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GOTTHARD Score 10th Consecutive No. 1 Album In Switzerland

GOTTHARD have just scored their 10th consecutive No. 1 album in their home country of Switzerland. "Made in Switzerland" — which beat the latest releases from TOOL and PEARL JAM — is a CD/DVD set that contains 17 songs that were recorded during a concert at the Hallenstadion in Zürich in December 20...

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Australia's MANDRAKE Release New EP, Support DEEP PURPLE, STATUS QUO

Currently on tour with DEEP PURPLE and STATUS QUO on their 2006 Australian Tour, MANDRAKE have just released their new self-titled EP, which can be purchased via the band's official web site, www.mandrake.com.au. Commented MANDRAKE guitarist/singer Conrad Passas: "It is incredible to be part of the...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: More Tour Dates Announced

QUEENSRŸCHE have lined up the following dates during the coming months: Jun. 03 - Monsters Of Rock - Milton Keynes, UK Jun. 04 - Manchester Academy - Manchester, UK Jun. 05 - Hof ter Lo - Antwerp, BEL Jun. 06 - Big Box - Kempten, GER Jun. 07 - Arena - Oberhausen, GER Jun. 09 ...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: 'Q2K' Reissue Release Date Announced

Rhino Records has set an August 29, 2006 release date for the reissue of QUEENSRŸCHE's 1999 effort, "Q2K". The new CD will include 3-4 bonus tracks, the details of which will be announced soon. Limited-edition signed copies and a free "Q2K" cap will be included in the new package. QUEENSRŸCHE's late...

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EXHORDER's Official Status Is 'Permanently Disbanded'

Long-defunct New Orleans metallers EXHORDER — cited by many as the originators of the riff-heavy power-groove approach popularized by PANTERA — have issued an official statement in response to persistent rumors that the band will get back together to play select shows and/or record a new studio albu...

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PARADISE LOST: Rescheduled South American Dates Announced

British heavy rockers PARADISE LOST have announced the rescheduled dates for their South American tour. They are as follows: Jun. 09 – Status - Sao Paulo, BRA Jun. 10 – Blondie – Santiago, CHL Jun. 11 - El Teatro - Buenos Aires, ARG A complete list of upcoming PARADISE LOST shows can be found at ...

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OPETH: Videocast Conjuration

"Metal Injection" have posted their most epic videocast episode yet, as it features a lenghty interview with OPETH vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt. Some of the topics discussed in the interview include the OPETH songwriting process, what Mikael does in his downtime, his onstage banter, other current bands...

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STONE SOUR To Film 'Through Glass' Video

Joshua Rilying of StoneSourNews.com recently spoke to STONE SOUR guitarist Josh Rand regarding the status of the band's sophomore CD, "Come What(ever) May", due on August 22 via Roadrunner Records. According to Rilying, "The video for the song '30/30-150' was shot last week in [Los Angeles] using Pa...

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The first OFFICE OF STRATEGIC INFLUENCE album was a big hit for the Inside Out label. A prog-metal dream team — FATES WARNING guitarist Jim Matheos, DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy and his former bandmate, keyboardist Kevin Moore, and bassist Sean Malone (CYNIC, GORDIAN KNOT) — assembled a truly...

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Rebel Meets Rebel

There's almost no way to review "Rebel Meets Rebel" in an objective fashion, since it represents the last completed recordings — aside from demos for the second DAMAGEPLAN album — to feature "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. Recorded over a four-year period before Dime's death in December of 2004, this long...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Frontman To Guest On ALICE COOPER's Radio Show

QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate will be Alice Cooper's special guest on Cooper's radio show "Nights with Alice Cooper" airing on Tuesday, May 2. The program is a classic-rock format and is nationally syndicated on the United Stations Radio Networks. Air times differ, so make sure to check out Nights...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: New GEOFF TATE Audio Interview Available For Download

The complete unedited interview with QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate, conducted April 5 by Joe Kleon, has been posted on Joe's personal web site. An MP3 file containing the chat, which was broadcast April 23 on Canton Ohio's WRQK 106.9 FM, has been made available for download at this location (41 MB...

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BLIND GUARDIAN's last album, "A Night At the Opera", was the sonic equivalent of a brownie sundae. One the size of a large mixing bowl. A couple bites were awesome, but the whole thing was just too rich, too huge, too filling… just too everything. Stomachaches and the need for a restorative nap ofte...

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Singer JOHN CORABI Talks About His Days With MÖTLEY CRÜE

NashvilleRock.net recently conducted an interview with former MÖTLEY CRÜE/UNION frontman John Corabi. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On MÖTLEY CRÜE's self-titled album which Corabi sang on: "Y'know, I just think, like with everything, there's usually a root to why things don't work. I think th...

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DAWNBRINGER Complete Work On Third Album

Ten years after the release of their debut EP, "Sacrament", the Pennsylvania-based metallers DAWNBRINGER have completed their third full-length album. Entitled "In Sickness and In Dreams", the CD is scheduled for a June release via Battle Kommand Records. According to a press release, "In Sickness a...