German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have been forced to cancel their appearance at the Wacken Open Air festival “due to an important private appointment.” Organizers say that the band will “try to make up for Wacken Open Air 2011.” This year’s edition of the Wacken Open Air festival is scheduled to take place August 5-7 in Wacken, Germany.
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Since 1910 musicians have associated visual arts with their sonic output in the form of the almighty album cover.
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CIVILIZATION ONE, the band led by singer Chitral “Chity” Somapala (ex-FIREWIND, FARO, AVALON) and bassist Pierre-Emmanuel Pélisson (MALADAPTIVE, ex-HEAVENLY), has released the following statement: “We have been announcing our second album, ‘Calling The Gods’, following our ‘Revolution Rising’ debut in 2007.
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CRO-MAGS and MADBALL are among the confirmed bands for this year’s edition of the Black N Blue Bowl (formerly known as the Superbowl Of Hardcore), set to take place May 15, 2010 at New York City’s Webster Hall.
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Four complete tracks from legendary guitarist Slash’s (GUNS N’ ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) first true solo album, simply entitled “Slash”, have been posted online ahead of the CD’s release.
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Florida death metal veterans MALEVOLENT CREATION will enter Mana Recording Studios (CANNIBAL CORPSE, VITAL REMAINS, GOATWHORE) in St.
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Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine, Matthias Jabs, James Kottak and Pawel Maciwoda of the SCORPIONS will be inducted into Hollywood’s RockWalk on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at noon.
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The long-awaited documentary on British rock legends SAXON, “Heavy Metal Thunder – The Movie”, will finally be released next month.
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Guitarist/vocalist Robb Flynn of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD was interviewed earlier today (Tuesday, March 23) by Andrew Haug of Triple J’s “The Racket”.
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The CBC has posted a nearly hour-long video interview with Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of RUSH about the band’s upcoming induction into the Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame/Le Panthéon Des Auteurs Et Compositeurs Canadiens (CSHF/PACC).
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HEAVEN & HELL, FAITH NO MORE and ALICE IN CHAINS are among the confirmed bands for the Optimus Alive! 10 festival, set to take place July 8-10, 2010 at Passeio Marítimo de Algés in Oeiras, Portugal.
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The Pulse of Radio reports: DISTURBED reissues its debut album, “The Sickness”, on Tuesday (March 23) in a special 10th anniversary expanded edition.
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MARILYN MANSON co-founder and original guitarist Scott Putesky, a.k.a.
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