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PRIMER 55 Parts Ways With Singer, Announces Replacement

PRIMER 55 has parted ways with vocalist Jason "J-Sin" Lutrell and has replaced him with Heath Joyce of the band IGM. Commented guitarist Bobby Burns (also bassist in SOULFLY): "It's been great for Toomey [bassist Josh Toomey] and I to be back out playing the tunes for you all and we've had a blast d...

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NILE: Online Guitar Lesson Available

MetalKult.com has posted a 17-part video guitar lesson with technical death metal band NILE. The footage was shot on August 21, 2007, when the South Carolina band came to New York City to play a one-off date from this summer's Ozzfest, in support of their new album "Ithyphallic" (Nuclear Blast). In...

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'Heavy Metal Fun Time Activity Book' Available In Time For Christmas

Heavy metal has hit Australian bookstores just in time for Christmas and in the form of an "activity book." Some of the activities included in "Heavy Metal Fun Time Activity Book" are: * Color Rob Halford from JUDAS PRIEST * Finish drawing IRON MAIDEN's mascot Eddie * Hair Metal Crossword Puzzle * C...

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CHTHONIC Prepares For ENSIFERUM Tour

The Taiwanese symphonic black metal band CHTHONIC kicks off the third and final leg of its European "UNlimited" tour Friday night (Nov. 30) in Hamburg, Germany. For the next two weeks, the group will support the Finnish "heroic folk metal" act ENSIFERUM. CHTHONIC's European tour began earlier this m...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Frontman Checks In From The Road

Massachusetts metallers ALL THAT REMAINS are currently busy wrapping up the final shows on the bands current string of dates as direct support to AS I LAY DYING, with a show in Los Angeles tonight and the tour's final show in San Diego on Friday. Commented frontman Phil Labonte: "We are wrapping up...

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BLACK TIDE: Video Interview Available

Miami, Florida-based hard rock band BLACK TIDE (formerly RADIO) was recently interviewed by Buzznet. Watch the five-minute report below. BLACK TIDE has just released its first EP, entitled "Shockwave". Available for purchase at Hot Topic, the two-song disc includes the propulsive title track, "Shock...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: Audio Interview With ADAM DUTKIEWICZ Available

As KILLSWITCH ENGAGE geared up for a co-headlining tour with LAMB OF GOD, Headbanger's Blog conducted a humorous and insightful podcast interview with guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz. During their 30 minutes together, Adam talked about the laxative effects of coffee; the back problems that threaten his ca...

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LACUNA COIL's ANDREA FERRO: 'We Never Expected To Become Professional Musicians'

Cameron Edney of Australia's Inside_Out666 recently conducted an interview with LACUNA COIL singer Andrea Ferro. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Inside_Out666: There's been a lot of talk that you are open to doing an all-acoustic EP and or full album. Is it possible that once you finally get ba...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: 'The End Of Heartache' Certified Gold

Genre-defining metal titans KILLSWITCH ENGAGE have officially received their first RIAA gold certification for their sophomore Roadrunner release, "The End of Heartache". Featuring breakthrough radio hits "Rose of Sharyn" and the Grammy-nominated "The End of Heartache", the album was released on May...

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Former MUNDANE Members Play For DALAI LAMA

Portuguese brothers Victor and Alex Rebelo — both former members of the Canadian metal band MUNDANE — recently joined forces with Amchok Gompo from Tibet to form a new band which mixes Amchok's operatic vocal style with the the Rebelos' "soundtrackish" productions. Their group's first show was openi...

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3 INCHES OF BLOOD Guitarist Offers Update On Vocalist JAMIE HOOPER

Lord of the Wasteland of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with 3 INCHES OF BLOOD guitarist Shane Clark. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: Jamie [Hooper] had throat problems and was forced to sit out Ozzfest, which must've killed him, and the rest of the band,...

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NILE To Film 'Papyrus' Video Tomorrow

South Carolina's NILE will shoot a video for the song "Papyrus Containing The Spell To Preserve Its Possessor From Attacks From He Who Is In The Water" tomorrow (Sunday, November 18). The clip, which is rumored to feature live Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus),will be directed by Juan "Punchy"...

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LORDI Recording New Material

According to MonsterDiscoHell.com, Finnish monster rockers LORDI are currently at producer Jyrki Tuovinen's studio in Helsinki recording two brand new tracks, one of which will appear in "Dark Floors" — the feature film starring LORDI. A short interview with LORDI mainman Mr. Lordi regarding the rec...

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STATIC-X: Adelaide Concert Footage Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of STATIC-X performing the song "This is Not" on November 12, 2007 at the Thebarton Theatre in Adelaide, Australia can be viewed below (courtesy of "metallifreak27"). An audio interview with STATIC-X frontman Wayne Static conducted by Joe's Podhole is available for download...

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UK's DOWNLOAD Named 'Top Festival' At BILLBOARD TOURING AWARDS

The United Kingdom's Download festival in Castle Donington, England, produced by Live Nation U.K., was named top festival at the fourth annual Billboard Touring Awards, held tonight (November 15) at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York. Live Nation received the top promoter nod. The Download festival is...