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New Music From A PERFECT CIRCLE On The Way?

TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan told The Pulse of Radio last week that he and guitarist Billy Howerdel have been working on some fresh material for A PERFECT CIRCLE, the group they formed in 2000 while Keenan had time off from TOOL, but which has been inactive since 2004. However, Keenan revealed...

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BELIEVER Frontman: 'We Wanted To Have Fun With This And Get Back To Our Emotional Metal Roots'

Guitarist/vocalist Kurt Bachman of the reactivated late '80s/early '90s technical-thrash metallers BELIEVER was recently interviewed by Decibel magazine's The Deciblog. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Decibel: Why resurrect BELIEVER now? Bachman: Joey [Daub, drums] and I met in the...

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TOOL Frontman Not Sure What To Expect From Side Project Shows

The Pulse of Radio reports: TOOL vocalist Maynard James Keenan recently set February 13 and February 14 as the dates for the live debut of his side act PUSCIFER in Las Vegas. While Keenan told The Pulse of Radio that fans shouldn't expect to see the kind of elaborate and precise stage production the...

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DEFIANCE Completes Drum Tracks For New Album

Reunited Oakland, California thrashers DEFIANCE have finally completed all the drum tracks for their first album in over 15 years. According to the band, "Mark [Hernandez] knocked out the last four songs, and now we are gearing up for completing the guitar and bass tracks. The album will likely be r...

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CYNIC: Interview With PAUL MASVIDAL

By: Scott Alisoglu Paul Masvidal had an epiphany that it was time to unleash CYNIC and blow minds all over again. For the last 15 years, "Focus" has served as the bench mark for the heavy end of progressive metal (some might say progressive "death" metal, but more on that later) and here we are ...

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AC/DC's Former Manager Remembers BON SCOTT

Vince Lovegrove, an Australian music manager, journalist, television producer, AIDS awareness pioneer and musician who briefly managed AC/DC (with Bon Scott as vocalist) in the early 1970s, has penned the following article for News.com.au: "Bon Scott was desperate for success, almost 28, and had not...

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AEROSMITH: For Those About To Rock

According to the latest online posting from AEROSMITH's official blogger John B., AEROSMITH members Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer and Joe Perry all met at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts last week to catch a performance by AC/DC. "The guys all went in to say 'Hi' to the bad boys from Au...

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SAXON: 'Unleash The Beast' Released On Limited-Edition Clear Vinyl

Night Of The Vinyl Dead has released SAXON's "Unleash The Beast" album on limited-edition clear vinyl. Previously released on CD only through SPV Records in 1997, the LP comes with a bonus "shield" slipmat and is limited to 333 hand numbered copies. The track listing is as follows: Side A: 01. Gothi...

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Survival

The sounds are that of world disorder. Police and air raid sirens blare, and all indications point to BORN FROM PAIN once again standing up to serve notice to fascists and political corrupters everywhere as vocalist Rob shouts "This is the sound of survival! This is the sound of the truth! This is t...

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Versus

THE HAUNTED seem to be struggling with what it means to be a grown-up thrash band. They've moved on from the gleeful SLAYER-in-a-blender of their early work to a more mid-paced, muscled down verse-chorus-verse crunch, weighty and darkly melodic but still heavy as hell. This sonic shift, which began...

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BURN HALO Seeking Extras For 'Dirty Little Girl' Video Shoot

BURN HALO, the new band fronted by former EIGHTEEN VISIONS singer James Hart, has issued the following update: "We are shooting our music video for 'Dirty Little Girl' this coming Wednesday, November 19 at The Slide Bar in Fullerton, California. You must be 21 or older to attend. "We are looking for...

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Former HELLYEAH/DANZIG Bassist Sues Country Singer JOHN RICH For Beatdown

According to TMZ.com, bassist Jerry Montano (DANZIG, NOTHINGFACE, HELLYEAH) — who allegedly took a beer bottle to the face from John Rich of the country duo BIG & RICH on October 17 — has filed a lawsuit against the singer for the beatdown. In the lawsuit, filed Monday in L.A. County ...

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BURN HALO To Film 'Dirty Little Girl' Video

BURN HALO, the new band fronted by former EIGHTEEN VISIONS singer James Hart, has issued the following update: "We wanted to let everyone know that we will be shooting our first music video for the track 'Dirty Little Girl' this November. We are excited to finally get things rolling with the video....

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STEEL NATION To Release Split 7" Single With CRICIFIED

Pennsylvania-based hardcore band STEEL NATION knocked out two tracks for its upcoming split seven-inch single with California's CRUCIFIED, due in January 2009. One of the songs, "Odysseus", can be heard on the STEEL NATION MySpace page. Guitarist Neil and bassist Steve have now taken over the vocal...

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GAAHL's 'Close Friend' Says Singer Is 'Saving Gay Youths' In Black Metal Scene By Coming Out

GORGOROTH frontman Gaahl's close friend, 20-year-old Norwegian modeling agent Dan DeVero, has told Bergensavisen (a.k.a. BA),the second largest newspaper in Bergen, Norway, that he is happy that the black metal singer has chosen to publicly speak about his sexual orientation. "It's absolutely fanta...