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PRONG Bassist Checks In From METAL CRUSADERS TOUR

PRONG bassist Mike Longworth is currently on the road with old-school thrashers SPEED\KILL/HATE on the Metal Crusaders Tour, which kicked off May 26 in Montreal, Quebec. Longworth is filling in for regular SPEED\KILL/HATE bassist Derek Tailer, who was unable to do the tour due to "personal reasons."...

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AC/DC: Cassette Copy Of Aborted 'Best Of' Collection Sold For $2,800

According to a posting on the AC/DC fan and collectors site AC/DC Highway To Hell, another cassette copy of the band's aborted Australian "best of" album "12 of the Best" has surfaced and was just sold on eBay for $2,801.23. A previous copy of the "12 of the Best" cassette was sold for ...

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IRON MAIDEN Frontman Talks About Upcoming 'Anthology' DVD Set

IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickínson will release three-disc DVD set, entitled "Anthology" through Sanctuary Visual Entertainment on June 19 in Europe and June 20 in North America. This is the definitive Dickinson package, and includes over six hours of videos and live performances, and previously u...

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Bassist PAUL RAVEN Talks About His Work With MINISTRY, KILLING JOKE

Jim Shea of Metal-Realm.net recently conducted an interview with bassist Paul Raven (MINISTRY, KILLING JOKE, PRONG). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Realm.net: Let's start things off by asking what exactly brought you to MINISTRY. Raven: "Well, basically I got a call from Al (Jourge...

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CELTIC FROST Frontman: 'If You See Me Looking Dark, Looking Aggressive — That's Real'

To mark the release of "Monotheist", CELTIC FROST's first studio album in 14 years, Tom G. Fischer and Martin Ain of CELTIC FROST appeared on Sirius Hard Attack's "Bloody Roots" show Tuesday night (May 30) to discuss the new album, their thrash peers, and their classic pre-FROST band HELLHAMMER. Dur...

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Fresno Restaurant Sued For Playing AC/DC Songs Without Paying Royalty Fees

According to The Associated Press, a music company that owns the rights to the music of the Australian hard rockers AC/DC is named as plaintiffs in a lawsuit against a second Fresno restaurant for allegedly playing songs copyrighted by famous musicians without paying royalty fees. Ernesto Vera, owne...

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PRIMAL FEAR Part Ways With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

German metallers PRIMAL FEAR have parted ways with Nuclear Blast Records, informed sources have told BLABBERMOUTH.NET. In addition, the band's bassist/songwriter Mat Sinner (real name: Matthias Lasch) — who was previously employed by Nuclear Blast as a label manager — is no longer working for the co...

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ROLLINS BAND To Tour With X This Summer

ROLLINS BAND — featuring punk rock icon Henry Rollins — will be hitting the road this summer with seminal Los Angeles band X. The "As The World Burns" tour is scheduled to kick off July 28 in San Francisco and run through mid-August. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jul. 28 - San Francisco, CA - ...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD To Film 'Wrong Side' Video; Extras Needed

Canadian extremists STRAPPING YOUNG LAD will be filming a video for the first single, "Wrong Side", from their upcoming album, "The New Black", on May 28 with director Dave Brodsky (THE RED CHORD, GOD FORBID). The director is looking for extras of all shapes and sizes, so if you want to be in the vi...

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AC/DC: The Search For 'Rosie' Continues

The Tasmanian newspaper The Advocate recently published the following article on the search for Rosie — the woman immortalized in the AC/DC song "Whole Lotta Rosie": The search for rock 'n' roll's most ample and arguably most famous groupie has moved to Wynyard. Australian rock band AC/DC immortaliz...

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Original AC/DC Singer DAVE EVANS To Embark On 'Back On The Firing Line Tour'

Legendary Australian rocker Dave Evans — founder and original vocalist of megaband AC/DC — will be embarking on a nationwide "Back On The Firing Line Tour" commencing this summer and lasting until late fall. The tour is in support of the recent U.S. release of Evans' "Sinner" album on Heart Attack R...

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THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND Tour Postponed

Devin Townsend's (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND) HevyDevy Records web site has been updated with the following message: "[THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND's] 'Synchestra' has been extremely well received, more than any other DT records. It made the charts in France, Germany and Finland so we w...

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AC/DC: BON SCOTT's Birthday Celebration To Take Place In His Australian Hometown

AC/DC fan site AC/DC Highway to Hell has issued the following update: "9th July 2006 is [what would have been] Bon's [Scott, late AC/DC frontman] 60th birthday, so to commemorate this special day a gig has been organized in his home town and resting place Fremantle, Western Australia. On Friday, 7th...

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STAIND To Rock INDIANAPOLIS 500

Flip/Atlantic recording group STAIND has been invited to perform live at the upcoming 90th running of the Indianapolis 500. The multi-platinum rockers will be featured on ABC-TV's pre-race telecast, set to kick off at noon ET on Sunday, May 28 (check local listings). STAIND will perform two songs: o...

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MISS OZZFEST 2006: An Open Call For Metal Maidens Of All Ages

The Ozzfest organizers have issued the following press release: Move over, Miss America. Let's face it, your unrealistic ideals are no longer in-sync with today's woman. After 75 years, you're about to be kicked to the curb. A provocative pageant will take center stage this summer as hard rocking be...