Danish/American hard rock act ROYAL HUNT has issued the following statement: “ROYAL HUNT and John West [vocals] have decided that at this time (after numerous albums and concert tours) they are no longer able to contribute creatively to each other’s future musical development.
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Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY have posted their video for the song “Focus Shift” on YouTube.com.
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According to HardDrive Radio, a source close to SEVENDUST has shot down rumors that the band will be joining KORN on the 2007 edition of the Family Values tour this summer.
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CINDERELLA’s manager Tim Heyne has dismissed Internet reports that the group’s frontman Tom Keifer and wife Savannah were recently involved in a car accident.
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SHADOWS FALL guitarists Matthew Bachand and Jonathan Donais recently came down to the Guitar World studios to answer fans’ questions for the latest video installment of the “Dear Guitar Hero” feature.
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Swedish sleaze rockers HARDCORE SUPERSTAR have posted a demo version of a new song, entitled “Sophisticated Ladies”, on their MySpace page.
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WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale has issued the following update: “I am thrilled, erect nipples an’ all, with the new songs [for the upcoming WHITESNAKE album, tentatively titled ‘Good to be Bad’] and very excited to be presenting them to [the fans] later this year.
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Upstate New York death/grind band MUCOPUS (featuring members of SKINLESS, WASTEFORM and INTERNAL BLEEDING) has posted its entire set from the U.S.
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After nearly two years of delays, Reality Check TV is finally putting out its first nationally released DVD compilation, “Real Rock Divas”.
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AMAZING JOURNEY ? a tribute to THE WHO, featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER), guitarist Paul Gilbert (MR.
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ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, the band led by TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick, has posted four songs from its newly released album, “Last Day in Paradise”, on its MySpace page.
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Danish metallers MNEMIC are currently on the road in the U.K.
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Luxembourg-based electronic metallers LE GRAND GUIGNOL (formerly VINDSVAL) have posted their video for the song “Madness and Her Thousand Young” at this location.
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