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SEVENDUST Guitarist Breaks Hand; Band Cancel Week's Worth Of Dates

Due to a broken bone in the left hand of guitarist John Connolly, SEVENDUST have been forced to forgo their initial U.S. tour dates in early May. The group will resume their performances May 13 in Corpus Christi, TX. The confirmed schedule is as follows: May 13 - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street...

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ALTER BRIDGE Part Ways With WIND-UP RECORDS

ALTER BRIDGE have announced that they have terminated their recording, publishing, and merchandising agreements, effective immediately, thereby severing all of the ban's contractual relationships with Wind-Up. "We're very excited about concluding this chapter in our lives and focusing on the future,...

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SEVENDUST Part Ways With WINEDARK RECORDS

SEVENDUST and their wholly owned record label 7Bros. Records have officially parted ways with the Universal-affiliated WineDark Records. The band inked a deal with WineDark in early 2005 after a lengthy stint with TVT Records. 7Bros. Records continues its distribution through Fontana/Universal Music...

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DARK NEW DAY To Release Acoustic EP

DARK NEW DAY, the new band featuring Clint Lowery (ex-SEVENDUST) on guitar, Brett Hestla (ex-CREED, VIRGOS MERLOT) on vocals, Will Hunt (ex-SKRAPE, TOMMY LEE) on drums, Clint's brother Corey Lowery (ex-STEREOMUD, STUCK MOJO) on bass, and Troy McLawhorn (ex-DOUBLE DRIVE) on guitar, will release an ac...

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The Black Is Never Far

The idea of metal having soul, as most people think of the term, would strike a lot of people as ludicrous. Those people haven't heard PLACE OF SKULLS, though. Formed by ex-DEATH ROW, CATHEDRAL and PENTAGRAM guitar slinger Victor Griffin, the band is on their third full-length album of doom rock lac...

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PLACE OF SKULLS: 'The Black Is Never Far' To Receive U.S. Release In April

PLACE OF SKULLS, the Knoxville, Tennessee-based band featuring former PENTAGRAM guitarist Victor Griffin, will release their third full-length CD, "The Black Is Never Far", in the U.S. on April 17. The CD, which came out in Germany on February 17 (on Exile On Mainstream Records),will be issued in t...

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DARK NEW DAY Schedule 'Rockline' Appearance

DARK NEW DAY, the new "supergroup" featuring Clint Lowery (ex-SEVENDUST) on guitar, Brett Hestla (ex-CREED, VIRGOS MERLOT) on vocals, Will Hunt (ex-SKRAPE, TOMMY LEE) on drums, Clint's brother Corey Lowery (ex-STEREOMUD, STUCK MOJO) on bass, and Troy McLawhorn (ex-DOUBLE DRIVE) on guitar, will be th...

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PLACE OF SKULLS: 'The Black Is Never Far' Track Listing, Cover Artwork Revealed

PLACE OF SKULLS, the Knoxville, Tennessee-based band featuring former PENTAGRAM guitarist Victor Griffin, have finalized the track listing for their third full-length CD, "The Black Is Never Far", due late February in Germany (on Exile On Mainstream Records),followed by the rest of Europe, the U.K....

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FOZZY Frontman Signs Deal To Write Memoir

Former WWE champion and FOZZY lead singer Chris Jericho has just signed a book deal to write his memoir, according to MTV.com. The book, called "A Lion's Tale", will focus on his formative years in the wrestling business. FOZZY's third album, "All That Remains", was released in January 2005 via SPV...

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H.I.M. Frontman Talks About Songwriting Process For 'Dark Light', Breaking U.S. Market

Sauli Vuoti of Imhotep recently conducted an interview with H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the songwriting process for "Dark Light": Ville Valo: "We really had fun doing the album — for the first time in ten years. We have always had all these contrasts in...

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FOZZY: U.K. Dates Announced

FOZZY, the band featuring vocalist Chris Jericho (of WWE wrestling fame) and members of STUCK MOJO, have lined up the following U.K. tour dates during January/February: Jan. 28 - Head Charge @ Barfly - Birmingham, UK Jan. 29 - Barfly - Liverpool, UK Jan. 30 - Rock City - Nottingham, UK Jan. 31 - Lem...

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MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO's 'Double Guitar' On Display At Blue Rock Guitars in Iowa

World-renowned progressive rock guitarist Michael Angelo Batio's famed Dean Mach 7 Jet Double guitar (photo) will be on display at Blue Rock Guitars in Perry, Iowa on a promotional tour to celebrate the release of Batio's "Hand without Shadows" CD. The display also coincides with the Dean Owners of...

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Guitar Shredder MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO Covers METALLICA, DEEP PURPLE, AEROSMITH On New CD

Legendary heavy metal bassist Rudy Sarzo (QUIET RIOT, OZZY OSBOURNE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, DIO) and Doug Marks (man behind the Metal Method series of instructional videos for guitar) are among the guest musicians appearing on the new CD from world-renowned progressive rock guitarist Michael Angelo Batio...

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FOZZY: North American Tour Dates Announced

FOZZY, the band featuring vocalist Chris Jericho (of WWE wrestling fame) and members of STUCK MOJO, have lined up the following North American tour dates during November/December: Nov. 14 - Ottawa, ON @ Barrymore’s Music Hall Nov. 15 - Hamilton, ON @ The Underground Nov. 16 - Montreal, PQ @ Club Sod...

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Metal/Hard Rock Musicians Pay Tribute To BLACK SABBATH's 'Paranoid'

BLACK SABBATH's second album, "Paranoid", was the subject of the "Trailblazer" column in the August 2005 issue of the U.K.'s Total Guitar magazine, which is devoted to albums that changed the face of guitar music. The following quotes from the article illustrate just how important the album is to ma...