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Gloria

It's been a while since we've been given a front-row seat as a band self-destructs this spectacularly. MORGOTH going from bleak death metal to KILLING JOKE in the mid-1990s… the "black metal to weird industrial" metamorphosis of bands like MAYHEM and COVENANT a few years later… and of course, loomin...

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HEXEREI Signs With SCREAMING FERRET WRECKORDS

New Hampshire-based metal outfit HEXEREI has signed a two-album deal with Screaming Ferret Wreckords (NUCLEAR ASSAULT, MELIAH RAGE). The group's new CD, titled "Pay Your Dues", is tentatively scheduled for release in April, to be followed by a year of touring. Commented HEXEREI vocalist Travis Pfenn...

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Former GUNS N' ROSES Manager: 'I Believe In AXL ROSE'

Former GUNS N' ROSES manager Merck Mercuriadis has issued the following "open letter" to the group's fans: "Along with all of the other GUNS N' ROSES fans around the world I read 'An Open Letter To The Fans From Axl' this evening with much interest. About half way through it occurred to me that I .....

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MEANS Signs With FACEDOWN RECORDS

MEANS, a prolific and emotionally charged post-hardcore band from Regina, Canada, has inked a deal with Facedown Records. The members of the band play songs that are birthed from their shared experiences and geared toward anyone who is looking for meaning in music. Commented Facedown head honcho Jas...

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DEFTONES Guitarist Gives Up Online Golfing

Launch Radio Networks reports: DEFTONES guitarist Stephen Carpenter was ranked as the Number One online golfer on PlayStation in 2005, but surprisingly he's not looking for a PlayStation 3 under the Christmas tree this year. That's because Carpenter told Launch he gave up online golf for good once h...

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The Deep and Dreamless Sleep

Never been a big fan of these Boston trad-metal water-treaders, from their somewhat plodding and generic major label days to their more recent, hopeless and low-buck efforts. And I wasn't expecting to change my mind based on the "Xeroxed tree" motif of the cover of "The Deep and Dreamless Sleep", or...

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RUSH Guitarist To Guest On New PORCUPINE TREE Album

According to a posting on the RUSH fan site Power Windows, PORCUPINE TREE magazine Carbon Nation reports in its latest issue that RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson and KING CRIMSON's Robert Fripp will guest on the PORCUPINE TREE's next album, currently set for release next April via Atlantic Records. Life...

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MANOWAR Frontman: 'Hunting Is Not A Sport, It's A Lifestyle'

MANOWAR singer Eric Adams says those who cannot understand the passion hunters have for hitting the field are missing the big picture. "Hunting is not a sport, it's a lifestyle," he says. "Besides my musical career, everything I do is geared toward hunting from pre-season scouting to preparing a nic...

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KYLESA To Support THE SWORD On Regional Dates

Fresh off supporting CONVERGE, SOME GIRLS and MODERN LIFE IS WAR, Savannah's sludge rockers KYLESA have confirmed a handful of regional tour dates alongside THE SWORD, as well as confirming an appearance at Daytona Beach's "This Is Your Fest 2006" alongside a host of other bands. The band is continu...

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BLACK FUNERAL Completes Work On New Album

U.S. black metal outfit BLACK FUNERAL has completed work on its seventh album, "Waters of Weeping", due in early 2007 via Behemoth Productions. The CD is described in a press release as "an apocalyptic black metal exploration of the 10 spheres of the inverse sephiroth, the tree of death from ancient...

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STUCK MOJO: Another New Song Posted Online

Atlanta-based rap-metal pioneers STUCK MOJO, who recently announced the addition of vocalist Lord Nelson to the group's lineup, have posted another new track, entitled "Home", on their MySpace page. Also available at the same location are the songs "Metal is Dead" and "That's When I Burn". "All thre...

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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist To Judge Italian 'Battle Of The Bands'

DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess will appear as a special guest at a battle of the Italian DREAM THEATER cover bands PROGENY (Milan) and YTSEJAMKR (Crotone). Organized by Italian Dreamers, the official Italian DREAM THEATER Fan Club, the event will be held at Teatro in Rimini on November 25,...

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BOKOR Signs With SCARLET RECORDS

Sweden's BOKOR has inked a deal with Scarlet Records. According to a press release, BOKOR "like to mess things up and then put them back together in a new but still slightly disturbing way, yet still accessible. A real must for fans of very unique bands such as TOOL, MASTODON, OPETH, PORCUPINE TREE,...

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IT DIES TODAY, HASTE THE DAY Featured On 'A Santa Cause II' Compilation

Immortal Records announces the release of "A Santa Cause II". Due out November 21, this innovative digital-only compilation will be sold exclusively through MySpace. Log onto www.myspace.com/asantacause for more information. A portion of the proceeds will go directly to Cure Autism Now, an organizat...

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The Dead Eye

What to make of this new HAUNTED album? It's hard to take it out of context and judge it on its own merits — on one hand, you have the band's formidable back catalog to measure it against, a smorgasbord of modern-day Swedish thrash that renders 95% of their colleagues obsolete. Tied to that is ...