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THE WILDHEARTS Begins Recording New Album
THE WILDHEARTS frontman Ginger has posted the following message on his official web site: "What a year this one is going to be! What a year the last one was!! "Round Records got off to a flying start with the release of [Ginger's solo album] 'Valor Del Corazon', in January 2006. With releases by HOW...January 8, 2007
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Emissaries
"What the heck is Mesopotamian Metal or Sumerian Thrashing Black Metal", you ask? The kind of metal that MELECHESH plays on "Emissaries", an album that you should purchase as soon as it is released in North America on January 23. The follow-up to 2003's phenomenal "Sphynx" is in no way a let-down an...January 8, 2007
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ELECTRIC EARTH To Release Vinyl-Only EP
Sweden's ELECTRIC EARTH will enter Studio Deadline on January 12 to record a brand new song as well as a few covers. According to a posting on the group's web site, "the covers will feature some surprise guest artists. The plan is to release this recording as an exclusive vinyl-EP (only available th...January 7, 2007
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CAGE Booking Mexican Tour
San Diego, California-based heavy metal band CAGE is in the process of booking a tour of Mexico, dubbed the "Hell Destroyer Over Mexico Tour 2007". Shows have been confirmed for Tijuana; Mexicali, Monterrey; Mexico D.F and Estado de Mexico. Additional dates are being considered for Hermosillo, Ciuda...January 7, 2007
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KILLINGBIRD Announces More Dates
Los Angeles sleaze/hard rockers KILLINGBIRD, featuring SCUM OF THE EARTH guitarist Skyla Talon, have announced more L.A.-area shows. Ex-SYSTEMATIC drummer Philip Bailey will be manning the kit for these dates: Jan. 05 – Paladino's/Tarzana, CA (w/ BANG TANGO) Jan. 18 – Cat Club/Hollywood, CA (w/ STAR...January 5, 2007
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'METAL' MIKE On GUNS N' ROSES Tour: 'It Felt Wonderful To Reach Over 700,000 People'
The fourth and last installment of guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak's (HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM, SEBASTIAN BACH) diary from SEBASTIAN BACH's tour with GUNS N' ROSES has been posted online at www.jacksonguitars.com. An excerpt follows: "I have played four or five more shows on the off days from the GN'R t...January 5, 2007
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Former MANOWAR Guitarist ROSS THE BOSS To Headline ROB ORIANI BENEFIT MEMORIAL SHOW
Legendary MANOWAR guitarist Ross The Boss will headline the Rob Oriani Benefit Memorial Show (for late VYNDYKATOR guitarist Robert "Rob" Oriani) on Saturday, March 24 at Dingbatz in Clifton, New Jersey. Ross will perform a set of MANOWAR classics from the first six albums. Joining Ross will be vocal...January 4, 2007
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WITHIN TEMPTATION: New Album Title, Cover Artwork Revealed
Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal band WITHIN TEMPTATION has set "The Heart of Everything" as the title of its new album, due later in the year in the U.S. via Roadrunner Records. Check out the CD cover artwork at this location. The album's first single, to be released this spring, "What Have You...January 3, 2007
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LILLIAN AXE Signs With METRO CITY RECORDS
After an extended hiatus that left many fans wondering if they'd ever see the group up and running again, melodic metallists LILLIAN AXE have risen from the ashes and are preparing their first all-new studio album since 1993's highly regarded "Psychoschizophrenia". Led by founding guitarist Steve Bl...January 3, 2007
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GLENN DANZIG: 'Man's Inhumanity To Man Is Just As Bad As It's Always Been'
Jason Heller of The Onion's The A.V. Club recently conducted an interview with Glenn Danzig (DANZIG, MISFITS, SAMHAIN). A few excerpts from the chat follow: The A.V. Club: When you're a musician on the road, though, iPods are really convenient. Danzig: I don't even listen to music on the road, and i...January 3, 2007
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GOREFEST: Photos From Hometown Gig Posted Online
Dutch metallers GOREFEST played their last show of 2006 last Friday, December 29 at a nearly sold-out 't Beest venue in the band's hometown of Goes. Pictures from the concert can be found at www.metal-experience.com. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. For The Masses 02. When The Dead Walked The...January 2, 2007
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ASTRAL DOORS: New Album Due Before End Of Year
Swedish metallers ASTRAL DOORS, who feature in their ranks LION'S SHARE vocalist Patrik Johansson, have issued the following update: "So far we have recorded the vocals to five new songs and my feeling is that this time you will hear a couple of new sides of ASTRAL DOORS. For example, today's song i...January 2, 2007
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GLENN HUGHES: 'It Is My Music That Sustains Me'
Legendary bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) — whose home in Los Angeles was broken into and burglarized last month — has posted the following message on his official web site: "Firstly I want to thank all of you who have sent messages to me this last week. We are all okay an...January 1, 2007
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SOLEMNITY: Limited-Edition Vinyl Containing BATHORY Cover Due Next Week
Germany's SOLEMNITY has set a January 11 release date for its limited-edition 10-inch vinyl containing a classical version of BATHORY's "One Rode to Asa Bay" backed with a cover of LIZZY BORDEN's 'There will be Blood Tonight'. SOLEMNITY recorded "One Rode to Asa Bay" with the help of the Bamberg Sym...January 1, 2007
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ICED EARTH To Enter Studio In February
ICED EARTH guitarist/mainman Jon Schaffer has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Again I have to apologize for the delay in updates. I've been extremely busy with writing and preproduction for the new ICED EARTH CDs. "I also lost the one person that was my true mentor and...December 31, 2006