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FU MANCHU Completes Recording New Album

Southern California heavy rockers FU MANCHU have finished recording their 11th album. The follow-up to 2009's "Signs Of Infinite Power" was tracked by Andrew Giacumakis (MOAB) and Jim Monroe (THE ADOLESCENTS, X) and is being produced by the bandmembers themselves. The CD will be released in May via...

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FU MANCHU To Enter Studio This Weekend

Southern California heavy rockers FU MANCHU head into the studio this weekend to begin recording their 11th album. The follow-up to 2009's "Signs Of Infinite Power" will be released in May via the band's own At The Dojo label and will coincide with a month-long U.S. tour. Dates in Europe and the res...

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SUN & SAIL CLUB Films 'Hunted' Video

SUN & SAIL CLUB, the new band featuring FU MANCHU guitarist/vocalist Bob Balch and drummer Scott Reeder alongside former KYUSS bassist Scott Thomas Reeder, filmed a video for the track "Hunted" with director Peder Bergstrand (TURBONEGRO, I ARE DRIOD, ROCK SOLID, LOWRIDER). Says Balch: "The video...

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SUN & SAIL CLUB: Entire 'Mannequin' Album Available For Streaming

FU MANCHU guitarist/vocalist Bob Balch and drummer Scott Reeder have joined forces with former KYUSS bassist Scott Thomas Reeder in SUN & SAIL CLUB. Their debut album, "Mannequin", will be released on November 19 via Satin Records. The entire CD can now be streamed at SPIN.com. "Mannequin" track...

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The End of Time

Kentucky-stationed MOONBOW is the sludge-happy by-product of vocalist Matt "The Beard" Bischoff's (as in the Survivor 26 contestant and BMX mogul) reputed writing project that found him aligned with multi-instrumentalist David McElfresh from LETHAL and Hank 3's 3 and 3 BAR RANCH. Joining Bischoff an...

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FU MANCHU: 'Robotic Invasion' Lyric Video Released

California hard rock legends FU MANCHU have premiered their first new song in three years, titled "Robotic Invasion", off the band's upcoming split seven-inch single with MOAB, presented by Scion. Limited to 1,000 copies, the new release will be available through the band's web site, Fu-Manchu.com,...

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Taiwan's CHTHONIC: Expressing Traditional Melodies In Heavy Metal Way

Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault recently conducted an interview with bassist Doris Yeh of Taiwanese metallers CHTHONIC. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Assault: Your new album ["Bú-tik"] came out recently. How would you explain the sound? I think it's more oriental....

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SUN & SAIL CLUB: 'Held Down' Song Available For Streaming

FU MANCHU guitarist/vocalist Bob Balch and drummer Scott Reeder have joined forces with former KYUSS bassist Scott Thomas Reeder in SUN & SAIL CLUB. Their debut album, "Mannequin", will be released on November 19 via Satin Records. The song "Held Down", taken from "Mannequin", can be streamed us...

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SUN & SAIL CLUB: First Studio Clip Posted Online

FU MANCHU guitarist/vocalist Bob Balch and drummer Scott Reeder have joined forces with former KYUSS bassist Scott Thomas Reeder in SUN & SAIL CLUB. Their debut album, "Mannequin", will be released in early November via Satin Records. The first in a series of video clips featuring footage from t...

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FU MANCHU, Ex-KYUSS Members Join Forces In SUN & SAIL CLUB

FU MANCHU guitarist/vocalist Bob Balch and drummer Scott Reeder have joined forces with former KYUSS bassist Scott Thomas Reeder in SUN & SAIL CLUB. Their debut album, "Mannequin", will be released in early November via Satin Records. Said Balch: "In between FU MANCHU tours, I was writing all th...

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CHTHONIC Bassist: We Aren't A Political Band

Raymond Westland of Ghost Cult magazine recently conducted an interview with bassist Doris Yeh of Taiwanese metallers CHTHONIC. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ghost Cult: A lot of the lyrics and albums in the band's discography are steeped in Tawainese political and historical them...

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BLACK SABBATH, MOTÖRHEAD, ALICE IN CHAINS Honored At 'Metal Hammer Golden Gods'

BLACK SABBATH, MOTÖRHEAD and ALICE IN CHAINS are among the artists who were honored at this year's Metal Hammer Golden Gods, which took place earlier tonight (Monday, June 17) at London, England's Indigo2. In addition, the event featured live performances from MOTÖRHEAD, AIRBOURNE, FIVE FINGER DEATH...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist Checks In From The Studio

Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTURA have reunited with producer Ross Robinson (KORN, LIMP BIZKIT, SLIPKNOT) to record the band's next album, tentatively due in October via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD is currently being tracked at Robinson's studio in Venice, California and is being co-produced...

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TODD LA TORRE Says GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE Is 'A Revolving Door' And 'Not A Band'

Larry Petro of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. KNAC.COM: So how does it feel to be smack dab in the middle of one of the messiest divorces in the history of hard rock and metal? La Torre: [laughs] ...

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TRACII GUNS Guitar-Lesson Videos Now Available

Music lesson web site PlayThisRiff.com is now featuring guitar lesson videos with L.A. GUNS guitarist Tracii Guns. At PlayThisRiff.com you will find the following lesson videos by Tracii Guns: * "Early L.A. Guns" (Sex Action, No Mercy) * "Jimmy Page Esque/One Four Five" * "Must Know Blues Licks In A...