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GUTWORM To Be Joined By BIOMECHANICAL Guitarist For Album, Tour

British extreme metallers GUTWORM will reportedly be joined by BIOMECHANICAL's Jamie Hunt (guitar) for their next tour and album. The follow-up to 2004's "Ruin the Memory", entitled "Disfigured Narcissus", will be recorded at Priory Recording Studios and will be released this September via Anticultu...

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MEGADETH Bassist LOMENZO: 'I Take The Responsibility Of Being In This Band Very Seriously'

SDMFworldwide.com recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH/ex-BLACK LABEL SOCIETY bassist James Lomenzo. A couple of excerpts follow: SDMFworldwide.com: So you're in town with MEGADETH. Let's start with some background on how you got the gig and how it came to be. James: Okay. A buddy of mine w...

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SKINLAB To Rock For DIMEBAG At Columbus' Alrosa Villa

SKINLAB bassist/vocalist Steev Esquivel has issued the following update: "Tonight we're playing Alrosa Villa [where PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist 'Dimebag' Darrell Abbott was murdered on December 8, 2004] in Columbus [Ohio]. "Lots of mixed emotions on the bus right now. [This being] the first time we...

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United Abominations

MEGADETH's 2004 album "The System Has Failed" might not have persuaded a whole lot of people that the veteran speed metal act was back — following a two-year hiatus and wholesale lineup overhaul — but "United Abominations" makes the case a lot more convincingly out of the starting gate. "Sleepwalker...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman Checks In From HEAVEN AND HELL Tour

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn has issued the following update: "I write to you from the beautiful city of Cleveland, Ohio in the United States of muthafuckin' America. We have been out with the HEAVEN AND HELL and MEGADETH guys now for almost three weeks, and man, what can I say... it's pretty...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: 'I'd Rather Ride In A Really Slow Mercedes Than A Really Fast Volkswagen'

Ben Edmonds of Malaysia's The Star Online recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A few excerpts follow: On touring with HEAVEN AND HELL (which is actually the version of BLACK SABBATH featuring singer Ronnie James Dio): "A lot of people thought this package would attrac...

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NEW YORK DOLLS To Perform At 2007 JOEY RAMONE BIRTHDAY BASH

Celebrating what would have been the 56th birthday of punk icon Joey Ramone, details for the yearly Joey Ramone Birthday Bash have now been announced. The 7th annual Bash will take place Saturday, May 19 at The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza. As in past years, tickets to the event were entirely s...

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GRAHAM BONNET, JOE LYNN TURNER: Finnish Dates Announced

Legendary vocalists Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, ALCATRAZZ, IMPELLITTERI) and Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE) will team up for a tour of Finland in August. The dates are as follows: Aug. 08 - Tampere, Finland @ Klubi Aug. 09 - Helsinki, Finland @ Virgin 0il & Co Aug. 10...

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SCORCHED-EARTH POLICY Joined By Former TESTAMENT/FORBIDDEN Guitarist

Oakland, California's SCORCHED-EARTH POLICY will play the first show in support of its new release, "MMVI", on June 5 at The Uptown Nightclub (1928 Telegraph Ave.) in Oakland. The band will be supporting LUDICRA (Alternative Tentacles),MIDDIAN (Metal Blade) and MINSK (Relapse). Joining the core lin...

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DEICIDE Cancels MILWAUKEE METALFEST Appearance

The organizers of the Milwaukee Metalfest XIX, which is set to take place May 11-12 at the Waukesha Expo Center in Waukesha, Wisconsin, have issued the following update: "Due to legal issues, Glenn Benton has been forced to cancel DEICIDE's appearance at Milwaukee Metal Fest XIX. We're extremely dis...

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GRAHAM BONNET To Tour Australia This Summer

Legendary has rock vocalist Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, ALCATRAZZ, IMPELLITTERI) will sing in seven special shows called "The Countdown Spectacular 2" in August and September in Australia. The dates are as follows: Aug. 18 - Newcastle Entertainment Centre - Newcastle, Australia A...

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SHAWN DROVER Says MEGADETH Is Still Around Because of DAVE MUSTAINE's Perseverance

Eric Schelkopf of the Kane County Chronicle recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover. A couple of excerpts follow: On being a longtime MEGADETH fan before joining the group: "This is a big part of my musical existence. Once the whole thrash movement came out, I was really h...

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MEGADETH Drummer Is 'Having A Great Time' On HEAVEN AND HELL Tour

MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "Just sitting here in Dallas, TX (not) enjoying this vile 'black juice from hell' (that would be coffee, and I use that term loosely in this case) However, I will say that we are a...

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LION'S SHARE: Two New Songs Posted Online

Swedish melodic metal masters LION'S SHARE have posted two new songs from their long-awaited comeback album "Emotional Coma" at their MySpace page. "The Edge of the Razor", features guest solos from ex-KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick and will be the first video from the CD, which is scheduled for releas...

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Drummer STET HOWLAND Says 'There Is No Profit-Sharing' In W.A.S.P.

W.A.S.P. fan site WASParmy.com recently conducted an interview with former W.A.S.P. drummer Stet Howland. A few excerpts follow: WASParmy.com: How different is it being with TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY as opposed to W.A.S.P.? Stet: Well, a big part of me not staying with W.A.S.P. was my desire to have my ow...