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THE PROPHECY: Festival Appearances Announced, European Tour In The Works

Yorkshire doom-death metallers THE PROPHECY have issued the following update: "Things are hotting up for THE PROPHECY this year. The band can now announce that they have been confirmed for not one but two festival appearances this year already. "The first of these appearances will be at the premier...

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OVERKILL Founder RAT SKATES Revisits Thrash Metal's Old School In New Film

"Born in the Basement", a documentary from filmmaker/OVERKILL founder Rat Skates, will be released on May 12, 2007 by Kundrat Productions. Written and narrated by Skates, this is an autobiographical journey that begins in 1980, when the East Coast of North America experienced a massive culture clash...

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EYEHATEGOD: Video Interview With MIKE WILLIAMS Available

VBS.TV has posted a video interview with EYEHATEGOD vocalist Mike Williams, filmed at his swampside property. Watch it at this location. Last month Canada's Moshpit Tragedy Records announced that it had scrapped the planned reissue of EYEHATEGOD's "99 Miles of Bad Road" CD at the band's request. In...

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ALICE COOPER Puts Off Recording New CD Until 2008

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports: Alice Cooper kicks off a world tour on May 28 in Santiago, Chile, and is due in North America later this summer. He's put off recording his next album, a conceptual piece about a serial killer called "Along Came a Spider", until 2008 but says it could turn ...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER & FRIENDS: New Live Videos Available

Two video clips of MICHAEL SCHENKER & FRIENDS performing on April 26, 2007 at Sticky Fingers in Gothenburg, Sweden have been posted at YouTube. The songs available for viewing are "Only You Can Rock Me" and "Lights Out". MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP will return to the U.S. and Canada for a summer tour...

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NEVERLAND Project Featuring Appearance By EVERGREY Singer; Audio Available

Three short audio samples from the NEVERLAND project, the collaboration between Turkey's progressive power metal band DREAMTONE and Greek artist Iris Mavraki, have been posted on the NEVERLAND MySpace page. The tracks available for preview are as follows: "World Beyond These Walls" * "Reversing Time...

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Former MORBID ANGEL/MONSTROSITY Guitarist Joins BELLIGERENT

Former MORBID ANGEL/TERRORIZER/MONSTROSITY guitarist Tony Norman has returned home to Charleston, South Carolina and has joined his longtime friends in the thrash/death metal band BELLIGERENT. He is joined by founding guitarist George Mackaris, former MONSTROSITY vocalist Bobby Earl, bassist Danny C...

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RUSH Frontman: 'At No Time Do We Feel Like We're Retired Or Not Functioning'

Gary Graff of Billboard magazine reports: Thirty-three years into its recording career, Canadian hard-rock trio RUSH is finding it easier to make music together. "You can argue that we don't have much to prove at this point," guitarist Alex Lifeson said. "We're in our 50s now. Geddy (Lee) and I have...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Frontman Discusses Upcoming Solo Album

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports that SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian is planning a fall release for his first solo album, "Elect the Dead", telling Billboard.com it's "a rock record, but it's pretty progressive. It's very wide sounding — lots of different sounding instruments. The excitem...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP: More U.S. Tour Dates Announced

Fresh off a triumphant sold-out tour of Japan, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP is returning to the U.S. and Canada for a summer tour. The legendary guitarist will be performing timeless classics from all stages of his illustrious career, including SCORPIONS, UFO and MSG, to commemorate his "Tales of Rock 'n'...

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GRAVEYARD RODEO Reunion In The Works

Legendary Lousiana hardcore/metal pioneers GRAVEYARD RODEO, who once featured in their ranks current CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, will reunite to perform at the at the Raise The Dead II festival (set to take place October 19, 2007 at The Howling Wolf in New Orleans) and...

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BLIND GUARDIAN Frontman Records Guest Appearance For NEVERLAND Project

Singer Hansi Kürsch of German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN has been confirmed as one of the guests on the NEVERLAND project, the collaboration between Turkey's progressive power metal band DREAMTONE and Greek artist Iris Mavraki. Hansi has just finished recording the vocals for the song "To Lose T...

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SHATTER MESSIAH: Debut Album To Receive U.S. Release This Week

On April 24, 2007, DCA Recordings will release the critically acclaimed debut album by SHATTER MESSIAH, "Never to Play the Servant". The CD was released last year in Europe, and had only been available as an import outside the continent. Now metal fans in North America will be able to experience SHA...

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DOUG CHAGNON's 'Heavy Metal Comedy'; Video Available

Doug Chagnon, a Boston-based comedian who works his love of hard rock/heavy metal into his set, has posted an eight-minute video clip of his performance — dubbed "Heavy Metal Comedy" — at the Comedy Studio in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Watch it at YouTube. According to his bio, Doug Chagnon is an ori...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman: 'We're Trying To Bring Something New And Exciting To The Table'

Amy Kelly of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Ultimate-Guitar.com: You once described your album "Through The Ashes Of Empires" as coming "back from the dead." How would you describe "The Blackening"? Robb...