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VOLBEAT: European Headlining Dates Announced

Danish metallers VOLBEAT will embark on a European headlining tour in February. Support on the shows will come from KAYSER, the Swedish band featuring former SPIRITUAL BEGGARS frontman Spice and ex-THE MUSHROOM RIVER BAND drummer Bob Ruben. Conirmed dates are as follows: Feb. 14 - BE Antwerp @ Hof T...

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ROTTING CORPSE: 1985 Demo Available For Free Download

The 1985 debut three-song demo cassette by Texas thrashers ROTTING CORPSE has been made available for download at the Bang! Bang! metal demo blog. According to the blog post, "Formed by (then 'Diamond') Darrell Abbott's guitar tech Walt Trachsler and fellow PANTERA roadie Jim Mulqueen while their bo...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: 'It Really Feels Like There Is Some Spiritual Sh*t Goin' On'

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has issued the following update: "The radio tour has been nuts. So many crazy things are happening. "I am not Pat Robertson or anything but it really feels like there is some spiritual shit goin' on. I am not a numerologist but some spooky occurences are defin...

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THE QUILL: 10 Songs Ready For New Album

Sweden's THE QUILL has issued the following update: "Finally some news from us — good or bad, decide yourselves. "First of all, thanks for being patient. There will be a new album but at this moment nothing is set except for the new material. We have pre-recorded 10 songs and are planning to record...

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THE SHOTGUN SUICIDES Featuring Ex-ENFORSAKEN Guitarist: Debut CD To Receive Japanese Release

THE SHOTGUN SUICIDES, the new band featuring ex-ENFORSAKEN guitarist Steve Stell, has inked a deal with Spiritual Beast Records for the Japanese release of its "A Glorious Tragedy" album. A February 20, 2008 release is expected. A limited number of these Japanese CDs will also be available directly...

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…And Back to Earth Again...

I cannot think of any circumstance in which I would have guessed that I'd be giving a compilation album a perfect score. There are some great collections out there, but one always seems to find a reason, no matter how small, to take the rating down at least a notch. Then again, I never thought ...

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P.O.D. Frontman Launches DEADWORLD RECORDS

Vocalist Sonny Sandoval of the spiritual rockers P.O.D. (a.k.a. PAYABLE ON DEATH) has launched a new label called Deadworld Records and is currently seeking submissions from artists. Sonny says, "Any genre is acceptable, as long as you're serious and dedicated musicians that love what you do. My cre...

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ORPHANED LAND Frontman Working On 'A Tango Between God & Satan' Book

Vocalist Kobi Farhi of the Israeli metal band ORPHANED LAND is currently working on his debut book called "A Tango Between God & Satan". The book will contain personal stories and adventures from Kobi's childhood, from his world travels, and, of course, some stories from his adventures with ORPH...

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OTEP Covers NIRVANA's 'Breed'; Video Available

Headbanger's Blog reports: For their new video, OTEP created a spiritual, but nightmarish vision for their cover of NIRVANA's "Breed" from their new album, "The_Ascension", which came out October 30. The band shot the clip earlier this year with director Paul Brown, who helped OTEP craft a surreal c...

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LION'S SHARE: 'Emotional Coma' U.S. Release Date Announced

Swedish melodic metal masters LION'S SHARE will release their new album, "Emotional Coma", in the U.S. on January 29 via Locomotive Music. The CD was released by AFM Records in Europe and Spiritual Beast in Japan/Asia and features guest solos from ex-KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick, and MEGADETH guitari...

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UK's DOWNLOAD Named 'Top Festival' At BILLBOARD TOURING AWARDS

The United Kingdom's Download festival in Castle Donington, England, produced by Live Nation U.K., was named top festival at the fourth annual Billboard Touring Awards, held tonight (November 15) at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York. Live Nation received the top promoter nod. The Download festival is...

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SERJ TANKIAN Answers 'Frequently Asked Questions'

SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian recently answered several "frequently asked questions" via his MySpace page: Q: "Elect The Dead" [is] your first album released since SYSTEM OF A DOWN went on a hiatus in 2006. What was it like to make an album on your own? Tankian: I've wanted to make a solo ....

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LED ZEPPELIN Fans Gather In London For Flash Mob Guitar-Off; Video Available

According to The Sun, banned LED ZEPPELIN classic "Stairway To Heaven" returned to its spiritual home in London thanks to a gang of committed air guitarists. The track, which features on the rockers' new "Mothership" greatest hits collection, has long been unwelcome on Denmark Street — home to the c...

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MEMORY GARDEN Rehearsing With NECRODHALIA Bassist

MEMORY GARDEN, the Sweden-based band featuring former ABSKTRAKT ALGEBRA guitarist Simon Johansson, has issued the following update: "We have now been rehearsing a couple of weeks with a new bass player. This young metalhead is called Johan Fredrikson and can normally be found in the band NECRODHALIA...

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Tales From Dirt Town

Spending enough time on the bottom of the music industry's bootheel to get real used to the taste of asphalt and piss has made West Virginia alt-metal C-listers BOBAFLEX just a little bit bitter. Of course, getting the gear they spent a lifetime accumulating ripped off on tour probably didn't help....