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LORDI Continues Rocking German Charts

According to Metal-Online.com, Finnish metal band LORDI is continuing to rock the German single charts. The group's new single, "Who's Your Daddy", entered the chart this week at position No. 33. Meanwhile, LORDI's Eurovision Song Contest-winning song, "Rock Hard Hallelujah", is still in the Top 20...

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DIMMU BORGIR Frontman Talks About CHROME DIVISION Side-Project

MrRock.net recently conducted an interview with DIMMU BORGIR frontman Shagrath about his side-project CHROME DIVISION (in which he plays guitar). A few excerpts from the chat follow: MrRock.net: As a musician, how important is it for you to show all of your musical sides, and not just be considered...

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VISCERAL BLEEDING Replaces ABORTED On CRYPTOPSY Tour

Swedish death metallers VISCERAL BLEEDING will replace ABORTED on the upcoming Scandinavian CRYPTOPSY tour. Peter Persson of VISCERAL BLEEDING commented: "We are very excited about this opportunity and the chance to tour Scandinavia." On the 27th of August the band will hop on the CRYPTOPSY tour, ri...

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VOLBEAT Explains Abbreviated SUMMER BREEZE Performance

Danish metallers VOLBEAT have issued the following statement regarding their abbreviated set at the Summer Breeze festival, which took place August 17-19, 2006 in Dinkelsbuehl, Germany: "We are sorry that we couldn't perform optimum on the Summer Breeze festival. "Our bus broke down 200 kilometres f...

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Report: Business Warms To Monster Finnish Band LORDI

Sami Torma of Reuters.com reports: Christian groups in Finland denounced them as Satanists and the Greek Consumers' Union wanted them banned from the Eurovision Song Contest held in Athens in May. But Finnish heavy rock sensation LORDI, whose members dress in armour and ghoulish skeleton and zombie...

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GAIA EPICUS: 'Victory' Artwork Revealed

Norwegian power metallers GAIA EPICUS have posted the cover artwork for their upcoming third album, entitled "Victory", at this location. The cover painting for the CD was created by J.P. Fournier, who was also responsible for the band's first album cover, "Satrap", in 2003. "Victory" was recorded a...

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MONSTER MAGNET Guitarist ED MUNDELL: New Acoustic Demo Posted Online

MONSTER MAGNET guitarist Ed Mundell has uploaded a new acoustic demo track to his official web site, EdMundell.com. Mundell is currently in Los Angeles writing and recording demos for a solo project. Several other demo tracks, most of which feature Ed on guitars and bass, and Bob Pantella on drums,...

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GIANT SQUID Announces Lineup Changes

Austin, Texas-based eclectic doom rock act GIANT SQUID have issued the following update: "GIANT SQUID recently completed a quick jaunt across the U.S., including select dates with new labelmates STOLEN BABIES, as well as meeting up with The End Records veterans AGALLOCH for their CD release show in...

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LORDI Cola Coming Next Month

BBC News reports that Eurovision Song Contest winners LORDI are to be honored with a cola named after them in their native Finland. The hard rock group's singer, known as Mr. Lordi, has designed labels featuring the five members in their monster masks and one of the whole band. "The LORDI phenomenon...

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ANTHRAX's SPITZ: ROB ZOMBIE Band And Crew Are 'The Kindest People I Have Ever Encountered'

ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz has posted the following message on his official web site: "Well, the ROB ZOMBIE / ANTHRAX [tour] comes to a close and let me say it was quite incredible. John 5, the guitarist for ZOMBIE, as well as all in the band and crew are absolutely the kindest people I have ...

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LAMB OF GOD Drummer Looking Forward To GIGANTOUR

LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler recently commented on the band's participation in the North American installment of Gigantour 2006, which will begin on September 7 in San Diego, California. The trek will feature LAMB OF GOD, ARCH ENEMY, OPETH, OVERKILL, THE SMASHUP, INTO ETERNITY and SANCTITY in add...

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Australian Artists Pay Tribute To PANTERA's DIMEBAG DARRELL: Audio Available

Australia's LORD, who rose from the ashes of DUNGEON after its dissolution in late 2005, has posted its cover of PANTERA's "Shattered" at this location. The song will be included on the upcoming "The Art of Shredding - A Tribute to Dime" tribute CD to PANTERA's late great guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell...

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MONSTER MAGNET Guitarist ED MUNDELL: More New Solo Demos Posted Online

MONSTER MAGNET guitarist Ed Mundell is currently in Los Angeles writing and recording demos for a solo project. Several new demo tracks, most of which feature Ed on guitars and bass, and Bob Pantella on drums, have been posted online at EdMundell.com. MONSTER MAGNET cancelled its European tour in Ma...

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ONSLAUGHT: 'Terror Alert' Forces Cancellation of European Festival Appearances

Reformed classic U.K. thrash outfit ONSLAUGHT has been forced to pull out of two European festivals this weekend due to the 'critical level terror alerts" which brought airports across the U.K. to a standstill. The band was due to headline Metal Mania Open Air Festival in Slovenia on Friday, August...

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JIM ROOT On New STONE SOUR CD: 'We Don't Want To Expect Too Much Out Of This Album'

Justin Donnelly of Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR guitarist Jim Root. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the expectations for the new STONE SOUR album, "Come What(ever) May": "The album is pretty close to us, and we're all a little bit...