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STORMZONE Working With NWOBHM 'Legend' NEIL KAY

Irish band STORMZONE has issued the following update: "We are delighted to announce that NWOBHM legend Neil Kay has agreed to work with us in our preparations for the next STORMZONE album, 'The Secret Gateway'. Neil has been associated with us for some time now, having visited us here frequently for...

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ANTHRAX Drummer To Judge Guitar Center Drum-Off Regional Finals In Chicago

ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante will be one of the special guest judges for the Chicago-area regional finals of the Guitar Center Drum-Off, set to take place December 2 in Chicago, Illinois at 7:00 p.m. More information can be found on the poster below. The Drum-Off '08 grand finals will be held on...

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GUNS N' ROSES' 'Democracy' Banned In China: Video Report Available

New Tang Dynasty Television has posted a one-and-a-half-minute video report on the alleged ban of the new GUNS N' ROSES album, "Chinese Democracy", in China. Watch the clip below. Although rampant piracy will probably come into play, the album's content is not exactly music to the ears of the Chines...

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TRIVIUM Bassist On Touring With SLAYER

UK's Waterfront Online recently conducted an interview with bassist Paolo Gregoletto of the Florida metallers TRIVIUM. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Waterfront Online: How's the Unholy Alliance Tour going so far? Paolo: It's been awesome. We're winding down the UK leg of the tour...

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NIGHTSHADE Parts Ways With Keyboardist, Bassist; Replacements Announced

NIGHTSHADE, the new project featuring former USURPER guitarist Rick Scythe, has parted ways with Dan Yell (keyboards, organ) and Naught Norty (bass) and has replaced them with Donna and Dan Geist, respectively. According to the band, "Dan Geist is a local bass player who has been supporting the Chic...

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HANOI ROCKS: Finnish Dates Announced

Legendary Finnish rock band HANOI ROCKS has scheduled the following dates in the group's home country: Dec. 26 - Oulu, Finland - Teatria Dec. 27 - Seinäjoki, Finland - Rytmikorjaamo Dec. 28 - Tampere, Finland - Klubi Dec. 31 - Helsinki, Finland - Virgin Oil Co. HANOI ROCKS will be IRON MAIDEN frontm...

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MANITOU To Reactivate For Christmas Concert

Finnish traditional heavy metal band MANITOU, which features in its ranks members of OMNIUM GATHERUM, MALPRACTICE and KAIHORO, has issued the following update: "MANITOU will reactivate and do a one-off 'comeback' X-mas gig next month in Kotka, Kairo venue at Kesto-Klubi event on December 20. So be s...

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IRON MAIDEN: First Latin American Dates Announced

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN have announced the first three Latin American tour dates — in Caracas, Bogota nad Santiago — as part of the fourth and final leg of their Somewhere Back In Time World Tour. The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows: Feb. 13 - Dubai, UAE - Media City .....

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ROBERT TRUJILLO: 'With METALLICA, There's No Shortage Of Creative Energy Or Ideas'

Keith Spera of The Times-Picayune recently conducted an interview with METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Times-Picayune: One of my favorite scenes in "Some Kind of Monster" is when you're offered the METALLICA job and drummer Lars Ulrich casually...

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IRON MAIDEN Bassist's Daughter To Release New Single

Lauren Harris, daughter of IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris, will release her new single, "Your Turn", worldwide at one second past midnight as the first "official" release of 2009. This groundbreaking event, in conjunction with worldwide music distribution giants, The Orchard is the brainchild of Q...

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ROY Z Guests On BRUCE DICKINSON's Radio Show; Audio Available

Acclaimed guitarist/producer Roy Z (HALFORD, JUDAS PRIEST, BRUCE DICKINSON, SEBASTIAN BACH, HELLOWEEN, ROB ROCK) was IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guest earlier tonight (Friday, November 21) during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio program, dubbed "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". The...

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NICKO MCBRAIN, JASON BITTNER, PAPA ROACH To Perform At DRUM-OFF '08 Grand Finals

PAPA ROACH, Nicko McBrain of IRON MAIDEN and Jason Bittner of SHADOWS FALL are among the scheduled performers at the Drum-Off '08 grand finals, set to take place Saturday, January 10, 2009 at The Music Box at Fonda Theater in Hollywood, California. For 20 years, Guitar Center has been committed to p...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: 'Metal Is Like Herpes — It Never Goes Away'

Javno has posted a recent interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Javno: You've been re-introducing some of your older songs lately, which haven't been played for some time and you've also been playing songs from "St. Anger", an album that didn'...

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IRON FIRE: 'To The Grave' Release Party Announced

Danish metallers IRON FIRE have scheduled a release party for their new album, "To The Grave", on January 9, 2009 at The Rock in Copenhagen, Denmark. According to the band, "It will be possible to buy the new album signed for a special release price, and we will do a live show with some of ...

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THE SWORD To Release Limited-Edition CD Set

On November 25, Austin, Texas quartet THE SWORD will release a limited-edition CD set that includes both "Age Of Winters" and "Gods Of The Earth" albums. This special package will be available at all of the band's live shows (both headlining and METALLICA support dates) as well as on Amazon at this...