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TWISTED SISTER Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK Festival

TWISTED SISTER has been confirmed for this year's Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 3-6, 2009 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: HEAVEN AND HELL (UK) IN FLAMES (S) ZZ TOP (USA) TWISTED SISTER (USA) DREAM THEATER (USA) EUROPE (S) FOREIGNER (USA) HAMMERFAL...

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HELSTAR: European Dates Announced

Reactivated Texas heavy metal legends HELSTAR will embark on a European tour, dubbed "Hell Over Europe 2009", in May. Support on the trek will come from the Swedish metal band LOCH VOSTOK, apart from the first three dates, where Germany's LANFEAR will be carrying out the duty. Confirmed dates so far...

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TESTAMENT To Take Part In Signing Sessions On Upcoming Tour

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT will play a handful of headlining shows during their upcoming Priest Feast European tour with JUDAS PRIEST and MEGADETH. The band will also take part in signing sessions at select gigs on the trek. According to posting on TESTAMENT's MySpace page, f...

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FORBIDDEN Preparing To Record New Material

Guitarist Craig Locicero of reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrahers FORBIDDEN has issued the following update: "Time for a quick news bit about what's upcoming. We're going to be laying down some tracks on a couple of new FORBIDDEN tunes next week with Tim Narducci [SYSTEMATIC] co-producing it w...

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DEFIANCE: New Album To Feature Guest Appearance By Ex-FORBIDDEN/TESTAMENT Guitarist

Reunited Oakland, California thrashers DEFIANCE have finally completed all the basic tracks for the 11 songs that will appear on their first album in over 15 years. According to the band, "All that is left are some vocals and guitar leads for the last four tunes we recorded at the end of 2008 at Tri...

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UFO Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARD Festival

Legendary hard rock band UFO has been confirmed for this year's installment of the Rock Hard festival, set to take place May 29-31, 2009 at the Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANGEL WITCH AUDREY HORNE BULLET CHILDREN OF BODOM DESTRÖYER 666 DRAGO...

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Classic TESTAMENT Titles To Be Reissued On Vinyl

Two classic albums by thrash legends TESTAMENT — 1997's "Demonic" and 1999's "The Gathering" — will be reissued on gatefold double vinyl by Prosthetic Records on February 3. Each will feature etched artwork on Side D and be limited to 1,000 copies worldwide. Additionally, 100 copies of "Demonic" wil...

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VOIVOD, JON OLIVA'S PAIN, KAMELOT, DEMON Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

VOIVOD, JON OLIVA'S PAIN, KAMELOT, DEMON and IMPELLITTERI are among the newly confirmed bands for this year's Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 3-6, 2009 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMBERIAN DAWN (FIN) AMON AMARTH (S) AXIDENT AVENUE (N) BLACK TOOT...

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GLORIOR BELLI: Teaser For Forthcoming CD Posted Online

Paris, France-based black metallers GLORIOR BELLI have issued the following update: "The French purveyors of Luciferian illumination will soon enter the studio to record their new full-length called 'Meet Us At The Southern Sign', to be released in 2009 via Candlelight Records worldwide. This new ef...

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Legendary Drummer GENE HOGLAN Issues Update

Legendary drummer Gene Hoglan (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, TESTAMENT, DARK ANGEL, DEATH, DETHKLOK, MELDRUM) has issued the following update: "It's been a while since I've scribbled anything, but frankly, I just haven't felt all that witty over the past few months. I do like these things to be reasonably en...

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TESTAMENT Comments On Upcoming U.K. Tour

Chuck Billy (vocals) and Eric Peterson (guitar) of Bay Area thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT have checked in to let the U.K. fans know just how excited they are about their upcoming tour. "We're very excited to play more than just 1 or 2 shows in the U.K.," says Peterson. "The last time we did an ...

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Guitarist STEVE SMYTH Announces NAMM Appearances

Guitarist Steve Smyth (FORBIDDEN, THE ESSENESS PROJECT, NEVERMORE, TESTAMENT, DRAGONLORD, VICIOUS RUMORS) will attend this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants),which is being held January 15-18 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. His schedule is as follows: Ran...

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SPIRALARMS Parts Ways With Drummer CHRIS KONTOS, Announces Replacement

SPIRALARMS, the San Francisco Bay Area-based band featuring Craig Locicero (FORBIDDEN, ex-MANMADEGOD) on guitar, Tim Narducci (ex-SYSTEMATIC) on vocals, Chris "Cornbread" Lombardo on bass and Brad Barth on keyboards, has parted ways with drummer Chris Kontos (ex-MACHINE HEAD, TESTAMENT). According t...

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FORBIDDEN: 'We Are Extremely Excited About STEVE SMYTH Joining Us For Our Newest Chapter'

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported on January 9, reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN have now officially confirmed that they have parted ways with guitarist Glen Alvelais and have replaced him with Steve Smyth (TESTAMENT, NEVERMORE). Commented the group in a statement: "Throughout...

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Guitarist GLEN ALVELAIS Quits FORBIDDEN; STEVE SMYTH Steps In

Guitarist Glen Alvelais has left reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN and has been replaced by Steve Smyth (TESTAMENT, NEVERMORE). Commented Glen: "Back in October of 2008, I felt it better to remove myself from the business part of the band with the hopes I could go forward playin...