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GOD DETHRONED to Support SIX FEET UNDER On X-MASS FESTIVALS European Tour

GOD DETHRONED will be supporting SIX FEET UNDER at this year's X-mass Festivals, set to take place in December. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Dec. 08 - Fritz - Berlin, GER Dec. 09 - Hellraiser - Engeldorf (Leipzig),GerGERmany Dec. 10 - Planet Music - Vienna, AUT Dec. 11 - Backstage - Münch...

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Former HOLE/SMASHING PUMPKINS Bassist AUF DER MAUR Gets A&R Gig

Karen Bliss of Jam! Music is reporting that Montreal musician Melissa auf der Maur, formerly of HOLE and THE SMASHING PUMPKINS, has been hired by Toronto-based EMI Music Canada as an artist & repertoire (A&R) consultant. She will seek out both Anglo and French-language acts of all genres. "I...

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SLIPKNOT, LAMB OF GOD's 'Scream' Teacher To Release DVD Next Month

Voice coach Melissa Cross will release her DVD of techniques for screaming singers, "The Zen of Screaming", on February 21. In the early '90s, a passionate and unrestrained new breed of rock singers began a journey to the extreme limits of the human voice. Heeding the call of this army of screaming...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX: 'If People Want To Bet Against Us, We Always Win'

Melissa Ruggieri of TimesDispatch.com recently spoke to MÖTLEY CRÜE members Nikki Sixx (bass) and Vince Neil (vocals) about the third leg of their eye-popping "Carnival of Sins" tour, which launches next month in Columbus, Ga. Asked what they have say to the cynics who didn't believe the band could...

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GOD DETHRONED: In Writing Mode

Guitarist/vocalist of the Henri "T.S.K" Sattler of the Dutch death metal outfit GOD DETHRONED has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Some new shows coming up this month. This time in Holland for a change. The first summer festival has been confirmed. It's the Kaltenbach O...

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NIGHTWISH: Photo Of Drummer JUKKA's Newborn Posted Online

Dutch webzine Reflections of Darkness has published a photo of NIGHTWISH drummer Jukka Nevalainen's son Niki at this location. Commented Jukka: "His name might lead us to think that he is a potential bassist but I'd prefer him to be a drummer. After all 'Drums are the instruments of Gods'.=)" Niki ....

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New DVD Teaches Heavy Metal Stars The Art Of Roaring

James Parker of The Boston Globe has issued the following report: The origin of the "tortured throat scream" or "angry hell voice" is as hotly contested as anything else in the history of heavy metal. Does it derive from the "death grunt" — the subhuman ultra-low-frequency belch developed by Florida...

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FLAMETAL Flamenco/Metal Hybrid Band Featuring WHITESNAKE Bassist To Make Hollywood Debut

Hotly tipped San Francisco-based flamenco/metal hybrid band FLAMETAL will be making their Southern California live debut this Saturday, December 17 at Bar Sinister, 1652 N. Cherokee Ave., Hollywood, CA 90028. For more info call: 323-769-7070. FLAMETAL who combine the flamenco shred of Paco DeLucia w...

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Sedimente

Here is an example of a band that understands how to take a grindcore and crust punk foundation and not only create interesting arrangements, but also deftly weave in elements of death metal and old school hardcore. "Sedimente" by Germany's WOJCZECH demonstrates how a band can stay true to its filth...

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Report: Sister of Alrosa Villa Shooting Victim Speaks Out, One Year Later

Kevin Landers of Columbus, Ohio's WBNS-10TV has issued the following report: One year ago, a killer stopped the music at the Alrosa Villa nightclub. Nathan Gale shot four people to death before a police officer ended the carnage by killing him. Now, the sister of one of the victims, Erin Halk of Wes...

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GOD DETHRONED Guitarist Checks In From THE HAUNTED Tour

Guitarist Isaac Delahaye of the Dutch death metal outfit GOD DETHRONED has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "We're halfway the [European] tour [supporting THE HAUNTED and GOD FORBID] and it's going great so far! Didn't really have any major troubles and we played a lot o...

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WARMASTER To Record Split CD

WARMASTER, the Dutch old-school death metal band featuring André van der Ree (DARK REMAINS, ex-ETERNAL SOLSTICE, MOURNING) and Rik van Gageldonk (VUIST, DARK REMAINS),will enter A.M. studio in January to record a split CD with Dutch metallers VUIST. A 2006 release is expected. WARMASTER will also b...

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GOD DETHRONED Bassist To Sit Out Most Of THE HAUNTED Tour

GOD DETHRONED bassist Henk "Henke" Zinger will be temporarily replaced after the first four shows of the band's upcoming tour with THE HAUNTED and GOD FORBID (November 21 onwards) due to "other obligations." However, Zinger's position in the group will remain unaffected and he will resume his duties...

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NOCTE OBDUCTA To Release New CD-Single

German black metal avantgarde outfit NOCTE OBDUCTA have entered Maranis Studios to remix the track "Vorbei" for an upcoming two-track CD-single also featuring the song "Aschefrühling" (previously only available on the vinyl version of the "Stille" EP). The limited-edition (1,500 copies) two-track CD...

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RAMMSTEIN Frontman In 'Vinzent' Movie: Photos, Trailer Available

According to Herzeleid.com, RAMMSTEIN frontman Till Lindemann plays an animal-rights activist in an upcoming movie called "Vinzent". The release is planned for next year, though it was actually filmed in 2004. Shots from the film (including a few with Till),as well as a trailer, can be viewed on th...