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MACHINE HEAD Plays First Show Without PHIL DEMMEL; Setlist, Guests Revealed

MACHINE HEAD is receiving assistance from members of The Black Crusade tourmates TRIVIUM, ARCH ENEMY and DRAGONFORCE on second guitar while the group's regular axeman Phil Demmel sits out the remaining dates on the trek due to the death of his father. MACHINE HEAD's setlist for Sunday night's (Decem...

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MACHINE HEAD's DEMMEL To Sit Out Rest Of Tour; TRIVIUM, ARCH ENEMY Guitarists To Fill In

San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD have issued the following update: "All of us here in MACHINE HEAD wish to extend our deepest condolences and sympathy to the Demmel family for their tragic loss of Harry W. Demmel. Flying home today to grieve with his family and celebrate the life of his...

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3 MILE SCREAM Putting Finishing Touches On Sophomore Album

Montreal metallers 3 MILE SCREAM are currently putting the finishing touches on their sophomore album, "A Glimpse of Hope", which is due for release in early 2008. The CD is being produced by CRYPTOPSY guitarist Christian Donaldson, who recently worked with Century Media recording artists THE AGONIS...

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CRYPTOPSY Joined By 3 MILE SCREAM Singer

Canadian death metallers CRYPTOPSY have announced the addition of singer Matt McGachy (3 MILE SCREAM) and keyboardist/samplist Maggie Durand (HOWLING SYN) to the group's ranks. The band will enter the studio mid-December to begin recording its sixth album for an early 2008 release. Check out a photo...

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AEROSMITH Bassist Honored With Personal Achievement Award at BOSTON MUSIC AWARDS

AEROSMITH bassist Tom Hamilton accepted the Personal Achievement Award from Christopher Guest at the 2007 Boston Music Awards (BMAs),with two of the evening's best jokes. "Turn that crap down," he said of his entrance music of "Sweet Emotion", and later, "I feel like I'm at home. This place is like...

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CHUCK SCHULDINER Tribute Concert To Be Held in Massachusetts On Thursday

As part of its monthly "Metal Thursday" concert series, Ralph's Chadwick Square Diner in Worcester, Massachusetts will hold a tribute to late DEATH/CONTROL DENIED mastermind Chuck Schuldiner this Thursday, December 6 at 9:00 p.m. The event, presented by ZIRCON bassist Chris Farmerie, will feature so...

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DETHKLOK Co-Creator: 'We Don't Try To Anticipate What An Audience Will Think'

Christopher Porter, entertainment editor of the Washington Post Express, recently conducted an interview with "Metalocalypse"/DETHKLOK co-creator Brendon Small. An excerpt from the chat follows: Washington Post Express: How do you write a show that has super-specific in-jokes for the metalhead commu...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Says 'Angel Down' Will Be Listened To Many Years After He's Dead And Gone

Michael Christopher of DelcoTimes.com recently conducted an interview with former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the delay in getting his first "proper" collection of all-new solo material released: "Good things take time; good things come to those to wait....

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Ex-DIMMU BORGIR/CRADLE OF FILTH Drummer Confirmed For CHUCK SCHULDINER Tribute Concert

Ex-DIMMU BORGIR/CRADLE OF FILTH drummer Nick Barker and the former drum tech for Richard Christy on DEATH's "Perseverance" tour, Jonathan Lee, have been confirmed to perform at a benefit concert to honor late DEATH/CONTROL DENIED mastermind Chuck Schuldiner on December 12, 2007 at the Theatre Imperi...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist's ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO: New York City Footage Posted Online

Video footage of ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, the experimental band led by TESTAMENT/ex-SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick, opening for RODRIGO Y GABRIELA at Roseland Ballroom in New York City on October 19, 2007 can be viewed below. ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO's first-ever music video, for the single "Mercury Retrogra...

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GROTESQUE HYSTERECTOMY To Release Debut In December

Norwegian death metal band GROTESQUE HYSTERECTOMY, which recently added bassist Birger Larsen (GRIMFIST, DEAD TROOPER) to its ranks, will release its debut album, "Reek", on December 10 via Støy Music. The 100 first copies will include the "Hysterectomy 1-2-3" kit consisting of a scalpel, mask, glov...

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RALPH SANTOLLA Confirmed For CHUCK SCHULDINER Tribute Gig

Guitarist Ralph Santolla (OBITUARY, ex-DEATH, ICED EARTH, DEICIDE) has been confirmed to perform at a benefit concert to honor late DEATH/CONTROL DENIED mastermind Chuck Schuldiner on December 12, 2007 at the Theatre Imperial in Quebec City, QC, Canada. The concert — which will feature additional gu...

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Former DEATH Members To Perform At CHUCK SCHULDINER Tribute Concert

DEATH tribute band SYMBOLIC will perform with special guest musicians Bobby Koelble (guitarist on DEATH's "Symbolic" album),Shannon Hamm (guitarist on DEATH's "The Sound of Perseverance" album),Scott Clendenin (bass on DEATH's "The Sound of Perseverance" album) and Daniel Mongrain (MARTYR) at a be...

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ARCH ENEMY: Sydney Concert Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of ARCH ENEMY performing the song "Nemesis" on November 2, 2007 in Sydney, Australia can be viewed below (courtesy of "metallifreak27"). ARCH ENEMY guitarist Christopher Amott was recently interviewed by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "Full Metal Racket" (based in Australia). Dow...

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CHUCK SCHULDINER Tribute Concert To Be Held In Quebec City

On December 13 2001, one of the most influential musicians in the extreme metal world, DEATH/CONTROL DENIED mastermind Chuck Schuldiner, tragically passed away at age 34 after a a battle with pontine glioma, a rare type of brain tumor. In order to keep his memory alive, Capitale du Metal will presen...