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ROYAL HUNT: '2006 Live' CD/DVD Details Revealed

Frontiers Records will release the new ROYAL HUNT live two-CD and DVD set, "2006 Live", on December 8. ROYAL HUNT is a major force in the melodic metal scene, having released eight studio albums which have sold well over a million copies worldwide. The band underwent a major transition in December 2...

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CORNERSTONE Re-Signs With MASSACRE RECORDS

CORNERSTONE, the Danish/British melodic metal band featuring YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/ex-RAINBOW frontman Doogie White and ex-ROYAL HUNT bassist Steen Mogensen, has re-signed with Massacre Records for the European release of its new album, entitled "Two Tales and One Tomorrow". Meanwhile, the group's manage...

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The Call of the Wretched Sea

The best doom creates an indefinable feeling of dread and a sinking feeling like no other. It may be shrouded in epic atmosphere or dressed up with lighter instrumentation, but the conclusion is a foregone one: man's ultimate demise. And if it is funeral doom akin to the style played by Germany's AH...

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DEATH BREATH Parts Ways With Bassist

DEATH BREATH, the new Swedish old-school death metal project featuring former ENTOMBED drummer and main songwriter Nicke Andersson (currently the frontman of his rock 'n' roll band THE HELLACOPTERS),has parted ways with bassist Magnus Hedquist. "The reasons for his departure are, shall we say, none...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Bassist's New Clothing Line Establishes Online Home

Royal Underground, the new clothing line launched by MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx and Kelly Gray, of the St. John line of durable knits for ladies, has established its online home at www.royalunderground.net. When Gray, 39, met Sixx, 47, for the first time this year, he was in full MÖTLEY CRÜE reg...

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PROGPOWER USA VII Festival: Official Photo Galleries Online

Todd Brown, the official photographer for the ProgPower USA festival, has uploaded photos from this year's event at this location. ProgPower USA VII took place 15-16, 2006 in Atlanta, Georgia and included appearances by JORN, CIRCLE II CIRCLE, EVERGREY, EPICA, PYRAMAZE, ZERO HOUR, SAVAGE CIRCUS, MER...

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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Frontman Performs With MASTODON In Los Angeles

According to MTV.com, Josh Homme of QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE joined MASTODON onstage at the Music Box @ Fonda in Los Angeles Friday night (Sept. 29). The unpredictable metal band ran through "The Colony of Birchmen" with Homme on vocals, dipping into new "Blood Mountain" material elsewhere with seari...

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ROYAL HUNT: Live Album Samples Available

Danish/American hard rockers ROYAL HUNT have posted two songs ("Can't Let Go" and "Far Away") from their upcoming double live album, "Royal Hunt 2006", in the "Media" section of their official web site. Due on November 22, "Royal Hunt 2006" was recorded (and filmed) on the historic stage of St. Pete...

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ONE 90 GRAIN Begins Recording Debut Album

ONE 90 GRAIN, the Spartanburg, South Carolina-based "Southern progressive metal" band featuring former SHAITAN MAZAR drummer Brett Goode, has returned from Muscle Shoals, Alabama where it tracked five songs for its debut album with Jay Johnson, the current lead singer and guitarist for the legendary...

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PEGAZUS: Long-Awaited DVD Finally Sees Light Of Day

Australian metallers PEGAZUS have finally completed work on their first-ever DVD, entitled "Pegazus – Mythology Chapter II (2000-2006)". The first pressing of the disc, which was was released in Europe via Battlegod Productions and Twilight distribution, is in PAL format and will shortly be availabl...

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BRUCE KULICK Completes Work On ESP 'Live In Japan' CD

Former KISS and current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Bruce Kulick has posted the following message on his official web site: "Finally finished the mixing and mastering of the ESP 'Live in Japan' CD (featuring the lineup of Kulick on guitar, Eric Singer [KISS, ALICE COOPER] on drums, John Corabi [MÖ...

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MARILYN MANSON: Projects Galore

Rolling Stone magazine reports that Marilyn Manson will begin filming his movie project, "Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll", in just a few weeks in Paris, France. In addition, he will celebrate the Halloween opening of his new L.A. art gallery, located at the nearly satanic address of 66...

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CRYPTOPSY: More North American Tour Dates Announced

Quebec-based death metallers CRYPTOPSY have lined up the following dates during October: Oct. 04 - Ottawa, ON @ Maverick's Oct. 05 - Hamilton, ON @ Absinthe Oct. 06 - Royun Noranfda, QC @ Petit Theatre Oct. 07 - Toronto, ON @ The Opera House Oct. 08 - London, ON @ Embassy Oct. 09 - Sudbury, ...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Bassist And Former Model Try To Make Fashion Sense

Elizabeth Khuri of the Los Angeles Times recently interviewed MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx and Kelly Gray, of the St. John line of durable knits for ladies, about Royal Underground, their men's clothing line, which Bloomingdale's, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom and other mainstream retailers will begin...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX: 'Thank You, New York'

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has checked in from the band's "The Route of All Evil" tour with fellow music veterans AEROSMITH with the following update: "Last night [Monday, Sept. 28] we played the 35th anniversary of the Hard Rock Café's private party. All the usual and unusual characters were th...