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LUNARMILE Featuring TONY IOMMI's Daughter: Dates With BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, SHY Announced

LUNARMILE (Photo#1, Photo#2, Photo#3),the British band featuring frontwoman Toni-Marie (daughter of BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi) and bassist bassist Alex Hill (son of JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill),have lined up the following dates during the coming weeks: May 12 - Coventry, UK @ The Jailho...

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TESTAMENT's SKOLNICK, TWISTED SISTER's OJEDA To Guest On CHRIS CAFFERY's New Solo CD

TESTAMENT/ex-SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick and TWISTED SISTER axeman Eddie Ojeda will be making guest appearances on the upcoming solo album from SAVATAGE guitarist Chris Caffery, entitled "Pins and Needles". Skolnick will be contributing a guest solo to the outro of the song "S.A.D.", while Ojed...

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ARES KINGDOM To Release 'Failsafe' Single This Summer

Kansas City's self-proclaimed "only death/thrash metal band" ARES KINGDOM are scheduled to release their new CD, "Return to Dust", this week through NWN! Productions. Gatefold LPs will follow later in May and include a poster. Also, limited-edition "Die Hard" picture discs will include a bonus 7" EP...

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BLACK SABBATH Guitarist Wasn't Aiming To Summon The Devil With Early Material

BBC News has published an article on the so-called Devil's Interval, a musical phenomenon suppressed by the Church in the Middle Ages. On the surface there might appear to be no link between BLACK SABBATH, Wagner's "Gotterdammerung", "West Side Story" and the theme tune to the "Simpsons". But all of...

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E-FORCE: French Festival Date Confirmed

E-FORCE, the band featuring former VOIVOD bassist/vocalist Eric Forrest, have scheduled an appearance at the Festival Combines A Sons on September 10 in Toulouse, France. As previously reported, E-FORCE have posted four songs from their 2006 demo on their MySpace.com page. Check out the tracks "Sata...

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RUSH Begin Work On New Material

RUSH drummer Neil Peart has posted the following update on his official web site, www.neilpeart.net: "In early March, winter still ruled the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec. The snow was often at its deepest in that month, piling up through the blizzards of January and February until it covered the g...

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E-FORCE Featuring Former VOIVOD Frontman: New Music Posted Online

E-FORCE, the band featuring former VOIVOD bassist/vocalist Eric Forrest, have posted four songs from their 2006 demo on their MySpace.com page. Check out the tracks "Satanic Rituals", "Lobotomized", "Agent 99" and "Exterminator" at this location. E-FORCE's current lineup includes 19-year-old guitar...

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AC/DC: World's Largest Convention To Be Held In Early August

Eat Cat 2 Productions — the organizers of the Big Ball, the world's largest AC/DC convention — have announced the details of this year's event, set to take place August 4-6 at the North East Wales Institute (NEWI) in Wrexham, Wales. Fans will once again see the return of the now infamous Big Ball st...

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CIRCUS OF POWER To Play Reunion Show In Texas

CIRCUS OF POWER — Ricky Beck Mahler (guitar),Alex Mitchell (vocals),Ryan Maher (drums) and Marc Frappier (bass) — have confirmed that they will be playing a gig June 3 at The Elysium in Austin, Texas. They will be mainly performing material from their classic self-titled debut, which came out in 1...

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GEORGE LYNCH Performs At Germany's MUSIKMESSE: Video Available

Several video clips of George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB) performing at Musikmesse — Europe's biggest international trade fair for musical instruments, music software and computer hardware, which took place March 29 – April 1 in Frankfurt, Germany — have been posted online at the Romanian Guitarist Co...

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FIREBIRD: New Album Details Revealed

FIREBIRD, the British band led by former CARCASS/NAPALM DEATH guitarist Bill Steer, will release their new album, "Hot Wings", in Japan on May 31, 2006 through Victor Entertainment. The track listing for the effort is as follows 01. Carousel 02. Good Times 03. Misty Morning 04. Play The Fool 05. Hor...

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HOOKERS 'N' BLOW To Guest On SIRIUS SATELLITE's 'Hostile Takeover' This Friday

HOOKERS 'N' BLOW — the band featuring GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed, guitarist Alex Grossi (ex-QUIET RIOT, BEAUTIFUL CREATURES),and drummer Troy Patrick Farrell (WHITE LION) — will be featured on Sirius Satellite Radio's "Hostile Takeover" show (Channel 28) on Friday, April 21 at 7:00 p.m. E...

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WINTERS BANE: European Version Of 'Redivivus' To Include Bonus Tracks

WINTERS BANE will release their new album, "Redivivus", in Europe on June 30 via Metal Heaven Records. Since their formation in 1990, WINTERS BANE has consistently created some of the most memorable heavy metal songs ever written. In their first incarnation with present ICED EARTH vocalist Tim "Ripp...

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Photos Of Road Accident Involving Ex-Members Of QUIET RIOT, LOVE/HATE Posted Online

Several photos of this past Sunday's (April 9) road accident scene in Danvers, Massachusetts involving members of HOOKERS 'N' BLOW — the band featuring GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed, guitarist Alex Grossi (ex-QUIET RIOT, BEAUTIFUL CREATURES),drummer Troy Patrick Farrell (WHITE LION),and bas...

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AUT'CHOSE Announce Replacement For Late VOIVOD Guitarist

AUT'CHOSE, the legendary '70s band from Montreal whose current lineup includes VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin, have announced the addition of guitarist Alex Crowe (TRICKY WOO) to the group's ranks. Crowe joins the band as the replacement for late VOIVOD axeman Denis "Piggy" D'Amour, who passe...