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ROUGH SILK Part Ways With Drummer, Announce Replacement

German epic/melodic metallers ROUGH SILK have parted ways with drummer Thomas Becker. "Thomas has left the band because of his family," singer Ferdy Doernberg writes on the group's web site. "But we were ready to find Detlef 'Dizzy' Kroll. He's our new drummer since a few weeks. He was in a band cal...

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Former LEMMING PROJECT Guitarist Dies At Age 33

Michael Schmale, guitarist and main songwriter of the German death metal band LEMMING PROJECT, died on Thursday, February 17 at the age of 33. LEMMING PROJECT initially formed in 1986 and eventually signed to Noise Records for the release of the two albums "Extinction" and "Hate And Despise", the la...

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The World's First 'Heavy Metal Opera' Scheduled For This Friday

iAfrica.com has issued the following report: The dark tale of Faust and his existential journey has left its classical opera setting and will be depicted in "the world's first" heavy metal opera in the small western Norwegian town of Kristiansund on Friday. "When it comes to the theme, Faust is perf...

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KAMELOT: 'The Black Halo' Jukebox Available Online

A KAMELOT jukebox containing selections from the group's upcoming album, "The Black Halo", can be accessed at this location. The follow-up to 2003's "Epica", "The Black Halo", is scheduled for release in the U.S. on March 15 through SPV Records. The album was produced by Sascha Paeth and Miro at Gat...

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The Black Halo

KAMELOT have walked the line between the prog/power scene and a more pomp AOR sheen for some time now, never descending too far into galloping European cliché, and maintaining a sonic toughness that keeps them in the metal camp. The addition of ex-CONCEPTION singer Roy Khan and the release of 2000's...

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BRAZEN ABBOT To Release New Album In June

BRAZEN ABBOT, the brainchild of Bulgarian guitarist Nikolo Kotzev, have posted the following message on their web site: "Nikolo has delievered the final mix of the new BRAZEN ABBOT album! The new BRAZEN ABBOT album, 'My Resurrection', is expected to be released in June! The album will be 62 minutes...

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GLENN HUGHES: 'Freak Flag Flyin'' Live Album Samples Posted Online

GLENN HUGHES fan site GHPGH.net has uploaded an mp3 file containing samples of each of the 10 songs on the new GLENN HUGHES (ex-DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) live album, entitled "Freak Flag Flyin'". The CD, which was recorded live in the U.K. in October 2003 during Hughes' "Love and Homecoming" tour,...

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BLACK CROWES: Reunion Tour Announced

BLACK CROWES have announced plans for a full-blown reunion tour — the band's first gigs since October 2001, according to Billboard.com. Guitarist Marc Ford is back in the fold for the first time since 1997, while Bill Dobrow, who played with Rich Robinson in the short-lived band HOOKAH BROWN, will t...

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KAMELOT Drummer To Play BUDDY RICH In Upcoming Movie?

According to a posting on KAMELOT's official web site, the group's drummer, Casey Grillo, is being considered for a movie role as the legendary drummer Buddy Rich. KAMELOT's webmaster has acquired several screen test photos from the photographer in charge of the submission and has posted them online...

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More Details Emerge About TRIPP EISEN's Arrest

Lauren Matthew of New Jersey's Old Bridge Suburban has revealed more information about former STATIC-X guitarist Tripp Eisen's arrest on charges that he sexually assaulted two minors, one of them a 14-year-old Sayreville girl in an Old Bridge parking lot. Eisen, whose real name is Tod Rex Salvador,...

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MEGADETH: 'Of Mice And Men' Video Posted Online

MEGADETH's video for the track "Of Mice and Men" has been posted online at MP3.com. Filmed on January 20 in Los Angeles, the "Of Mice and Men" video will premiere on MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" on Saturday, March 12 at 10:00 p.m. "Of Mice and Men" is the second video off MEGADETH's latest album, ...

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DISSECTION: Mexican Date Announced

Reactivated Swedish death metallers DISSECTION will return to the North American continent on April 22, when they are scheduled to play at the Box Underground in Tijuana, Mexico. Support at the show will come from SADISTIC INTENT, RISE, INFINITUM OBSCURE and NINTH LEVEL. Box Underground is located a...

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MEGADETH's 'Of Mice And Men' Video To Receive 'Headbanger's Ball' Premiere

MEGADETH's "Of Mice and Men" video will premiere on MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" on Saturday, March 12 at 10:00 p.m. Filmed on January 20 in Los Angeles, "Of Mice and Men" is the second video off MEGADETH's latest album, "The System Has Failed", which entered The Billboard 200 chart at No. 18 upon its...

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STATIC-X Guitarist Is Believed To Have Met Teenage Victim Via Online Singles Community

STATIC-X guitarist Tripp Eisen (real name Tod Rex Salvador) is believed to have met the 14-year-old Sayreville, New Jersey girl he is accused of sexually assaulting in January on the web site FetischMusic.com (via their "Find-a-Freek" online singles community),where he used the screen name "grovery...

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STATIC-X Guitarist Busted On Sex Assault, Kidnapping Charges

Ken Serrano and Chris Jordan of New Jersey's Asbury Park Press have issued the following report: He told the 14-year-old Sayreville girl he was "T-Rex" and he liked to impersonate the guitarist for the heavy metal band they both liked, STATIC-X, authorities said. But the 39-year-old man accused of m...