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DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER Confirmed For Germany's DONG OPEN AIR Festival

German avantgarde metallers DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Dong Open Air festival, set to take place July 14-15 in Germany. Also scheduled to appear are SAVAGE CIRCUS, the new band featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch and PERSUADER memb...

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STARZ Drummer's House Catches Fire

According to online reports, there was a fire at STARZ drummer Joe Dube's house Friday night (Jan. 6). "Everyone is safe but apparently the house and its contents are a total loss," reads an online posting from Dube's friend. "Much STARZ gear was being stored there including original Marshalls and t...

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GLUECIFER: 'Best Of' Collection, Reissues On The Way

Defunct Norwegian rock 'n' rollers GLUECIFER have posted the following message on their official web site: "There are future releases on the agenda, but please note that no release dates are yet to be confirmed. Captain Poon [guitar] will produce a 'best of' GLUECIFER with a bonus disc featuring obs...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX: 'If People Want To Bet Against Us, We Always Win'

Melissa Ruggieri of TimesDispatch.com recently spoke to MÖTLEY CRÜE members Nikki Sixx (bass) and Vince Neil (vocals) about the third leg of their eye-popping "Carnival of Sins" tour, which launches next month in Columbus, Ga. Asked what they have say to the cynics who didn't believe the band could...

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GOD FORBID Hit The Road With ANTHRAX; Announce Headlining U.S. Itinerary

GOD FORBID will kick off the New Year in true heavy metal fashion on tour as direct support to ANTHRAX with SWORN ENEMY and MANNTIS in the opening slots. The trek, which runs from January 6 through January 21, will lead them across the U.S. and immediately into a national headlining run with SWORN E...

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DIO Slams PRESIDENT BUSH, Says OZZY's 'Performance' Has Nothing To Do With Music

Legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio recently spoke to the U.K.'s Terrorizer magazine (web site) about George W. Bush and Ozzy Osbourne, among many other things. On Bush, Dio said: "I've never supported him and certainly would never vote for him. I think he's a fool and a man without fore...

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The Acoustic Verses

Anyone unfamiliar with the pedigree of GREEN CARNATION could be forgiven for thinking this EP was, at various intervals, a new product from COLDPLAY, U2, PINK FLOYD or PORCUPINE TREE. Make no mistake, while this is all acoustic, it's as lush, orchestrated, and enigmatic as any "electric" album from...

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Age of Winters

How much more self-conscious orc rock can you fit into your Viking helmet? Not to be confused with the half-decent Canuck '80s metal outfit of "Metalized" and "Sweet Dreams" fame, these guys are an altogether more unwashed and skunk-weed-reeking prospect. Tumbling down thirdhand from SABBATH's loins...

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Reborn

Cleaning up the office at the end of the year, making room for the onslaught of 2006 releases, this one popped up and seemed like an irresistible piñata for critical derision. STRYPER, those God-rockin' bumblebees with the lame ballads and hair from here to the Pearly Gates? Well, pass me some of th...

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ALL TIME HIGHS Featuring DEATH ANGEL Frontman: Audio Samples Available

ALL TIME HIGHS, the new San Francisco Bay Area-based band featuring DEATH ANGEL frontman Mark Osegueda alongside members of LICA-STO, TRES PISTOLAS, THE SICK and THE OOZIES, have created a MySpace.com account at this location. Available on the site are three of the band's recently recorded demo trac...

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SAVAGE CIRCUS: Live Debut Postponed

SAVAGE CIRCUS, the new band featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch and PERSUADER members Jens Karlsson (vocals, guitar) and Emil Norberg (lead guitar),have postponed their live debut at Planet Music in Vienna, Austria to April 21, 2006 from the previously announced February 10, 2006....

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NIGHTRAGE Begin Writing New Album; First Songtitles Revealed

Swedish/Greek melodic death metallers NIGHTRAGE have commenced the songwriting sessions for their as-yet-untitled third album, tentatively due next year via Century Media Records. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Drone", "Ostentatious Behaviour", "A Condemned Club" and "De-Fame". NIGHTRAG...

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MOLLY HATCHET, FROM BEHIND Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

MOLLY HATCHET and FROM BEHIND (the new band featuring ex-SAMSON/MAMMOTH singer Nicky Moore and former NAZARETH guitarist Manny Charlton) have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-10, 2006 in in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is sh...

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LULLACRY Guitarist: 'Rock And Roll Is Supposed To Be A Little Bit Dangerous'

Panu Koski of Norway's Imhotep recently conducted an interview with LULLACRY guitarist Sami Vauhkonen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Imhotep: In the not-that-distant past, the mere presence of a female band member — not to mention a lead vocalist — was enough to stir disbelief, doubt an...

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Alpha Males & Popular Girls

Known for releasing albums that not only challenge the listener, but also for giving new meaning to extreme music, Crucial Blast continues the pattern with SOIHADTOSHOOTHIM's "Alpha Males & Popular Girls". The debut full-length (after several splits and mini albums) from this New York/New Jersey...