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Drummer JÖRG MICHAEL: STRATOVARIUS Is In Deep Crisis

STRATOVARIUS on-again, off-again drummer Jörg Michael has posted the following message on his official web site: "Here is some news from me. [STRATOVARIUS keyboardist] Jens [Johansson] said he posted something in the STRATOVARIUS forum so I would like to give my view on the past few weeks also. I di...

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THE HAUNTED: Video Interview With PETER DOLVING Posted Online

THE HAUNTED's official web site has uploaded a three-and-a-half-minute video interview with singer Peter Dolving conducted at Gothenburg's Studio Fredman several weeks into the recording sessions for the band's new album. Download the Quicktime file at this location (file size: 27 MB). A couple of e...

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Ex-BLACK SABBATH Singer Offers His Side Of The Story Behind His Dismissal From M3

Former BLACK SABBATH singer Tony Martin has issued a personal statement explaining his side of the story behind his dismissal from M3, the "classic WHITESNAKE" tribute group featuring Bernie Marsden (guitar, ex-WHITESNAKE),Micky Moody (guitar, ex-WHITESNAKE),Neil Murray (ex-WHITESNAKE, BLACK SABBA...

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JAG PANZER Guitarist To Release Instructional Video

JAG PANZER guitarist Chris Broderick will be releasing an instructional video mid-to-late summer. The intent of this video, which will feature outtakes, bonus material and plenty of live footage, "is to have both technical and theoretical ideas paralleling each other while becoming more advanced," s...

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EVERY TIME I DIE Singer Says He Was Fooled Into Believing JUDAS PRIEST Were Heterosexual

Keith Buckley, lead singer for the Buffalo, N.Y., hardcore band EVERY TIME I DIE, has told the Quad-City Times that playing this year's Ozzfest will give him another chance to be betrayed by his gut feelings. "It's going to be exciting playing on the same stage with some of the bands we were fooled...

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DEEP PURPLE Bassist Leaves Door Open For Possible Live Appearances With RITCHIE BLACKMORE

George Palathingal of The Sydney Morning Herald reports that some DEEP PURPLE purists wonder whether the band should have even continued to use the name since the (final) departure of founding guitarist and linchpin Ritchie Blackmore in 1994. Would Blackmore ever be allowed to return to the fold? "W...

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BEHEMOTH To Begin Recording In Two Weeks

Polish black/death metallers BEHEMOTH are continuing work on their seventh full-length album, "Demigod", tentatively due in the fall through Regain Records (Europe),Century Media (USA and South America) and Mystic (Poland). "Last week we started rehearsing with in full line-up with session guitaris...

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THE HAUNTED Finish Recording New Album

Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED have completed the tracking for fourth full-length album, tentatively due later in the year through an as-yet-undetermined label (the band were previously signed to Earache Records). "We have now finished the recording at Studio Fredman & right now we're preparing f...

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W.A.S.P.'s LAWLESS Talks About The Inspiration Behind 'The Neon God'

W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless spoke to Metal-Exiles.com about the group's upcoming album, "The Neon God: Part One – The Rise", and the group's touring plans in the U.S. and abroad. The following are some excerpts from that interview: On where the story for the new album came from: Blackie Lawless...

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BORKNAGAR Finalize Track Listing For 'Epic'

Norway's BORKNAGAR have finalized the track listing for their sixth album, "Epic", tentatively due in June/July through Century Media Records. The follow-up to 2001's "Empiricism" was recorded and mixed at Toproom and Fagerborg Studios with producer Borge Finstad (MAYHEM, SOLEFALD). "Musically the a...

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Death Before Musick

There are numerous things to like about AMEN cornerstone Casey Chaos, who has become something of a flawed icon on European shores. For those not so familiar with the Furby-like Californian punk rocker, everything from his astute anti-authoritarian lyrics (a la Jello Biafra) to the fact that he was...

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Former ANCIENT Singer DEADLY KRISTIN Talks About Her Departure, Upcoming Projects

Former ANCIENT singer Deadly Kristin has posted the following message on her official web site: "Hard to start a new section of news when I have been absent for so long! Events and drastic changes in my life piled up in a crazy mess and it’s not easy to choose where to start. "I moved ...

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ANATHEMA: Turkish Show Cancelled

ANATHEMA's previously announced gig in Istanbul, Turkey on April 11 has been cancelled. "The local promoter could not put on the show because of financial problems," the band write on their web site. "We apologize to Turkish fans, there was nothing we could do about it. We hope to play in Turkey bef...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY, SOILWORK To Team Up For Japanese Tour

DARK TRANQUILLITY and SOILWORK will be teaming up for a Japanese tour in May. Confirmed dates are as follows: May 01 – Nagoya, JPN - Club Quattro May 02 – Osaka, JPN - Big Cat May 03 – Tokyo, JPN - Shibuya Ax In other DARK TRANQUILLITY-related news, the band commenced the mixing process for ...

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SOCIETY 1: Suspension Show Packs L.A.'s Key Club, Makes History

On Thursday, March 11, at L.A.'s Key Club, SOCIETY 1's Matt Zane became the first rock singer in history to perform live while "suspended" — pierced through the back and hoisted up in the air, supported only by the hooks in his flesh. An uncommonly disciplined and daring feat that has never been acc...