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LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR: New Song Posted Online

Chicago-based doomsters LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR have posted a new song, "Horde of Undead Vengeance", on their MySpace page. The track comes off the group's new album, "War Metal Battle Master", due on March 25 on Southern Lord Records. The CD includes a 20-page booklet featuring art by Jeremy Mohler an...

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MORTAL SIN, PSYCROPTIC, ALCHEMIST Featured On 'A Blaze In The Southern Skies' Collection

Prime Cuts Music, in association with Brash Group & Soundworks, has finished producing a double compilation CD of Australia's (and New Zealand's) "biggest and most exciting metal acts." Entitled "A Blaze in the Southern Skies" and featuring 33 tracks, this double CD "showcases the vast and diver...

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Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUCKETHEAD: 'Young Buckethead Vol. 1' And 'Vol. 2' DVDs On The Way

Avabella has set a December 11 release date for the two DVDs from former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Buckethead, "Young Buckethead Vol. 1" and "Young Buckethead Vol. 2". The descriptions for the two titles are as follows: "Young Buckethead Vol. 1": This DVD begins with the DELI CREEPS' complete concert...

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OPETH Mainman: 'Drip Drip, From Your Sagging Lip!'

OPETH frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt has issued the following update: "I spent a few days in London and guys... I've met a few very interesting persons, namely the original line-up of COMUS, one of my all time favourite bands. Me and my friend Stefan Dimle (owner of the Mellotronen store) had dinner with...

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CACTUS To Release 'Live' DVD In December

MVD has set a December 11, 2007 release date for CACTUS' "Live" (cover),a DVD of the first live CACTUS performance in over 30 years. Filmed in June 2006 at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City, the hard-driving, boogie based, blues rock band took control of the stage from ...

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CARMINE APPICE Honored With KOSA Lifetime Achievement Award

Legendary drummer Carmine Appice (VANILLA FUDGE, CACTUS, OZZY OSBOURNE, BLUE MURDER) is the recipient of yet another notable award, this time the KOSA Lifetime Achievement Award, presented to the rock drumming legend at the KOSA Drum Festival, where he was teaching and performing. Appice, renowned a...

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EXODUS Guitarist: 'The New Album Is A Genre-Defining Moment For Us And Thrash In General'

Gary Singh of MetroActive.com recently conducted an interview with EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On whether EXODUS' first album, "Bonded by Blood", will be in a car commercial someday: "Hell, 'Deathamphetamine' from our last album was used in a K&N air filters...

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CORTEZ Signs With BUZZVILLE RECORDS

Allston, Massachusetts-based band CORTEZ has inked a deal with Buzzville Records for the release of its debut album, "Thunder in a Forgotten Town". Formed in 2006 from the ashes of several of Boston's stoner rock and punk n' roll institutions, including FAST ACTIN' FUSES, SIN CITY CHAINSAW, and Port...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman On Playing Dubai, 'The Blackening' And Illegal Music Downloading

Karma E. Omowale of FourteenG.net webzine recently conducted an interview with MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn. A few excerpts from the chat follow: FourteenG.net: Tell me a little about your experience when you guys played the Middle East at the Dubai Desert Rock Festival. How was the climate of t...

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Legendary Drummer CARMINE APPICE Appearing At Creative Ej In Charlotte

Carmine Appice will be conducting a workshop for drummers of all ages and skill levels at the Creative Ej School of Music on Tuesday, May 1 at 7:00 p.m. Creative Ej is located in the Northlake Mall area between Charlotte and Huntersville, North Carolina. Tickets are $10 in advance. Appice's appearan...

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THE LIZARDS Working On DVD, Covers CD, New Studio Album

Hard rock band THE LIZARDS, featuring Bobby Rondinelli (BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH) and Mike DiMeo (MASTERPLAN, RIOT),has issued the following update: "Hello from Lizard Land. It's Randy [Pratt], the bass player. We haven't played out since our NYC show with CACTUS last year, and it's...

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FALCON Completes Work On Second Album

FALCON, the raw heavy rock power trio featuring guitarist/vocalist Perry Grayson (ex-DESTINY'S END, ex-ARTISAN, ISEN TORR and Metal Maniacs scribe),bassist/keyboardist Greg Lindstrom (CIRITH UNGOL) and drummer Darin McCloskey (PALE DIVINE),have completed recording and mixing their second full-leng...

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WITCHCRAFT: More U.S. Dates Announced

Swedish doom rockers WITCHCRAFT played the first date of their North American tour in Austin, Texas last night after finally being allowed entry to the U.S. — a little over a week after being sent back to Stockholm from Seattle due to visa complications. The tour now runs as follows and yet more new...

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SWEDEN ROCK 2006 DVD Trailer Available

The organizers of the Sweden Rock festival have uploaded a trailer for their newly released DVD commemorating the 2006 edition of the annual event, which was held June 8-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. Check it out at this location. Released on October 27, the DVD/CD set contains the following track listi...

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JUDAS PRIEST Frontman ROB HALFORD: Getting In The Halloween Mood

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford has issued the first installment in what will apparently become regular monthly blog posts. It reads as follows: "Let's start with simple goings on. "I have returned from the U.K. to the U.S. for a bit of a break from the PRIEST 'Nostradamus' sessions. Actually, I a...