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CRUACHAN Mainman Says Greek Label BLACK LOTUS Is Closing Its Doors

Keith Fay (vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards) of the Irish folk metal band CRUACHAN has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "I received a phone call from Black Lotus [Records] today (18th May) saying they are ending and all bands are being released. As of...

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ULI JON ROTH: East Coast Tour Recap

Uli Jon Roth's (ex-SCORPIONS) production manager Jeff Agins has sent the following update to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding Roth's current U.S. tour and upcoming first-ever Sky Academy Seminar & Sky Music Festival, which is going to take place in Los Angeles, California on May 24-28: "I just got bac...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN To Appear on FUSE's 'Daily Download'

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN are set to appear on Fuse's live daily studio show, "Daily Download", on Thursday, May 18 at 5:00 p.m. EST. "Daily Download" features a special guest appearance every weekday by some of the hottest names in music, a music video countdown and free downloads given away courte...

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BIOHAZARD's EVAN SEINFELD: New Audio Interview Posted Online

TalkingMetal.com has posted episode 64 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. The episode features a 30-minute interview hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy conducted with bassist/vocalist Evan Seinfeld of BIOHAZARD and DAMNOCRACY. Interview topics include VH1 "SuperGroup", BIOHAZARD, the Roadrunner Rec...

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HANOI ROCKS Complete Work On 'Back In Yer Face' Video

Legendary Finnish rockers HANOI ROCKS have just completed work on the video for the song "Back In Yer Face", taken from their "Another Hostile Takeover" album, available on Demolition Records. The CD is the group's first album to feature Conny Bloom (ex-ELECTRIC BOYS),who joined the band in 2004. H...

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ELECTRIC WIZARD: Remastered CDs To Be Released This Month

The entire Rise Above back catalogue of ELECTRIC WIZARD titles has been re-mastered and repackaged in digi format with booklet and extra tracks. These are the definitive versions with ultra crushing sound. The details are as follows: * Pre-ELECTRIC WIZARD – 1989/1994 (Featuring tracks from LORD OF P...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: The U.S. Tour Is 'Just Phenomenal So Far'

Legendary Swedish guitarist YNGWIE MALMSTEEN has issued the following update from his current North American tour: "We're on the road to Pittsburgh, and the tour's just phenomenal so far! I've never enjoyed myself so much onstage, and even minor technical problems with sound and stuff are nothing co...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: More Tour Dates Announced

QUEENSRŸCHE have lined up the following dates during the coming months: Jun. 03 - Monsters Of Rock - Milton Keynes, UK Jun. 04 - Manchester Academy - Manchester, UK Jun. 05 - Hof ter Lo - Antwerp, BEL Jun. 06 - Big Box - Kempten, GER Jun. 07 - Arena - Oberhausen, GER Jun. 09 ...

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Ex-RATT Frontman Talks About Acoustic CD, 'Behind The Music' Special

Jesse Capps of RockConfidential.com recently conducted an interview with former RATT frontman Stephen Pearcy. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: RockConfidential.com: The new live acoustic CD is out now. There was a quick turnaround on this one — wasn't it just recorded in March? Pearcy: "Ye...

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CRASH KELLY To Release 'Electric Satisfaction' In July

Liquor and Poker Music has set a July 25 release date for the sophomore recording by Toronto rock quartet CRASH KELLY, the Gilby Clarke-produced "Electric Satisfaction". A track from the new album, "Ride The Wire", is currently posted on the band's MySpace page, www.myspace.com/crashkelly. A modern...

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LIFE OF AGONY Frontman KEITH CAPUTO: New Solo Album Samples Available

Audio samples from LIFE OF AGONY frontman Keith Caputo's second solo album, "Heart's Blood on Your Dawn", have been posted online at this location. An MP3 of the song "Livin' the Blues" can be downloaded here. As previously reported, Caputo released "Heart's Blood on Your Dawn" on May 1 via his ...

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HALFORD Guitarist To Appear At Brooklyn Bar This Weekend

Guitar wizard "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, SEBASTIAN BACH, PAINMUSEUM) will be hanging out and partying at Duff's this Saturday, May 6 with his band PAINMUSEUM after making an appearance at the NY KISS Expo. Duff's is located at the corner of North 3rd St. and Kent Avenue in Brooklyn, NY. Party...

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SHADOWS FALL: STRHESS TOUR Routing Announced; New Track Posted Online

SHADOWS FALL will headline the third annual Strhess Tour this summer in what will turn out to be the group's only U.S. run in support of their highly anticipated new release, "Fallout from the War". The trek is set to kick off on July 12 and runs though August 11, featuring an array of the ...

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SLIPKNOT Guitarist MICK THOMSON: Audio Of Wisconsin Clinic Available For Download

An hour-long audio recording of SLIPKNOT guitarist Mick Thomson's guitar clinic at Cascio Interstate Music in New Berlin, WI on May 1, 2006 has been made available for download at this location. The audio features Mick giving tips about technique, how to improve playing, information on different typ...

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BLIND GUARDIAN Frontman Talks About The PETER PAN Inspiration For New Single

Mark Carras of Rock My Monkey recently conducted an interview with Hansi Kürsch of BLIND GUARDIAN. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock My Monkey: Back onto the "Fly" single. Why the story of Peter Pan? Was it a challenge of making something metal out of something so clearly non-metal? Wh...