WOLF (Sweden), WARMACHINE (Canada) and NOT FRAGILE (Germany) have been confirmed for next year’s edition of the Headbangers Open Air festival, set to take place July 29-31, 2010 in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany.
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Former FUNEBRARUM/CYBER CHRIST drummer Brian Jimenez, ex-CYBER CHRIST guitarist Mike Stecz, ANNUNAKI vocalist Tony Stanziano, and guitarist Marcus Acosta have started a new project named GRIND BASTARD.
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Reformed German thrashers EXUMER have been confirmed for next year’s installment of the Inferno festival, set to take place March 31 – April 3, 2010 in Oslo, Norway.
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Dutch death/thrash metal pioneers THANATOS have parted ways with drummer Yuri Rinkel (MELECHESH) and have replaced him with Marco de Groot (left in the picture below; HOUWITSER, ALTAR, BLIND JUSTICE, ORDO DRACONIS).
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Former PANTERA manager Kimberly Zide Davis, who joined Concrete Management in 1994, and served as vice president of artist management until the organization ceased operations in 2003, was interviewed for Guitar World’s January 2010 issue, which pays tribute to late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott.
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Special report by Marta Ustyanich Putting on his best Ozzy impression ? eyes wide and mouth distorted in a maniacal grimace ? Adrian leaped off the…
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DANZIG has been confirmed for next year’s Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 9-12, 2010 in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden.
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SPV/Steamhammer has set a January 25, 2009 European release date for the re-release of DORO’s 2000 album “Calling The Wild”.
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Producer Flemming Rasmussen, perhaps best known for his work with METALLICA on their classic Master Of Puppets and …And Justice For All albums, has posted…
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Al Jourgensen (MINISTRY, REVOLTING COCKS) is currently undergoing a series of surgeries on his foot.
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IN THIS MOMENT has issued the following update: “Go check out Maria’s new website at mariabrinkswonderland.com, it is now open! When you join you…
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Fan-filmed video footage of former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach and his solo band performing a brand new song called “Live The Life” on December 13, 2009 at Pakkahuone in Tampere, Finland can be viewed below.
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Sophie K of Total Rock Radio conducted an interview with Santa Barbara, California metallers DEVILDRIVER in October 2009 during the band’s tour of the U.K.
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