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FU MANCHU To Release Gold-Colored 7" Single

Southern California fuzz-rockers FU MANCHU have issued the following update: "A video for the song 'Hung Out To Dry' will be finished soon. A new FU MANCHU gold-colored 7" is being released. Songs include: 'Knew It All Along' and 'Who Are You'. 'Who Are You' is a cover song from the almighty VOID. T...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist Attends VAN HALEN Rehearsal: 'The Kings Are Back!!!!'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has issued the following update: "I went to see VAN HALEN rehearse last night. They were fucking amazing (ear-boners). Seriously, the hair on my arms was standing up. Dave [Lee Roth] sang great, Eddie [Van Halen] was shredding, Alex [Van Halen] is a fucking monster and Wo...

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SCORPIONS Frontman: 'We're Not Stuck In The '80s'

David Priest of OnTrackMagazine.com recently conducted an interview with SCORPIONS frontman Klaus Meine. A couple of excepts from the chat follow: OnTrackMagazine.com: Now how do you like doing a concept album versus a standard album of more unrelated songs? Klaus: Y'know, with a standard album you...

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PUSCIFER: Album Teaser Available

RED Artist Development has released a teaser for PUSCIFER's debut album, "V Is for Vagina". Due on October 30 via Puscifer Entertainment, the side project of TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan recently filmed a video for the song "Queen B". Other songs set to appear on the CD include a cover of the...

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PITCHSHIFTER: 'Infotainment?' Album To Be Reissued This Month

The long-out-of-print 1996 breakthrough album from U.K. deviants PITCHSHIFTER, "Infotainment?", will be reissued on September 24 via Earache Records. Marking the band's evolution from underground notables to mainstream success, "Infotainment?" perfected the PITCHSHIFTER sound, merging a caustic indu...

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DRAGONFORCE Guitarist Comments On TOOL Guest Appearance

DRAGONFORCE guitarist Herman Li was up on stage with TOOL on August 22 at the Brixton Academy in London, England. Near the end of TOOL's set, Herman was invited on stage in the middle of the song "Lateralus" to perform a guest guitar solo. He commented after the show: "TOOL's a unique band. It was ....

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SLAYER: Schedule Announced For San Diego Live Stream

YeboTV, a next-generation web-based TV network, will stream SLAYER's concert at the San Diego Sports Arena on Saturday, August 25. This will be a live real-time stream viewable to fans globally on www.yebotv.com. The San Diego concert is a stop on SLAYER's current North American co-headline trek wit...

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Bassist JOEY VERA: 'The Thing With All Music Is That It's Not For Everybody'

Greece's Metalzone recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal bassist Joey Vera (ARMORED SAINT, FATES WARNING). A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metalzone: How about the identity of what is heavy metal. Do you feel it's lost within the experiments and the adoption of new elements...

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MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO: Wacken Open Air 'Shred' Clips Available

Video footage of guitarist Michael Angelo Batio (ex-HOLLAND, N.I.T.R.O.) performing at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which took place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany, has been posted on YouTube. Watch the two clips below. Batio is one of several guitarists who are featured in Troy Grady'...

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Live Consternation

Not a lot of surprises on this live set from the masters of dark, depressive heavy rock — unless you count the missing songs. It's understood that KATATONIA uses a lot of effects and production wizardry to create their mournful, massive melodies in the studio, and that some of those songs won't tran...

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TOOL Frontman's PUSCIFER Project To Film 'Queen B' Video

PUSCIFER, the side project of TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan, is preparing to film a video for the song "Queen B". The clip is expected by late September. "Queen B" is the first single from PUSCIFER's debut album, "V Is for Vagina", due October 30 via Puscifer Entertainment. Other songs set to a...

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SAVIOURS Sign To KEMADO RECORDS

Oakland, CA outfit SAVIOURS has inked a deal with New York City's Kemado Records. The self-described "piss-angry metal band," known for its ferocious live performances and original stamp on the classic power and thrash metal of decades past, will enter Los Angeles' A&M/Henson Studios in late Aug...

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TILL WE DIE To Hit The Road With POWERMAN 5000

Massachusetts-based metallists TILL WE DIE are preparing to hit the road alongside POWERMAN 5000 in support of their just released full-length debut, "Pressing On". Released via Screaming Ferret Wreckords, the album sees the band touching upon both TOOL's prog explorations and melodic rock. But desp...

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SCOTT WEILAND Wants To Write 'Better Final Chapter' To STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Story

WashingtonPost.com recently conducted an interview with VELVET REVOLVER/ex-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer Scott Weiland. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: WashingtonPost.com: It's interesting to hear you say that you're not afraid to throw your influences into an album, because STONE TEMPLE PIL...

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TOOL Frontman's PUSCIFER: New Album Title, Release Date Announced

PUSCIFER — the side project of TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan — has set an October 30 release date for its debut album, entitled "V is for Vagina". "This is absolutely just put-it-on-and-move-your-butt -and-get-completely-out-of-your-head music," Keenan recently told MTV.com about the record. "T...