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FEAR FACTORY Signs With CANDLELIGHT RECORDS
The new band calling itself FEAR FACTORY — featuring original FF members Dino Cazares (guitar) and Burton C. Bell (vocals) alongside bassist Byron Stroud (who played on the last two FEAR FACTORY albums in addition to touring and recording with STRAPPING YOUNG LAD and ZIMMERS HOLE) and legendary drum...November 6, 2009
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AC/DC Fans Tell Band: Change The Setlist!
A group of AC/DC fans has written an "open letter" to the band via the web site www.acdcfans.net pleading for the group to change the show setlist. The "Black Ice" tour has featured nearly the same songs in the same exact order (with a couple of small adjustments) since the start of the ...November 6, 2009
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Former METALLICA Bassist Auctioning 24-Year-Old Guitar
Former METALLICA bassist Ron McGovney (who was in the band before Cliff Burton) is selling the Fender Precision bass guitar that he purchased in 1985 and used in his post-METALLICA band PHANTASM. He writes on the eBay auction page, "I am including the original sales receipt which has my address that...November 4, 2009
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CITY OF FIRE To Tour U.K. In January
Hard Rock experimentalists CITY OF FIRE will embark on a U.K. tour in January. A list of dates can be found on the poster below. CITY OF FIRE pays homage to the vibrant city in which the band was formed — Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada — with its self-titled debut. The CD, which was recorded .....November 4, 2009
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SVARTSOT Begins Recording New Album
Danish folk metal band SVARTSOT has entered the LSD Studio in Lübeck, Germany to begin recording its sophomore album with producer Lasse Lammert (ALESTORM, INCUBATOR, HALCYON WAY, LUCY'S DOLL). The CD will be released in the spring via Napalm Records. Check out the band's studio diary on the SVARTSO...October 29, 2009
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GWAR Members Serve As Celebrity Judges For Snowboard Dog-Costume Contest
2009 truly has been the year of GWAR. They released their 25th anniversary album, "Lust in Space", on Metal Blade Records; they are currently on their 25th anniversary tour with LAMB OF GOD, and THE RED CHORD. The group's frontman, Oderus Urungus, has become the "Interplanetary Correspondent" for Fo...October 28, 2009
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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Bassist Schedules NYC In-Store Performance
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY/CYCLE OF PAIN bassist John "J.D." DeServio will take part in an in-store performance at Sam Ash Guitars in New York City on November 5 at 6:00 p.m. For more information, see the poster below. "14 Devils", the new video from CYCLE OF PAIN, can be viewed below. The clip includes fo...October 26, 2009
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ACE FREHLEY: I Would Have 'No Problem' Attending ROCK HALL Induction With KISS
Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley says that he would have "no problems" with attending the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony with his former bandmates. He tells the Artisan News Service, "We're all on speaking terms. [We] don't have any bad blood between us. I really had to let all the...October 21, 2009
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OZZY OSBOURNE To Perform With METALLICA At ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME's 25th Anniversary
Legendary BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne will join METALLICA for their October 30, 2009 performance at Madison Square Garden as part of the 25th-anniversary celebration of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Video footage of METALLICA rehearsing the SABBATH classic "War Pigs" in the "tuning room" be...October 20, 2009
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SERPENTCULT: New Album Title Announced
SERPENTCULT, the Belgian band featuring former members of THEE PLAGUE OF GENTLEMEN and WELKIN, has set "Raised By Wolves" as the title of its second album, tentatively due in the spring of 2010 on Rise Above Records. The CD will once again be recorded at Priory Studios in Birmingham, England with pr...October 20, 2009
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FEAR FACTORY: New Album Title Announced
The new band calling itself FEAR FACTORY — featuring original FF members Dino Cazares (guitar) and Burton C. Bell (vocals) alongside bassist Byron Stroud (who played on the last two FEAR FACTORY albums in addition to touring and recording with STRAPPING YOUNG LAD and ZIMMERS HOLE) and legendary drum...October 15, 2009
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TANK To Record Four New Songs This Weekend
Legendary British power metal mercenaries TANK — featuring Mick Tucker and Cliff Evans on guitar and original TANK drummer Mark Brabbs alongside two new recruits, ex-RAINBOW/YNGWIE MALMSTEEN frontman Doogie White and ex-BRUCE DICKINSON bassist Chris Dale — are planning to enter the studio this comin...October 8, 2009
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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD: DAVE MUSTAINE 'Is Not In This Band For A Reason'
On September 28, 2009, METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield was interviewed by Cindy Scull of the Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas radio station 97.1 The Eagle Rocks. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On rumors that METALLICA was assembling a tour that would feature the "Big Four" of th...October 8, 2009
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FEAR FACTORY: Colombia Date Announced
The new band calling itself FEAR FACTORY — featuring original FF members Dino Cazares (guitar) and Burton C. Bell (vocals) alongside bassist Byron Stroud (who played on the last two FEAR FACTORY albums in addition to touring and recording with STRAPPING YOUNG LAD and ZIMMERS HOLE) and legendary drum...October 6, 2009
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TRIVIUM To Be Supported By CHIMAIRA, WHITECHAPEL On U.K. Tour
Cleveland, Ohio metallers CHIMAIRA will be the "special guests" on TRIVIUM's March 2010 headlining tour of the U.K. WHITECHAPEL and one other band (to be confirmed) will also support. Tickets are on sale now for the "Into The Mouth Of Hell We Tour" shows, priced £16.50 regionally and £18 for London...October 5, 2009
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