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NAPALM DEATH: Tonight's Show In New York City Cancelled

NAPALM DEATH's scheduled appearance tonight (Thursday, Dec. 21) at the Knitting Factory in New York City has been cancelled. ND frontman Mark "Barney" Greenway reportedly announced the cancellation from the stage at last night's gig at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ, explaining that the club was...

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DIO, BLACK SABBATH Mates Plotting 'Hell' Of A Tour

BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler recently spoke to John Benson of Billboard.com about the reunion of SABBATH bandmates Butler, guitarist Tony Iommi, singer Ronnie James Dio and drummer Vinny Appice. "We just thought it was a bit of a shame that we can't play those songs again," Butler told Billbo...

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CANDLEMASS Focusing On Singer Hunt

Legendary Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS have posted the following message on their official webi site: "In these days of stress and X-mas overload to celebrate the commersial interests, CANDLEMASS will instead focus on the hunt for a new singer. The band will try some interesting people over the week...

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NAPALM DEATH To Host 'Headbanger's Ball' This Weekend

Grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH will be featured guests on "Headbanger's Ball" this Saturday night (Dec. 23). Be sure to tune into MTV2 at 10:00 p.m. EST/7:00 p.m. PST to check it out. The group is also about to wrap up the "Death By Decibels" tour with A LIFE ONCE LOST, DEAD TO FALL and ANIMOSITY ....

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THRESHOLD's JOHANNE Wins CLASSIC ROCK SOCIETY Drummer Of The Year

THRESHOLD drummer Johanne James has been named drummer of the year by the Classic Rock Society. The award was presented to him by the legendary Carl Palmer and CRS president Martin Hudson at their annual awards ceremony. THRESHOLD recently confirmed that its new CD artwork will be created by Thomas...

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EUROPE Performs Acoustically On Swedish TV; Video Available

EUROPE members Joey Tempest (vocals) and Mic Michaeli (keyboards) took part in an acoustic performance and interview with Sweden's TV4 channel on Sunday, December 17. Watch the footage online at YouTube.com: "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (JOHN LENNON & YOKO ONO cover): Video "Forever Traveling": Vi...

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FOZZY: Cover Of JUDAS PRIEST's Metal Gods' Posted Online

FOZZY's cover of the JUDAS PRIEST classic "Metal Gods" has been posted online at this location. The track was recorded a year ago for an upcoming all-star PRIEST tribute album. No further information is available at this time. FOZZY's third album, "All That Remains", was released in January 2005 via...

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WARNER MUSIC GROUP To Acquire Majority Stake in ROADRUNNER For $73.5 Million

Warner Music Group Corp. today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 73.5 percent of Roadrunner Music Group B.V., which includes Roadrunner Records, one of the leading hard rock and heavy metal labels, for $73.5 million in purchase price and other considerations. In the United St...

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ROB ZOMBIE Bassist PIGGY D To Design Sleeve For JOHN 5's New Solo Album

ROB ZOMBIE/ex-MARILYN MANSON guitarist John 5 has tapped ROB ZOMBIE bassist Piggy D (a.k.a. Matt Montgomery) to design the sleeve inlay for John 5's upcoming third solo album, "The Devil Knows My Name", due on April 3, 2007 via Shrapnel Records. "I'm very excited about how it's turning out and I kno...

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Ex-PESTILENCE Frontman: CHUCK SCHULDINER 'Wasn't A Sympathetic Man'

Deathrasher magazine recently conducted an interview with former PESTILENCE/ASPHYX/BOLT THROWER and current DEATH BY DAWN frontman Martin van Drunen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Deathrasher: Old metalheads prefer to stay with their classic bands and are not interested in listen to the...

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ROB ZOMBIE Guitarist JOHN 5: 'ROB HALFORD Changed Heavy Metal'

In a recent issue of Classic Rock magazine, ROB ZOMBIE/ex-MARILYN MANSON guitarist John 5, who played with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford in the ill-fated TWO project, spoke about his first experience meeting Halford and his impressions of The Metal God, both from the perspective of a metal fan a...

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ZAKK WYLDE, DRAGONFORCE's LI And TOTMAN Clean House In GUITAR WORLD Poll

According to Roadrunner Records, Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE),Herman Li and Sam Totman (DRAGONFORCE) cleaned house and kicked ass, winning most of the categories in the 2007 Guitar World Readers' Poll. Let's break down just how much ass they actually kicked: Zakk Wylde won the aw...

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OZZY OSBOURNE To Go Back On The Road In April

Ozzy Osbourne is "getting ready to tour next April" in support of his new solo album, Ozzy's wife/manager Sharon Osbourne revealed during an appearance on the "Dr. Phil" show earlier today (Thursday, December 14). "Three years this Christmas, [he's] clean and sober," she added. Osbourne was previous...

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WHITESNAKE Frontman: 'Comparisons Are Unnecessary For Me'

WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale was recently asked by a fan on the band's message board about how his voice has developed and grown over the years. "I have always regarded my voice as an instrument and approached different songs tonally," Coverdale replied. "I love singing soft and I love singin...

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ROB ZOMBIE Guitarist JOHN 5 Schedules 'Rockline' Appearance

Guitarist John 5 (ROB ZOMBIE, ex-MARILYN MANSON) will be the featured guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" airing Monday, January 29. The live show begins at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET, and fans are encouraged to call in with questions during the program at (800) 344-ROCK (7625...