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JOE LYNN TURNER Comments On BIG NOIZE's Upcoming Trip To Iraq

Vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),bassist Phil Soussan (OZZY OSBOURNE),guitarist Carlos Cavazo (QUIET RIOT) and drummer Simon Wright (AC/DC) will bring their band BIG NOIZE to Iraq and Kuwait in September. This rock and roll invasion is designed to increase morale a...

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PSYCROPTIC: New Album To Include Bonus DVD

Tasmanian tech-death masters PSYCROPTIC will release their fourth album, "Ob(Servant)", in Europe on September 26 via Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to 2006's "Symbols of Failure" was mixed and mastered by former MACHINE HEAD and SOULFLY guitarist Logan Mader (DIVINE HERESY, GOJIRA) and was re...

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DEF LEPPARD To Launch 'Rockzimity Marketing' At Joe Louis Arena In Detroit

DEF LEPPARD proves once again they are pioneers not only in music, but now, as leaders in the digital age, through a strategic partnership with mobile marketing firm Ace Marketing & Promotions Inc. (AMKT). On August 23 at the group's concert in Detroit, MI at the Joe Louis Arena, DEF LEPPARD wil...

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SATYRICON: New Album Title Announced

Norwegian black metal band SATYRICON has set "The Age Of Nero" as the title of its new album, due on November 3 via Roadrunner Records. The CD was recorded in part at Sound City studios in Van Nuys, California, where METALLICA recently recorded its forthcoming LP. A European headlining tour will fol...

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TAD MOROSE Announces New Lineup

Guitarist Christer "Krunt" Andersson of Swedish metallers TAD MOROSE has commented on the band's current status via the following posting at the band's official forum: "We are proud to announce the new lineup! After a few years with various problems it feels great that we now are a working band agai...

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GOJIRA: Performance Footage Of New Song Available

French progressive-extreme metallers GOJIRA performed a brand new song called "Vacuity" during their August 14, 2008 concert at the Rock en France festival at Grand d'Arras in Arras, France (where they supported METALLICA). Watch fan-filmed video footage of the track below. "Vacuity" comes off GOJIR...

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ENSLAVED's 'Vertebrae' To Receive North American Release In October

"Vertebrae", the new album from the Norwegian masters of progressive/experimental metal ENSLAVED, will be released in North America on October 28 via Nuclear Blast Records (through a licensing arrangement with Indie Recordings in Norway). ENSLAVED founding member/guitarist Ivar Bjørnson shares his t...

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GOD FORBID Guitarist Weighs In On POISON Vs. DEF LEPPARD Feud

GOD FORBID guitarist Dallas Coyle has written the latest entry for his weekly column on MetalSucks, "The Hard R". This week Dallas reveals more details behind the band's cover of MUSE, and shares his thoughts on the public controversy going on between POISON and DEF LEPPARD. An excerpt from the blog...

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Former ANTHRAX Singer To Perform With GUNS N' ROSES, Ex-W.A.S.P., QUIET RIOT Members

DEATHRIDERS/ex-ANTHRAX singer Neil Turbin will perform with BIG BALL STARS this Saturday, August 16 at the Key Club in Hollywood, California as part of the Hollywood Rock Convention five-day concert and seminar. BIG BALL STARS is: Robin McAuley (MSG, SURVIVOR) - Vocals Brent Woods (WARRANT, VINCE NE...

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ENSLAVED Members Comment On 'Vertebrae' Artwork, WACKEN Listening Session

The Norwegian masters of progressive/experimental metal ENSLAVED have revealed the first glimpse of the artwork for their forthcoming masterpiece "Vertebrae" which will be released September 29 via Indie Recordings. Painter Truls Espedal comments on the artwork: "Back in 2001, one of those nights wi...

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BAD RELIGION: New Tour Dates Announced

California punk rockers BAD RELIGION have lined up the following dates: Aug. 29 - Area 4 Festival - Luedinghausen, Germany Aug. 30 - Rock Am See - Konstanz, Germany Sep. 05 - Fortaleza, Brazil - Monophone Arena Sep. 06 - Jóquei Clube De SP (GAS Festival) - São Paulo, Brazil Sep. 10 - Regency Grand ....

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BELIEVER: New Album To Feature Guest Appearances By SACRIFICE, Ex-EVANESCENCE Members

Guitarist/vocalist Kurt Bachman of the reactivated late '80s/early '90s technical-thrash metal band BELIEVER has posted the following message on the group's MySpace page: "Everything is going great with the [recording of the new BELIEVER] record. We just recorded some amazing guest guitar solos from...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Frontman: 'We Write Music Because We Love What We Do'

Vassil Varbanov of Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock recently conducted an interview with CRADLE OF FILTH frontman Dani Filth. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. Tangra Mega Rock: Compared to Clive Barker, is Ann Rice better or worse in writing horror literature? Dani: It depends. Both are very ma...

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HEAVEN AND HELL: Jones Beach Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of HEAVEN AND HELL's August 10, 2008 performance at the Nikon at Jones Beach in Wantagh, New York (where the band was playing as part of the "Metal Masters Tour" alongside TESTAMENT, MOTÖRHEAD and JUDAS PRIEST) can be viewed below (clips uploaded by YouTube user "oneshot73")...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist JEFF YOUNG Says His Solo Album Is 'About 85 Percent Complete'

Former MEGADETH guitarist Jeff Young has issued the following update: "Dear friends, I want to thank you so much for your open ears and all the amazingly thoughtful comments and feedback you have shared with me since the initial posting of the three advance tracks from my pending album, 'Equilibrium...