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KROKUS Announces North American Release Date For 'Hellraiser'

Veteran Swiss rockers KROKUS will release their new album, "Hellraiser", in North America on October 24 (September 18 in Europe, except Germany and Switzerland, where it will be issued on September 15) via AFM Records. The follow-up to 2003's "Rock the Block" was recorded with producer Dennis Ward (...

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THE DARKNESS Cancels Danish Festival Appearance

British rockers THE DARKNESS were forced to cancel their appearance at the Skanderborg Festival in Denmark today (Thursday, August 10) after the group's frontman, Justin Hawkins, was taken ill. The band's official statement on the matter reads as follows: "We regret to inform you that Justin has had...

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JIM ROOT On New STONE SOUR CD: 'We Don't Want To Expect Too Much Out Of This Album'

Justin Donnelly of Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR guitarist Jim Root. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the expectations for the new STONE SOUR album, "Come What(ever) May": "The album is pretty close to us, and we're all a little bit...

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FRANKIE BANALI: I Have No Desire Or Intention Of Working With BLACKIE LAWLESS Again

For the final interview of his month-long Bananiversary Celebration, rock 'n' roll comic C.C. Banana spoke with drummer Frankie Banali about Tracii Guns, Blackie Lawless and the upcoming QUIET RIOT studio album. A few excerpts from the interview follow: C.C. Banana: When can fans expect to hear more...

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KING'S X Guitarist Prepares To Release Third Solo Album

KING'S X guitarist Ty Tabor will release his third solo album, "Rock Garden", through Inside Out Music on August 29. As part of the Texan power trio KING'S X, singer/guitarist Ty Tabor has enjoyed a career that has reeled in both critical and consumer praise for the better part of three decades. A p...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: 'I'm Not One Of These Gay Guys With A Cause'

The metal community tosses around the word "gay" more freely than anyone outside of the town of "South Park". So what's it like to actually be a homosexual and be into metal? Decibel (DecibelMagazine.com) recently talked with openly gay metal musicians and fans to get the not-so-straight story for t...

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PRO-PAIN Guitarist's BUILT UPON FRUSTRATION To Release New Album In September

BUILT UPON FRUSTRATION, the Pittsburgh-based hardcore band featuring PRO-PAIN guitarist Eric Klinger, will release its third CD, "The Book of Mourning", on September 29 via Da' Core Records. Since the release of 2003's "Resurrected", BUILT UPON FRUSTRATION has made the gradual ascension to the top o...

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KROKUS: New Song Available For Download

The new KROKUS single, "Angel of My Dreams", has been made available for download at this location. The song comes off the veteran Swiss rockers' new album, "Hellraiser", due on Septemebr 15 via Germany's AFM Records. The follow-up to 2003's "Rock the Block" was recorded with producer Dennis Ward (P...

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Former MEGADETH Bassist MACDONOUGH To Tour With STRAPPING YOUNG LAD

Devin Townsend's (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND) label, Hevy Devy Records, has issued the following update: "STRAPPING YOUNG LAD's 'The New Black' was released July 11th or 17th, depending on where you live. So you should all have it by now, and if you don't… 'You Suck' …. has been av...

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ACCEPT Bassist Posts New Music Online, Prepares To Launch RockFactory

ACCEPT bassist Peter Baltes has uploaded a couple of tracks for a "Christian metal" album he is currently working on. Check out the songs "Furious" and "Speedrazor" at Baltes' newly launched MySpace page. Also available at the same location are are two demo tracks ("Coming Home" and "In Awe") Peter...

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BLACK SABBATH Guitarist To Launch Second Season Of 'Black Sunday' Radio Show In September

BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi is currently in the pre-production stage for the second season of his radio show, "Black Sunday", which airs on Planet Rock. According to Iommi.com, the new season will kick off on Sunday, September 3. As with season one, Iommi will be featuring a selection of unsi...

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ARCH ENEMY Singer Sounds Off On Vocal Technique, Early Influences And Being A Vegetarian

ARCH ENEMY frontwoman Angela Gossow has posted the following message on her official MySpace page: "I get so many wonderful messages every day it is almost overwhelming. I am sorry, but it is impossible to answer them all.. So I have collected the most frequently asked questions and will answer them...

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JEFF LABAR: 'I Don't Think CINDERELLA Will Ever Put Out Another Record'

As part of his month-long Bananiversary Celebration, rock 'n' roll comic C.C. Banana spoke to guitarist Jeff LaBar about the future of his bands CINDERELLA and NAKED BEGGARS. A few excerpts from the interview follow: C.C. Banana: We hear that there are certain legal complications preventing CINDEREL...

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SEVEN WITCHES Guitarist JACK FROST To Release Solo Album Next Month

Guitarist Jack Frost is certainly one of the hardest working guitarists in heavy metal today. In addition to playing on, mixing, and producing albums with his band, SEVEN WITCHES (which formerly included Joey Vera of ARMORED SAINT),Frost has also lent his guitar talents to the likes of SAVATAGE, ME...

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VENGEANCE To Support AXEL RUDI PELL In Europe

Dutch metal outfit VENGEANCE has been confirmed as the support act for AXEL RUDI PELL on his upcoming European tour in September/October. The dates are as follows: Sep. 19 - Paris, FRA - La Locomotive Sep. 20 - Pratteln, SWI - Z7 Sep. 21 - München, GER - Metropolis Sep. 23 - Aschaffenburg, GER - ...