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ROB ROCK To Film DVD At Germany's OWEN ROCK NIGHT Festival

Powerhouse heavy metal vocalist ROB ROCK (ex-IMPELLITTERI, DRIVER, JOSHUA) has announced that he will record his first live DVD at the Owen Rock Night Festival in Germany in March 2006. Rock is also confirmed for the Elements of Rock festival in Switzerland April 2006. JVC/Victor Entertainment Japan...

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Former JUDAS PRIEST Singer Signs Management Deal With NIJI

KNAC.COM is reporting that ICED EARTH/ex-JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens and his band BEYOND FEAR have signed on with Niji Management in Los Angeles. Niji is owned by Wendy Dio, who also manages Ronnie James Dio. Legendary drummer Aynsley Dunbar (WHITESNAKE, JOURNEY, ZAPPA, JEFFERSON STARSHIP...

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WITHIN TEMPTATION: More 'The Silent Force Tour' DVD Chart Positions Revealed

WITHIN TEMPTATION's "The Silent Force Tour" DVD has registered the following chart positions in Europe: #2 Netherlands #6 Germany #6 Austria #12 Belgium #12 France The disc features footage from the band's July 22, 2005 concert on the Java Island in Amsterdam, clips from many other live shows, inter...

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Full Lineup Announced For ROADRUNNER RECORDS' 25TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT

The lineup for the Roadrunner Records 25th Anniversary concert at the Nokia Theater in New York City on December 15, 2005 has been officially announced. Previously a closely guarded list of metal luminaries, the rumors that have been circulating within the rock community and on many web sites are be...

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AMORPHIS: More 'Eclipse' Details Revealed

The new AMORPHIS album, "Eclipse", is scheduled for release on February 17, 2006 on Nuclear Blast Records. The first single, "House of Sleep", will be released January 4, 2006. Introducing new vocalist Tomi Joutsen (SINISTHRA),AMORPHIS' seventh full-length release in their 15-year career marks a fr...

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SHADOWS FALL, Ex-KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Singers Confirmed For ROADRUNNER's Anniversary Concert

SHADOWS FALL frontman Brian Fair and former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE/current SEEMLESS singer Jesse Leach been confirmed as two of the performers at Roadrunner Records' 25th Anniversary Concert taking place at the Nokia Theater in Times Square (New York City) on Thursday, December 15. Tickets are on sale no...

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KALEDON To Enter Studio In February

Italian symphonic power metallers KALEDON will enter The Outer Sound Studios on February 1, 2006 to begin recording their fourth album, "Chapter 4: Twilight of the Gods", tentatively due next summer through Mythic Silence Records. "Chapter 4: Twilight of the Gods" track listing: 01. The Holy Water 0...

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THE MIGHTY NIMBUS Working On Concept Album

Minnesota's THE MIGHTY NIMBUS are currently working on their second full-length album, "Chronicles of the Northern Beast", tentatively due in 2006 via Threeman Recordings (Candlelight Records in the U.S.). Commented frontman Alexander "The Yeti" Bones: "We are not fucking around. This is serious shi...

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IN FLAMES, SEPULTURA, MACHINE HEAD, ARCH ENEMY Members Reveal Their Favorite Albums Of 2005

In the December/January issue of the Swedish magazine Close-Up, a number of heavy metal/hard rock musicians list their favorite albums of 2005. Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA): BIOHAZARD – "Means to an End" CLAUSTROPHOBIA – "Fulminant" EXODUS – "Shovel Headed Kill Machine" Anders Fridén (IN FLAMES): NINE...

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JUDAS PRIEST: OWENS-Era Live Recordings Posted Online

Live recordings of JUDAS PRIEST performing the tracks "Devil's Child" and "Exciter" in 2002 with Tim "Ripper" Owens (currently in ICED EARTH/BEYOND FEAR) on lead vocals have been posted online at Owens' official Brazilian web site. Download them in MP3 format at this location. As previously reported...

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WITHIN TEMPTATION: 'The Silent Force Tour' Enters Dutch Chart At No. 2

WITHIN TEMPTATION's "The Silent Force Tour" DVD has entered the Dutch DVD-Music chart at position No. 2. The disc features footage from the band's July 22, 2005 concert on the Java Island in Amsterdam, clips from many other live shows, interviews and backstage footage plus all the promo videos filme...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Drummer: 'I'm In Vegas, Dammit! Show Me Some Titties!'

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD drummer Gene Hoglan has posted the following tour update via the band's official web site: "Well, well, well. Let me just say this; VEGAS WAS A BLAST! Holy fuck, what an awesome time! First off, everybody in the STRAPPING family would like to congratulate Byron and his lovely bri...

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Former JUDAS PRIEST Singer TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS To Perform At ROADRUNNER UNITED LIVE

Former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH/BEYOND FEAR frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens has been confirmed as one of the performers at "Roadrunner United Live", the biggest event in Roadrunner history, which is happening on December 15 at the Nokia Theatre in Times Sq. New York City. Tickets are on sale...

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ABYSMAL DAWN Complete Work On Debut Album

ABYSMAL DAWN, the Los Angeles-based extreme metal band featuring former members of RISE and INHUMAN VISION, have put the finishing touches on their debut release, entitled "From Ashes". The CD was engineered, mixed and mastered by John Haddad (EYES OF FIRE, PHOBIA, INTRONAUT) at Shiva Industries in...

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KOLDBORN Seek Label Home

Danish death metal band KOLDBORN are currently looking for a label to release their second album "The Uncanny Valley". The follow-up to 2002's "First Enslavement" was recorded in August 2005 at Smart 'n' Hard studios with producer Jacob Bredahl and is said to be "the most brutal, fastest, heaviest a...