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THE HAUNTED Frontman Says Music Inspires Him To Stay Sober

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "Last weekend we played in a city called Malmö in Sweden. It kicked ass. Big time. Facing 500 people in a packed club, blood pumping, a sense of spiritual clarity, everything is simple, clean and as the music ki...

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Sleepwell Deconstructor

"Sleepwell Deconstructor" by New Hampshire's TRAP THEM is an album for those of you with a thirst for old school rooted grindcore crossed with crust punk fury. Forget about studio-polished acts passing themselves off as grind or the mix-and-match noisiness of the failed imitators, TRAP THEM grabs on...

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Reunited TREAT Confirmed For Sweden's NORBERGSROCKEN Festival

Reunited Swedish hard rockers TREAT have been confirmed for the Norbergsrocken festival, set to take place Saturday, August 11 at Kärrgruveparken in Norberg, Sweden. Also scheduled to appear are TAKIDA, CELLOUT, SISTER SIN, MORPHEENA, VANITY BLVD and ASTRAL KINGDOM. Doors open at 1:00 p.m. For more...

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CREMATORY Begins Work On New Material

German gothic metallers CREMATORY have issued the following update: "CREMATORY have started to write new songs in February and the new studio album with working title 'Gothic Metal' is set for a January 2008 release. Lyrics- and singing-wise the songs are supposed to have a darker vibe, although the...

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AEROSMITH Bassist Checks In From London

AEROSMITH bassist Tom Hamilton has issued the following update: "Just got back to the hotel after a gig at the Hard Rock in London. There were probably all of a hundred and fifty people there. A nice cozy club gig. Our equipment probably took up more space than the audience. "We've been in London fo...

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BRAND NEW SIN Vocalist Is Excited About Touring With TYPE O NEGATIVE

BRAND NEW SIN will embark on a U.S. tour alongside TYPE O NEGATIVE on March 28 and will be direct support until Century Media labelmates CELTIC FROST join the bill on April 9. This trek marks the group's second U.S. run in support of their critically acclaimed album "Tequila", which Decibel magazine...

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KISS Drummer Undergoes 'Minor Surgery', Is 'On The Road To A Speedy Recovery'

KISS/ALICE COOPER drummer Eric Singer has issued the following update: "Well, another NAMM convention has come and gone yet again. It was great to see familiar faces and old friends again. It seemed like it was only a few months ago since the previous NAMM. What happens to time? I guess it is like a...

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Buried Alive

So this is it, the final farewell to a band that called it quits voluntarily after evolving from barren death metal artisans and English manglers ("Rot to Dead"! "Desperationed Future"!) in the late 1980s to a sleek, melancholy hit-making machine (in their native Finland, anyway). While some would p...

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CHEVELLE Still Dealing With 'Awkward' Family Situation

Launch Radio Networks reports: CHEVELLE's new album, "Vena Sera", is the first to feature bassist Dean Bernardini, who replaced Joe Loeffler last year. Joe is the brother of CHEVELLE singer/guitarist Pete Loeffler and drummer Sam Loeffler, and his exit was not exactly on good terms. Although the ban...

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Motorcycle Customized For DEF LEPPARD, JOURNEY Being Auctioned For Charity

A one-of-a-kind motorcycle customized for the legendary bands DEF LEPPARD and JOURNEY is being auctioned to benefit Cure Autism Now. Autographed by members of the bands and featuring the DEF LEPPARD and JOURNEY logos, this bike showcases the Arlen Ness flair for design with two of the greatest bands...

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PEARL JAM: European Tour Dates Announced

Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com reports that PEARL JAM will play 13 shows in Europe in June and will not, as has been claimed, appear at this summer's Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, Tenn. The band will play six headlining shows and appear at seven festivals, beginning June 8 in Lisbon. The trek ru...

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CATHEDRAL: Greek Show Postponed

Veteran British doom/stoner band CATHEDRAL has been forced to postpone its previously announced February 25 performance in Athens, Greece due to guitar player Garry Jennings sustaining a broken thumb and wrist from a cycling accident. A new date for the concert has not yet been announced. CATHEDRAL'...

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CULT OF LUNA Wins 'Best Rock/Metal Album Of The Year' Award From Sweden's P3

Swedish art-noise collective CULT OF LUNA has been honored with a "P3 Guld" award (for their criticially acclaimed "Somewhere along the Highway" release) from Swedish radio station P3 in the "Best Rock/Metal Album of the Year" category. The other nominees were IN FLAMES ("Come Clarity"),THE HAUNTED...

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MEGADETH Bassist On New Album: 'This Sh*t Slams!'

MEGADETH bassist James Lomenzo has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "Thought I’d drop a quick one for you MEGA-friends/fans out there to let you know how stoked I am with the final songs I've just heard from [the new MEGADETH album] 'United Abomin...

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Label Owner To CHUCK SCHULDINER's Sister: Stop Weeping And Treat CHUCK's Legacy With Respect

Guido Heijnens, owner of the now-defunct Dutch record label Hammerheart Records (which was "resurrected" for a short while under the Karmageddon Media banner) has responded to comments made by Beth Schuldiner, sister of late DEATH/CONTROL DENIED mastermind Chuck Schuldiner, regarding the fate of the...