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MINISTRY's AL JOURGENSEN To Guest-Host REVAMP Show

Al Jourgensen of MINISTRY/REVOLTING COCKS will appear at the January 22 Denver, Colorado stop of the ReVamp tour, featuring Sin Quirin (MINISTRY, REVOLTING COCKS) and internationally renowned DJ Hardware. The Denver show, which will take place at The Church nightclub, will be filmed for an upcoming...

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ST. VITUS, MELVINS, NEUROSIS, SLEEP Join Forces In SHRINEBUILDER

SHRINEBUILDER, the project that features in its ranks Wino (ST. VITUS, THE HIDDEN HAND),Scott Kelly (NEUROSIS),Al Cisneros (OM, SLEEP),and Dale Crover (MELVINS),will be in the studio with Toshi Kasai (MELVINS, BIG BUSINESS) from January 9 through January 11, according to a press release sent exc...

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HARPTALLICA: New Tour Dates Announced

HARPTALLICA, the clasically trained harp duo which performs a series of arrangements based on the music of METALLICA, has scheduled the following dates: Jan. 28 - Austin, TX @ Headhunters Jan. 29 - Tulsa, OK @ Mcnellie's Sidebar Jan. 30 - Kansas City, MO @ The Brick Jan. 31 - Lincoln, NE @ Box Aweso...

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JOB FOR A COWBOY Vocalist JONNY DAVY On Upcoming Album, Internet Detractors

MetalSucks recently conducted an interview with vocalist Jonny Davy of Arizona-based extreme metallers JOB FOR A COWBOY. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MetalSucks: "Doom" and "Genesis" are two vastly different sounding records. Can you explain why? Davy: We wrote "Doom" when we wer...

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REVOLTING COCKS: 'Sex-O Olympic-O' To Be Released In March

REVOLTING COCKS (REVCO) has set a March 3 release date for its new album, "Sex-O Olympic-O". "This is the best REVCO album I've ever done," founding member Al Jourgensen (MINISTRY) commented. "As a matter of fact, I think this is the best album — including MINISTRY, PAILHEAD, LARD — anything I've ev...

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THE PLASMARIFLE Frontman Is 'Amused' By Comments That Are Posted On BLABBERMOUTH.NET

Way Too Loud! recently conducted an interview with THE PLASMARIFLE/ex-NEURAXIS vocalist Maynard Moore. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Way Too Loud!: When news of your album landed on certain websites, people were quick to tear you apart (not like that's different with any other ban...

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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...