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British Metal Legends VENOM Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

British black metal pioneers VENOM have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): CACTUS CATHEDRAL CELTIC FROST DEEP PURPLE DORO EASY ACTION EVERGRE...

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KORN To Test New Business Model On Upcoming Tour

In a first of its kind for the music industry, Grammy-winning rock band KORN announced today that it is teaming up with Live Nation, the world's leading live entertainment company, in a unique, exclusive joint venture. The innovative set of deals expands on the unprecedented partnership KORN created...

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ANNIHILATOR Frontman: I Am Not Leaving The Band

ANNIHILATOR frontman Dave Padden has rejected speculation that he may be leaving the band as a result of his involvement with SILENT STRAIN, a side-project he recently formed with MNEMIC guitarist Mircea Eftemie Gabriel. Padden posted the following message earlier today on ANNIHILATOR's official for...

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A Cold Day In Hell Before DAVID LEE ROTH Rejoins VAN HALEN

New York Post is reporting that a source close to VAN HALEN says former singer David Lee Roth is deluding himself about replacing Sammy Hagar. "He might have talked to Alex [Van Halen, drums], but it's going to be a cold day in hell before he ever rejoins the band," an insider tells The New ...

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Father Of Man Killed At DONNYBROOK/SHATTERED REALM Concert Is Looking For Answers

C.T. Revere of the Tucson Citizen is reporting that the father of the man fatally shot outside a hardcore/metal show on December 7 in Tucson, Arizona has written a letter to Tucson Mayor Bob Walkup asking several hard questions: Why was his son portrayed as a "violent hoodlum" after being shot to de...

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AEROSMITH's Biggest Hit Was Inspired By BARBRA STREISAND

Jeff Walker of the Wilkes Barre Times-Leader has issued the following report: Although "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" is by far and away AEROSMITH's biggest hit, it was not written with them in mind. Songwriter Diane Warren, who is easily the most successful songwriter of the past 20 years, was aske...

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Former CARCASS Frontman JEFF WALKER: Solo Track Available For Download

A brand-new solo track from former CARCASS bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker, entitled "You're Still on My Mind", has been made available download at this location. The song comes off Walker's upcoming solo album consisting exclusively of country and blues covers, due on March 14, 2006 release via Fractu...

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GODLESS RISING: Former VITAL REMAINS Members Announce Rhode Island Show

GODLESS RISING, the Rhode Island-based death metal band featuring original VITAL REMAINS members Jeff Gruslin (vocals; 1987-1996, 1999-2000),Paul Flynn (guitar),and Ricky Corbit (drums),will play their first local show on Saturday, February 11, 2006 at KCS Tap/Cat Club in Pawtucket, Rhode Island....

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Report: LINKIN PARK Sign New Deal With WARNER MUSIC

Jeff Leeds of The New York Times reports: Less than eight months after issuing a stinging, public vote of no-confidence in its record company, Warner Music Group, the multiplatinum rap-rock act LINKIN PARK has signed a lucrative new pact with the recording giant. The six-member Los Angeles band and...

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LOW TWELVE Sign With ROTTING CORPSE RECORDS

Bloomington, Illinois-based thrashers LOW TWELVE are close to signing a deal with the Chicago-based label Rotting Corpse Records. The band's new album, "This Side Toward Enemy", will feature 13 tracks, telling the story of a horrific serial killer on death row. Bassist/vocalist Pete Altieri has also...

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ALICE COOPER Has One Wish For Christmas

Launch Radio Networks reports: Alice Cooper doesn't want what everybody else wants for Christmas. He has a pretty specific idea of how to make the world a better place — and it might surprise you: "Peace and love. No — I want a law passed that anybody talking in a movie theater immediately gets thei...

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GLEN BENTON, JEFF WATERS, ROB CAGGIANO Video Interviews Posted Online

HeavyMetalSource.com has posted more video interviews from the Roadrunner United concert rehearsals on December 14, 2005 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. The interview clips feature Glen Benton of DEICIDE, Jeff Waters of ANNIHILATOR and former ANTHRAX guitarist Rob Caggiano. Glen speaks...

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MOLLY HATCHET, FROM BEHIND Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

MOLLY HATCHET and FROM BEHIND (the new band featuring ex-SAMSON/MAMMOTH singer Nicky Moore and former NAZARETH guitarist Manny Charlton) have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-10, 2006 in in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is sh...

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RIGOR MORTIS Frontman Talks About His Brother's Passing, Upcoming Tour

Vocalist Bruce Corbitt of the reunited Texas thrashers RIGOR MORTIS has issued the following update: "I just wanted to give everyone some updates on how I am doing after the loss of my brother and also mention some of our plans for RIGOR MORTIS in 2006. "As many of you in the metal world already ...

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ANNIHILATOR Guitarist At ROADRUNNER UNITED Concert: Backstage Photos Posted Online

ANNIHILATOR's official web site has been updated with a number of photos of guitarist Jeff Waters with other metal musicians that performed at the Roadrunner United concert on December 15, 2005 at the Nokia Theater in New York City (including members of MACHINE HEAD, SLIPKNOT, H.I.M., ANTHRAX and DE...