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BLOODCLOT! Featuring Ex-CRO-MAGS, BIOHAZARD Members: EPK Posted Online

A six-minute EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for BLOODCLOT! — the new band featuring former BIOHAZARD drummer Danny Schuler, ex-CRO-MAGS frontman John Joseph, former SPUDMONSTERS/BIOHAZARD guitarist Scott Roberts, ex-PRO-PAIN guitarist Eric Klinger, and former MERAUDER bassist Rick Lopez — can be viewed...

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LACUNA COIL's ANDREA FERRO: 'This Is A Friendship, Not Only A Band'

Michael O'Brien of Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with LACUNA COIL singer Andrea Ferro. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On whether they feel proud of the fact that they are Italy's greatest heavy rock export: 'Yeah, we do (feel proud) but sometimes it's the other ba...

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NIGHTRAGE Mainman Talks Lineup, Label Changes

Revolution-Music.dk conducted an interview with NIGHTRAGE guitarist/leader Marios Iliopoulos at last weekend's Aalborg Metal Festival in Denmark. Download the 10-minute audio file at this location. In other news, Metalzone.gr has posted a lengthy interview with Marios Iliopoulos about the group's sp...

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DREAM THEATER's 'Progressive Nation' Tour To Feature OPETH, 3 And BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME

New York progressive metal pioneers DREAM THEATER are set to unveil their maiden voyage of "Progressive Nation", a package tour they will headline that will also feature the talents of OPETH, 3 and BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME. The tour is the brainchild of DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy, who expla...

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Black Metallers BALFOR Announce New Drummer

Vortigern (SLAUGHTER BRUTE, ex-NOCTICULA) has joined the lineup of Ukrainian black metallers BALFOR as the replacement for Erland. Commented BALFOR frontman Thorgeir: "Unfortunately, Erland had to move and the considerable distance meant that it was very difficult for him to come to rehearsals, and...

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The Wolves Go Hunt Their Prey

You would assume by now I would have stopped thinking "I am really not a big fan of gothic metal" before I begin checking out a new Napalm Records release clearly marked as being of that musical style. More often than not I end up finding said releases to be more than tolerable, and often ...

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The Final Quarrel: Live at CBGB 2001

"This is the last time you're gonna hear any CRO-MAGS songs at CBGB," says CRO-MAGS founder and bassist/vocalist Harley Flanagan during a set by his band HARLEY'S WAR on the final weekend of hardcore at the legendary Bowery venue. That is indeed a shame, as from 1973 to 2006 CBGB played host to a ve...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE On 'Blue Helmets In Haiti'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "I just saw on BBC that numerous Sri Lankan soldiers that are UN peacekeepers in Haiti are under investigation for sexual abuses against the women and children of Haiti. "No shit?...

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DAVE MUSTAINE, RONNIE JAMES DIO On Marriage And Life Philosophy

MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine and HEAVEN AND HELL's Ronnie James Dio recently told Christopher Toh of TodayOnline.com that they are just two ordinary guys who'd have been a teacher and an author, respectively, if they weren't rockers. Dio spends time in his studio, where he "can write music and stuff." "...

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GLENN DANZIG On MISFITS: It's Sad JERRY Doesn't Have Confidence To Call It JERRY ONLY BAND

Michael Christopher of DelcoTimes.com recently conducted an interview with Glenn Danzig. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On "The Lost Tracks": "It'’s all unreleased stuff from the third DANZIG record up until now. There's also a SAMHAIN song that we did with (producer) Rick Rubin when DANZIG fi...

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GORGOROTH Frontman: 'We Will Raise The Flame Higher And Brighter Than Ever'

GORGOROTH frontman Gaahl — who, along with bassist King ov Hell, is involved in a legal dispute with guitarist Infernus over the rights to the group's name — has released the following statement: "I have registered some concern from friends and fans about the upcoming European tour in November becau...

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The Atrocity Exhibition: Exhibit A

Riding a career wave that's reached the point of statistical impossibility, EXODUS deliver their second album with vocalist Rob Dukes and their third since reforming. Hell, if Gary Holt is to be believed, and the album title to be trusted, they're racking up number four as we speak and will have it...

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A Lullaby For the Devil

No one will ever accuse Devon Graves of lacking ambition. The former PSYCHOTIC WALTZ man comes back after a two-year absence with what may be his darkest, most accomplished and diverse album yet, a murky and somewhat difficult album that takes quite a bit of listening to digest, but rewards the pati...

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TO/DIE/FOR's Future Uncertain

Vocalist Jarno "Jape" Perätalo of the Finnish gothic metal band TO/DIE/FOR has issued the following update: "Today we will travel to Russia (Moscow) by train. We are on same train with CHARON so... It's gonna be blast and we do not know are we still alive after that trip. "Anyway, this is our last c...

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DEAD BY APRIL Looking For Guitarist

DEAD BY APRIL, the Swedish band featuring members of NIGHTRAGE and CIPHER SYSTEM, is looking for "a GOOD guitar player who knows how to play metal as well as the more popy parts of DEAD BY APRIL's music," according to the group. "You should be between 18 and 21 and we need you to record ...