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IRON MAIDEN Confirmed For Hungary's SZIGET Festival

IRON MAIDEN, DIE ÄRZTE and R.E.M. are the first confirmed bands for this year's Sziget festival, set to take place August 12-18 in Budapest, Hungary. More confirmations will be announced soon. IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson will air a MAIDEN "tour special" during the March 7 edition of his wee...

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Norway's JACK IN THE BOX Is Back

Acclaimed Norwegian '90s melodic heavy rock band JACK IN THE BOX has reunited and is said to be working new material. The group's current lineup is as follows: Eric Si (a.k.a. Lars Eric Si, Lars Eikind) (WINDS, BEFORE THE DAWN) - Vocals Rune Lamøy - Guitar Frode Lamøy - Drums Victor Borge - Bass The...

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METALLICA, SLAYER, HEAVEN AND HELL Interviewed For 'The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show'

IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson will air a MAIDEN "tour special" during the March 7 edition of his weekly BBC 6 Music radio show, aptly named "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". The show will feature interviews with Steve Harris (IRON MAIDEN),Lars Ulrich (METALLICA),Ronnie James Dio and K...

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LION'S SHARE Guitarist Talks About Upcoming CD

Guitarist Lars Chriss of the Swedish melodic metal band LION'S SHARE recently spoke to Hardrock Haven about the songwriting process for the group's next CD, tentatively due this fall via AFM Records. "We are finishing up writing the last couple of songs as we speak," Lars said. "We will mix the albu...

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OPETH Frontman To Guest On New IHSAHN Album

OPETH frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt has recorded a guest appearance on the track "Unhealer" from the forthcoming solo album from former EMPEROR vocalist/guitarist Ihsahn, entitled "angL". Commented Ihsahn: "We've been talking about doing something for a while and I'm really happy it finally came togethe...

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LARS ULRICH's Assistant Talks About Upcoming METALLICA Album

Virginia Fuel, Virginia's local chapter of the Metallica Club (the official METALLICA fan club),has published an interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich's longtime assistance Steven Wiig. An excerpt from the chat follows: Virginia Fuel: Have you had a chance to listen to the new stuff that MET...

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METALLICA Announces MACHINE HEAD As First-Round Openers

METALLICA has issued the following update: "This time in English... we're psyched that our friends in MACHINE HEAD have said 'yes' to more fun and games following the good times that were had by all at Wembley last summer. They will play with us in Chorzow, Poland and Prague, Czech Republic for the...

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STORMZONE To Support GEORGE LYNCH In Spain

Irish band STORMZONE will support George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB) during his tour of Spain. Confirmed dates so far include Barcelona (March 13),Bilbao (March 14) and Madrid (March 15). Apart from performing a full support slot, STORMZONE will also return to the stage to back George Lynch during hi...

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MARC BOLAN's Works Live On In SPIRIT Deal

Lars Brandle of Billboard.biz reports that Spirit Music Group has acquired the publishing and masters rights to the post-1971 catalog of Marc Bolan and T.REX, in a broad deal concluded with the late glam rock star's publishing firm Wizard (Bahamas) Limited. Spirit forged the agreement through its pa...

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RAUNCHY: New Album Title Announced

Danish metallers RAUNCHY have set "Wasteland Discotheque" as the title of their fourth album, due on June 30 via Lifeforce Records. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Straight to Hell", "Recovery", "Heavy Burden", "To the Lighthouse", "Destroyer", "Somewhere Along the Road", "Thieves", "Wes...

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METALLICA Confirms Bulgaria Concert

According to Tangra Mega Rock, METALLICA will perform at the Vassil Levski Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria on July 25. Tickets go on sale on this Friday, February 15 at 9:00 a.m.. The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows: May 28 - Chorzow, Poland - Slaski Stadium May 30 - Landgraaf, Netherlands...

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TRUE SYMPHONIC ROCKESTRA Mastermind Explains Album Delay

TRUE SYMPHONIC ROCKESTRA, the international opera-oriented project featuring contributions from DREAM THEATER frontman James LaBrie, will release its long-awaited album on March 28 via a co-operation between Brainrox Records in Germany and Marinsound in Russia. Check out audio samples of the tracks...

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RAUNCHY Prepares To Record New Album

Danish metallers RAUNCHY have issued the following update: "So it is finally happening — our gear's all packed and we're on our way to the recording studio [in Ribe, Denmark] to finish up our new album. We're really looking forward to enter the house of gun jack again and team up with our friend Jac...

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MASTERPLAN Guitarist To Guest On ASYLUM Album

Roland Grapow (HELLOWEEN, MASTERPLAN) is the latest member to make an appearance on the debut album from ASYLUM, the Illinois-based project featuring Marcus Johnson (lead vocals, lead guitar) and Johnny Rox (bass). Also contributing to the CD are Kevin Talley (DAATH, CHIMAIRA, DYING FETUS, MISERY IN...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN, CIRCLE II CIRCLE, MANTICORA To Team Up For North American Tour

JON OLIVA'S PAIN, CIRCLE II CIRCLE and MANTICORA will team up for the first leg of the North American "Global Intrusions" tour this fall. This marks the first time that Jon Oliva (JON OLIVA'S PAIN, SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) and Zak Stevens (CIRCLE II CIRCLE, ex-SAVATAGE) have toured togeth...