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QUEENSRŸCHE: Complete 'Sign Of The Times: The Best Of Queensrÿche' Details Revealed
In a career that spans nearly 25 years, QUEENSRŸCHE has released 15 albums that have sold more than 20 million units around the world. On August 28, Capitol/EMI will release "Sign Of The Times: The Best Of Queensrÿche" in CD, 2-CD Collectors Edition packages and digitally. The new career-spanning hi...July 9, 2007
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AREA 54 Calls It Quits
British melodic metallers AREA 54 have decided to call it quits, just months after releasing their new album, "Bring out your Dead". Frontman Lakis Kyriacou has issued the following statement on the matter: "It's with a heavy heart that I must inform you that AREA 54 have decided to call it quits. A...July 9, 2007
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ALTER BRIDGE Signs With UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC
The members of ALTER BRIDGE have announced they have signed an agreement to release their next album on Universal Republic Records. This brand new album is scheduled to be released this fall. "We're very excited about beginning this chapter in our lives and career," commented Grammy Award-winning so...July 9, 2007
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: Bridging The Gap Between Metal And Punk
With KILLSWITCH ENGAGE taking part in the Vans Warped Tour this year, the band talked to Artisan News Service about being a bridge between metal and punk. Watch video footage at this location. KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's video for the band's new single, "The Arms of Sorrow", has been posted online at YouTub...July 8, 2007
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SCORPIONS Guitarist: 'We Wanted To Make An Outstanding Rock Album'
Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with SCORPIONS guitarist Rudolf Schenker. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metalshrine: The new album. What was it like working with [producer] Desmond Child? Rudolf: A new experience. We had already worked with some good producers like...July 2, 2007
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SLAYER Fan Dies After Bridge Dive At Swedish Festival
A 22-year-old man who jumped off a bridge during SLAYER's headlining show at the Metaltown festival in Gothenburg, Sweden died at a local hospital late Sunday night, reports GT. When paramedics found him unconscious after almost 15 minutes in the water, he was bleeding from his nose, mouth and ears....July 2, 2007
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SLAYER Fan In Critical Condition Following Fall At METALTOWN Festival
A 22-year-old man is in critical condition after jumping from a bridge during SLAYER's headlining show at the Metaltown festival in Gothenburg, Sweden late Saturday night (June 30),according to GT. The Göta Älv bridge (photo),which runs over the river of the same name, is located just opposite the...July 1, 2007
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UGLY Signs To ROCK RIDGE MUSIC
Detroit-based rock four-piece UGLY has signed with Rock Ridge Music to release its self-titled album on October 9. Born from the blue-collar smoke stacks of Detroit, Michigan, UGLY is stitched from the same thread as infamous Detroit rockers such as IGGY POP, ALICE COOPER, TED NUGENT and KID ROCK. H...June 26, 2007
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H.I.M.: New Song Available For Streaming
A brand new H.I.M. track, entitled "Passion's Killing Floor", is available for streaming at the H-I-M666.com web site (click on "Passion's Killing Floor" in the album track listing to start audio). "Passion's Killing Floor" will be included on the soundtrack album to Michael Bay's "Transformers", du...June 26, 2007
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VELVET REVOLVER Guitarists Discuss 'Libertad'
Claire Davies of the U.K.'s Total Guitar magazine (web site) recently conducted an interview with VELVET REVOLVER's Slash and Dave Kushner. A couple of excerpts follow: Total Guitar: Your debut album "Contraband" was huge, so how does "Libertad" compare in sound and style – does it live up to your e...June 20, 2007
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SIEGES EVEN: 'Paramount' To Receive North American Release In October
Reformed cult German progressive metal band SIEGES EVEN will release its new album, "Paramount", in North America on October 10 via Inside Out Music. The European CD will arrive in late September. Check out the cover artwork at this location. The photo was taken by British artist David J. Nightingal...June 18, 2007
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SOULFLY, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, DARKEST HOUR Featured On 'Higher Voltage' CD
Fifteen of rock's hottest bands have contributed cover versions of classic songs to the second instalment of Kerrang! magazine's free "High Voltage" CDs. "Higher Voltage" — which includes exclusive recordings by LOSTPROPHETS, AIDEN, FIGHTSTAR and MADINA LAKE and rare covers by FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND a...June 18, 2007
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Former STATIC-X Guitarist Out On Parole
According to the web site of the New Jersey Department of Corrections, former STATIC-X and DOPE guitarist Tripp Eisen was paroled from the Mid-State Correctional Facility and was released from custody on April 17, 2007 after serving time for allegedly meeting and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old gi...June 15, 2007
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HARLOTS Sign With LIFEFORCE RECORDS
Lifeforce Records America has announced the signing of Ohio's HARLOTS. Formed in Ohio during the winter of 2002/2003, the band has released two full-length albums, "The Woman You Saw is the Great City that Rules Over the Kings of the Earth" (Feeling Faint Productions, 2004) and "This is the Second D...June 15, 2007
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H.I.M.: 'Venus Doom' Track Listing Revealed
According to a posting on the web site of the Los Angeles newspaper The Rockit, Finnish goth metallers H.I.M. have finished mixing their sixth studio album, "Venus Doom", at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, California. Once again, the band entered the studio with producer/mixer Tim Palmer (TIN MACHIN...June 15, 2007