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DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND DVD Nearing Completion

According to a posting on Devin Townsend's (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD) web site, Townsend is continuing work on the DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND DVD. "With everything else going on, he has not been able to devote a consistent amount of time to the project but has been diligently working when time allows," the post...

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DARKEST HOUR: Drums On New Album To Sound Like METALLICA's 'Black' CD

DARKEST HOUR have posted the following message on their official web site: "Day 1 of the studio. Got some killer drum sounds. It took a long time to get most of it up and running but we are super stoked. The drums sound a lot like the METALLICA 'Black' record or something like that. Really ...

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GODHEAD Frontman's Tsunami Relief Benefit Song Available On iTUNES

"Forever In Our Hearts", a song written about and to raise monies for the relief of tsunami victims will be available as a download from iTunes as of March 1, 2005. It can also be downloaded off the official site for this project at www.tsunamireliefsong.org. "Forever In Our Hearts" was written by J...

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DARKEST HOUR: New Album Update

DARKEST HOUR have posted the following message on their official web site: "So we are off to Vancouver to start pre-production [for the new album]. We will be there for about five days before hitting the studio. We can't tell you how excited we are, it's been almost two years since we went to Sweden...

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DARKANE Guitarist Signs Solo Deal With LISTENABLE RECORDS

DARKANE guitarist Christofer Malmström has inked a deal with France's Listenable Records for his solo project, NON-HUMAN LEVEL. "I am very much looking forward to work with them and I have really high anticipations regarding this album!" Christofer writes on his web site. "Ryan van Poederooyen (DEVI...

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Alien

"Well, aren't you just a traveling shitstorm?" A more appropriate quote couldn't be found for Devin Townsend, nor STRAPPING YOUNG LAD's new one, "Alien". This release has untouchable frenetic speed, fuming and frenzied honesty at its purest, a radical shift in what we've come to know as "extreme" me...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD First Segment Of 'The Making Of Alien' Posted

The maniacal Canadian extremists STRAPPING YOUNG LAD will embark on a massive U.S. headlining tour this spring with THE AGONY SCENE, MISERY SIGNALS and REFLUX in the support slots. The trek kicks off on April 5 and will make a stop at the legendary New England Metal and Hardcore Fest on April 23. Th...

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SETH To Appear On IMMORTAL Tribute Album

French black metal band SETH will take part in the "official" IMMORTAL tribute album, to be released this fall via the Greek label Townsend Avalanche Music. Other groups scheduled to appear on the CD include VOID, ENTHRONED, AURA NOIR and DØDHEIMSGARD. More details will be made available soon. SETH...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND Drummer Says New Album Will Be 'Amazing'

DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen has posted the following update on his official web site: "Just when you thought all my guest appearances were done for my solo album. I've added one final guest to the list. "Byron Stroud: Bassist for STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, FEAR FACTORY, and ZIMMER'S H...

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Prog-Metal CD Featuring THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND Drummer, Ex-ANNIHILATOR Bassist Due In March

Lion Music has set a March 25 release date for LALU's "Oniric Metal", a new "heavy-prog" project featuring drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen (THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND) and bassist Russell Bergquist (ex-ANNIHILATOR) alongside French composer Vivien Lalu (SHADRANE). Also featured on this record, which is sa...

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THIN LIZZY Guitarist Discusses PHIL LYNOTT's Death

In a recent interview with icLiverpool, Scott Gorham, the charismatic axeman in the THIN LIZZY line-up that produced the classic album "Jailbreak", reflected on the last time he saw his old friend, late LIZZY frontman Phil Lynott. "I'd been clean for a year when I went round to Phil's house and foun...

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SOILWORK Keyboardist Discusses New Album, Drummer Situation

SOILWORK keyboardist Sven Karlsson recently spoke to Live 4 Metal abut the group's upcoming album, "Stabbing the Drama", and their current drummer situation, among other topics. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Live 4 Metal: How did you approach this album? Did you do anything differe...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD: New Song Available For Download

A brand new STRAPPING YOUNG LAD track, entitled "Shitstorm", has been made available for download at this location. "Shitstorm" comes off the group's highly anticipated fourth studio album, "Alien", due on March 22 via Century Media Records. Beginning February 8, the first segment of "The Making of...

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DARKEST HOUR: New Album To Be Produced By DEVIN TOWNSEND

DARKEST HOUR have posted the following update on their official web site: "We have some big news. First of all, the DARKEST HOUR DVD, 'Party Scars and Prison Bars, A Thrashography', is in the can and will be released February 22nd! Pre-order info as well as a downloadable (is that a word?) trailer w...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Music To Be Used In 'Osbournes' Ad Campaign

The STRAPPING YOUNG LAD song "Bring On The Young" will be used in a two-week ad campaign for the next season of "The Osbournes". The ads will start running on January 3, 2005 on MTV and MTV2. The spot will feature STRAPPING YOUNG LAD mainman Devin Townsend conducting a children's choir, who will sin...