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DEMONS & WIZARDS Frontman Talks About His Chemistry With JON SCHAFFER
DEMONS & WIZARDS frontman Hansi Kürsch (BLIND GUARDIAN) recently spoke to Metal Temple magazine's Michael Dalakos about the group's upcoming second album, "Touched by the Crimson King". A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Metal Temple: Hansi, let's start by breaking down how long the...May 15, 2005
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SCUM OF THE EARTH, BRAND NEW SIN, SOCIETY 1: More U.S. Tour Dates Announced
More dates have been announced for the forthcoming U.S. tour featuring SCUM OF THE EARTH (the band founded by former ROB ZOMBIE guitarist Riggs),BRAND NEW SIN and SOCIETY 1. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Jun. 10 – Manchester, NH @ Manch Vegas Rockfest (SCUM only) Jun. 14 - Springfield, MO...May 13, 2005
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LAW AND ORDER Offer Limited Copies Of New Album To U.S. Fans
Former MCA recording artists LAW AND ORDER have formed a partnership with online U.S.-based metal retailer Dynasty Metal Music. The band's third release, "The Glass House" (recently released in Europe through the U.K.-based Z Records),was not readily available in the U.S. market until now. The band...May 11, 2005
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EDGUY Hard At Work On New EP
German melodic metallers EDGUY are hard at work on their new EP, "Superheroes", tentatively due in September via Nuclear Blast Records. Producing the effort is Sascha Paeth (KAMELOT, AINA, RHAPSODY) at the Gate Studio in Wolfsburg. Apart from the mid-tempo title track none of the featured songs will...May 11, 2005
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SAVAGE CIRCUS To Make Appearance At Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL
SAVAGE CIRCUS, the new band featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch and PERSUADER members Jens Karlsson (vocals, guitar) and Emil Norberg (lead guitar),will make an appearance at the Rock Hard Festival on May 15 at Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The full band will be in atten...May 9, 2005
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Touched By the Crimson King
You pretty much can't go wrong with Jon Schaffer or Hansi Kürsch. The ICED EARTH guitarist and BLIND GUARDIAN vocalist are masters of their chosen callings, and two of traditional metal's leading lights, so when they get together, the results are bound to be pretty stellar. Schaffer's precision trip...May 8, 2005
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TOURNIQUET Confirmed For California's BEYOND THE MOUNTAIN Festival
Christian thrash metallers TOURNIQUET have been confirmed for the Beyond the Mountain festival, set to take place on August 27-28 in San Bernadino, California. The band is scheduled to perform on Saturday, August 27 between 9:45 and 11:15 p.m. Other acts scheduled to appear at the festival include H...May 8, 2005
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WARRANT: 1991 Headlining Performance Released On DVD
WARRANT are currently selling a DVD of their 1991 headlining performance at the Cajun Dome in Lafayette, Louisiana. Entitled "Bootleg from the Bayou – Live 1991", the DVD is described in the liner notes as "pure old-school WARRANT at its finest. Professionally recorded at the peak of their popularit...May 7, 2005
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NAILBOMB: 'Live At Dynamo' DVD To Surface In July
Roadrunner Records U.K. has announced that NAILBOMB, the cult punk/metal side-project put together by Max Cavalera (SEPULTURA, SOULFLY) and Alex Newport (FUDGE TUNNEL),will release a specially low-priced DVD, called "Live at Dynamo", on July 4. The disc features a full raw live recording of NAILBOM...April 28, 2005
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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX: 'This Is Not A Fucking Farewell Tour'
The four members of MÖTLEY CRÜE recently spoke to Sylvie Simmons of the U.K.'s Guardian about their current "Red White and Crüe" world tour. Several excerpts from the interview follow: On their well-publicized drug problems: Nikki Sixx: "We lost perspective. We almost didn't survive. But isn't that...April 28, 2005
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The Fall of Rome
With a riff straight out of the AT THE GATES reject pile, Virginia's WINTER SOLSTICE doggedly, dogmatically trudge through forty minutes of well-executed, but utterly unoriginal, Swedish-derived thrash. Between these guys and DARKEST HOUR plundering their national treasures, it's a wonder the govern...April 27, 2005
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DEMONS & WIZARDS: New Audio Sample Available For Download
A one-minute, 45-second sample of a new DEMONS & WIZARDS track, entitled "The Gunslinger", is available for download at this location. "The Gunslinger" comes off the group's upcoming sophomore album, "Touched by the Crimson King", due on June 27 via SPV Records. The follow-up to the group's 2001...April 20, 2005
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Former BLIND GUARDIAN Drummer Issues Update
Former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch has issued an update on his SAVAGE CIRCUS project featuring PERSUADER members Jens Karlsson (vocals, guitar) and Emil Norberg (lead guitar) and the still-unnamed collaboration with SOILWORK vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid. Stauch's message reads as follows: "...April 20, 2005
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Former STRYPER Bassist To Perform With WHITECROSS
Former STRYPER bassist Tim Gaines will be joining WHITECROSS to perform at the Beyond The Mountain Music Festival on August 27, 2005 in San Bernardino, CA. Proceeds from the concert will go to benefit the Christian people of Alcance Subterraneo (underground outreach) in Mexico City who suffered fina...April 17, 2005
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PATHOS To Play Gothenburg's 'Rokken Roll Party - Vol 2.'
PATHOS, the Swedish band featuring DIMENSION ZERO guitarist Daniel Antonsson, will perform at No Fear Tattoo's "Rokken Roll Party - Vol 2." on April 30 at Mothers Freak MC in Gothenburg, Sweden. Other groups scheduled to appear at the event include BLIND DOG, SABOTAGE and a special "secret" guest ba...April 16, 2005
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