holding open auditions on May 2 and May 3 from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. in Los Angeles. At this time Steve ....

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KITTIE Clips Featured In 'America's Hot Musician' Opening Theme

"America's Hot Musician", the "American Idol"-like competition for instrumental musicians debuting on the Oxygen network in July, has released its opening theme with clips from the KITTIE video "What I Always Wanted" via its web site at www.americashotmusician.org. The clips will be shown in a Jumbo...

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BLACK SABBATH: Connecticut Signing Session Announced

BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN AND HELL guitarist Tony Iommi's web site has been updated with the following message: "We can confirm that Tony, Ronnie (James Dio),Geezer (Butler) and Vinny (Appice) will be signing copies of the new [SABBATH] CD, 'The Dio Years', at the Spin Street Stage located in the Shops...

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New AKERCOCKE Track 'Summon The Antichrist' Online Now

You can now listen exclusively to a track entitled "Summon the Antichrist", taken from AKERCOCKE's forthcoming album "Antichrist". The CD is set for release on May 28 via Earache Records and is already swarming with anticipation following the announcement of the band's digital treasure hunt "The Ant...

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PITCHBLACK: 'Angelized' Video Posted Online

Danish melodic death metal hopefuls PITCHBLACK have posted their video for the song "Angelized" at YouTube. PITCHBLACK's debut album, "Designed to Dislike", was produced by Steen Mogensen (CORNERSTONE, ex-ROYAL HUNT) and is scheduled for release on May 18 via the German label Limited Access Records....

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DEEP PURPLE Bassist Donates Prints Of Paintings To Linda McCartney Centre

DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover donated one of his paintings to the Linda McCartney Centre last year. The painting was subsequently sold via an auction, raising £900 for cancer patients. Taking advantage of a day's break in the the group's current U.K. tour, Roger visited the Centre at the royal ho...