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Former ICED EARTH Frontman Joins PYRAMAZE

Former ICED EARTH frontman Matt Barlow has reportedly joined Danish metallers PYRAMAZE as the replacement for Lance King. The news was revealed in the brand new issue of the German magazine Rock Hard, which features an in-depth interview with Barlow and a short question-and-answer session with PYRAM...

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CIRCUS DIABLO Close To Signing Record Deal

CIRCUS DIABLO — the new project featuring THE CULT guitarist Billy Duffy, THE ALMIGHTY frontman Ricky Warwick (guitar),ex-THE CULT touring bassist Billy Morrison (vocals),former FUEL/current RIDERS ON THE STORM frontman Brett Scallions (bass),and drummer Jeremy Colson — has been confirmed as one...

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MATT SORUM And Girlfriend At Hyde In Hollywood; Video Available

Henry Trappler of Celebrities.com caught up with VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum outside Hyde in Hollywood, California on Friday (April 6). Sorum joked that he has scheduled four gigs in South Dakota and they are all in Fargo. He introduced his girlfriend, the dancer Ace Harper. They also talked...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Guitarist On Upcoming CD: 'We're Trying To Sound Older'

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports that BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE recorded 11 songs for the as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2005's "The Poison" in January and February with producer Colin Richardson at Sonic Ranch Studios in El Paso, Texas. Frontman Matt Tuck is slated to finish his vocals after the gro...

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MESSIAH'S KISS Confirmed For MANOWAR's MAGIC CIRCLE FESTIVAL

MESSIAH'S KISS, the German/American/British metal act featuring current RIOT singer Mike Tirelli (HOLY MOTHER, BURNING STARR),will take part in the Magic Circle Festival in the heart of Germany, Bad Arolsen on July 7. Headlining will be the event will be MANOWAR, with many more acts yet to be annou...

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VELVET REVOLVER To Abandon GUNS N' ROSES, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Covers

VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash spoke to Chile's Rock & Pop about selecting songs for the band's current South American tour. He reportedly said that they chose to keep songs from the previous setlist around because the band has never played South America before, and that they added four new son...

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GENE SIMMONS Rocks Times Square; Photos Available

On Wednesday (April 11) at the Virgin Megastore in Times Square, New York City, gamers and rockers alike were treated to an event of heroic proportions. Guitar Hero II recently launched for Xbox 360, and to celebrate, five lucky gamers got the chance to win a jam session with the KISS bassist/vocali...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Singer To Appear At Jennifer Harman Charity Poker Tournament

MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil is among the celebrities that will appear at the inaugural Jennifer Harman Charity Poker Tournament, set to take place Friday, April 20, inside the Caesars Palace poker tournament room at the heart of the Las Vegas Strip. The no-limit Texas hold'em tournament will begin...

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LAMB OF GOD, IRON MAIDEN, SLAYER, MACHINE HEAD Among 'Golden Gods' Nominees

According to The Sun Online, LAMB OF GOD is the favorite to walk off with the silverware at this year's Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards. The Virginia-based group is up for an impressive five gongs, including "Best Album", "Best Live Band" and "Best International Band". And the fifth annual Metal Ham...

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Original VICIOUS RUMORS Bassist Releases First WILDESTARR Track

WILDESTARR, the new band featuring VICIOUS RUMORS bassist Dave Starr (on guitar and bass) and vocalist London Wilde, has posted its first song, "Generation Next", on the group's MySpace page. Commented Dave: "This is the demo version of one of the new songs off the upcoming WILDESTARR CD — very raw,...

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DARK EMPIRE: New Album Artwork Posted Online

DARK EMPIRE, the American/Swedish band featuring vocalist Jens Carlsson of PERSUADER/SAVAGE CIRCUS and bassist Noah Martin of ARSIS, has posted the cover artwork for its upcoming second album, "Humanity Dethroned", at its official web site. The CD is tentatively due this spring/summer. Conceived in...

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THIS IS MENACE Announces U.K. Tour

THIS IS MENACE, the U.K.-based collaborative project spearheaded by PITCHSHIFTER bassist Mark Clayden and drummer Jason Bowld, will return to the U.K. stage this October. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 01 - Oxford - Zodiac Oct. 02 - Birmingham - Academy Ii Oct. 03 - Glasgow - Cathouse Oct. 04...

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The Life Burns Tour

Every time the opportunity arises to listen to APOCALYPTICA I can be heard muttering something about having immense respect for the metal-by-way-of-cello group, but not having the patience for it. Then I listen to it and wonder what the hell I was thinking. The band's renditions of tunes by the like...

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Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer: I Thought The Band Would Never Make The Big Time

Dark Starr from Wormwood Chronicles webzine recently conducted an interview with original JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins. An excerpt follows: Wormwood Chronicles: Many people may not know that you were the founding member and original lead singer for JUDAS PRIEST. Can you catch the readers up a bit o...

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FLAW Singer Completes Work On Solo Debut

FLAW singer Chris Volz (formerly of FIVE.BOLT.MAIN) has just finished recording his forthcoming debut solo album. Joining Volz in the studio were Matt Chiaravalle (KITTIE, CROSSBREED, WARREN ZEVON) and Jason Spiewak (FIVE.BOLT.MAIN) in both production capacity and as players on the record. Also perf...