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JUDAS PRIEST Frontman: 'I Was Dreaming About Having Massive Amounts Of Hair'
J. Bennett of Decibel magazine (web site) recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford. An excerpt from the chat follows: Decibel: Tell me about the day you decided to shave your head. Rob Halford: "I don't think anybody's ever asked me that one. [Laughs] You know, this is...January 14, 2006
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SEPULTURA's KISSER To Conduct Guitar Clinic At Hollywood's Musicians Institute
SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser will be conducting a special clinic at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California on Wednesday, January 25. Kisser will be in town to lay down guitar leads on the upcoming album from ASESINO, the death metal/grindcore project featuring ex-FEAR FACTORY/BRUJERI...January 14, 2006
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ATHEIST Regroup, Announce Exclusive Festival Appearances
Seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST have regrouped for a run of exclusive live performances. Guitarist/vocalist Kelly Shaefer has reassembled what is widely considered the band's classic recording lineup (Shaefer, guitarist Rand Burkey, bassist Tony Choy, and drummer Steven Flynn) for two exclu...January 13, 2006
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TONY MACALPINE To Play With Members Of PLANET X At Winter NAMM
Tony MacAlpine of Steve Vai's band will be playing with prog-rock greats PLANET X (featuring Virgil Donati on drums and Rufus Philpot on bass) at the Pearl Drums booth during Winter NAMM at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Tony and the members of PLANET X will be performing Satu...January 13, 2006
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BLACK SABBATH, PANTERA, MEGADETH, IRON MAIDEN Members Featured In 'Story of Metal' Documentary
VH1 has announced the premiere of "Heavy: The Story of Metal", a four-part documentary tracing the evolution of heavy metal music and culture, from its dark, grim beginnings in Birmingham, England to the worldwide force that it remains to this day. In a series of four themed hours premiering Monday-...January 12, 2006
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SEPULTURA Guitarist To Guest On New ASESINO Album
ASESINO, the death metal/grindcore project featuring ex-FEAR FACTORY/BRUJERIA guitarist Dino Cazares and STATIC-X bassist Tony Campos (on bass/vocals),entered Undercity Studios in Los Angeles on January 10 to begin recording the follow-up to 2002's "Coridos De Muerte", tentatively due this summer....January 11, 2006
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SOCIETY 1 To Perform Acoustic Set At NAMM
SOCIETY 1 will perform a acoustic set at this year's Winter NAMM session at the Greg Bennett/Silvertone booth (Booth 4351, Hall C) on Friday, January 20 at the following times: 1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. The set will consist of songs from their latest CD, "The Sound That Ends Creation". All...January 11, 2006
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MNEMIC: Recording Session Postponed
Danish modern metallers MNEMIC have abandoned their previously announced plans to record their next album at The Abyss studio with producer Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN). Commented the band: "We are sorry to inform all the people that hoped for a summer release, but that's simply not happening. O...January 11, 2006
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Former DREAM THEATER Keyboardist Gets Help From ZAKK WYLDE On New Solo Album
Former DREAM THEATER/YNGWIE MALMSTEEN keyboardist Derek Sherinian is currently working on his fifth solo album at his own Beachwood Manor Studios in Burbank, CA. This new album is slated to be released June 2006 on InsideOut Music in the U.S. and Europe, and Marquee/Avalon in Japan. After a nine-mon...January 10, 2006
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TERRORIZER Sign With CENTURY MEDIA, Announce New Lineup
Reunited grindcore pioneers TERRORIZER have inked a deal with Century Media Records. "This is a big step in the process for everyone involved with TERRORIZER and we are pleased to announce the great news," commented TERRORIZER guitarist Jesse Pintado (formerly of NAPALM DEATH). The new TERRORIZER in...January 5, 2006
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Former VENOM Frontman To Be Honored By Bulgaria's William Gladstone School
ATOMKRAFT/ex-VENOM frontman Tony Dolan will be inducted into the Hall of Fame at the William Gladstone school in Sofia, Bulgaria for his work with ATOMKRAFT/VENOM and his developing acting career. The induction will coincide with the school's 100th anniversary and will take place sometime in 2007. N...January 5, 2006
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KROKUS To Tour Germany In May
Veteran Swiss hard rockers KROKUS will be embarking on a tour of Germany in May following the release of their new studio album. Support at all dates will come from AXXIS. Confirmed dates are as follows: May 03 - Nürnberg, GER - Hirsch May 04 - München, GER - Garage May 05 - Memmingen, GER ...January 4, 2006
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EMPIRE: New Album Nearing Completion
German guitarist Rolf Munkes (MAJESTY, EMPIRE, RAZORBACK, ex-VANIZE) is putting the finishing touches on the third EMPIRE album, tentatively due in May via AOR Heaven Records. "I'm mixing the last three titles right now," Munkes writes on his web site. "Be prepared for a mystic, powerful and fantast...January 4, 2006
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DEATHRASH To Release Collection Of Live, Demo Recordings
Bassist/founding member Pat Burns of the long-defunct New Jersey thrashers DEATHRASH has sent the following update to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "[DEATHRASH] rocked the world from '85-'87 and released a very popular demo tape, called 'Faces OF Death', that was the #6 demo of 1986 in Metal Forces magazine, we...January 1, 2006
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TNT Frontman's Father Nominated For GENESIS Award
According to a posting on TNT frontman Tony Harnell's official web site, Tony's father, Boyd Harnell, has been nominated for a Genesis Award for his recent article on the dolphin slaughters happening in Japan. The annual Genesis Awards event in Hollywood pays tribute to the major news and entertainm...December 30, 2005
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