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CELTIC FROST Confirmed For Norway's HOLE IN THE SKY Festival
Seminal avant-garde metal pioneers CELTIC FROST are the first confirmed band for the Hole in the Sky – Bergen Metal Fest VII, set to take place August 23-26, 2006 in Bergen, Norway. Weekend passes go on sale on Friday, December 9. More confirmations will be announced soon. As BLABBERMOUTH.NET exclus...December 8, 2005
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PROJECT: FAILING FLESH: Putting Finishing Touches On New Album
PROJECT: FAILING FLESH's Kevin 131 (GARDEN OF SHADOWS, TWISTED TOWER DIRE, BRAVE, WHILE HEAVEN WEPT) has issued the following update on the recording sessions for the group's new album, "The Conjoined": "We have just about finished mixing the new record. I have spent the last few weeks doing mixes,...December 7, 2005
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Late THIN LIZZY Frontman's Music To Be Commemorated At Irish Concerts
Former THIN LIZZY guitarist Brian "Robbo" Robertson has confirmed that he will be joining the bill for the 20th Vibe for Philo, an annual concert held in Dublin to remember and commemorate the music of Philip Lynott, songwriter, musician and poet. As a 16-year-old unknown virtuoso, Robbo strode into...December 7, 2005
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Former JUDAS PRIEST Singer Signs Management Deal With NIJI
KNAC.COM is reporting that ICED EARTH/ex-JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens and his band BEYOND FEAR have signed on with Niji Management in Los Angeles. Niji is owned by Wendy Dio, who also manages Ronnie James Dio. Legendary drummer Aynsley Dunbar (WHITESNAKE, JOURNEY, ZAPPA, JEFFERSON STARSHIP...December 7, 2005
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QUEENSRŸCHE Drummer Talks About His Upcoming Instructional Book
Dave Iozzia of Rock Is Life recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE drummer Scott Rockenfield. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock Is Life: I prefer the down-and-dirty aspects of a band performing in a club to theatre or arena concerts with on-stage theatrics, which I feel take...December 5, 2005
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ZAKK WYLDE To Be Inducted Into HOLLYWOOD'S ROCKWALK
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY/OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Zakk Wylde will be inducted into Guitar Center's Hollywood's RockWalk, located at 7425 Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, CA, on Tuesday, January 27, 2006 at noon. This event is FREE and open to the public. Wylde has played a significant role in the solo career of...December 5, 2005
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CELTIC FROST Frontman Performs With 1349: Photo Available
Seminal avant-garde metal pioneers CELTIC FROST have posted the following message on their official web site: "CELTIC FROST were very honoured to meet close friends again on the occasion of the Swiss concert of Norwegian groups 1349 and GORGOROTH at La Chaux-de-Fonds on November 12, 2005, which they...December 2, 2005
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BLACK SABBATH, DEEP PURPLE, IRON MAIDEN Stars Turn Up For CLIVE BURR Benefit Event
On Tuesday night (Nov. 29) at the Hard Rock Cafe in London a special evening took place for former IRON MAIDEN drummer Clive Burr. At this specially organized event, Clive Burr's drum kit from the Beast on The Road tour was given to the Hard Rock Cafe to accompany other famous artifacts from rock hi...December 2, 2005
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CELTIC FROST: U.S. Tour To Kick Off In September 2006
Seminal avant-garde metal pioneers CELTIC FROST (photo) will be embarking on a U.S. tour beginning next September, BLABBERMOUTH.NET can exclusively reveal. So far, it appears that the trek will include a two-night stint (Sept. 12-13) at Jaxx in Springfield, Virginia, followed by two back-to-back sho...November 29, 2005
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Black Wings of Destiny
With TESTAMENT plagued by periods of frustrating dormancy, founding guitarist Eric Peterson resurrects his DRAGONLORD black metal side project, last seen on record racks with a respectable debut ("Rapture") in 2001. It's surprising that "Black Wings of Destiny" has been such a relatively low-profile...November 28, 2005
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CELTIC FROST Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Seminal avant-garde metal pioneers CELTIC FROST (photo) have been confirmed for next year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5, 2006 in Wacken, Germany. The reunited band will perform a 90-minute "best of" set (including new songs) on August 4 on the "Blackstage." The festival bi...November 27, 2005
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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Says BEYOND FEAR Mixing Sessions 'Are Going Great'
Former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH singer Tim "Ripper" Owens has posted the following message regarding the progress of the mixing sessions of upcoming full-length debut CD from his new project BEYOND FEAR. "Things are going great! In the final mixing stages! I should leave [Morrisound Studi...November 23, 2005
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THESYRE Hard At Work On New Album
Québec, Canada extremists THESYRE, whose second full-length album, "Duality", was issued earlier this year via Selbstmord Records (Sweden),are working on their third album, to be released on a new, as-yet-undisclosed label in early 2006. Entitled "Exist!", the album will consist of one (!) 35 minut...November 20, 2005
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Canadian Newspaper Pays Tribute To Late VOIVOD Guitarist
The November 18, 2005 edition of Canada's The Globe and Mail included a special tribute to late VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour. Read it at this location. D'Amour died Aug. 26 in a Montreal hospital from complications of advanced colon cancer. The surviving VOIVOD members — Michel "Away" Lang...November 20, 2005
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Guitar Signed By TONY IOMMI, JIMMY PAGE, RITCHIE BLACKMORE Auctioned For $1.6 Million!
Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH),Jimmy Page (LED ZEPPELIN),Angus and Malcolm Young of AC/DC, Brian May (QUEEN),Ritchie Blackmore (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE),and DEF LEPPARD are among the artists that signed a guitar which was auctioned off this week for 1.6 million dollars, according to The Rock Radio. Aft...November 20, 2005
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