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Former MEGADETH Guitarist Begins Work On Instrumental Fusion Album

Guitarist Glen Drover (ex-MEGADETH, KING DIAMOND, EIDOLON) has issued the following update: "Well, now that the holidays are over and I have finished my final show with TESTAMENT, it's time to dive into computer land for some live online guitar lessons and new album recordings! As far as lessons are...

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JUDAS PRIEST Bassist Pens Foreword To AL ATKINS' Autobiography

JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill has penned the foreword to original PRIEST singer Al Atkins's autobiography, titled "Dawn of the Metal Gods: My Life in Judas Priest and Heavy Metal". The book, which was was written with Neil Daniels — a freelance rock writer and heavy metal fan who befriended Atkins d...

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JOB FOR A COWBOY: New Video Interview With BOBBY THOMPSON Available

BVTV has posted "raw interview footage" (unedited) from its recent interview with guitarist Bobby Thompson of Arizona extreme metallers JOB FOR A COWBOY. Watch the chat below. JOB FOR A COWBOY vocalist Jonny Davy was recently interviewed by Way Too Loud! A couple of excerpts from the chat follow bel...

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God Complex

Answering one of the great burning questions on the metal world's mind — where did keyboardist and programmer John Bechdel go after being in PRONG in the 1990's? — we're graced with the debut of his FALSE ICONS project. That's not entirely fair, of course; the man has done time in MINISTRY and Burto...

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JOB FOR A COWBOY Confirms Guitarist Split, Prepares To Enter Studio

Vocalist Jonny Davy of Arizona extreme metallers JOB FOR A COWBOY was recently interviewed by Way Too Loud! A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Way Too Loud!: You're working on a new album. Can you tell me what stage your in right now? Jonny Davy: We have half the record, ...

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METALLICA, DROWNING POOL, AC/DC Among Songs Most Used As Torture By U.S. Military Interrogators

U.S. military interrogators have often blasted music at detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay. According to the British law group Reprieve, these are among the songs they have used most frequently: * METALLICA - "Enter Sandman" * DROWNING POOL - "Bodies" * AC/DC - "Shoot to Thrill" * AC/...

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ARALLU: New Song Posted Online

Israel's "Mesopotamian black metal" band ARALLU has posted a new song, "Possessor Of The Code", on its MySpace page. The track comes off the group's fourth album, "Desert Battles - Descending to the Sands", which is scheduled for relase in March 2009. The CD was mastered at Maor Appelbaum Mastering...

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MINISTRY Mainman Comments On Fifth GRAMMY Nomination

"I'm becoming the Susan Lucci or Martin Scorsese of metal," laughs MINISTRY's founder Al Jourgensen of his five Grammy nominations, but no wins — yet. Jourgensen and MINISTRY just snagged a nomination in the Best Metal Performance category for the track "Under My Thumb" from their album "Cover Up",...

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KATAGORY V Drummer Quits

Drummer Matt Suiter has left the Utah-based progressive/power metal band KATAGORY V. He says in a statement: "After nearly ten years of playing in KATAGORY V, I have made the difficult decision to leave the band. This is a choice that I have been struggling with for a very long time, and have finall...

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Remixers Needed For PRONG's 'Power Of The Damager' CD

13th Planet Records is preparing a remix CD as a follow-up to PRONG's latest studio album, "Power of the Damager". Chris Kniker of Amped Records Inc. has been named executive producer of this project. Deadlines for consideration on this release are as follows: November 30, 2008 – Initial contact wit...

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FEAR FACTORY Frontman Guests On STEVE TUSHAR CD; Audio Available

FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell makes a guest appearance on the new album from FEAR FACTORY collaborator Steve Tushar entitled "Oscillate". Burton says, "[The track] I appear on [called 'Here's Your Life Now'] is awesome, and Steve really wanted to highlight a song that shows different aspects...

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REVOLTING COCKS To Play Free Acoustic Show In El Paso

REVOLTING COCKS (REVCO),the band led by MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen, will play a FREE acoustic show December 5 at Uncle Paulie's Pub in El Paso, Texas beginning at 10:00 p.m. More information is available on the poster below. REVOLTING COCKS' new album, "Sex-O Olympic-O", is scheduled for releas...

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MINISTRY Mainman Explains What He Hates Most About Touring

MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen recently spoke to the Artisan News Service about why being in a band and playing live became torture after 27 years on the road and in the studio. "Yeah, it's torturous, because, look… That's the whole thing I hate about live and that's the whole thing I hate about ...

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SLEEP's AL CISNEROS Discusses Upcoming Reunion Shows

Acclaimed San Jose, California stoner doom metal band SLEEP will reunite for two U.K. shows in May 2009 as part of All Tomorrow's Parties' (ATP) The Fans Strike Back festival. The band will perform the album "Holy Mountain" in its entirety as well as selections from "Dopesmoker" and more. BrooklynVe...

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'It Might Get Loud' Featuring JIMMY PAGE Gets Picked Up By SONY PICTURES CLASSIC

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Sony Pictures Classics has nabbed North American, Latin American, Australian/New Zealand and South African rights to a new documentary focusing on LED ZEPPELIN guitar player Jimmy Page, U2 guitarist The Edge and WHITE STRIPES axeman Jack White. The film, titled "...