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The Funeral March

A funeral march? More like a poor group of mourners being made to do the Devil's war dance as the members of Sweden's GADGET fire automatic weapons at their feet. "The Funeral March" is a mostly solid piece of Swedish-style grindcore that (surprise, surprise) owes a debt to masters NASUM, even thoug...

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Japanese Theater Troupe To Perform Heavy Metal Version Of 'Macbeth'

Junichiro Shiozaki of The Daily Yomiuri is reporting that theater troupe Shinkansen will perform "Metaru Makubesu" — a heavy metal version of William Shakespeare's play "Macbeth" — from later this month until July at venues in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Tokyo and Osaka, Japan. The play is set in...

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DRAGONLORD Added To Japan's THRASH DOMINATION Festival

DRAGONLORD — the San Francisco-based black metal band featuring Eric Peterson (guitar, vocals; TESTAMENT),Gian Pyres (guitar; ex-CRADLE OF FILTH),Derrick Ramirez (bass),Lyle Livingstone (keys) and Jon Allen (drums; SADUS, ex-TESTAMENT) — have been added to the upcoming Thrash Domination 2006 two-...

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JOE LYNN TURNER To Perform With NEW JAPAN PHILHARMONIC

Legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (ex-RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE) will be joining the New Japan Philharmonic on August 4 for a concert dubbed "Tribute to Rainbow: Over the Rainbow. The show will take place at Tokyo-Geijyutsu-Gekijyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space) in Tokyo, Japan. Doors will ope...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN: 'Rock Fujiyama' Japanese TV Show Posted Online

Several episodes of the Japanese TV show "Rock Fujiyama", which features former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman as a regular member of the cast, have been posted online at YouTube.com. The program, which debuted on April 3, is the "sequel" to last year's hit Japanese TV show "Hebimetasan" and it a...

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SEVENDUST Guitarist Breaks Hand; Band Cancel Week's Worth Of Dates

Due to a broken bone in the left hand of guitarist John Connolly, SEVENDUST have been forced to forgo their initial U.S. tour dates in early May. The group will resume their performances May 13 in Corpus Christi, TX. The confirmed schedule is as follows: May 13 - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street...

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VENOM, DEATH ANGEL, SODOM, ONSLAUGHT To Team Up For THRASH DOMINATION

VENOM, DEATH ANGEL, SODOM and ONSLAUGHT will be teaming up for the Thrash Domination 2006 two-day mini-festival run on September 16-17 at Club Citta in Tokyo, Japan. VENOM's new album, "Metal Black", was released in North America on April 4 via Sanctuary Records. The CD was mixed at the Townhouse St...

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SPEED\KILL/HATE Sign With ESCAPI MUSIC

Escapi Music has announced the signing of SPEED\KILL/HATE to their already supercharged roster, which also includes the likes of TOKYO DRAGONS, DRAGONLORD, EIDOLON, MAHAVATAR and BODY COUNT, just to name a few. SPEED\KILL/HATE's debut album, "Acts of Insanity", which is scheduled for release on June...

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VAN HALEN Bassist Joins SAMMY HAGAR For Surprise Pre-Tour Shows

VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony's official web site has been updated with the following message: "Michael hopped a plane to Cabo San Lucas uannounced earlier this week to join Sammy Hagar at the Cabo Wabo for a couple of pre-tour shows! "On Thursday, April 27th, Mike, Sammy and the Cabo Wabo house...

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KISS: Cover Of Official Magazine Issue #5 Posted Online

KISS' official web site, KissOnline.com, is offering a "sneak peek" of the cover for issue #5 of the Official KISS Magazine. Check it out at this location. To order the magazine, click here. KISS recently confirmed two additional shows as part of their upcoming Japanese tour: July 18 at Rainbow Hall...

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KAMELOT Continuing Work On Live DVD, Planning Live Appearances

American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAMELOT are continuing to work on their first DVD, "One Cold Winter's Night", which was shot in Oslo this past February. "There is a lot of editing for our director Patric [Ulleaus]. We have 18 cameras on this shoot and the concert was nearly 2 hours long," state...

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IAN GILLAN Says 'Smoke On The Water' Was The Natural Choice For All-Star Jam

Launch Radio Networks reports: On his new album called "Gillan's Inn", DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan got a bunch of friends to play on the tracks, and a bunch of them also took turns on the PURPLE classic "Smoke On The Water". Gillan told Launch that of all the songs from his 40-year career, "Smoke"...

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RUSH Begin Work On New Material

RUSH drummer Neil Peart has posted the following update on his official web site, www.neilpeart.net: "In early March, winter still ruled the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec. The snow was often at its deepest in that month, piling up through the blizzards of January and February until it covered the g...

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KISS: More Japanese Tour Dates Announced

KISS have confirmed two additional shows as part of their upcoming Japanese tour: July 18 at Rainbow Hall in Nagoya and July 20 at the Kokusia Center in Fukuoka. Tickets for the Nagoya show go on sale May 27. No details have been released yet about the on sale date for Fukuoka. KISS' Japanese tour ....

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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP: Japanese Tour Announced

MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP (MSG) will embark on a Japanese tour in November. The dates are as follows: Nov. 13 – Osaka, JPN @ Hatch Namba Nov. 14 - Nagoya, JPN @ Diamond Hall Nov. 16 - Tokyo, JPN @ Nakano Sunplaza Nov. 17 - Tokyo, JPN @ Nakano Sunplaza Nov. 18 - Hokkaido, JPN @ ...