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FAMILY VALUES Tour Expands With 'Guitar Hero'-Sponsored Second Stage

This summer's Family Values tour has teamed up with RedOctane's Guitar Hero to sponsor a second stage with an additional five bands making a total of 13 acts on the tour. The trek, which includes co-headliners KORN and EVANESCENCE, ATREYU, FLYLEAF, HELLYEAH, and TRIVIUM partnered with the ultimate r...

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OBSESSION Signs With MAUSOLEUM RECORDS

Reunited classic early '80s metal band OBSESSION has inked a new deal with Mausoleum Records. The group's first release through the label will be a reissue of their 2006 CD, "Carnival of Lies", featuring new artwork and the bonus tracks "Panic in the Streets" (previously only available on the Avalon...

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ARCH ENEMY Frontwoman Talks About DAVID HASSELHOFF, Touring With Guys And Screaming

ARCH ENEMY frontwoman Angela Gossow has answered a few new fan questions via her MySpace page. Read on: Q: What is Germany's obsession with David Hasselhoff? Angela: He is a professional alcoholic in swimwear, overly tanned, wasted but still chasing young chicks and so very macho. It seems to be att...

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OVERKILL Founder RAT SKATES Revisits Thrash Metal's Old School In New Film

"Born in the Basement", a documentary from filmmaker/OVERKILL founder Rat Skates, will be released on May 12, 2007 by Kundrat Productions. Written and narrated by Skates, this is an autobiographical journey that begins in 1980, when the East Coast of North America experienced a massive culture clash...

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'Club Satan' Featuring DARK FUNERAL: Screenings Announced

The Satanic forces are uniting behind the first-ever Satanic porno movie, "Club Satan: The Witches' Sabbath". This film was overseen by an actual priest in the Church Of Satan, and includes a real Black Mass, the likes of which has not been caught on tape since Anton LaVey's "Satanis" more than 30 y...

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EIGHTEEN VISIONS Calls It Quits

Orange County, California band EIGHTEEN VISIONS has called it quits. Formed in 1996, the group released several albums on Trustkill Records before jumping to the Epic label in 2004. Bassist Mick Morris sent out the following MySpace bulletin earlier today: "After several years of touring and quite a...

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Some time after the grindcore spewing fun of LENG TCH'E's Relapse Records debut, "The Process of Elimination", the Belgian quintet lost its edge. After the aptly described razor grind of that album with its off-the-rails craziness and the dashes of tough, southern-tinged grooves, it is a disappointm...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Comments On New Solo Album 'Second Hand Life'

Former DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW singer Joe Lynn Turner shares some thoughts on his forthcoming CD, "Second Hand Life", in his latest "Studio Report." You can read about some of the songwriters who contributed, get some insight into the lyrics and sound of the songs as well as other anecdotes from Joe. Th...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO: OZZY Has Always Hated Me When I Was In BLACK SABBATH

Heath McCoy of the Calgary Herald recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN AND HELL, DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW). A few excerpts from the chat follow: On fans' speculation that Ozzy's wife, manager and reputed control freak, Sharon Osbourne, is to...

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JOE LYNN TURNER: New Album To Feature RITCHIE BLACKMORE, ROGER GLOVER Collaboration

Frontiers Records will release Joe Lynn Turner's (ex-RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE) new studio album, "Second Hand Life", in Europe on April 20. In a career that spans nearly 30 years and includes over 50 album credits, Joe Lynn Turner remains one of rock and roll's most distinctive, soulful and expressive v...

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SAXON's BIFF BYFORD To Publish Autobiography

"We knew we'd recorded a good album; we just didn't know it was that good …" recalls SAXON frontman Biff Byford of 1980's breakthrough album "Wheels Of Steel". For over thirty years, SAXON has been led from the front by charismatic and larger-than-life vocalist Biff Byford. In "Never Surrender", he...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Fanatic: 'I'm Always Defending The Music, But I Can't Defend The Lifestyle'

Malene Arpe of the Toronto Star reports: "I'm outing myself. Most people would never believe it," says Laura Suchan. She's a 41-year-old mother of two boys and the executive director of the Oshawa Community Museum. But what co-workers and acquaintances may not know is Suchan is obsessed with veteran...

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'Headbanger's Journey' Director: 'Metal Comes From Places That People Want To Forget About'

Australia's The Courier Mail recently conducted an interview with Sam Dunn, one of the directors behind the critically acclaimed "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" documentary that focuses on the history of heavy metal music. With a masters degree in social anthropology and as a regular contributor to...

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ROLLINS BAND Reissues In The Works

Punk rock icon Henry Rollins has issued the following update: "Hello folks. It's November and it's been awhile since I have done a newsletter. This was a long year with a lot of work and I hope that next year will be just as busy. "We have started work on the next season of the ...

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OPETH Mainman: 'We Don't Want To Be Different For The Sake Of Being Different'

The Irish Times recently conducted an interview with OPETH mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the band's wider ange of influences: Mikael: "I don't see the point of playing in a band and going just one way when you can do everything. It would be impossible for us ...