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INACTIVE MESSIAH Hard At Work On New Concept Album

According to Metalzone.gr, Greek melodic deathsters INACTIVE MESSIAH have commenced work on their fourth album for a late 2009 release. The follow-up to 2008's "Sinful Nation" (Holy Records) will be a concept effort based on the movie "Devil's Advocate", starring Al Pacino, Keanu Reeves and Charlize...
May 25, 2009
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MINISTRY: 'Lieslieslies' ROCK BAND Trailer Available

MINISTRY's Al Jourgensen may have unpacked his road cases for good, but he's sure not kicking back, smoking cigars and drinking bottles of red wine. Uh, well, hold on now... Nevertheless, Uncle Al is keeping his fingers in all sorts of pies, such as having three of his MINISTRY songs make up the MIN...
May 24, 2009
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MINISTRY 'Rock Band' Pack Is (Almost) Here

MINISTRY's Al Jourgensen may have unpacked his road cases for good, but he's sure not kicking back, smoking cigars and drinking bottles of red wine. Uh, well, hold on now... Nevertheless, Uncle Al is keeping his fingers in all sorts of pies, such as having three of his MINISTRY songs make up the MIN...
May 22, 2009
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YOUR DEMISE Signs North American Licensing Deal With EARACHE RECORDS

Earache Records has announce the signing of U.K. hardcore act YOUR DEMISE to a North American licensing deal. According to a press release, YOUR DEMISE plays a style of metallic hardcore popularized by bands such as HATEBREED and EARTH CRISIS and combines it with elements from all over the musical l...
May 18, 2009
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MINISTRY's AL JOURGENSEN To Take Calls On His Hockey Talk Radio Show

MINISTRY's Al Jourgensen may be credited with founding the industrial metal music scene, but for those really in the know, there is no bigger fan when it comes to hockey, and in particular, his hometown team, the Chicago Blackhawks. In fact, Jourgensen loves the Blackhawks so much, last year he gift...
May 12, 2009
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OLIVER DAWSON SAXON, HOLY RAGE To Play U.K.'s BRIT ROCK Festival

OLIVER DAWSON SAXON, featuring founding SAXON members Graham Oliver and Steve Dawson, and HOLY RAGE, which is fronted by original JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins, will perform at the second annual british rock and metal festival called Brit Rock. The event will run all day — from 1:00 p.m. until midni...
May 8, 2009
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British Youngsters Perform With IRON MAIDEN Tour Manager

U.K.'s ThisIsTheWestCountry.co.uk reports: The tour manager of heavy metal band IRON MAIDEN has pledged to do his best to keep Helston's Penrose Community Centre open and kept his word on Friday with an auction to raise funds. The future of the centre remains in doubt after Helston town council appl...
May 6, 2009
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SLEEP: 'Holy Mountain' To Be Reissued

Acclaimed San Jose, California stoner doom metal band SLEEP will have its classic Earache debut album, "Holy Mountain", reissued on June 16. The special edition will feature the BLACK SABBATH cover "Snowblind" as a bonus track along with a video for the song "Dragonaut" video. Rare photos will also...
May 6, 2009
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2009 Joey Ramone Birthday Bash Details Unveiled

Celebrating what would have been the 58th birthday of punk icon Joey Ramone, the annual Joey Ramone Birthday Bash will take place Tuesday, May 19 at The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza. Mickey Leigh, event organizer and brother of Joey Ramone, has announced that, as part of the ninth annual Bash,...
May 4, 2009
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Piano Interpretation Of NIRVANA's 'Heart Shaped Box' To Be Released Next Week

Pioneering classical pianist Christopher O'Riley is taking the innovative step of releasing a digital single of his interpretation of "Heart Shaped Box", a song composed by the late Kurt Cobain for his group NIRVANA, available exclusively at iTunes on April 28. Look for it featured on iTunes' "Rock"...
May 1, 2009
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GOATWHORE, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS: Final 'Conquer & Curse Tour 2009' Dates Announced

GOATWHORE and ABIGAIL WILLIAMS will team up for the "Conquer & Curse Tour 2009" this summer. Joining them will be DAATH, ABYSMAL DAWN and SUCCESS WILL WRITE APOCALYPSE ACROSS THE SKY. The lineup is as follows: * June 14 - June 23: ABIGAIL WILLIAMS / ABYSMAL DAWN / S.W.W.A.A.T.S. * June 24 - Aug....
April 30, 2009
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METALLICA Drummer Talks Torture

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich appeared as a guest on MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show" on Monday night (April 27),where the liberal news commentator and the Danish drummer discussed living in San Francisco, Guitar Hero: Metallica, and politics (see video below). With the debate over the military and...
April 29, 2009
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To the Death

It's a radically different world in metal from the time when EARTH CRISIS first raged out of New York state. We've seen militants riled by their pro-vegan, anti-cruelty message make national news when they've liberated animals and torched fur farms. We watched as the once-insular world of hardcore g...
April 28, 2009
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The Concealers

Given that DAATH's first full-length, "The Hinderers" was a well-intended, yet ultimately directionless and obviously pieced together foray into the blood-red waters of hybrid-metal, one that even the band themselves would rather see take a dirtnap (let's see who picks up on this one…),I'm not goin...
April 28, 2009
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PAUL RODGERS Says Road Warrior Days Are A Thing Of The Past

The Pulse of Radio reports: Paul Rodgers says that as much as he loves performing live, the allure of hitting the road for nearly a year is a thing of the past. His recent tour with QUEEN only took in European countries and never hit the States, and this summer's BAD COMPANY reunion tour with ...
April 27, 2009