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Dimensions
That rumbling sound you hear is the onrushing freight train of hype that'll be dumped on the United States in the near future, as Australian sensations WOLFMOTHER make their belated way to our shores. Already bigger than big down under, this lean, mean power trio could actually bridge the gap betwee...February 6, 2006
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PINK CREAM 69 Frontman Signs Solo Deal With FRONTIERS RECORDS
PINK CREAM 69 frontman David Readman has inked a solo deal with Frontiers Records. "I am now working on a few extra songs to bring song writing to an end," he writes on his web site. "In March will be the release of the project that I did with Andre Andersen from ROYAL HUNT... So ...February 3, 2006
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AXXIS: 'Paradise In Flames' Enters German Chart At No. 45
AXXIS' new album, "Paradise In Flames" (AFM Records),has entered the German national chart at position No. 45. The band's ninth studio CD was written and recorded in their own Soundwoxx studio, produced by Harry Oellers (keyboards) and Bernhard Weiss (vocals),and mixed and mastered by Dennis Ward...February 2, 2006
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Fall
Vocalist Mark Fox has such an odd, raspy voice, it takes you a minute to realize Switzerland's SHAKRA are actually a metal band. He's kinda got that wheezy Joe Elliot thing going on (minus the million-dollar production, obviously),which combines with the slightly more modern feel of opening track "...January 30, 2006
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ADAGIO: 'Dominate' To Receive French Release In March
French progressive metallers ADAGIO will release their new album, "Dominate", in France on March 27 through a new label called Double Vision (via Sony/BMG distribution). A French tour will follow beginning in Paris on June 28 or June 29 and will continue in September. "Dominate" was released in Japa...January 29, 2006
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DEEP PURPLE, ALICE COOPER Confirmed For U.K.'s MONSTERS OF ROCK Festival
According to Metal Hammer magazine, DEEP PURPLE and ALICE COOPER have been confirmed for the Monsters of Rock festival, set to take place June 3 at Milton Keynes Bowl. Tickets, priced £38.50, are on sale from January 20 from all usual agents, and via credit card on 0870 400 0688. A dedicated coach s...January 18, 2006
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Former MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS POLAND Schedules NAMM Appearances
Former MEGADETH guitarist Chris Poland and his OHM: bandmate Robby Pagliari will be making two appearances at the 2006 Winter NAMM show (National Association of Music Merchants),which runs between January 19 and January 22 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California: at the Yamaha Guita...January 17, 2006
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ANDRE ANDERSEN, PAUL LAINE, DAVID READMAN Team Up For 'III' Project
Frontiers Records has announced the release of the new exciting ANDRE ANDERSEN / PAUL LAINE / DAVID READMAN "III" project on March 24. The project came together after Andre Andersen (keyboard maestro and mainman of ROYAL HUNT) and Paul Laine (former singer of DANGER DANGER) decided to work together...January 17, 2006
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PAGE, VAN HALEN, SLASH, HAMMETT, RHOADS Named Top Guitar Soloists Of All Time
LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page of has been voted the top guitar soloist of all time for the song "Stairway to Heaven". According to The Sun Online, Page's performance topped the survey held by the web site AboutGuitars.com and beat out the likes of Eddie Van Halen for the track "Eruption". The th...January 17, 2006
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KISS' STANLEY, SIMMONS To Attend Grand Opening Of KISS Coffeehouse
Dawn Bryant of South Carolina's Myrtle Beach Sun News has issued the following report: The band KISS is adding one more ingredient to sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll: coffee. The rockers, known for slapping their brand on everything from coffins to coasters since their heyday in the 1970s, will show a...January 15, 2006
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ADAGIO Guitarist To Record Instrumental Solo Album
Guitarist Stephan Forté of the French progressive metallers ADAGIO is currently working on material for his first instrumental solo album. The style of the CD will be very influenced by Romanian, Hungarian and Middle Eastern traditional music, and it will feature some well-known guests, according to...January 15, 2006
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RUSH Guitarist: 'R30' Is 'Best-Sounding Live Performance Of Us I've Ever Heard'
Mike Mettler of Sound And Vision Magazine recently conducted an interview with RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson. An excerpt from the chat follows: Sound And Vision Magazine: "R30" (Anthem/Zoe) celebrates RUSH's 30th anniversary as a touring and recording unit. But your first gig was actually in Toronto i...January 11, 2006
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KINGDOM COME To Re-Record 'Get It On' For New CD
KINGDOM COME's webmaster Marko (brother of KINGDOM COME mainman Lenny Wolf) has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "After several breaks, due to a tendinitis in Lenny's arm, he is back rocking the studio, but the end is in sight. As I mentioned before, especially after he...January 9, 2006
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Time Machine
Everyone outside the U.S. is probably thinking we're smoking some high-grade Yankee crack over here at HQ right about now — after all, "Time Machine" was released in Europe in early 2004, and AXXIS has a new album coming out this month. What gives with the late review? Well, Locomotive Music is rele...January 2, 2006
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New DVD Teaches Heavy Metal Stars The Art Of Roaring
James Parker of The Boston Globe has issued the following report: The origin of the "tortured throat scream" or "angry hell voice" is as hotly contested as anything else in the history of heavy metal. Does it derive from the "death grunt" — the subhuman ultra-low-frequency belch developed by Florida...December 18, 2005
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