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NIGHTWISH Mainman Answers Fans' Questions

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have posted a new "Nightmail" session featuring fan questions answered by the group's keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen. A couple of excerpts follow: Q: Why did you choose a singer like Anette [Olzon] to replace Tarja [Turunen]? Don't you think that...

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Prominence and Demise

It has been around three years since Norway's WINDS released its third album, "The Imaginary Direction of Time". That may seem like a long duration between albums, but if you've immersed yourself in the act's lush, classically infused compositions, then you understand that this is a band for which t...

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Hex

"…life is nasty, brutish, and short", wrote 17th Century philosopher Thomas Hobbes in his book Leviathan, this abbreviated statement also aptly describing the music of underground legends NUNSLAUGHTER. After about a thousand (well, more like 110) releases of various shapes and sizes since forming in...

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BLOTTED SCIENCE: 'The Machinations Of Dementia' Release Date Announced

BLOTTED SCIENCE, the instrumental extreme metal triumvirate featuring guitarist Ron Jarzombek (WATCHTOWER, SPASTIC INK, MARTY FRIEDMAN),bassist Alex Webster (CANNIBAL CORPSE, HATE ETERNAL),and drummer Charlie Zeleny (BEHOLD...THE ARCTOPUS, JORDAN RUDESS),has set a September 18 release date for it...

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In Life & In Death/Verden og Fanden

Split discs sometimes work, sometimes don't, and always provide more exposure to a band's music than it may get otherwise. Here is a case of a split on which the music of the two acts, CURSE and SYKDOM, flow seamlessly and almost seem like it was written during a coordinated session, which is, of co...

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THE MONOLITH DEATHCULT Announces Dutch Tour Dates With GOREFEST

Dutch death metallers THE MONOLITH DEATHCULT have lined up the following Dutch dates with GOREFEST (except where otherwise noted): Oct. 06 - Canix - Lottum, NETH Oct. 12 - Waterfront - Rotterdam, NETH Oct. 14 - Tivoli Oude Gracht - Utrecht, NETH Nov. 11 - Podium Hardenberg - Hardenberg, NETH Dec. 07...

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MINISTRY Guitarist On New CD: 'We Would Still Be Recording If We Didn't Have A Deadline'

Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with MINISTRY guitarist Sin Quirin. An excerpt from the chat follows: Metalshrine: Since [the new MINISTRY CD "The Last Sucker"] is a very political album, do you all share the same political views or is anyone of you a die-hard Republican? Sin: (...

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NIGHTWISH Singer: 'Dark Passion Play' Is Heaviest Album Band Has Ever Done

Vassil Varbanov of Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock recently conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Tangra Mega Rock: Well, it's good to have you live with us today, so let's start. Even before you joined NIGHTWISH, it was an extremely succes...

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SUN DESCENDS: New Song Posted Online

New York City thrashers SUN DESCENDS, who feature in their ranks former EXUMER vocalist Mem von Stein, have posted the first song from their new CD, titled "The Entropy Formula", on their MySpace page. The six-minute track "3 Corners of Hell" is the group's first new material to surface in the one a...

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VINCE NEIL's 'Motley Cruise' Offically Sold Out

Vince Neil's Motley Cruise has officially sold out, according to a statement released by the cruise's organizers. "Of course, there is always a possibility that cabins will become available due to passenger cancellations or otherwise. So we have created a waiting list," the statement reads. "In an e...

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ALCATRAZZ: Behind-The-Scenes Biography Posted Online

Founding ALCATRAZZ members Jimmy Waldo (keyboards),Gary Shea (bass) and Jan Uvena (drums) have posted a lengthy behind-the-scenes biography at this location. The site covers the full story of the band, from its initial formation through three ex-guitar players, Yngwie Malmsteen, Steve Vai and Danny...

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The End of All You Know

California's THE MAKAI fit well with the Seventh Rule aesthetic in that "The End of All You Know" is noisy, guitar-heavy, and cranked up to the maximum. The band blends thrash and extreme metal, Swedish-influenced melodic death, and a good bit of chaotic hardcore. And for the most part, the band suc...

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CHRIS CORNELL Victim Of Online Identity Theft

The Pulse of Radio (formerly Launch Radio Networks) reports: Former AUDIOSLAVE and SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell is the victim of online identity theft. Apparently someone or several people have been chatting online with fans and pretending to be the vocalist, prompting Cornell to post a message...

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MICHAEL Vs. RUDOLF SCHENKER Fistfight Report Dismissed As 'Total Fabrication'

UFO fan site www.strangers-in-the-night.com recently conducted an interview with Alan Walsh — a longtime Michael Schenker (ex-UFO guitarist) fan and close friend of Michael — regarding the cancellation of Schenker's recent U.K. dates and Michael's current state of mind. A couple of excerpts from the...

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PAUL DI'ANNO: I'm Not The Right Guy For The ANTHRAX Singer Job

Rock N Roll Universe recently conducted an interview with former IRON MAIDEN vocalist Paul Di'Anno. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock N Roll Universe: You recently released a new album here in the U.S., "The Living Dead", which is your first all new album in nearly six years. How do .....