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POWER QUEST Keyboardist Seeking Musicians For New Hard Rock Band

Keyboardist Steve Williams of the U.K.'s POWER QUEST is seeking a drummer, guitarists and a vocalist for a new melodic hard rock band. Regarding the group's musicial direction, he says, "Think WHITESNAKE/DOKKEN/KISS/TEN/SAIGON KICK and you'll be in the right ballpark area!" He adds, "The main criter...

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HATESPHERE: 'To The Nines' To Receive Vinyl Release

Danish thrashers HATESPHERE have issued the following update: "Our new album, 'To The Nines', will be treated to a vinyl release courtesy of the good people at Supreme Chaos Records, Germany. A limited 300 copies will come on transparent white vinyl with black 'splats,' including a poster, a sticker...

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MEGADETH, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE At 'Epiphone Revolver Golden Gods Awards'; Entire Show Available

The first annual Epiphone Revolver Golden Gods Awards, which was held on April 7 at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, is now available for viewing on demand at MTV.com. America's first-ever hard rock and heavy metal music award show was broadcast on MTV2 as a one-hour special on Saturday, May 2. T...

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Ex-MELDRUM Bassist To Rejoin Former Bandmates For MICHELLE MELDRUM Memorial Concert

Ex-MELDRUM bassist Frida Ståhl will rejoin her former bandmates for one night only to perform at the Michelle Meldrum memorial show at the Whisky A-Go Go in Hollywood on Tuesday, May 26. The show is being held in memory of late MELDRUM/PHANTOM BLUE guitarist Michelle Meldrum and will help raise fund...

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SACRED OATH Signs With WORLDSOUND; New Album Release Pushed Back

Connecticut metallers SACRED OATH and their parent label, Angel Thorne Music, have come to an agreement with the WorldSound label to press and distribute not only their brand new self-titled album, "Sacred Oath", but the entire back catalog of SACRED OATH albums, including "Darkness Visible", "Till...

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SLAYER Putting Finishing Touches On New Album; Late Summer Release Expected

Despite widespread rumors to the contrary, SLAYER's as-yet-untitled new album does not yet have an official release date. According to the band's publicist, the Los Angeles thrashers are in the studio putting the finishing touches on the CD recordings and are hoping to get the album out before the e...

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TESTAMENT Wants To Take Care Of Its Opening Acts

Pete Richards of ChartAttack.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco thrash metal legends TESTAMENT. An excerpt from the chat follows below. ChartAttack.com: You're about to hit the road with UNEARTH and LAZARUS A.D. Did you have any involvement in setting up t...

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PRIMAL FEAR, ATHEIST, NOVEMBERS DOOM Confirmed For MINNESOTA METALFEST

SwordLord Productions and Station 4 have announced the resurrection of Minnesota Metalfest, the new premiere festival for heavy metal acts in Minnesota. This year's event will take place on Labor Day — Monday, September 7 — at the Station 4 nightclub in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota. Station 4 is the...

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PESTILENCE Mainman Says 'Spheres' Album Was 'Definitely' Ahead Of Its Time

Metal Discovery webzine conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Patrick Mameli of the resurrected late '80s/early '90s death metal outfit PESTILENCE on April 12, 2009 in London, England. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Discovery: Did you have any reservations or apprehe...

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HEAVEN & HELL: Quality Video Footage From World Tour Kick-Off Available

Colombia's Shock.com.co has uploaded an eight-minute collection of video highlights from last night's (Tuesday, May 5) HEAVEN & HELL concert at Coliseo Cubierto El Campín in Bogota. Watch the clip below. HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie Jam...

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CRIPPLE BASTARDS Cancel U.S. Tour Due To Drummer's Broken Hand

Italy's CRIPPLE BASTARDS has been forced to cancel its U.S. tour — which was supposed to kick off this week in San Francisco — due to the band's drummer's broken hand not being completely healed. Commented vocalist Giulio the Bastard: "CRIPPLE BASTARDS are sadly forced to cancel their previously ann...

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RIGOR MORTIS Guitarist 'Recovering Nicely' Following Surgery

Guitarist Mike Scaccia of Texan thrashers RIGOR MORTIS underwent emergency neck surgery Monday morning (May 4). According to the band, "Mike is recovering nicely! Mike called yesterday and he was already talking, less than 24 hours after his surgery. His recovery is already ahead of schedule... so e...

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DEMONICAL: Another New Song Posted Online

DEMONICAL, the Swedish death metal band featuring past and present members from CENTINEX, GRAVE, REGURGITATE, INTERMENT, AMARAN, WORLD BELOW and DELLAMORTE, has posted another new song, "Götter des Nordens", on the group's MySpace page. The track comes off DEMONICAL's second full-length album, "Hell...

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'Dr. Feelgood': MÖTLEY CRÜE's Track-By-Track Guide To 1989 Classic

MÖTLEY CRÜE will perform its classic 1989 album, "Dr. Feelgood", in its entirety on Crüe Fest 2, the sophomore outing of the band's summer festival tour, to celebrate the record's 20th anniversary. When Vince Neil and Nikki Sixx recently took RollingStone.com track by track through the disc, they ha...

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AC/DC: Sixth Episode Of 'Rock N Roll Fannation' Posted Online

A new documentary about AC/DC and their fans, in the style of "Heavy Metal Parking Lot", was filmed from October 24, 2008 to October 26, 2008 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania — the site of the band's first show in five years. Dedicated fans travelled from all over the world to be there. The sixth episo...