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MISERY SIGNALS Cancels California Dates

Milwaukee, WI's metalcore act MISERY SIGNALS has cancelled its previously announced California dates in Bakersfield and Fresno after vocalist Karl Schubach was taken ill. Tonight's (May 31) show in Orangevale, California is also in jeopardy. Commented the band: "Unfortunately in some ridiculously si...

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THE HELLACOPTERS: New Single To Arrive In June

Sweden's THE HELLACOPTERS, whose lineup includes former ENTOMBED drummer Nicke Andersson on guitar/vocals, will make its new single, "The Same Lame Story", available with the next issue of the Swedish magazine Denimzine, to be released all over Scandinavia on June 26. Denimzine #14 will be a huge "p...

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Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer AL ATKINS Launches THE HOLY RAGE

Original JUDAS PRIEST vocalist Al Atkins has set THE HOLY RAGE as the name of his band. The group's lineup consists of the following musicians: Al Atkins - Vocals Mike De Jager - Guitar Chris Johnson - Guitar Alex Reynolds - Drums Scott Dallow - Bass A MySpace page has been launched, featuring ...

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ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Pulls Out Of Germany'd ROCK OF AGES Festival

ALAN PARSONS PROJECT has cancelled its previously announced appearance at the the Rock of Ages festival, set to take place July 27-28 in Seebronn, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): BAP BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST BONFIRE HUMAN ZOO KROKUS MAD MAX MAGNUM MANFRED...

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EDGUY Frontman Discusses AVANTASIA Project

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet recently gave an interview to his webmaster about "The Scarecrow", the third installment of his AVANTASIA solo project. The album is being produced by Sascha Paeth, who also played the rhythm guitar on the CD. The drums were laid down by KISS/ALICE COOPER drummer Eric Si...

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Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer: I Thought The Band Would Never Make The Big Time

Dark Starr from Wormwood Chronicles webzine recently conducted an interview with original JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins. An excerpt follows: Wormwood Chronicles: Many people may not know that you were the founding member and original lead singer for JUDAS PRIEST. Can you catch the readers up a bit o...

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ALLEN / LANDE's 'Revenge' Due In May

Frontiers Records has set a May release date for "The Revenge", the greatly anticipated second chapter of the ALLEN / LANDE musical alliance. The first result of Jorn Lande and Russell Allen's collaboration, "The Battle" was unleashed in September 2005 with unanimous acclaim from fans and critics al...

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PINK CREAM 69, MAD MAX Confirmed For Germany's ROCK OF AGES Festival

PINK CREAM 69 and MAD MAX have been confirmed for the Rock of Ages festival, set to take place July 27-28 in Seebronn, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): BAP BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST BONFIRE HUMAN ZOO KROKUS MAD MAX MAGNUM MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND NIGHTWING...

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KROKUS, THE SWEET, BONFIRE Confirmed For Germany's ROCK OF AGES Festival

KROKUS, THE SWEET and BONFIRE are among the confirmed bands for the Rock of Ages festival, set to take place July 27-28 in Seebronn, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: BAP MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST MAGNUM THE SWEET NIGHTWING KROKUS BONFIRE HUMAN ZOO SOUTHER...

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RUSH: 'Classical Tribute' Due In April

Vitamin Records has set an April 3 release date for "Through the Prism: The Classical Tribute to Rush". The official press release reads as follows: "What can be said about RUSH that hasn't been said already? They have won more praise and awards for their work than can be catalogued here. One of the...

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METALLICA's 'Master Of Puppets' Tops List Of Most Influential Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time

METALLICA's classic 1986 album "Master of Puppets" has been selected by Spence D. and Ed Thompson of IGN Music as the "most influential" heavy metal album of all time. In the accompanying blurb explaining their choice, Spence writes, "Heavy metal fans no doubt have argued till blue in the balls abou...

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MAGNUM To Release New Album In March

MAGNUM's thirteenth studio album, "Princess Alice And The Broken Arrow", marks one of the British rock legends' strongest productions in their career to date. "We worked over a year on these songs, but the effort was definitely worthwhile," comments vocalist Bob Catley. "This is undeniably the most...

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JORN LANDE Discusses Departure From MASTERPLAN

Holland's Lords of Metal e-zine recently conducted an interview with former MASTERPLAN vocalist Jorn Lande. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Lords of Metal: A while back I was quite surprised by the announcement that you left MASTERPLAN. Of course musical differences was given as the reason, but...

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Emissaries

"What the heck is Mesopotamian Metal or Sumerian Thrashing Black Metal", you ask? The kind of metal that MELECHESH plays on "Emissaries", an album that you should purchase as soon as it is released in North America on January 23. The follow-up to 2003's phenomenal "Sphynx" is in no way a let-down an...

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Ex-WHITESNAKE Guitarist To Perform In Hell

British guitar legend Bernie Marsden (WHITESNAKE, M3) will appear at the Hell Blues Club's Christmas party on December 27 at the Rica Hell Hotel in Hell, Norway. He will play songs ranging from his WHITESNAKE days to his recent blues-rock work. Backing him is a band called FORANLEDNINGEN, a four-pie...