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IRON MAIDEN's EDDIE Heads The All-Time Classic T-Shirt Chart

Anthony Barnes of the Belfast Telegraph is reporting that IRON MAIDEN's iconic mascot Eddie — the ghoulish figure which has appeared on their album sleeves for a quarter of a century — has helped them to the top of the charts in the rock 'n' roll fashion stakes. The denim-and-leather-clad heavy meta...

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SHADOWS FALL In Talks With Major Labels

According to Hits Daily Double, label reps from Hollywood, Epic, RCA, Capitol and others showed up for the SHADOWS FALL concert last week at the House of Blues on Sunset. The Syndicate-repped group has reportedly fulfilled its commitment to current label Century Media. The band's latest album, "The...

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TED NUGENT: 'Whiplash Bash' Tour Dates Announced

TED NUGENT has announced the following dates as part of his annual "Whiplash Bash" tour: Dec. 26 - Mount Pleasant MI - Soaring Eagle Dec. 27 - Merriville IN - Star Plaza Dec. 28 - Chicago IL - House of Blues Dec. 29 - Detroit MI - Palace of Auburn Hills Dec. 30 - Ft.Wayne, ...

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SATYRICON Comment On 'The Return Of The Antichrist' U.S. Tour

Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON have set "The Return of the Antichrist" as the name of their upcoming U.S. tour, set to kick off on Thursday, December 2 in San Francisco, CA and conclude on December 22. Canadian-based bands INFERNAL MAJESTY and 3 INCHES OF BLOOD will provide support for these da...

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TESTAMENT/PAINMUSEUM Guitarist To Embark On Clinic Tour

Former HALFORD and current TESTAMENT/PAINMUSEUM guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak will embark on the next leg of the "Flurry Of The Black Notes Guitar Clinic Tour 2004" later this month. Hear the latest metal gear products and get your answers straight from Metal Mike. Attendance at the clinics is fr...

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Drummer: VAN HALEN To Begin Work On New Album

VAN HALEN drummer has tried to put rumors of the band's demise to rest, denying that internal tensions have taken their toll. Speaking to the Wichita Eagle, Alex said, "Our disagreements are about our music." The band plan to take a break after the tour and then enter the studio to begin work on a ....

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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY Gets Clean Bill Of Health, Band Resumes Touring

MOTÖRHEAD's official web site has been updated with the following message: "In September of 2004, the world of metal was shocked when the news was unveiled that Lemmy, MOTÖRHEAD's veteran frontman, had sustained an injury to his foot severe enough to cause the band to cancel their much anticipated t...

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Temple of Shadows

ANGRA's 2001 release, "Rebirth", proved beyond any doubt that the departure of singer Andre Matos (who, along with ANGRA's rhythm section, left the group to form SHAMAN) would be less difficult to overcome than initially expected. Matos' replacement, Eduardo Falaschi (ex-SYMBOLS),bore little musica...

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PRIMAL FEAR Begin Writing New Material

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have posted the following message on their official web site: "Don't worry, we're still alive! We started with the songwriting for the new — so far unnamed — album and things are going very well. We recieved a lot of mails with questions about the last news posting...

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Michigan Metal And Hard Rock Bands To Perform At Benefit Concert

Sarah Colton, the daughter of MichiganMetal.com founder and former AMPUTIST/APOSTLE OF PERVERSION/DEFCON 666 vocalist Bob Colton, passed away Monday, October 25. In her honor and to help pay for funeral and headstone expenses, some of the best bands Michigan has to offer have donated their time to p...

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CHTON Win Video Award

CHTON, the Norwegian death metal band featuring Kenneth of KEEP OF KALESSIN and Torstein of MANES, won a "Silver Frame" award at the Euro-Filmforum Scandinavia festival in Oslo for their video "Book of Black Earth" (Windows Media). Also, photographer Lars Wara won a prize for one of the pictures he...

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BURZUM Mastermind VARG VIKERNES Speaks Out From Norwegian Prison

BURZUM mastermind Varg Vikernes recently gave a rare and lengthy interview to the Russian BURZUM site Burzum.org about his escape from prison last year, his political views and the possibility of a BURZUM resurrection at some point in the future. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Burzum.or...

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CENTURY MEDIA Joins Forces With ALVERAN RECORDS

Century Media Records has joined forces with Alveran Records in a newly inked, exclusive contract for the production and distribution of selected Alveran titles throughout Europe via Century Media Records. Alveran Records is an independent record company founded by Sascha Franzen in 1995. Alveran's...

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DEEP PURPLE Bassist Checks In With Russian Tour Report

DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover has posted the following Russian tour report on his official web site: "This a tour of seventeen cities spread across parts of what was, until relatively recently, known as the Soviet Union and now called Russia and the Ukraine. As I write this, we are roughly at the...

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SCUM: AMEN, TURBONEGRO, Ex-EMPEROR Members Join Forces In New Band

Two years ago, a meeting took place in Norway. A group of people convened to discuss the possibility of making an album that would impact the world music scene like never before. Some rehearsals took place in 2002 and ideas and plans were thrown back and forth. However, due to prior commitments and...