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Former FREEDOM CALL Bassist Explains His Departure

Former FREEDOM CALL bassist Ilker Ersin has issued the following statement regarding his departure from the group: "I very much enjoyed the past years with the band, and especially the time with you [teh fans], but it is time for me to follow a different path now — as some of you noticed, I‘m curren...

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Majestic

When Kai Hansen left HELLOWEEN way back when, he took a large portion of that band's eccentricity with him, put to great use in GAMMA RAY. The band's core has always been the European style of power metal that Hansen helped found, but GAMMA RAY has always been willing to indulge a gloriously ludicro...

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RICHARD PATRICK Calls On FILTER Fans To Support Charities For Hurricane Victims

FILTER mainman Richard Patrick has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "My thoughts and prayers go out to all those affected by Hurricane Katrina. I'd like to call on the FILTER fans to band together to help support the charities that will directly assist those affected. It...

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PETER CRISS: 'It's My Turn To Tell My Side Of My Life'

Original KISS drummer Peter Criss' official web site has been updated with the following question-and-answer session with Criss, conducted a few days ago: Q: What's going on with the new album? when do you think it's going to ship? Peter: "It's going great, thank you for asking. I am wearing a lot o...

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REDEMPTION Added As Co-Headliner Of Toronto's DAY OF THE EQUINOX Festival

Los Angeles-based prog/metal/rock act REDEMPTION, featuring FATES WARNING singer Ray Alder, have been added as co-headliner of the inaugural Day of the Equinox festival, set to take place October 14 in Toronto, Canada. The band — who has received critical acclaim throughout the metal community for t...

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BLOCKK 16 To Support Y&T On East Coast Tour

Legendary rockers Y&T will embark on a mini-tour of the East Coast in late September with support from Rick Skatore's (24-7 SPYZ) BLOCKK 16. The BLOCKK lineup will consist of Skatore on bass, Andrew Freeman (GEORGE LYNCH, BLACK SYMPHONY) on guitars, Ray Freeman Jr. on vocals and Shawn Vickers (T...

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Awaken the Guardian (reissue)

While their eternal doppelgangers QUEENSRŸCHE did more to popularize "thinking man's metal", and onetime disciples DREAM THEATER turned prog-metal into a cottage industry, FATES WARNING are no less deserving of their place in progressive metal history. Their 1986 set, "Awaken the Guardian", hit a pi...

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MASTERPLAN To Open Bulgaria's BLACK SEA FESTIVITIES

According to BNN (Bulgarian News Network),MASTERPLAN will open the Black Sea Festivities – Kavarna 2005 Saturday at the Kaliakra stadium in the Black Sea town of Kavarna. The world-renowned German guitar player AXEL RUDI PELL will play immediately after the German/Norwegian band. The world professi...

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ROB ZOMBIE, MÖTLEY CRÜE To Perform On New VH1 CLASSIC Show

Launch Radio Networks is reporting that ROB ZOMBIE, MÖTLEY CRÜE, INCUBUS and SMASHING PUMPKINS founder Billy Corgan are among the artists who will tape performances for a new VH1 Classic program called "Decades Rock Live". Each one-hour segment will spotlight an influential rock or soul artist of th...

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KAI HANSEN: Is It Possible For HELLOWEEN To Record Another 'Keeper' Album Without Me?

TreasureChest.de recently conducted an exclusive interview with GAMMA RAY/ex-HELLOWEEN frontman Kai Hansen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: TreasureChest.de: What did you think when you learned the new album would be titled "Keeper Of The Seven Keys – The Legacy"? Do you believe it was th...

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Rumors Of STONE TEMPLE PILOTS/FILTER Collaboration Are Getting Stronger

According to MJI Interactive, a new report seems to confirm rumors that former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS brothers Robert and Dean DeLeo have formed a new project with FILTER frontman Richard Patrick. Veteran session drummer Ray Luzier apparently is leaving ex-VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth's tour to join...

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GAMMA RAY: Brazilian Tour Announced

German power metallers GAMMA RAY have scheduled a four-date Brazilian tour in November. Confirmed dates are as follows: Nov. 15 - Porto Alegre, BRA @ Opinião Nov. 16 - Curitiba, BRA @ Master Hall Nov. 18 - Belo Horizonte, BRA @ Lapa Multishow Nov. 19 - São Paulo, BRA @ Olympia GAMMA RAY's new album,...

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GAMMA RAY's ZIMMERMAN Cancels SWEDISH METAL EXPO Drum Clinic

GAMMA RAY drummer Daniel Zimmermann was forced to cancel his previously announced drum clinic at the Swedish Metal Expo in Stockholm on August 27 due to the fact that GAMMA RAY will be performing a show in Varna, Bulgaria on that date. "I'm sorry for that," Zimmerman writes on his web site. "I alrea...

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NOCTURNAL RITES: GATES OF METAL Performance Recorded For Future Broadcast

According to a posting on NOCTURNAL RITES' official web site, the group's performance at this past weekend's Gates of Metal festival in Hultsfred, Sweden was recorded by the Swedish national radio P3 and will be broadcast later in the year as part of the "P3 Live" series. As previously reported, NOC...

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VELVET REVOLVER, DISTURBED, ALICE IN CHAINS Members Jam With CAMP FREDDY In Hollywood

VELVET REVOLVER members Slash and Scott Weiland, along with Jerry Cantrell (ALICE IN CHAINS),David Draiman (DISTURBED) and Billy Duffy (THE CULT),were among the special guests during CAMP FREDDY performance at the X Games party on Friday, August 5 at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, Californi...