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To Burn Again

After 10 years as leaders of the Christian hardcore movement, Corona, California's NO INNOCENT VICTIM called it quits. Never say never. Now reformed as a quintet with the addition of former XDISCIPLE ADX members Dave Quiggle (guitar) and Neil Hartman (bass),the band pulls no punches its fifth album...

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MAJESTY Complete Work On New Album

Germany's MAJESTY have completed work on their third album with producer Stefan Kaufmann (former ACCEPT drummer, current U.D.O. guitarist) for a January 20, 2006 release. An EP release will precede the album later in the year. MAJESTY's second full-length album, "Reign in Glory", was released in Oct...

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Buried in the Front Yard

Think what you will about the record label, band name, cover art, and album title, but RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER's "Buried in the Back Yard" is not a grindcore album. It's a dynamic thrash album with roots in crossover, a musically talented cast, and loads of tongue-in-cheek cleverness. MUNICIPAL WAST...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Guitarist Talks About Upcoming Album, 'The Dirt' Movie And Reunion Tour

IndyStar.com recently conducted an exclusive interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars. The brief question-and-answer session follows: IndyStar.com: How did Huntington, Indiana, prepare you for rock stardom? Mick Mars: "It all started at the 4-H Fair when I saw (country singer) Skeeter Bonn pla...

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TANKARD: Promoter Is To Blame For Russian Concert Cancellation

Veteran German thrashers TANKARD have posted the following message on their official web site: "To our fans in Russia: We are very very sorry to announce that we can´t play the shows in Moscow and St. Petersburg this weekend. "Reason: Roxx, the promoter from Moscow, broke the contract! They were sup...

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IRON MAIDEN Manager Reports ON CLIVE BURR Benefit Gig

IRON MAIDEN manager Rod Smallwood has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Last Friday's final show at Hammersmith Apollo was a memorable night. With the help of many of you we raised at least £110,000 for the Clive Burr MS Trust and we will post the final number when the a...

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EVENLIGHT: DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND Guitarist Releases New CD

EVENLIGHT, the Vancouver, British Columbia-based band featuring Brian Waddell (DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND guitarist) and Scottie Mc Cargar (BIF NAKED drummer),recently released their second album, entitled "Fuck Yeah". The record features a guest appearance on "gang vocals" by Devin Townsend in the track...

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TOMMY BOLIN Audio/Visual Rarities Discovered

Greg Prato of Billboard.com is reporting that former DEEP PURPLE/JAMES GANG guitarist Tommy Bolin's younger brother, Johnnie, has been working closely with producer Greg Hampton on outtakes from the recording sessions of Bolin's lone two solo releases, 1975's "Teaser" and 1976's "Private Eyes", for...

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METAL BLADE RECORDS Pays Tribute To Late VOIVOD Guitarist

Andreas Reissnauer of the European office of Metal Blade Records has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "This morning we got to learn the devastating news that VOIVOD guitarist Denis 'Piggy' D'Amour passed away Friday night. "Another tragi...

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BRUCE DICKINSON: Everyone Knows SHARON OSBOURNE Was Behind OZZFEST Fiasco

The U.K.'s The Sun Online paper spoke to IRON MAIDEN vocalist Bruce Dickinson about the group's ill-fated final Ozzfest performance in San Berardino and their future plans. Read on: The Sun Online: Why is Reading so special? Bruce Dickinson: "It's where I was asked to join the band and it's also the...

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Empires

Still not old enough to drink legally in the United the States, Bay Area youths ANIMOSITY release album number two, "Empires". Much respect goes to the band for sticking to the heavy stuff, rather than applying the eyeliner and riding a breakdown to emoville. On 2002's Tribunal Records debut, "Shut...

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KAI HANSEN: Is It Possible For HELLOWEEN To Record Another 'Keeper' Album Without Me?

TreasureChest.de recently conducted an exclusive interview with GAMMA RAY/ex-HELLOWEEN frontman Kai Hansen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: TreasureChest.de: What did you think when you learned the new album would be titled "Keeper Of The Seven Keys – The Legacy"? Do you believe it was th...

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Counting Hallways to the Left

Sacramento's EMBRACE THE END are another in a long line of metalcore bruisers on the Abacus label, albeit the more brutal end of metalcore with plenty of deathcore parts and absolutely no crooning. As devastating as the music may be, it's not devoid of melody; the Swedish style melodic twin guitar l...

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The Battle of the Common

Once upon a time (2004 to be exact),five guys, including ex-members of BIGWIG and STALEMATE, got together and combined the aggression of hardcore with gang-chorus-infused street punk. A self-produced demo soon followed. Here in 2005, the band releases its full-length debut, "The Battle of the Commo...

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VELVET REVOLVER Frontman Talks About Playing This Year's OZZFEST

Metal Edge magazine recently conducted an interview with VELVET REVOLVER/ex-frontman Scott Weiland. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Edge: It struck me as odd when I heard VELVET REVOLVER confirmed for Ozzfest. You're not a typical Ozzfest band. Why did you decide to do it? Scott Wei...