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Donkey Punch the Night

While most rock fans continue to kvetch at the lack of a new TOOL album (or even A PERFECT CIRCLE, for that matter),Maynard James Keenan continues to coddle his Id, Ego and Anima (to paraphrase the direct source) in his explorative outer refuge, PUSCIFER. What Maynard and his round robin supporting...

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Dutch prog rockers FOCUS may not be the first ensemble that leaps to mind when discussing the genre, just like NEKTAR, GENTLE GIANT and TANGERINE DREAM ominously seem to get cut from the thread once folks get stuck on immediate notables such as YES, EMERSON, LAKE AND PALMER, THE MOODY BLUES, KING CR...

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SIXX On MÖTLEY CRÜE's Farewell Album, Tour: We 'Want To Leave It In A Way That We Feel Proud'

In a brand new interview with MSN, MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx was asked about his recent statement that the band's next studio album will likely be the last one and then they will do a farewell tour and call it quits. "MÖTLEY CRÜE has been the core of our ...

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Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Musicians React To Passing Of DEFTONES Bassist

A number of hard rock and heavy metal musicians have taken to Twitter in response to the news that Chi Cheng, the bassist for the DEFTONES, died yesterday at the age of 42. Chi had been in a semi-comatose state for more than four years after being seriously injured in a car accident in November ...

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POSSESSED To Debut New Material During European Tour

California death metal pioneers will kick off their "European Seance" tour on April 19 at the Keep It True festival in in Lauda-Koenigshofen, Germany. The band will perform the first new POSSESSED material in 20 years, as well as classics from the "Seven Churches", "Beyond The Gates" and "Eyes Of Ho...

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MANOWAR To Release Live Album From 'The Lord Of Steel' World Tour

MANOWAR recently completed the second leg of "The Lord Of Steel World Tour" with shows in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. Leg 2 of the trek continued with a power-filled set, including songs from the brand new studio album, "The Lord Of Steel", and many other classic MANOWAR hymns. "The...

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KATAKLYSM: 'We Stand By MAX's Decision To Get Better And To Rise From His Demons'

Max Duhamel, drummer of the Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based death metal powerhouse KATAKLYSM, announced yesterday (Monday, April 8) that he was taking a break from the band to deal with issues related to alcohol abuse. The other members of KATAKYSM have since released the following statement regardin...

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PRETTY MAIDS: 'Motherland' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

"Motherland", the new album from veteran Danish hard rockers PRETTY MAIDS, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Denmark: #3 Switzerland: #29 Germany: #71 "Motherland" was released on March 22 in Europe and March 26 in North America via Frontiers Records. After their successful an...

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THE CUSTODIAN Signs With THE LASER'S EDGE

THE CUSTODIAN, the U.K.'s newest and most exciting progressive rock band, will release its debut album, "Necessary Wasted Time", on June 18 via The Laser's Edge. The band is lead by British musician Richard Thomson, better known as the vocalist of progressive metal group XERATH. The project was init...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM In Denver: Video Interview, Quality Performance Footage

On February 25, Superskum.com conducted an interview with drummer Kelly David-Smith of Arizona metal veterans FLOTSAM AND JETSAM when the band opened for TESTAMENT in Denver, Colorado. You can now watch the chat below. FLOTSAM AND JETSAM recently returned to Metal Blade Records to release their new...

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EXODUS: We Are Not Disbanding

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS have released the following statement: "We have recently observed a whirlwind of speculation, conspiracy theories, and just plain ole dumb-assed comments on the Internet regarding EXODUS' future and that of [guitarist] Gary Holt's commitment to thi...

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ANTHRAX Bassist: The Word 'Panic' Is Not Even In Our Vocabulary

Ruben Mosqueda of MetalTitans.com recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MetalTitans.com: I know the fans are chomping at the bit to hear new [ANTHRAX] music — myself included. You're locked into this "Metal Alliance" tour,...

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CHTHONIC: New Album Cover Unveiled

The Oink Chen-designed cover artwork for "Bú-Tik", the new album from Taiwanese extreme metallers CHTHONIC, can be seen below. As the new CD from CHTHONIC underwent mixing at Sweet Spot studio in Halmstad, Sweden with producer Rickard Bengtsson (ARCH ENEMY),the work on the CD's cover also began in...

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SKID ROW Guitarist On BACH Reunion Talk: 'That Time Has Passed And It's Time To Move On'

SKID ROW guitarist Dave "Snake" Sabo was interviewed on this past Monday night's (March 25) edition of the "Eddie Trunk Live" show on SiriusXM satellite radio. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On the split with former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach:...

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KEN MODE: New Video Interview Posted Online

Treblezine.com recently conducted an interview with Canada's KEN MODE during the South By Southwest festival in Austin, Texas . You can now watch the chat below. KEN MODE has inked a deal with Season Of Mist. The band's new album, "Entrench", was recorded with producer Matt Bayles (MASTODON, THE SWO...