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OVERKILL Frontman: Nothing Left To Prove

OVERKILL frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth recently spoke to the Wormwood Chronicles fanzine about the differences between U.S. and European metal crowds, the early days of the New York metal scene, the proliferation of reunions and more. An excerpt from the interview follows: Wormwood Chronicles: Yo...

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ELEGY Singer Offers Update On New Solo Album

ELEGY singer Ian Parry's official web site has been updated with the following message: "Since Ian's trip to Florida last December, he's decided to add a few more songs as singles to give his solo album a little more of a diverse style and a few great radio songs. Ian has recently co-written additio...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's Resident 'Little Person' Detained By U.S. Authorities

When you call a headlining world tour "Red, White & Crüe: Better Live Than Dead", you're asking for trouble, but so far things have gone smoothly for MÖTLEY CRÜE on the band's first headlining tour in six years with its classic original line-up — Nikki Sixx, Vince Neil, Mick Mars and Tommy Lee....

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MEGADETH, DREAM THEATER, FEAR FACTORY, NEVERMORE To Team Up For GIGANTOUR

It's called Gigantour, and it's the brainchild of MEGADETH frontman/guitarist Dave Mustaine. Set to launch in late July, Gigantour is a six-week festival trek co-headlined by MEGADETH and DREAM THEATER, who'll be accompanied by other main-stage acts FEAR FACTORY, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN and NEVERM...

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DOUBLE CROSS To Support DOKKEN In U.K.

British rock band DOUBLE CROSS have been confirmed as support act for DOKKEN on their U.K. tour dates this month. Confirmed dates are as follows: Apr. 18 - London, UK @ Underworld Apr. 19 - Nottingham, UK @ Rock city Apr. 20 - Dudley, UK @ JB's Apr. 22 - Bradford, UK @ Rio's DOUBLE ...

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STATETROOPER Schedule One-Off U.K. Date Prior To SWEDEN ROCK Appearance

STATETROOPER, the reunited British hard rock outfit fronted by former MSG (MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP) singer Gary Barden, will be headlining a special one-off night of rock/metal on May 29 at The Boardwalk in Sheffield. Other bands on the bill include U.K. rockers DOUBLE CROSS and ROCKET, with one more...

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TED NUGENT Admits He Used 'N' Word During Radio Interview

WOODTV.com is reporting that Ted Nugent took center stage in a Muskegon courtroom for a trial in which he is suing organizers of the Muskegon Summer Celebration after his June 2003 concert was cancelled. The concert was cancelled after the rocker allegedly used derogatory racial slurs during a radio...

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HALLOWS EVE, BLOODLUST, ATTACKER Confirmed For CLASSIC METAL FESTIVAL

HALLOWS EVE, BLOODLUST, ATTACKER and UNEARTHED (composed entirely of ex-PURGATORY/ICED EARTH members) are among the artists confirmed to appear at Classic Metal Festival 5, set to be held on May 13-14 at JJ Kelley's (2455 Bernice) in Lansing (suburb of Chicago),Illinois. Other groups scheduled to p...

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GAIA EPICUS Slam Label For Changing Song Order

Norwegian power metallers GAIA EPICUS have posted the following message on their official web site: "GAIA EPICUS has told Sound Riot Records to stop the release of their upcoming album 'Symphony of Glory', and to pull back all CDs that have been sent out. "The reason for this is that Sound Riot has...

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PENTACLE: New Album Cover Posted Online

Long-running Dutch death metallers PENTACLE have uploaded the cover artwork for their upcoming album, "Under the Black Cross", at this location. "I must say I'm very satisfied with the end result and from this point I would like to thank Manuel for his hard work," reads a posting on the group's web...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Says Producer ROY Z Deserves Lot Of Credit For Sound Of New Album

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton recently spoke to Metal Edge magazine about the group's new album, "Angel of Retribution". A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Metal Edge: Does it help that, as a producer, Roy Z is also a musician? Glenn Tipton: "It does help, but Roy's qualities are...

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KING'S X Frontman Discusses Project With PEARL JAM Members

KING'S X singer/bassist Doug Pinnick recently spoke to Billboard.com about his current projects, which include a new solo album, a new KING'S X album with '80s metal vet Michael Wagener producing, a project with ex-WINGER guitarist Reb Beach and a much-discussed/yet-to-be-released project with PEARL...

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EXCITER: Early Albums To Be Re-Released This Week

Canadian thrash metal pioneers EXCITER will have three of their classic albums — "Heavy Metal Maniac" (1983),"Long Live the Loud" (1985) and "Unveiling the Wicked" (1986) — re-released on March 15 via Megaforce Records. All three releases were remastered by Jeff Waters (ANNIHILATOR) and include bon...

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ALICE COOPER Talks About New Album: Audio Available

ALICE COOPER spoke to Australian radio Triple-J last Thursday morning (March 10) about his upcoming album, "Dirty Diamonds", and his forthcoming Australian tour. Asked about his new CD, Alice said, "I just keep writing these things. I have more fun now writing and recording these things than I ever...

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Legend has it that JAMES BROWN used to make his new records on tour, pretty much as he came up with the hook for each song. He'd pull the bus over in whatever town the band was driving through, hustle everyone into the nearest studio, hum and point and snap his fingers 'till everyone got ...