HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with HEATHEN/EXODUS guitarist Lee Altus when EXODUS played Club Soda in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on January 25, 2010.
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Daile Pepper of Australia’s WAtoday.com.au reports: Bon Scott fans from all over the world are flocking to Perth [Australia] on Friday for the 30th anniversary of the AC/DC front man’s death.
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Adam Fulton of The Sydney Morning Herald reports: He could easily be among the most embittered people in rock music, but one AC/DC member who split with the group has no beef with those he left before they struck megastardom.
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Cornish youth music charity Livewire is releasing a cover of GIRLSCHOOL’s 1980s hit single “Emergency” in order to raise much needed funds for the victims of the Haiti earthquake.
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SongVest, the company that reinvented the music memorabilia business by offering the ultimate fan collectable ? the songs themselves ? has announced their next major online auction will take place March 6-13 at www.songvest.com and will include “Alive”, a new song from Christian hard rock icons STRYPER.
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Scottish folk/power metal band ALESTORM will embark on the “Plunder Down Under” tour of Australia in June.
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Rhode Island-based extreme metal veterans VITAL REMAINS are seeking a professional lead guitarist “with good gear and good attitude.” All applicants must have a valid passport, valid driver’s license and clean criminal record.
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Southern California metallers WARRIOR have uploaded their cover version of the BLACK SABBATH classic “Neon Knights” on their MySpace page.
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“Ironbound”, the new album from veteran New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL, sold 4,100 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No.
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“Strings To A Web”, the new album from German metallers RAGE, entered the Media Control chart in the band’s home country at position No.
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“Screamworks: Love In Theory And Practice”, the new album from Finnish “love” metallers HIM, sold 26,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No.
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German pagan metallers EQUILIBRIUM have confirmed that they have parted ways with vocalist Helge Stang and drummer Manuel Di Camillo (as first reported by BLABBERMOUTH.NET on February 11).
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“Mechanize”, the new album from cyber metallers FEAR FACTORY, sold 10,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No.
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