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NILE: New Album 'Collector's Edition' To Include Exclusive Artifacts
Relapse Records has set a May 24 release date for the new NILE album, "Annihilation of the Wicked". A special "collector's edition" (view artwork here) of the album is currently available for pre-order for $30, featuring exclusive NILE artifacts: a custom Serpent-Ankh necklace, full-color album post...March 22, 2005
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ULI JON ROTH To Tour North America In September
The following message has been posted on legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth's (ex-SCORPIONS) official web site: "Uli has been focusing mainly on his work in the studio for the last couple of months and has not given any interviews, which is why it has been quiet in the news department. But lots of act...March 21, 2005
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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY On Winning GRAMMY: 'Nobody Deserves It More'
MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister spoke to Jon Bream of the Minneapolis Star Tribune about winning his first Grammy after 30 years in the hard-rock wars. "It's about bloody time," said Kilmister. "Nobody deserves it more, although I'm too modest to say it." Of course, the irony is that the tr...March 17, 2005
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JON OLIVA'S PAIN Prepare To Hit The Road
JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the solo project of SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, will spend much of 2005 on the road. Tour stops will begin in Europe in early May, including the Dynamo Open Air Festival, Rock Hard, and Tradate Iron Fest in early June. Several more European festival dates are being added and wil...March 17, 2005
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SENTENCED and JON OLIVA'S PAIN Confirmed For Italy's TRADATE IRON FEST
SENTENCED and JON OLIVA'S PAIN have been confirmed for the Tradate Iron Fest, a five-day event set to take place June 1-5 at Campo Sportivo in Tradate (VA),Italy. The billing for the festival is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ANVIL AXEL RUDI PELL BRAINSTORM CANDLEMASS DESTRUCTION DI...March 17, 2005
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DOKKEN Set Working Title For New Album
DOKKEN have set "Lightning Strikes Again" as the working title of their new studio album, tentatively due late summer via Sanctuary Records. The band will be filming their entire European tour for a special bonus DVD to be released with the new CD. In addition, frontman Don Dokken is in the middle o...March 17, 2005
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GIRLSCHOOL Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL
Veteran U.K. all-girl hard rockers GIRLSCHOOL have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Rock Hard Festival, set to take place May 13-15 at Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. GIRLSCHOOL will be the headliners on Friday, May 13. The complete list of bands currently scheduled to perform at t...March 16, 2005
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OZZY OSBOURNE: 'Prince Of Darkness' Audio Clips Posted Online
Several audio samples from OZZY OSBOURNE forthcoming "Prince of Darkness" four-CD box set have been posted online at Ozzynet.com. Among the tracks available for preview are "Mama I'm Coming Home" (demo),"In My Life", "Mississippi Queen" and "Stayin' Alive". Due on March 22, "Prince of Darkness" enc...March 15, 2005
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JON OLIVA'S PAIN, BORKNAGAR, CONCEPTION Confirmed For SCREAM Magazine's 15th Anniversary Show
JON OLIVA'S PAIN, BORKNAGAR, CONCEPTION, TAD MOROSE, MORGANA LEFAY, GOREFEST and THE CARBURATORS have been confirmed for the special party to celebrate the 15-year (100 issues) anniversary of Norway's Scream magazine. The two-day event will take place on September 30 and October 1 at the Rockefeller...March 15, 2005
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JON OLIVA'S PAIN To Kick Off U.S. Tour In May
JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the new solo project of SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, have scheduled a U.S. tour kick-off/CD-release party on May 21 at the Bourbon Street nightclub on US 19 in New Port Richey, Florida. "This is just the first show of a growing itineray for North America," reads a posting on Jon'...March 14, 2005
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Opera Tenor LUCIANO PAVAROTTI To Record DEEP PURPLE's 'Smoke On The Water'
According to Zaman.com, renowned opera tenor Luciano Pavarotti will contribute a vocal track for the new arrangement of DEEP PURPLE's "Smoke on the Water". The 69-year-old Italian tenor will sing rock for the sake of his friendship with DEEP PURPLE member, Ian Gillan. The legendary tenor will record...March 12, 2005
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OZZY OSBOURNE Schedules 'Last Call With Carson Daly' Appearance
Ozzy Osbourne will be the featured guest on NBC's "Last Call with Carson Daly" on March 30. As previously reported, Ozzy will be stopping by Tower Records Village in New York City on Tuesday, March 22, the day of the release of his "Prince of Darkness" box set. Tower Village is located at 692 Broadw...March 12, 2005
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SUNRIDE Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL
Finland's SUNRIDE have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Rock Hard Festival, set to take place May 13-15 at Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The complete list of bands currently scheduled to perform at the festival is as follows: ACCEPT AMON AMARTH CHILDREN OF BODOM COMMUNIC ENSIFERU...March 12, 2005
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OZZY OSBOURNE Schedules 'Meet-And-Greet' In New York City
Ozzy Osbourne will be stopping by Tower Records Village in New York City on Tuesday, March 22, the day of the release of his "Prince of Darkness" box set. Tower Village is located at 692 Broadway, New York, NY 10012. Phone: (212) 505-1500. This will be a meet-and-greet with the fans. Ozzy will not b...March 10, 2005
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Cycle of Pain
As much as I enjoyed HAVOCHATE's "This Violent Earth" for its old-school OVERKILL/TESTAMENT crunch grooves and hardass heavy metal attitude, I still thought it was a good, not great album. About half the album crushed convincingly (especially the excellent title track) and half I found to be just av...March 9, 2005
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