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Booking Agent Responds To BYZANTINE's Internet 'Threat'

Booking agent Jeffrey Churchwell of Digger International has issued a response to a scathing statement posted by the band BYZANTINE (via their guitarist, Tony Rorhbough) on their official web site in which they appeared to encourage their fans to physically assault Churchwell over the removal of BYZ...

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SHARON OSBOURNE Issues 'Open Letter' To IRON MAIDEN's Manager

Sharon Osbourne has issued the following "open letter" to IRON MAIDEN manager Rod Smallwood: "Rod, "I found your statement to be completely void of the facts that led up to Saturday's show. Your press release was written like an old-time '80s manager, trying to use every opportunity to try and sell...

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GHOULUNATICS Enlist Session Guitarist

Montreal deathcore act GHOULUNATICS have announced the addition of temporary guitarist Francis Dubois to the group's ranks. "He will be with the band until a permanent guitar player can be found," the band write in a statement. "At the same time, Buck [Jarrod Martin] is heading back to the USA for w...

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Don't Push Us When We're Hot

After several years of label-jumping (Hydra Head, Equal Vision, Revelation) and a fairly recent breakup, Vermont's DROWNINGMAN has found yet another home on Thorp Records and will release "Don't Push Us When We're Hot" on October 11. DROWNINGMAN stays just clear of being classified as a traditional...

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HASTE Part Ways With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS

Birmingham, Alabama's HASTE have parted ways with longtime label Century Media Records. "We officially have no label whatsoever," guitarist Nick Brunson writes in a statement. "It's been a long hard road but we finally made it... we have been dropped. It was an amicable parting on both halves. We ha...

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Ex-MACHINE HEAD Drummer: 'I Was Sick Of The Tough-Guy Sh*t And Working For One Guy's Dream'

Metal Sludge recently conducted an interview with former MACHINE HEAD/TESTAMENT drummer Chris Kontos as part of their regularly weekly "20 Questions With?" feature. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Sludge: What are you currently up to? This is your one and only chance to plug your sh...

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DEAN GUITARS, SIRIUS SATELLITE To Celebrate DIMEBAG's Birthday With Online Party

On Saturday, August 20, Dean Guitars will be hosting "the biggest online party ever" in celebration of what would have been "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) 39th birthday. "We want everybody to come to the Dean site Saturday, August 20th starting at 7pm Eastern time and make a post t...

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EXODUS Confirm Guitarist RICK HUNOLT's Departure

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET exclusively reported on June 13, long-running San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS have now officially confirmed the departure of guitarist Rick Hunolt. Guitarist Gary Holt's statement on the matter — as posted on the group's official forum — reads as follows: "First, let me a...

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WITH PASSION Announce Lineup Changes

Sacramento's melodic, blackened tech-metallers WITH PASSION have issued the following update: "We know it has been a while, but to keep you up to date, we would want all interested to know that we are working on new material. "A lot has changed. We are very excited to announce that our original drum...

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SOUNDSCAN Report: ARCH ENEMY, NEVERMORE, DOPE, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, A PERFECT MURDER

Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY sold just under 12,000 copies of their latest album, "Doomsday Machine", in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 87 on next week's The Billboard 200 chart. The following are notable heavy metal/hard rock U.S. sales debuts...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE To Jam With DREAM THEATER In Dallas

MEGADETH frontman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "Well, the first stage of this tour is behind us and thank God for that. As with all tours I have ever been on over the past 20 years, all tours have bugs in the beginning. ...

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SOIL Guitarist: New Singer Is A Much Better Fit Than RYAN MCCOMBS Ever Was

WhatDidIMiss.com recently conducted an interview with SOIL guitarist Shaun Glass. An excerpt from the chat follows: WhatDidIMiss.com: Now you guys had to look for and choose a new singer recently, and you didn't even need a reality show to do it. How did you find AJ [Cavalier] and what made him the...

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SOIL Bassist Slams Former Frontman For Joining DROWNING POOL

SOIL bassist Tim King has slammed the group's former singer, Ryan McCombs, for joining DROWNING POOL after McCombs allegedly deemed the songs on the first DROWNING POOL album "average." As previously reported, DROWNING POOL are believed to be have recruited McCombs to replace their last vocalist, Ja...

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AMARAN Part Ways With Singer

Vocalist Johanna De Pierre has officially left Swedish progressive metallers AMARAN. Her official statement reads as follows: "Unfortunately, I have some bad news for you. I have decided to leave the band. The reason for this is that I have lost the commitment and ambition that it takes to drive a b...

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WARMACHINE Clean House

Toronto's WARMACHINE have parted ways with bassist Andrea Zanini, guitarist Mike Miolla and recently recruited drummer Michael Amaral. "Unfortunately, [Michael] can no longer afford to play drums for us, but is focusing his time on his band, ENDORPHINS," vocalist/guitarist Joe Di Taranto writes on t...