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ATROCITY Collaborating With SCHORNDORF SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Germany's ATROCITY is collaborating with the Schorndorf Symphony Orchestra near Stuttgart for the band's upcoming follow-up to the "Werk 80" release. Commented vocalist Alex Krull: "The long preparations and the recordings have been hard work but it was very worthwhile! The [results] sound fantastic...

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ATARGATIS To Enter Studio In May

German symphonic gothic metal band ATARGATIS, which features in its ranks female singer Stephanie Luzie (DARKWELL),will enter Hellion Studios (DARKSEED, EQUILIBRIUM, SYCRONOMICA) in Munich in May with producer Seref A. Badir to begin recording its new abum for a late 2007 release via Massacre Recor...

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TESTAMENT: 2007 'Live At The Independent' Official 'Bootleg' DVD Now Available

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT are currently offering a new "bootleg" in DVD format for sale in the "Merch" section of the group's official web site. "Live at the Independent" (view cover here) was filmed on January 27, 2007 at The Independent in San Francisco, California by Walter Morga...

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VAN HALEN, DEFTONES, KISS, RUSH Memorabilia Auction To Benefit Children Of Murder Victim

It might not seem immediately evident how a bandana worn by VAN HALEN drummer Alex Van Halen and a guitar signed by DEFTONES guitarist Stephen Carpenter relate to a terrible tragedy, the murder of Pittsburgh resident Paula (Lockhart) Lanz, 39. But for Mark Petrocelli, national salesman for Houston-b...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE: Bucharest Concert Footage, Video Interview Posted Online

A video interview with CANNIBAL CORPSE bassist Alex Webster, conducted earlier this month by Metalfan.ro in Bucharest, Romania, as well as live footage from the band's concert in Bucharest, has been posted online at this location. A text version of the interview can be found here. A bunch of picture...

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GENE SIMMONS And IDW PUBLISHING Announce Joint Publishing Venture

IDW Publishing has announced that it has partnered with rock legend Gene Simmons of KISS fame to create the Simmons Comics Group, an imprint within IDW's stable of comics. Simmons himself will be writing some of the comics, and has fully created and fleshed out a number of new titles that will be ap...

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E-FORCE: New Album Track Listing Revealed

E-FORCE, the band featuring former VOIVOD bassist/vocalist Eric Forrest, has finished recording and mixing its sophomore album, "Modified Poison", due in September/October via France's Thundering Records. The CD will be mastered by Achim Kohler. E-FORCE's new CD, which was recorded at a studio in To...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE Bassist Checks In From Europe

CANNIBAL CORPSE bassist Alex Webster has issued the following update: "I just wanted to let you all know how our European tour is going so far. Today [March 8] we're playing in Slovenia, which will be the 14th show of the tour, so this show marks the halfway point. So far all of the shows ...

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MASTER Mainman Talks About New Album 'Slaves To Society'

Masterful Magazine recently conducted an interview with MASTER mainman Paul Speckmann. An excerpt from the chat follows: Masterful Magazine: Your new album "Slaves to Society" is ready. I hope that nothing really changed and we still will be able to find the true spirit of MASTER on the new album. W...

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VELVET REVOLVER To Perform ROTH And HAGAR Tunes At ROCK HALL

Launch Radio Networks reports: VELVET REVOLVER has lined up two songs to perform for VAN HALEN at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Monday (March 12). The band will honor both David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar by playing a song from their respective eras — for Roth, VELVET REVOLVER w...

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DAVID LEE ROTH Says He Is Not Allowed To Perform At ROCK HALL Induction

Geoff Boucher of the Los Angeles Times reports that David Lee Roth, VAN HALEN's frontman for the band's first decade, said Thursday (March 8) he will not attend the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony because event officials have turned down his repeated overtures to perform. "I don't make speeches...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE To Begin Writing New Album In November

Vassil Varbanov of Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock recently conducted an interview with CANNIBAL CORPSE bassist Alex Webster. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Tangra Mega Rock: A perfect day for a CANNIBAL CORPSE concert in Bulgaria — actually the first one. How has your current tour been so far? Al...

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TESTAMENT To Enter Studio In June

TESTAMENT's current lineup — drummer Nick Barker (DIMMU BORGIR, CRADLE OF FILTH) alongside original members Alex Skolnick (guitar),Greg Christian (bass),Eric Peterson (guitar) and Chuck Billy (vocals) — is currently working on new material for an upcoming CD release. Guitarist Eric Peterson exclai...

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SAMMY HAGAR Says EDDIE And ALEX VAN HALEN Will Not Attend ROCK HALL Induction

Joel Selvin of the San Francisco Chronicle recently conducted an interview with Sammy Hagar. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On VAN HALEN's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: "Would you have ever guessed? I wouldn't have either. I think I carved out a real stupid career in the ...

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Guitarist RON JARZOMBEK Issues Update On BLOTTED SCIENCE Project

BLOTTED SCIENCE, the instrumental extreme metal project featuring guitarist Ron Jarzombek (WATCHTOWER, SPASTIC INK),bassist Alex Webster (CANNIBAL CORPSE),and drummer Charlie Zeleny (BEHOLD...THE ARCTOPUS, JORDAN RUDESS),is putting the finishing touches on its debut album, entitled "The Machinati...