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PYURIA Signs With VIOLENT JOURNEY RECORDS

Finnish death metal band PYURIA has inked deal with Violent Journey Records. The group's new album, "Obliette Ontolgy", will be released before the end of the year. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. The Beginning 02. Two Sides Of A Spiteful Mind 03. Wound Opening Pt. 1 04. Wound Op...

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SEVERE TORTURE Confirms Mexican Tour

Dutch death metal crew SEVERE TORTURE has confirmed a series of dates in Mexico. The band will make the long journey to play nine shows in advance of the new album "Sworn Vengeance". The details are as follows: Oct. 03 - Laredo @ Escarabajo Bar Oct. 04 - Tampico @ Club Golden Billar Oct. 05 ...

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KING'S X And GALACTIC COWBOYS Members Collaborate On Instrumental CD

Molken Music has released "2.0: Electrolux", the new, instrumental electric guitar collaboration between KING'S X guitarist Ty Tabor and former GALACTIC COWBOYS guitarist Wally Farkas under the XENUPHOBE moniker. Tabor and Farkas describe the music as both "psychoactive" and "ambient." "2.0: Electro...

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LIZZY BORDEN: 'Appointment With Death' Pushed Back To November

Due to "production problems," LIZZY BORDEN's new album, "Appointment with Death" (Metal Blade Records),has had its European release date pushed back to November 5 (November 2 in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Italy) from the previously announced October 2. "Appointment with Death" was produced b...

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ROBERT PLANT, ALISON KRAUSS: 'Raising Sand' Audio Samples, Interview Footage Available

LED ZEPPELIN legend Robert Plant and Alison Krauss collaborated on an eclectic repertoire of material on "Raising Sand", due Oct. 23 via Rounder. Among the tracks appearing on the T Bone Burnett-produced project are the EVERLY BROTHERS' "Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On)", TOM WAITS and KATHLEEN BREN...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO: Tour Blog Available

Legendary hard rock vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (ex-YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN, JOURNEY, TALISMAN) has posted a lengthy blog on his official MySpace page detailing his recent touring activities. An excerpt follows: "On Sunday, I fed the wife and kissed the dogs (come on, work with me, it's humor!) and started...

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Love Grenade

Five years ago TED NUGENT made an album called "Craveman" that shocked many long-time fans for the quality of songwriting and guitar-driven heaviness that had been missing from his albums for over a decade. One could say that its predecessor, "Spirit of the Wild", was the actual return-to-form album...

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Isolate

Norway's CIRCUS MAXIMUS exploded onto the scene in 2005 with one of the year's best progressive metal albums in "The 1st Chapter". The disc stunned as much for its members' talents as for its incredibly infectious melodies. Taking cues from the obvious juggernauts of the genre (DREAM THEATER, etc.),...

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THE CONFESSION: Updates From MEGADETH Tour Available

THE CONFESSION, championed by Alternative Press as one of "100 Bands You Need To Know in 2007," is posting regular updates from the Tour of Duty with metal juggernaut MEGADETH. Check out words and photos at this location. Having pounded audiences this summer on the Vans Warped Tour, the Dana Point,...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO Discusses His Dismissal From JOURNEY; Audio Available

Legendary hard rock vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (ex-YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN, JOURNEY, TALISMAN) recently spoke to "The Classic Metal Show" about his dismissal from JOURNEY. An excerpt from the chat follows: The Classic Metal Show: We read in the press release that you were let go from JOURNEY because the b...

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PAUL STANLEY: 'Live To Win Live!' Sneak Peek On The Big Screen

Acclaimed filmmaker Louis Antonelli in association with music legend Paul Stanley — key originator of the seminal rock group KISS — will present for the first time theatrically 30 minutes of selected scenes from their soon-to-be-released feature film "Paul Stanley - Live To Win Live!" on Sunday, Sep...

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ACRASSICAUDA Drummer Says Being Denied Visa To Enter Canada 'Made Me Feel Like A Terrorist'

Drummer Marwan Reyad of ACRASSICAUDA — the Iraqi heavy metal band which has been denied visas to attend the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival, where a documentary focusing on their story, "Heavy Metal in Baghdad" is currently being shown — has told Toronto's TheStar.com that the experience wi...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO: U.K. Tour Dates Announced

According to legendary hard rock vocalist Jeff Scott Soto's (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, TALISMAN, JOURNEY) latest newsletter update, there have been rumors circulating for months about singer Jeff and TALISMAN coming back to the U.K. to complete the "Unfinished Sympathy Tour". However, for logistical reasons...

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RAVEN, BLITZKRIEG Members Interviewed In NWOBHM Podcast Special

Shockwaves/HardRadio Podcast #20 is now available for download at this location (29 MB). Host Bob Nalbandian speaks with key players from the NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) — John Gallagher (RAVEN),Brian Ross (BLITZKRIEG, AVENGER, SATAN) and Peter Hayworth (LEGEND) — discussing the Britis...

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VAN HALEN Taps BOB MARLEY's Son KY-MANI For Upcoming Tour

VAN HALEN has tapped Bob Marley's son Ky-Mani — whose 2001 album, "Many More Roads", was nominated for a Grammy — to open its upcoming reunion tour. Marley's first appearance as musician took place in 1996 when he recorded "Like Father Like Son", an album consisting of cover versions of some of his...