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LORDI's EUROVISION Image Named 'Press Photo Of The Year'

Helsingin Sanomat reports that photographer Sami Kero's quirky image depicting the Eurovision Song Contest winners LORDI, taken in Athens last May after the band's Finnish triumph, was honored with the "Press Photo of the Year" award Friday (April 13) during the Helsinki Media Conference at the Hels...

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TOM MORELLO Is Looking For Zealots And Trying To Rattle Cages

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE/ex-AUDIOSLAVE guitarist Tom Morello recently answered a couple of questions for Salon.com. Read on: Salon.com: Why did you make the decision to step away from AUDIOSLAVE and scale down to just voice and guitar? Morello: With AUDIOSLAVE, if we sold a million records, we might...

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STRATOVARIUS Mainman Says He Doesn't Like Band's Last, Self-Titled Album

David Priest of OnTrackMagazine.com recently conducted an interview with STRATOVARIUS mainman Timo Tolkki. A few excerpts from the chat follow: OnTrackMagazine.com: How are you feeling these days? Timo: Pretty okay. I mean I went through some really black depression after the last tour again, 'cause...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman Says BLABBERMOUTH.NET Detractors Are 'Making Fools Of Themselves'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "I get off the bus in Portland, Oregon. Rain and kind of a grey day. We all have a fucking cold, sniffling and coughing. I get a massage from one of my friends, I feel like I'd be lost ...

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SAXON: Channel 4 Documentary 'Wasn't The Film We Or The Director Thought We Were Making'

British heavy metal veterans SAXON were the subject of this past Tuesday's (April 10) "Get Your Act Together with Harvey Goldsmith" documentary series on U.K.'s Channel 4 in which legendary Live Aid and Live 8 promoter Harvey Goldsmith attempted "to help revive the fortunes of six entertainment busi...

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SAXON To Release 'Anti-Gun-Crime' Charity Single

British heavy metal veterans SAXON will release their "anti-gun-crime" single, "If I Was You", in the U.K. on April 16 via SPV Records. All proceeds from the single will be split equally between The Non Violence Foundation and the Gun Control Network. SAXON's video for "If I Was You" has been posted...

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UNBURIED Forges On As Trio

St. Louis, Missouri-based extreme metal band UNBURIED has parted ways with vocalist Justin Tombed. "There are no hard feelings or bad blood, we will remain brothers beyond the grave," commented guitarist Dreathus Harris. "Instead of finding a new frontman we have taken the initiative to move on as a...

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CHEVELLE has always been in a strange place. Catching the tail end of the grunge era, heavily influenced by both that and especially early TOOL, the band managed to carve out a niche for itself despite coming along at the height of the rap-metal movement. The Chicago- based trio's sound has never ha...

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MAYHEM Frontman To Perform With CURRENT 93 At Austrian Festival

MAYHEM frontman Attila Csihar will perform with the legendary "apocalyptic folk formation" CURRENT 93 on April 20 at the Donau Festival in Austria, Commented Attila: "I feel very much honoured to be asked to perform with CURRENT 93. They were one of my favorites; quite inspired and affected me in th...

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THE HIDDEN HAND's WINO Talks Politics

Mark Carras of RockMyMonkey.com recently conducted an interview with doom legend Scott "Wino" Weinrich (ST. VITUS, THE OBSESSED, SPIRIT CARAVAN, THE HIDDEN HAND). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock My Monkey: I got to ask this question. Senator Dodd, Senator Clinton, or Senator Obama? W...

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YEARNING Finishes Recording New Album

Finnish dark metal band YEARNING has just finished the recordings of its fifth album, entitled "Merging into Landscapes", at D-Studio, Klaukkala, Finland. The CD features guest vocals by T.K. of SAATTUE and LET ME DREAM and female vocals by Tiina Sitomaniemi, who also sang on YEARNING's second album...

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TOXIC BONKERS Completes Work On New Album

Polish extreme metallers TOXIC BONKERS have completed work on their fourth album, "Progress", due in May via Selfmadegod Records. Recorded at PJ Reda Studio, the follow-up to 2004's "Seeds of Cruelty" offers "30 minutes of mad, straight-forward grindcore," according to a press release. Formed in 199...

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MAYHEM: More U.S. Tour Dates Announced

Norwegian black metallers MAYHEM have lined up the following U.S. tour dates: July 17 - Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy Theatre July 18 - West Hollywood, CA @ Key Club July 20 - Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven July 22 - Chicago, IL @ Joe's July 23 - New York, NY @ B.B. King Blues ...

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STURMGEIST Mastermind Seeking Musicians

STURMGEIST mainman Cornelius von Jackhelln (also of SOLEFALD) has issued the following update: "Yours truly is currently traveling Berlin and Germany for musicians. I have posted ads in the forums of Metal Hammer and Rock Hard. The ads have been out there for some time already, and so far I have got...

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MAYHEM To Return To U.S. This Summer

Norwegian black metallers MAYHEM are scheduled to return to the American continent this summer. So far, only one date has been released: July 24 at Jaxx in Springfield, Virginia. More shows will be announced soon. Season of Mist has set an April 23 release date for the new MAYHEM album, "Ordo Ab Cha...