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COREY TAYLOR Refuses To Choose Between STONE SOUR And SLIPKNOT

Kalle Aalto of Imhotep webzine recently conducted an interview with STONE SOUR/SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Imhotep: Did the success of STONE SOUR surprise you? Corey: "It definitely took as by surprise, as we were expecting a success similar to the level of a...

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ROB HALFORD Announces European Release Of 'Metal God Essentials - Volume 1'

Metal God Entertainment and Rob Halford have announced the European Union release of "Halford Metal God Essentials - Volume 1" on June 8, 2007 through license with Frontiers Records of Naples, Italy. "Halford Metal God Essentials - Volume 1" features 13 dynamic tracks from Rob Halford's FIGHT and HA...

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PAIN OF SALVATION Drummer Quits To Focus On Family Life

Sweden's PAIN OF SALVATION has issued the following update: "We are sad to announce that Johan Langell [drums] has decided to leave the band, to focus on family. This is not a sudden decision, but something that has been pending for several years. As the band now rapidly continues to grow for each y...

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SALEM'S WYCH Members Comment On Singer RON JOHNSON's Passing

The surviving members of SALEM'S WYCH have commented on the passing of their singer Ron Johnson, who died this past Monday (April 23) in Lima, Ohio from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Their statement reads as follows: "All of the members of SALEM'S WYCH, past and present, deepest sympa...

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Czech Metal Awards Held In Brno; Photos Available

The annual Razor Awards for best Czech metal albums of the year have been handed out. Winners include FORGOTTEN SILENCE, PALADRAN and DEBUSTROL. A concert and an award giving ceremony took place at the Faval Club in Brno, Czech Republic on April 21. The 6th annual Razor (Britva) Awards were given aw...

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DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL Second Stage Named After DIMEBAG DARRELL

The organizers of this year's Download festival, set to take place June 8-10 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, England, have issued the following update: "We are proud to announce the second stage at this year's festival will be called The Dimebag Darrell Stage. One of rock's great guitarists, Darr...

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What We See When We Shut Our Eyes

In a review of WITH PASSION's debut album, "In the Midst of Bloodied Soil", I noted that it seemed the band's technical death/metalcore style lacked some direction, although impressive from the aspect of musicianship. Though in no way a bad album, a slight lack of songwriting focus and seeming confu...

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W.A.S.P. Mainman Says BUSH 'Shouldn't Have Been Elected The First Time'

Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless. A couple of excerpts follow: Metalshrine: The new album, how long has it been in the making? Were there stuff done before "Neon God"? Blackie: No. It took about a month to write it and we recorded it on and o...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Frontman Joins Cast Of 'Bled' Horror Movie

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH vocalist Ivan Moody (ex-MOTOGRATER) has joined the cast of a new horror movie "Bled", which is set to begin shooting in May. Ivan will play the creepy "Incubus" that's invoked by a substance known as 'strigios, a rare and ancient sap that bleeds from a long forgotten tree. Sa...

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VELVET REVOLVER To Abandon GUNS N' ROSES, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Covers

VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash spoke to Chile's Rock & Pop about selecting songs for the band's current South American tour. He reportedly said that they chose to keep songs from the previous setlist around because the band has never played South America before, and that they added four new son...

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SONATA ARCTICA Frontman Discusses New Album, Possibility Of Solo CD

Clare B. of the Canada-based metal webzine Sacred Embrace recently conducted an interview with SONATA ARCTICA vocalist Tony Kakko. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Sacred Embrace: Have there been any responses yet to the [new SONATA ARCTICA] album ["Unia"]? Tony Kakko: I haven't seen any r...

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CADAVERIA: New Song Available For Download

CADAVERIA, the Italian band featuring former OPERA IX vocalist Cadaveria and ex-OPERA IX drummer/NECRODEATH vocalist Marçelo Santos (a.k.a. Flegias),will release its new album, "In Your Blood" (cover artwork),on May 21 via Season of Mist. The track listing is as follows: 01. 100.000 Faces 02. The...

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THE AGONIST Signs With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS

It is extremely rare to find an up-and-coming metal band taking strong political stands, much less one that's led by a dominating, beautiful, edgy female. But it is exactly this unique dynamic that led Century Media Records to sign Montreal's THE AGONIST (formerly THE TEMPEST) to a worldwide deal. T...

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MORTIIS: Vinyl Version Of 'Some Kind Of Heroin' To Feature Bonus Tracks

Norwegian eccentric artist MORTIIS has announced that the limited-edition double vinyl edition of the forthcoming remix album "Some Kind of Heroin" will feature bonus tracks not found on the CD version. The double vinyl comes with the following list of mixes, including two exclusive mixes and an add...

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VI

What a nice change of pace "VI" by San Francisco's THE FUCKING CHAMPS has been. For those unaware of the existence of the trio ("VI" is in fact my first exposure to the band),the act has been in existence since 1992 and prides itself on finely honed instrumental rock/metal albums. But "VI" is not ....