MANOWAR guitarist Karl Logan recently spoke to Mark Uricheck of NEPAtoday.com about his rise from a struggling musician in Northeastern Pennsylvania to a position in one of the world's most prominent heavy metal bands.

Logan recalls initially hooking up with the band via an encounter with bassist Joey DeMaio at a motorcycle shop. "We started talking and found out that we had common musical ground," he says. "I found out that their guitar player was leaving the group at that point. I was coming out of several bands in the area that I had played in and I was looking for so ...

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IMPALED NAZARENE singer Mika Luttinen has posted the following message on the group's official web site:

"Here is the update about our live album and let me tell you, somebody out there seem to be against this album a lot.

"Original plan (as it was announced here earlier) was to record three shows in Italy. Things got, well, really fucked-up. Our first show was in Milan and we had flights via Paris with Alitalia. We arrive to Milan, our luggage does not. After spending (read fighting) hours there, we manage to get info that some of our luggage will arrive later that day. Well, we got some stuff but our guitars and bass remained in Paris.

"We b ...

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Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH made headlines in major Latin American newspapers after the audience rioted at their show in San Salvador (capital of El Salvador) on Saturday (Nov. 6). According to a posting on the band's web site, "the audience got so ecstatic over the presence of the first black metal act visiting their country that the situation got totally out of control. The security and the police could not handle the people outside the venue so they had to call in the special forces, 'del cuerpo de Proteccion a Personalides Importantes' (PPI). When the PPI reached the venue the masses of people not getting a ticket for the already sold-out show kicked in the entr ...

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METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo recently spoke to The Tennessean about the group's upcoming studio album, which the band hope to begin recording in February.

"We already have over 50 hours of song ideas recorded," he said. "There's some speed, some of it is kind of raw and funky, most of it has that heavy groove which I think is a stand-out ingredient for METALLICA. . . . James [Hetfield] is throwin' down some killer riffs . . . and whatever it is man, it's gonna be heavy. We're getting really excited about doing an album as this team."

Trujillo also commente ...

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In a brand new interview with DenverAccess.com, GWAR singer Oderus Urungus (a.k.a. Dave Brockie) was asked if the band focused more on the music or the elaborate stage show in their early days. "At the very beginning, we didn't concentrate on the music as much as figuring out what GWAR was going to be," he said. "This is before we even recorded 'Hell-O'. We would just get up there in costumes made out of paper mache and just play one chord, but when we saw the unlimited potential that GWAR had, we started taking the music seriously. Now, in order to keep GWAR ...

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These are the same shirts that they sold out of in 5 days on the Fury tour in Europe. They were supposed to last 5 weeks. Check the link for payment and size options if interested.

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PLATENS (Haramaic word for "cosmic equilibrium") is a melodic rock project brainchild of Dario Grillo a young and talented singer, songwriter and musician born in Palermo, Italy.

Dario has been the singer in the Italian Power Metal band THY MAJESTIE with whom he has recorded two albums ("The Lasting Power" and "Hastings 1066") and one Ep "Echoes of War".

Dario left the band in October 2003 in order to dedicate all his energies to Platens, his new musical project, where he plays all the instruments.

Frontiers Records president and A&R director, Serafino Perugino, heard the first demos and was enthusiast with what he heard. The debut album is entitled "Between ...

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DARKANE drummer Peter Wildoer has posted the following update on the recording sessions for the group's follow-up to 2002's "Expanding Senses":

"Well, this report is a bit late but I've been working a lot since I got done with the drum parts. We've been rehearsing for the gig this weekend and I've been practicing for the clinic also.

"Ten 'normal' songs, one instrumental and two intros are recorded. I'm very happy with how the drums turned out this time. There are some 'crazy' drum parts, quite a bit of fast tracks, heavy stuff and some plain metal drumming. I do hope you'll enjoy it. I think it's a great mix of different kind of songs without losin ...

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On October 20, two founding members of the German goth metal band FLOWING TEARS, Björn Lorson and Christian Zimmer, died in a tragic car accident, according to a posting on the group's web site. "Even though they already left the band in '95 and '96 (Björn after the first demo tape 'Bijou' and Christian after 'Swansongs'), FLOWING TEARS may never have existed if they hadn't been," the band write. "We will keep you in our minds and hearts. These days we take a breath to listen to the tunes of songs such as 'Flowing Tears & Withered Flowers' or 'Waterbride' — while mourning about two young people who had to d ...

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AFM Records will release a new Edguy collection, entitled Hall Of Flames, on December 6th. The release will be available on standard CD and limited edition digipack formats.

Featured on the 2CD Hall Of Flames set are all the bands hit songs and many unreleased bonus tracks, all authorized by Edguy. The collection’s running time is more than 130 minutes.

The first CD includes 13 hits and all-time favorites from Edguy's career, chosen by the band. CD2 features eight rare and unreleased tracks, Japanese bonus songs, fun tracks etc., wallpapers and two video clips (one of which is previously unreleased).

The set also comes with a 24 page full colour booklet including liner notes by Tobias Sammet, many unpublished pictures, band history and complete lyrics.

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