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METALLICA: 'The Videos 1989-2004' DVD Screening To Be Held In Helsinki

The Metallica Club Chapter of Finland (www.metclub.fi) will hold a release party for the new METALLICA DVD collection of all the promotional videos the band has made, "The Videos 1989-2004", ahead of the official release date on December 2 at Hevimesta in Helsinki, Finland. This is the first screeni...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: Las Vegas Is 'Completely Off-The-Chart Bonkers, Cuckoo'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following two entries in his online blog: "Thursday, November 23: Las Vegas is bizarre. Completely off-the-chart bonkers, cuckoo. You drive hours of absolutely nothing, rocks, sand and tumble weed and then BAM! An abomination in defiance to the very...

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Finnish EUROVISION Winners LORDI Mull Presidential Invitation

According to MonstersAndCritics.com, Finnish heavy-metal rockers LORDI, surprise winners of the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest, have yet to confirm if they will attend the annual President's Independence Day reception, reports said Monday. The December 6 reception — one of the main features on the cou...

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INSISION: 'Ikon' Track Listing Revealed

Swedish death metal act INSISION has completed work on its third album, entitled "Ikon", at Black Lounge studios (SCAR SYMMETRY, CENTINEX) in Avesta, Sweden. Mick Usher, who also worked on INSISION's last album "Revealed & Worshipped", has designed the cover. Commented the band: "After nailing t...

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MANES: New Album Will Be 'Dark As Hell'

MANES, the Norwegian band featuring members of THIRD AND THE MORTAL, ATROX and CHTON, is putting the finishing touches on its new album, tentatively titled "Invention - Or How The World Came To An End And Why We Did It", at Spiren Studio in Rognes (near Trondheim) with producer Rune Stavnesli. The C...

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TNT Singer: New Album 'Could Well Be The Pinnacle Of My Vocal Career'

Veteran hard rockers TNT will be back in 2007 with a new studio album, their first to feature British vocalist Tony Mills (ex-SHY). The following update on the CD's recording progress from Mills himself was posted on the MelodicRock.com web site: Mills: "The new album is pretty much half finished wi...

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SLIPKNOT Guitarist Featured In LUPARA Video

SLIPKNOT guitarist Mick Thomson is featured as the main actor in the first video from LUPARA, the Chicago-based extreme metal band formed by ex-BROKEN HOPE guitarist Jeremy Wagner. The storyline for the clip — "No Pity On the Ants" — revolves around a sadistic killer who enslaves half-a-dozen prison...

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LORDI: 'Mie Oon Lordi' Book Sales Off To Slow Start

According to Oikotimes.com, the new biography of LORDI mainman Mr. Lordi, "Mie oon Lordi", written by culture reporter Jussi Ahlroth from the Helsingin Sanomat, has been in the shops in Finland for a week now. The book has been criticized for not including enough new revelations on the nation's favo...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: 'I Had A Very Artistic Kind Of Upbringing'

Dave Harrison of Australia's X-Press Online recently conducted an interview with legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. A few excerpts from the chat follow: X-Press Online: Where did the idea to combine classical music and rock guitar come from? Yngwie: I was the youngest member of my family,...

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ALICE COOPER Sells Memoirs For $500K

According to the New York Post, Alice Cooper has just sold his memoirs to Random House's Crown Books imprint for an estimated $500,000. The book, "Alice Cooper, Golf Monster: My 12 Steps to Becoming a Golf Addict", is billed as a candid look at his 35-year career, his drinking and his recovery, whic...

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DOWN: Photos From This Past Weekend's' 'Sunday Music Workshop Series' Available

DOWN members Pepper Keenan (guitar; also in CORROSION OF CONFORMITY),Jimmy Bower (drums; also in EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL),Kirk Windstein (guitar; also in CROWBAR),and Philip Anselmo (vocals; also in SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) performed at Tiptina's in New Orleans, Louisiana on Sunday (N...

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Former DECREPIT BIRTH Guitarist Arrested On Child Molestation Charge

Santa Cruz, California-based death metallers DECREPIT BIRTH have posted the following message on their official web site: "We feel that now is the time to come out publicly and let everyone know what happened in the situation of our ex-guitarist Mike Turner. Here is a bulletin from our local TV news...

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MANES: Second Studio Blog Available

MANES, the Norwegian band featuring members of THIRD AND THE MORTAL, ATROX and CHTON, has almost finished recording its new album, tentatively titled "Invention - Or How The World Came To An End And Why We Did It", at Spiren Studio in Rognes (near Trondheim) with producer Rune Stavnesli. The CD will...

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LORDI Featured In New Book Covering Finland's EUROVISION History

According to Oikotimes.com, Finnish monster metal band LORDI will be featured in a new book covering Finland's Eurovision history, to be published in January. Entitled "Finland 12 points!", the widely illustrated book was written by Asko Murtomäki and it covers the national finals, songs that have t...

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DOWN To Perform In New Orleans Tomorrow

DOWN members Pepper Keenan (guitar; also in CORROSION OF CONFORMITY),Jimmy Bower (drums; also in EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL),Kirk Windstein (guitar; also in CROWBAR),and Philip Anselmo (vocals; also in SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) will perform at Tiptina's in New Orleans, Louisiana tomorrow...