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METALLICA: Power Cut At Cape Town Concert Stops Band Dead In Their Tracks

Karen Breytenbach of South Africa's The Star is reporting that a power cut stopped heavy metal legends METALLICA dead in their tracks 10 minutes into their set at their Cape Town concert on Saturday (March 25). Baffled by the sudden silence of their instruments, the band's lead singer, James Hetfiel...

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GENE SIMMONS To Wave Flag At Today's INDY Race In Miami

Sarah Talalay of Sun-Sentinel.com has issued the following report: NASCAR might be more fitting his KISS persona, but Gene Simmons is all about Indy these days. The KISS founder and his business partner, Richard Abramson, a veteran Hollywood marketer, film producer and talent manager, who together f...

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METAL MIRROR: NWOBHM Legend Returns As An All-Star Band

METAL MIRROR, the legendary band of the British heavy metal underground, have rerformed. The group will shortly publish a previously unreleased live album (recorded in 1981 in London) featuring the original lineup, including the late great Chris Haggerty, who sadly passed away in 2004. METAL MIRROR...

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SEPULTURA: New Audio Interview With DERRICK GREEN Posted Online

A 10-minute audio interview with SEPULTURA frontman Derrick Green, conducted recently by Norway's Metal Express Radio, is available for streaming at this location. As previously reported, SEPULTURA's latest album, "Dante XXI", has sold just under 2,300 copies during its first week of release in the...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: Dubai's DESERT ROCK Festival Recap

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "Now to tell you about Dubai! I am sure y'all saw the first half of this, about getting there and meeting some of the bands. I ended up really feeling like we were anywhere else i...

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THEATRE OF TRAGEDY Announce Session Guitarist For European Tour

Norway's THEATRE OF TRAGEDY have announced that guitarist Bjørnar Landa (DEATHFARE, ARTIFACT) will be stepping in for Frank Claussen on their upcoming European tour, which kicks off March 31 in Copenhagen, Denmark. "Since Frank sadly couldn't make the tour, we are very happy to have Mr. Landa along...

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KRUNK To Perform At Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival?

According to a posting on bassist Rev Jones' (MSG) official web site, KRUNK — the long-running side project of Eighties drum legend James Kottak (SCORPIONS, ex-KINGDOM COME) and his wife Athena Lee (sister of MÖTLEY CRÜE's Tommy Lee) — will be performing at this year's Wacken Open Air festival on Au...

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GENE SIMMONS Named Grand Marshal Of Honda Grand Prix Of St. Petersburg

Waving the checkered flag at this year's Honda Grand Prix at St. Petersburg will be none other than venerable entrepreneur and rock legend, Gene Simmons, it was announced on Monday (March 20) by event officials. Watch on Sunday, April 2 (live on ESPN at 3:45 p.m. EST) as Simmons kicks off the second...

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NOCTURNAL RITES Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Swedish melodic metallers NOCTURNAL RITES have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED AMON AMARTH ATHEIST BATTLELORE BLOODTHORN BORN FROM PAIN CELTIC FROST CHI...

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THEATRE OF TRAGEDY: 'Storm' Video Posted Online

Norway's THEATRE OF TRAGEDY have uploaded the video for their new single, "Storm", to their newly relaunched official web site (free registration required). The clip was shot on February 25 in Nürnberg, Germany and was produced by AVA Studios. "The location was at a huge old building and the video w...

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KORN To Perform At Fifth Annual MTV ASIA AWARDS

KORN will perform at the fifth annual MTV Asia Awards, set to take place May 6 in Bangkok, Thailand. In addition, the band has received a nomination in the "Favorite Video" category for their "Twisted Transistor" clip. Other artists receiving nods include GREEN DAY, MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, FRANZ FERDIN...

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SEPULTURA Frontman Says President BUSH Is A 'Political Idiot'

Sweden's Metalshrine.se recently conducted an interview with SEPULTURA frontman Derrick Green. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metalshrine.se: I guess you´re into politics as well? Derrick: "Yeah! I think politics affects everyone and even if you don´t know that much about it affects your...

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THIN LIZZY Guitarist Loves Ireland

Launch Radio Networks reports: Today (Friday, March 17) is St. Patrick's Day, and it's also the 55th birthday of THIN LIZZY guitarist Scott Gorham. Gorham was born and raised in California, but he rose to fame after joining the Irish band in 1974. So it's appropriate on this "day o' the green" that...

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TED NUGENT Sparks Beef With GREEN DAY

Taking a page out of the "Book of Axl," gun-toting right-wing rocker Ted Nugent is lashing out against GREEN DAY, according to RollingStone.com. After the outspokenly liberal band turned down his proposal of a creative collaboration, Nugent reportedly said, "Their social ignorance, their historical...

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WHITESNAKE Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

WHITESNAKE have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED AMON AMARTH ATHEIST BATTLELORE BLOODTHORN BORN FROM PAIN CELTIC FROST CHILDREN OF BODOM D'ESPAIRSRAY DIE...