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H.I.M.: VILLE VALO Video Interview Posted Online

H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo recently spoke to The Associated Press about the group's upcoming album, "Dark Light", due on September 27 via Sire. Watch the short video interview at this location. The follow-up to 2003's "Love Metal", "Dark Light" was recorded in Los Angeles and mixed at New York's Ele...

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Former DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist To Jam With STEVE MORSE At Norwegian Festival

According to the official web site of The Hell Blues festival, DEEP PURPLE guitarist Steve Morse's solo band (STEVE MORSE BAND) will be joined by former PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord during their Sept. 9 appearance at the festival in Trondheim, Norway as part of the "Classic Rock in Hell" concert. In...

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DEEP PURPLE: Story Behind New Album Artwork

DEEP PURPLE fan site The Highway Star is reporting that a DEEP PURPLE fan by the name of Erik Solum recently sent an e-mail to renowned cover artist Ioannis and asked him about his work on the artwork for DEEP PURPLE's new album, "Rapture of the Deep". According to Erik, here ...

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H.I.M.: New Album Samples Posted Online

A brand-new H.I.M. track, entitled "Behind the Crimson Door", is available for streaming at this location. "Behind the Crimson Door" comes off the Finnish goth-metallers' new album, "Dark Light", due on September 27 via Sire. The follow-up to 2003's "Love Metal" was recorded in Los Angeles and mixed...

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SOULFLY: 'Dark Ages' E-Card Now Available

An e-card for the new SOULFLY album, "Dark Ages", featuring audio previews of all 15 tracks from the CD, has been posted online at this location. "Dark Ages" is scheduled for release on October 4 via Roadrunner Records. The follow-up to 2004's "Prophecy" was produced by SOULFLY mainman Max Cavalera...

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AXEL RUDI PELL To Enter Studio In January

German guitar hero AXEL RUDI PELL and his band have just completed their final performances for this year. The shows in Osnabrück, Wacken and Kavarna (Bulgaria) all went "really well," according to a posting on Pell's web site. Commented Axel: "Especially the show in Kavarna, where we played togethe...

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'DIMEBAG' DARRELL: Italian Tribute Album Available For Free Download

A 14-song Italian tribute to late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, entitled "This Love - A Tribute to Dimebag", has been made available for free download at www.moshpitculture.it. The complete track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. BY THE GRIEF - "Strength Beyond Stren...

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Booking Agent Responds To BYZANTINE's Internet 'Threat'

Booking agent Jeffrey Churchwell of Digger International has issued a response to a scathing statement posted by the band BYZANTINE (via their guitarist, Tony Rorhbough) on their official web site in which they appeared to encourage their fans to physically assault Churchwell over the removal of BYZ...

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IMPALED: Southwestern U.S. Tour Dates Announced

Oakland's IMPALED are preparing to defile the Southwestern U.S. Supporting their latest release, "Death After Life", and performing with DISGORGE and BLESSING THE HOGS, the band will be surreptitiously cavorting with local morticians and grave robbers beginning September 23. Vocalist/guitarist Sean...

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Alternative Music Festival Promoters Forced to Fight City Hall

The first annual New England Punk, Goth, and Metal Festival is reportedly in danger of being relocated from its originally-contracted site, Lowell's LeLecheur Park, due to opposition from the City Manager's office. In what was a sudden turn of events, the festival's promoters allegedly received a ca...

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OLD MAN'S CHILD: More 'Vermin' Details Revealed

OLD MAN'S CHILD, the Norwegian band featuring DIMMU BORGIR guitarist Galder, will release their new album, "Vermin", on October 18 via Century Media Records. The follow-up to 2003's "In Defiance of Existence" was recorded at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden and features a guest appearance by TES...

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MARILYN MANSON's Croatia Gig Goes Ahead

BBC News has published the following report: Police in Croatia have allowed a concert by rock star MARILYN MANSON to go ahead, despite church protests that the singer "promotes Satanism." Manson's performance took place in the coastal town of Pula on Monday night with a considerable police presence....

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OZZFEST, Hang Your Head In Shame: The Backstage Perspective

The manager of a well-known heavy metal band (*NOT* IRON MAIDEN) who attended this past weekend's Ozzfest show at the Hyundai Pavillion in Devore, California has submitted the following first-hand account of the evening that will surely go down as one of the most shameful moments in recent rock hist...

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POISON's C.C. DEVILLE Forced To Air Guitar To Enter Party

The New York Post reports that when C.C. DeVille was turned away from a Stuff magazine party at the Palms Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas the other night, the aging POISON guitarist gained entry with an air-guitar session, complete with squealing vocalizations of his pop-metal licks. Once inside, De...

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Israeli Metal Promoter Reacts To News Of Former VADER Drummer's Passing

Oron Tanami of Israel's Metalist Productions and magazine has issued the following statement regarding the passing of former VADER drummer Krzysztof "Docent" Raczkowski (a.k.a. Doc): "I met Doc during a VADER visit for a show we produced on the 4th of June 2003 near Tel-Aviv. The band came for a wee...