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Report: SAXON's World Record Air Guitar Attempt Goes Embarrassingly Wrong
Yorkshire Post reports: An unusual record attempt made at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough ground [in the United Kingdom] on Saturday (Jan. 20) may yet make it into the next "Guinness World Records" book — despite a lack of enthusiasm from the 29,100 fans who were there. Veteran South Yorkshire ro...January 22, 2007
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HAMMERFALL Guitarist Says Too Many Metal Albums Are Being Released Nowadays
Andreas Aubert of Imhotep webzine recently conducted an interview with HAMMERFALL vocalist Joacim Cans and guitarist Oscar Dronjak. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the band's status in Japan: Joacim: "Metal is not as big in Japan as people tend to think. They think it's obvious that a...January 15, 2007
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An Envy of Innocence
Ah, the joys of press materials. This young Los Angeles band was compared, in the information sent along with the CD, to prime METALLICA, and the release of "An Envy of Innocence" is supposed to be the biggest earthquake in the metal world since "Vulgar Display of Power" came out. Funny, because all...January 15, 2007
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HEIR APPARENT Mainman Sets Record Straight Regarding Split With Touring Lineup
Guitarist Terry Gorle of the reactivated Seattle-based progressive/power metallers HEIR APPARENT has issued the following update: "There have been many questions from all corners about the status of the band HEIR APPARENT over the past several years. Most recently, a 'news' post. "In an effort to pr...January 14, 2007
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Management: BLAZE BAYLEY Should Be Back On The Top Again
Metalhead Music Management, the new management company representing BLAZE, the band fronted by former IRON MAIDEN/WOLFSBANE singer Blaze Bayley, has issued the following statement regarding the band's current status and future plans: "After a lot of wrong information and misunderstanding and rumors...January 12, 2007
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British Music Fans Fight Hammersmith Palais Demolition Plans
According to Drowned in Sound, a group of British music fans have launched a campaign in an effort to grant the London music venue Hammersmith Palais — which has hosted performances by many legendary acts, including MOTÖRHEAD and THE CLASH — listed status, and thereby prevent its imminent demolition...January 12, 2007
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DEICIDE To Be Joined By DISSENTER Frontman For Remaining European Tour Dates
Massive Music, the organizers of DEICIDE's current European tour, have issued a statement explaining the reasons behind bassist/vocalist Glen Benton's absence from the trek and the status of the remainder of the tour. It reads as follows: "On Friday (January 5) kicked off their European tour withou...January 8, 2007
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QUIET RIOT Drummer Discusses His Early Musical Role Models
The MySpace Interview recently conducted an interview with QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali. An excerpt from the chat follows: Q: As a child, what did you aspire to be and when did you discover your musical talent? Frankie: After seeing THE BEATLES and later THE ROLLING STONES on TV back in New Yor...January 5, 2007
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'The History Of South African Heavy Music' Book In The Works
Mike Gill and Marq Vas of the "The History of South African Heavy Music" project have issued the following press release: "There is currently a book being compiled on the history of South African heavy music. the publication was initially reserved exclusively for heavy metal acts, but has grown to e...January 3, 2007
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QUO VADIS Guitarist Comments On Ontario Dates
Guitarist/vocalist Bart Frydrychowicz of the Canadian technical metallers QUO VADIS has issued the following update: "I just wanted to thank all the fans who showed up at the Ontario shows [in late December]. In the end, we made it to Hamilton [on Dec. 28] seven hours late due to mechanical problems...January 1, 2007
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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist PHIL COLLEN Pays Tribute To JIMI HENDRIX
DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen recently spoke to Classic Rock magazine (web site) for its latest issue in which the stars of rock (plus some assorted rock-loving comedians, sportmen, MPs and other riff raff) nominate their "rock icons." The following is Collen's explanation for why Jimi Hendrix b...December 31, 2006
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Primordial Domination
Bandwagons are not for a band like INCANTATION, neither is tech metal overkill or digitized studio wizardry. From day one guitarist/vocalist John McEntee has stayed true to his seminal band's brutal and doomy death metal, the kind of death metal in which feeling reigns supreme and pretentious postur...December 25, 2006
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STATUS QUO Unveils Plaque At Wembley's SQUARE OF FAME
Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt (photo) — the original members of STATUS QUO — have unveiled a plaque of their handprints in Wembley's Square of Fame, which lies at the heart of Quintain Estates and Development PLC's Wembley regeneration project. STATUS QUO are the third entrants into the Square of F...December 18, 2006
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EDDIE VAN HALEN: The Ball Is In DAVE LEE ROTH's Court
Eddie Van Halen spoke to Guitar World magazine about the current status of VAN HALEN following the departures of vocalist Sammy Hagar and bassist Michael Anthony. Rumors continue to swirl that original singer David Lee Roth, who was replaced by Hagar in the mid-1980s, will return to the fold, despit...December 11, 2006
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DODHEIMSGARD's KVOHST Discusses New Album Leak
Antenna's Lars Lolk recently conducted an interview with Kvohst from DØDHEIMSGARD. An excerpt from the chat follows: Antenna: DODHEIMSGARD's newest album, "Supervillain Outcast", is set for a 2007 release, but I know that a rough pre-production version of the album, without vocal tracks, has been le...December 10, 2006
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