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ALICE IN CHAINS: Support Acts Announced For U.K. Tour

ALICE IN CHAINS has announced the support acts for the band's upcoming U.K. shows. Main support on all dates (except Brixton, where they open) comes from U.K. rockers LITTLE FISH. The London/Oxford-based two-piece recently signed to Custard Records/Motown after winning the "Rock Act Of The Year" at...

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ALICE IN CHAINS To Guest On 'Later ... With Jools Holland' Tonight And Friday

ALICE IN CHAINS will perform the song "Check My Brain" on tonight's (Tuesday, November 10) edition of the iconic "Later ... With Jools Holland" BBC2 television show in the U.K. at 10:00 p.m. Then on Friday, November 13 at 11:35 p.m. on BBC2, AIC will perform "Lesson Learned", "Black Gives Way to Blu...

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TRANSATLANTIC's PETE TREWAVAS Interviewed By Italy's MUSICA METAL

Italian news blog Musica Metal recently conducted an interview with Pete Trewavas, bassist for the progressive rock supergroup TRANSATLANTIC (which also features Mike Portnoy of DREAM THEATER, Roine Stolt of THE FLOWER KINGS and Neal Morse [ex-SPOCK'S BEARD]). The chat is now available for streaming...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Interviewed By Norway's 'Lydverket'; Video Available

Kristin Winsents of the Norwegian broadcaster NRK's weekly pop music show "Lydverket" recently travelled to Seattle to interview ALICE IN CHAINS, NIRVANA "Bleach" producer Jack Endino and GRAND ARCHIVES, among others, for a feature story on the grunge scene (looking back on its rise in the early '90...

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A Taste of Extreme Divinity

Gather 'round, ye children and punters with short memories, and recall a time when HYPOCRISY was the flagship band of their label, and Peter Tägtgren wasn't the go-to producer for Europe's most extreme bands, but just a guy who liked aliens and ridiculously catchy (but brutal) death metal tunes. Go...

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All Shall Fall

"Highly anticipated" does not do justice to the eagerness with which fans have waited for IMMORTAL's first album since 2002's "Sons of Northern Darkness". Much like EMPEROR, we are talking about band that inspires rabid devotion from both fans and critics because of a one-of-a-kind status in black m...

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Dominator

Is Udo Dirkschneider the Lemmy Kilmister of German heavy metal? Not quite, as that title would probably go to SODOM's Tom Angelripper. In any event, the diminutive front man and vocalist is a German metal icon and worldwide legend that has proved his worth as a mainstay of the trad-metal scene and g...

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ALICE IN CHAINS' 'Your Decision' Video To Feature 'Project Runway' Model AMANDA FIELDS

"Project Runway" season three model Amanda Fields is featured in the new video from ALICE IN CHAINS, "Your Decision", which was recently filmed in California. In a posting on Blogging Project Runway, Fields writes, "I just shot a music video today for the song 'Your Decision' by ALICE IN CHAINS! It...

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METALLICA, TOOL, ROB ZOMBIE Share Thoughts On Halloween

With Halloween here again (Saturday, October 31),The Pulse of Radio asked a few of its favorite rockers to share some of their thoughts on this mysterious and scary holiday. TOOL and PUSCIFER frontman Maynard James Keenan said that he enjoys Halloween because it's more than just costumes and trick...

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POWERMAN 5000's SPIDER, LITA FORD Interviewed On 'Rockin' Metal Revival'

POWERMAN 5000 frontman Spider One, along with '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford and her husband Jim Gillette (NITRO),were interviewed for the latest episode of the "Rockin' Metal Revival". The second and the third hours of the three-hour program are now available for streaming in two parts below. "Som...

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POWERMAN 5000 Frontman Interviewed On 'Rock And A Hard Place'

POWERMAN 5000 frontman Spider One was recently interviewed on the "Rock And A Hard Place" radio show. The chat is now available for streaming in the YouTube clip below. "Somewhere on the Other Side of Nowhere", the new album from POWERMAN 5000, sold 2,000 copies in the United States in its first wee...

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PELICAN: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

"What We All Come To Need", the fourth full-length album from Chicago's PELICAN, is being streamed in its entirety on the band's MySpace page. "What We All Come To Need" is scheduled for release on October 27 via Southern Lord Recordings. Described by guitarist Laurent Lebec as "the most perfect syn...

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BORKNAGAR: 'Universal' Release Date Announced

BORKNAGAR's new album, "Universal", will be released on February 22, 2010 through Indie Recordings. The album will be released in four different formats: regular jewelcase CD, limited digipack (including bonus disc),CD box with extras and gatefold LP with double vinyl. "Universal" was recorded and...

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WINDS OF PLAGUE Taps Keyboardist LISA MARX For 'California Love' Tour

Los Angeles metallers WINDS OF PLAGUE have tapped Lisa Marx (ex-KITTIE, DAY OF CONTEMPT) to play keyboards on the band's upcoming "California Love" tour. The lengthy headlining run kicks off on November 20 and also features STICK TO YOUR GUNS, SLEEPING GIANT, OCEANO and CIRCLE OF CONTEMPT. Commented...

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POWERMAN 5000: 'Somewhere On The Other Side Of Nowhere' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Somewhere on the Other Side of Nowhere", the new album from cyber rockers POWERMAN 5000, sold 2,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Issued on October 6 via Mighty Loud!/Fontana, the collection finds the band returning to the hard groove of t...