The following is an excerpt from Muck Raker's "Losers of the Week" column in the Arizona Republic: "On July 3, Tuba City became the site where the name of the former lead singer of THE MISFITS was officially synonymous with mud. After bumping several opening bands in order to play his set two ...
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Former DEEP PURPLE/BLACK SABBATH singer Glenn Hughes will release a double audio CD and a single-disc DVD, entitled "Soulfully Live In The City Of Angels", on September 20 through Frontiers Records (Marquee/Avalon in Japan and Hellion Records in Brazil). "Soulfully Live In The City Of Angels" was shot live on January 11, 2004 before an ...
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LACUNA COIL's third album, "Comalies", has officially passed the 100,000 SoundScan mark in the United States. This is a landmark achievement for both the band — who are performing on Ozzfest's second stage throughout the summer — and their label, the Los Angeles-based independent Century Media Records. LACUNA COIL are now believed to be the ...
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Former GARDENIAN vocalist Jim Kjell has joined forces with ex-DIMENSION ZERO/IN FLAMES guitarist Glenn Ljungström in a new band called PITCHLINE, according to MetalBite.com. "It has a little touch of GARDENIAN as for the mixture of growls and clean [vocals], and of course it's melodic," Kjell said of the new project's musical direction. "Yet this ...
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Guitarist Jeff Kollman (COSMOSQUAD, GLENN HUGHES), vocalist Mark Renk, bassist Kevin Chown (ARTENSION, EDWIN DARE), drummer Shane Gaalaas (COSMOSQUAD, B'Z), and keyboardist Stephen Anderson will be unveiling their latest creation, THE CRUMB BROS., Tuesday night, July 13 with an early 8:15 p.m. show at Club Lingerie, 6507 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA; Ph.: (323) 466-3416. ...
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DANZIG, DOYLE (featuring ex-MISFITS guitarist Doyle), MAYHEM, DEVILDRIVER, DEATH ANGEL and EYES OF FIRE will be teaming up for this fall's edition of the "Blackest Of The Black" tour. "Blackest of the Black" organizer Glenn Danzig had this comment regarding the package: "At least in the foreseeable future... this will be my last tour. It ...
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ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott has recorded a guest solo for the song "Murder Fantasies" off the upcoming KREATOR album, tentatively due January 2005 through SPV Records. The as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2001's "Violent Revolution", which is being recorded and mixed at Backstage Studios in Derbyshire, England with producer Andy Sneap, is being described by Petrozza ...
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JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford recently spoke to The Hartford Courant about his decision to reunite with the group after 14 years apart. "This is a reunification experience," he said. "We want to let people see Halford the metal god back in the band." According to Halford, he wrote a letter five years ago eeking ...
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DANZIG have set an August 31 release date through frontman Glenn Danzig's Evilive label (Regain Records in Europe) for their eighth studio album, "Circle of Snakes". A single from the album — containing the title cut, "1000 Devils Reign" and "When We Were Dead" — has just been released to radio. "Circle of Snakes" (view ...
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Video footage of DANZIG frontman Glenn Danzig engaging in a physical confrontation with NORTH SIDE KINGS singer and frequent SOULFLY collaborator Danny Marianinho following DANZIG's performance in Tuba City, Arizona Saturday night (July 3) has been posted online at AZPunk.com. Also available from: Location#2, Location#3,
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KREATOR frontman Mille Petrozza has revealed the track listing for the group's as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2001's "Violent Revolution", tentatively due January 2005 through SPV Records. The CD, which is being recorded and mixed at Backstage Studios in Derbyshire, England with producer Andy Sneap, is being described by Petrozza as "pure brutal thrash! Tons of fast ...
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DANZIG frontman Glenn Danzig allegedly got into a scuffle with NORTH SIDE KINGS singer and frequent SOULFLY collaborator Danny Marianinho following DANZIG's performance in Tuba City, Arizona Saturday night (July 3). The following is Marianinho's official statement regarding the incident, as sent to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "Before crazy rumors begin to spread I would like to explain ...
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ZYKLON's Samoth (guitar) and Trym (drums), both formerly of EMPEROR, recently participated in a WINDIR tribute along with Cosmocrator (MINDGRINDER) and Invictus (DISIPLIN). They recorded a "brutal" cover version of a WINDIR track in honor of late WINDIR singer Valfar. It will be released on a WINDIR tribute album this fall. In other news, ZYKLON ...
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Former DEEP PURPLE/BLACK SABBATH vocalist Glenn Hughes will perform a number of DEEP PURPLE classics with Italian band CALIFORNIA JAM at the Rock In The Park festival on Saturday, July 17 in Arenzano (25km from Genoa), Italy. The gig will be held in an open-air arena that can hold 2,500 people. Opening bands include WINE ...
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JUDAS PRIEST frontman Glenn Tipton has spoken to Billboard.com about the band's decision to reunite with singer Rob Halford after 14 years apart. "We actually made the decision in a meeting about the British box set. We went into the meeting with no intention of discussing reformation and when we came out, we decided to ...
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GREEN CARNATION, the Norwegian band featuring Tchort (a.k.a. Terje Vik Schei, ex-EMPEROR, SATYRICON, EINHERJER), are the latest band confirmed for the first installment of the Metal Camp festival, a two-day event set to take place August 20-21 in Tolbin, Slovenia. GREEN CARNATION will play the main stage on August 21. The festival is being co-produced ...
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Garry Sharpe-Young, editor of www.rockdetector.com — the world's biggest rock and metal database (with more than 25,000 bands covered) — spoke to JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford upfront of the band's Barcelona gig. JUDAS PRIEST has ranked No. 1 on the Rockdetector user charts for a straight seven months. The full interview will ...
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German thrashers KREATOR are the latest band to be confirmed for the Hole in the Sky festival, a four-day event set to be held August 25-28 at three different venues in Bergen, Norway. The complete list of acts currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows: DANZIG KREATOR ENTOMBED VADER KATATONIA ZYKLON SUSPERIA ...
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STRATOVARIUS frontman Timo Kotipelto will be a special guest at ProgPower USA V, set to be held on September 16 in Atlanta, GA. Kotipelto, whose second solo album, "Coldness", was released in early 2004 by Century Media Records, will be signing autographs, hosting a meet-and-greet, and will also be attending the ProgPower pre-party on September ...
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Finnish string combo APOCALYPTICA are the latest band confirmed for the first installment of the Metal Camp festival, a two-day event set to take place August 20-21 in Tolbin, Slovenia. The festival is being co-produced by Austrian and Slovenian booking agencies and will take place at a "very beautiful location" which can host up to ...
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Former QUIET RIOT vocalist Kevin DuBrow and drummer Frankie Banali will reunite for two shows at the end of the month. The first show will take place on Thursday, June 24 at the Hard Rock Hotel in Orlando, FL as part of the acclaimed "Velvet Sessions" series and the second show will happen on Monday, ...
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Ozzfest's official web site is currently hosting a four-and-a-half-minute Quicktime video clip shot at the February 20, 2004 press conference to announce the lineup for this year's traveling festival. Included in the clip are interviews with SUPERJOINT RITUAL's Philip Anselmo, SLAYER's Kerry King, SLIPKNOT's Joey Jordison and Paul Gray, and JUDAS PRIEST's Rob Halford and ...
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DANZIG have added more dates to their European tour itinerary. The group's current schedule is shaping up as follows: Jul. 02 - Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee Theater Jul. 03 - Tuba City, AZ @ Community Center Jul. 24 – HUN @ Effot Festival Aug. 20 - Stuttgart, GER @ Summer Breeze Festival Aug. 21 - ...
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DANZIG have finished remixing their eighth studio album, "Circle of Snakes", and are currently preparing to have it mastered. The artwork for the CD has been posted online at this location. "Circle of Snakes" is due in late August through Glenn Danzig's Evilive label in the U.S. and Regain Records in Europe. A ...
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Australian melodic power metal band DUNGEON have almost completed recording the follow-up to 2003's, "A Rise To Power". Titled "One Step Beyond", the new album will be the band's second for the German label LMP. DUNGEON will be supporting EDGUY on their Australian tour beginning in late June. Filling in on drums and bass for ...
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Former DEEP PURPLE/BLACK SABBATH singer Glenn Hughes has posted the following message on his web site: "We just completed tracking the music for the next [GLENN HUGHES] studio album before [drummer] Chad [Smith] left to do the [RED HOT] CHILI PEPPERS outdoor Euro tour. We are all blown away by the songs, the performances and ...
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Powerhouse rock vocalist and former Atlantic recording artist Kelly Keeling (BATON ROUGE, BLUE MURDER, MSG, JOHN NORUM) will sing on the track "Slave Of Time" from MOONSTONE, a "straight rocker with a southern feel" that is set to appear on the new project of Italian guitarist Matteo Filippini. In addition, Glenn Hughes (ex-DEEP PURPLE, BLACK ...
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DANZIG have announced two dates in Arizona in early July. They are as follows: Jul. 02 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Marquee Theater Jul. 03 - Tuba City, AZ @ Tuba City Comm Center As previously reported, the release date of DANZIG's eighth studio album, "Circle of Snakes", has been pushed back to the last ...
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SEPULTURA, DESTRUCTION and ANCIENT are among the latest bands confirmed for the first installment of the MetalCamp festival, a two-day event set to take place August 21-22 in Tolbin, Slovenia. The festival is being co-produced by Austrian and Slovenian booking agencies and will take place at a "very beautiful location" which can host up to ...
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Guitarist Jeff Kollman (GLENN HUGHES, $IGN OF 4) will make an appearance at the Baked Potato, 3878 Cahuenga Blvd W., in North Hollywood, CA on Thursday, June 3 for a special one-night only performance with drummer extraordinaire Virgil Donati (PLANET X, STEVE VAI), celebrated German bassist Jörg "J.K." Kleutgens, and keyboardist Hans Zermuehlen (GLENN HUGHES, ...
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