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Upstate New York's TMT METAL FEST 'Postponed'

TMT Metal Fest 2008, which was scheduled to take place July 18-20 at the Old Pine Inn (aka The Country Pines) in Endicott, New York, has been "temporarily postponed." The organizers have issued the following update: "Due to an unagreeable situation that has arisen with the venue, we are forced to po...

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SPIRALARMS Guitarist CRAIG LOCICERO: 'We're Back!'

SPIRALARMS, the San Francisco Bay Area-based band featuring Craig Locicero (FORBIDDEN, ex-MANMADEGOD) on guitar, Tim Narducci (ex-SYSTEMATIC) on guitar/vocals, Chris Kontos (ex-MACHINE HEAD, TESTAMENT) on drums, Chris "Cornbread" Lombardo on bass and Brad Barth on keyboards, has posted the following...

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PYORRHOEA's 'The Eleventh: Thou Shalt Be My Slave' To Receive First 'Official' Release

Metal Mind Productions has set a June 9 European release date (September 2 in the U.S. via MVD) for the first official release of PYORRHOEA's second full-length album, "The Eleventh: Thou Shalt Be My Slave". The LP, which was originally released in 2005 as an attachment to the Polish metal magazine...

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Top Heavy Metal Musicians Select Favorite Guitarists Of All Time

Thiago Sarkis of Roadie Crew magazine (web site) organized a poll in which 330 guitarists were asked about their favorite guitarists of all time. Among the participants in the poll were current and former members of such bands as GUNS N' ROSES, KISS, MACHINE HEAD, NIGHTWISH, MEGADETH, SCORPIONS, TES...

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FORBIDDEN Announces New Drummer For European Tour

Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans FORBIDDEN have tapped Mark Hernandez (HEATHEN, DEFIANCE, RE:IGNITION, VIO-LENCE, TORQUE, TECHNOCRACY, SOCIAL UNREST) to play the drums on the band's upcoming European tour. According to a press release, "Mark Hernandez is one of the most dynam...

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FORBIDDEN: More European Tour Dates Announced

Reactivated Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN have scheduled the following European tour dates: Jun. 20 - The Rock - Copenhagen, DEN Jun. 21 - Turock - Essen, GER Jun. 22 - Hellfest - Clisson, FRA Jun. 23 - Radar - Torino, ITA Jun. 24 - Stuk - Maribor, SLO Jun. 25 - Sotto Tetto - Bologna, ...

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DELAIN Confirmed For Holland's WALDROCK Festival

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal band DELAIN has been confirmed for this year's edition of Waldrock festival, set to take place July 5 in Burgum, The Netherlands. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ALCHEMIST BIOHAZARD DEATH ANGEL DEATH BY STEREO DELAIN FORBIDDEN HAIL OF BULLETS HELME...

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GENE SIMMONS Discusses 'World's Oldest Profession'

Jeff Makos of Publishers Weekly recently conducted an interview with KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons about his Gene's book, "Ladies of the Night", which discusses the world's oldest profession. An excerpt from the chat follows. Publishers Weekly: Your book makes the argument that prostitution giv...

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TESTAMENT: New Audio Interview With PAUL BOSTAPH Available

Veteran heavy metal drummer Paul Bostaph (TESTAMENT, ex-SLAYER, EXODUS, FORBIDDEN) was interviewed this past week by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "Full Metal Racket" (based in Australia). Listen to the interview in streaming audio at the Triple J web site: Windows Media, Real Media (NOTE: The Paul Bost...

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SONATA ARCTICA: Glasgow Concert Footage, Photos Available

Fan-filmed video footage of SONATA ARCTICA performing the songs "Replica" and "Black Sheep" at The Garage in Glasgow, Scotland on Wednesday, April 23 can be viewed below. Quality photos of SONATA ARCTICA and their support act PAGAN'S MIND have been posted on Noizz Eater magazine's web site. SONATA A...

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FORBIDDEN Taps Former MACHINE HEAD Drummer For European Tour

Reactivated Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN have tapped former MACHINE HEAD/TESTAMENT drummer Chris Kontos for their upcoming European tour. The group, whose original skinsman Paul Bostaph is currently touring with TESTAMENT, played several dates in February with special guest drummer Gene Hoglan (STRA...

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Reactivated FORBIDDEN In Talks With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS?

Reactivated Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN are rumored to be in talks with Nuclear Blast Records about recording a new studio album for the label. The proposed deal would also include the release of a new full-length live album, to be recorded on the band's upcoming European tour. FORBIDDEN's last stu...

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PAGAN'S MIND Confirmed For Holland's WALDROCK Festival

Norwegian prog-metal masters PAGAN'S MIND have been confirmed for this year's edition of Waldrock festival, set to take place July 5 in Burgum, The Netherlands. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ALCHEMIST BIOHAZARD DEATH ANGEL DEATH BY STEREO FORBIDDEN HAIL OF BULLETS HELMET HOLLENTHON...

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NOVEMBERS DOOM To Play Belgium With NIGHTINGALE

Singer Paul Kuhr of Chicago's NOVEMBERS DOOM has issued the following update: "On July 5th, 2008 at the Biebob Club in Vosselaar, Belgium, NOVEMBERS DOOM returns to perform, and this time we're bringing along our good friend Dan Swan and his band NIGHTINGALE! "We're extremely excited about this show...

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SLAYER, VENOM, CANDLEMASS, ROTTING CHRIST, KRISIUN Confirmed For France's HELLFEST

SLAYER, VENOM, CANDLEMASS, DANKO JONES, ROTTING CHRIST, KRISIUN, SHAI HULUD, BLEEDING THROUGH, THROWDOWN, DISFEAR, BLACK TIDE and PUNISH YOURSELF have been confirmed for this year's Hellfest festival, set to take place June 20-22, 2008 at Clisson, France. The festival billing is shaping up as follow...