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Ex-CRIMSON GLORY Vocalist Says He Might Sing On Group's New Album
Former CRIMSON GLORY frontman Midnight recently spoke to Greece's Metal-Temple.com webzine about his upcoming solo album, "Sakada", and the rumor that he will be singing on the new CRIMSON GLORY album, which is currently in the works. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: On the solo album...March 9, 2005
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Classic TESTAMENT And LAAZ ROCKIT Band Lineups Confirmed For Holland's DYNAMO OPEN AIR Festival
Following ANTHRAX's example, both TESTAMENT and LAAZ ROCKIT have confirmed appearances at this year's Dynamo Open Air festival in their classic '80s lineups. TESTAMENT lead vocalist Chuck Billy and founding guitarist Eric Peterson will be joined by original guitar player Alex Skolnick and original b...March 8, 2005
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NILE Announce New Bassist
NILE have announced that "due to last-minute rehearsals with 19-year-old bass player Joe Payne, Karl and Dallas have decided that he will in fact be the bass player on the upcoming European dates starting next week," according to a posting on the group's official web site. "NILE and World Management...March 8, 2005
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'KISS Cover To Cover' Artwork Posted Online
Lunar Moth Entertainment and TributeAlbums.com have unveiled the official cover art to "KISS Cover to Cover", the collection of songs that KISS themselves chose to cover during their career. "At TributeAlbums.com, we believe that presentation is everything," reads an official press release. "With th...March 8, 2005
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Former JUDAS PRIEST Singer RIPPER Talks About Solo Project
Former JUDAS PRIEST/current ICED EARTH singer Tim "Ripper" Owens recently spoke to MetalForever.com about his new solo project, which currently remains unnamed. Several excerpts from the interview follow: MetalForever.com: I know that ICED EARTH is your main band and we'll get into that later in the...March 8, 2005
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OZZY OSBOURNE Schedules TV/Radio Appearances
Ozzy Osbourne has lined up the following appearances to promote his upcoming box set, "Prince of Darkness": March 11 - "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (w/ Sharon) March 21 – "The Howard Stern Show" (radio) March 21 - CNN's "Showbiz Today" March 21 - "Rockline" (radio show) March 22 - "Late Night wi...March 5, 2005
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DEEP PURPLE Singer Celebrates 40 Years In Rock With Special CD, DVD
According to an article in The Buffalo News, DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan has been spending time in Buffalo, New York working on a record documenting and celebrating his 40 years in the rock world. "I love Buffalo," Gillan told Jeff Miers of The Buffalo News. "The people here are wonderful, genui...March 4, 2005
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CRIMSON GLORY Begin Work On New Album, Live DVD
According to a posting on CRIMSON GLORY's official web site, the original members of the legendary group recently began the songwriting process for their all-new, much-anticipated fifth CD, entitled "Metatron, Lucifer and the Divine Chaos". Original CRIMSON GLORY guitarist/songwriter Jon Drenning, b...March 3, 2005
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OCCULT, HEARSE, EINHERJER, DISSECTION Reissues Due In March/April
Candlelight Records has announced the continuation of its reissue series with the upcoming Stateside release of key early or currently out-of-print releases from OCCULT, HEARSE, DISSECTION, EINHERJER, THY SERPENT, XYSMA, IN FLAMES and more. Starting with OCCULT's "Enemy Within" and "Prepare to Meet...March 2, 2005
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DISSECTION: Mexican Date Announced
Reactivated Swedish death metallers DISSECTION will return to the North American continent on April 22, when they are scheduled to play at the Box Underground in Tijuana, Mexico. Support at the show will come from SADISTIC INTENT, RISE, INFINITUM OBSCURE and NINTH LEVEL. Box Underground is located a...March 2, 2005
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BIOMECHANICAL Singer Quits BALANCE OF POWER
BIOMECHANICAL singer John K has offically left the melodic metal band BALANCE OF POWER. Commented John: "There was no other way than to leave BALANCE OF POWER, I feel I have to give BIOMECHANICAL 100 percent of my time and efforts. Even 99 percent is simply not good enough and I feel splitting my en...March 1, 2005
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Former NILE Bassist Explains His Departure
Former NILE bassist Jon Vesano has issued a statement explaining his departure from the group. It reads as follows: "I'm sure you're probably getting a trickle of information on what is going on. "I have decided to depart NILE for several reasons being personal and business related. There were some...March 1, 2005
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DOKKEN: European Tour Dates Announced
DOKKEN will be touring Europe starting April 6 in Copenhagen. Prior to the start of the European trek, DOKKEN will be playing on March 19 at the 94 Rock's Blarney Bash at the NM State Fairgrounds in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Support at the show will come from L.A. GUNS. Upcoming DOKKEN shows: Mar. 19...February 28, 2005
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ULI JON ROTH Presented With Special Japanese Plaque
According to a posting on his official web site, legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth (ex-SCORPIONS) was presented with a special plaque by his Japanese record company, Nippon Crown, for his contribution to the company's sales with his album, "Metamorphosis of the Seasons". A photo of the plaque can be...February 28, 2005
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STATIC-X Guitarist Is Believed To Have Met Teenage Victim Via Online Singles Community
STATIC-X guitarist Tripp Eisen (real name Tod Rex Salvador) is believed to have met the 14-year-old Sayreville, New Jersey girl he is accused of sexually assaulting in January on the web site FetischMusic.com (via their "Find-a-Freek" online singles community),where he used the screen name "grovery...February 28, 2005
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