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TESTAMENT: 1990 'Bootleg' DVD Featuring SAVATAGE's OLIVA Brothers Now Available

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT are currently offering a new "bootleg" in DVD format for sale in the "Merch" section of the group's official web site. "Testament - Live at the Warfield - San Francisco, CA (Practice What You Preach Tour 1990)" was filmed by Walter Morgan of Deadly Embrace...

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TWISTED SISTER, SEVEN WITCHES, KING DIAMOND Members To Perform ROCK 4 XMAS Charity Concerts

Terry Ilous (XYZ),Jimmy Bain (DIO, RAINBOW),Richie Scarlet (MOUNTAIN),Chas West and Tony Catania (BONHAM),Ira Black (VICIOUS RUMORS, METAL CHURCH),Sam McCaslin (MICHAEL SHENKER GROUP),Eddie Ojeda (TWISTED SISTER),Jack Frost (SAVATAGE, SEVEN WITCHES) and Matt Thompson (KING DIAMOND) are among...

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Hellectric

Dark yet catchy gothic metal is not what I would have expected from a band consisting of SAVATAGE/SEVEN WITCHES guitarist Jack Frost, OVERKILL's DD Verni and Tim Mallare, and the MISFITS' Myke Hideous. The band's third album, and first for Regain and Candlelight, suffers from a few pockmarks in the...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the solo project of SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 23-24, 2006 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): COUNT RAVEN EUROPE F...

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CIRCLE II CIRCLE's ZACHARY STEVENS In Live Fan Chat Monday

Abrasive Rock will be hosting a live fan chat with CIRCLE II CIRCLE mainman Zachary Stevens Monday, November 14 at 4:00 p.m. Pacific (7:00 p.m. Eastern). Fans will be able to talk to Stevens directly about the group's critically acclaimed second album, "The Middle of Nowhere", as well as anything el...

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ANNIHILATOR Leader Recalls Hanging With Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Bassist DUFF MCKAGAN

ANNIHILATOR mainman/guitarist Jeff Waters has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "A cool story. In the summer of 2002, I was asked by Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE guitarist) if I would join up with him and SAVATAGE for a short summer festival run in Europe. Of course this was a...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN Announce New Album Title

JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the solo project of SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, have set "Maniacal Renderings - Chapter 2" as the title of their sophomore album, tentatively due next spring. "The title is very fitting considering the direction of the new music and the lyrics Jon is putting down on paper," JON...

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SAVATAGE Mastermind JON OLIVA: New Audio Interview Posted Online

A 15-minute audio interview with SAVATAGE/JON OLIVA'S PAIN mastermind Jon Oliva has been posted online at Metal Express Radio (Windows Media). During the interview, Oliva talks about the new JON OLIVA'S PAIN album and the future of SAVATAGE, among other topics. As previously reported, JON OLIVA'S PA...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN: Touring Plans Outlined

JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the new band fronted by SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, have posted the following message on their official web site; "JON OLIVA'S PAIN would like to announce that they will be joining forces with Dirk Lehberger and Shooter Promotions from Germany to handle their European, Asia, and...

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CHRIS CAFFERY Guitarist's Apartment Broken Into

Paul LaPlaca, who has been touring with SAVATAGE/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA guitarist Chris Caffery as part of Caffery's solo backing band, has sent the following message to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "On October 9th there was a break-in at Paul LaPlaca's New York City apartment. Items stolen were a trans red...

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MEGADETH's MUSTAINE: FRIEDMAN 'Served Us Very Well' But 'He Doesn't Want To Be Here'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has distanced himself from some of his seemingly negative comments directed at the group's former guitarist, Marty Friedman. In a posting on the band's official forum, a MEGADETH fan posed the question, "I've never seen Glen [Drover, current MEGADETH guitarist] play. I...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Slams MARTY FRIEDMAN For 'Wearing A Kimono And Japanese Thongs'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has slammed the group's former guitarist, Marty Friedman, for "wearing a kimono and Japanese thongs" and "playing in a pop band for some chick." In a posting on the band's official forum, a MEGADETH fan posed the question, "I've never seen Glen [Drover, current MEGADET...

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JOE LYNN TURNER: West Coast Tour Dates Announced

Legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) has announced the following dates in support of his latest solo album, "The Usual Suspects": Nov. 02 - The Avalon - Santa Clara, CA Nov. 03 - Pepperbelly's - Fairfield, CA Nov. 04 - Paladino's - Reseda, CA Nov. 06...

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SAVATAGE Guitarist Names New Solo Album

SAVATAGE/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA/DR. BUTCHER guitarist Chris Caffery has set "Pins and Needles" as the title of his next solo release, according to a posting by Caffery in the forum section of Metal Temple magazine. The album will be recorded between November 2005 and March 2006 and is tentatively...

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BEYOND FEAR, JON OLIVA'S PAIN: New Live Photos Posted Online

A number of photos of BEYOND FEAR (featuring former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens) and JON OLIVA'S PAIN (the solo project of SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva) performing at the State Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida on September 23 can be found at Strainx.com. For bi...