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SKINLAB Rejoined By Guitarist MIKE ROBERTS, Drummer PAUL HOPKINS

SKINLAB frontman Steev Esquivel has issued the following update on the band's current activities: "We've have a bunch of exciting news for everyone interested. "First off, we'd like to thank all of the fans/friends that have been sending in letters/emails. I've said before and I will say it again: '...

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DEEP PURPLE's 'Smoke On The Water' Voted Best Rock Riff Of All Time

Kathy McCabe of the Herald Sun is reporting that DEEP PURPLE's "Smoke On The Water" has been voted the best rock 'n' roll riff ever played in a poll conducted by the Australian Musician magazine. The poll of more than 300 professional and amateur musicians also named AC/DC the best Australian band —...

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Report: Heavy Metal Is American Army's Latest Weapon Against Iraqi Insurgents

Lane DeGregory of The St. Petersburg Times reports: As tanks geared up to trample Fallujah and American troops started circling the city, special operations officers rifled through their CD cases, searching for a sound track to spur the assault. What would irk Iraqi insurgents more: Barking dogs or...

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BIOHAZARD Forced To Re-Record New Album Following Studio Disaster

BIOHAZARD guitarist Billy Graziadei has told BLABBERMOUTH.NET that the band recently "had a huge disaster" during the recording sessions for the new CD and "lost the whole fucking album. We had to go back in and re-record the whole record. After the smoke cleared, it turned into the best thing that...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE Singer Suffering From Viral Lung Infection

CANNIBAL CORPSE singer George "Corpsegrinder" Fischer is suffering from viral lung infection and is said to be is in a lot of pain, according to the band's spokesperson. Sadly, he was unable to play Tuesday night's show in Pittsburg, so the group did an instrumental set. Although George is said to b...

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MIKE CHLASCIAK: 'ROB HALFORD Was One Of The Most Professional People I Have Ever Met'

Former HALFORD and current PAINMUSEUM/TESTAMENT guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak recently spoke to the Ferrante's Power Equipment web site about his time playing with JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford and the formation of his new project, among other topics. Several excerpts from the interview follow:...

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THE HUMAN CONDITION: Former SACRED REICH Guitarist Recording New Material

THE HUMAN CONDITION, the Arizona-based band featuring former SACRED REICH guitarist Wiley Arnett, have finished recording six new songs that are being described by the quartet as "brutally exquisite." The tracks "Smoke & Dust", "Feel", "Feed the Vibe", "Lately I", "Bend" and "Straw" are said to...

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DIMMU BORGIR Frontman: It's Time To Recharge The Batteries

DIMMU BORGIR frontman Shagrath recently spoke to Metal Edge magazine about the Norwegian black metal band's unprecedented commercial success and their participation in this year's Ozzfest festival. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Metal Edge: It must feel good to be considered the No. 1 b...

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DEEP PURPLE Bassist Checks In With Russian Tour Report

DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover has posted the following Russian tour report on his official web site: "This a tour of seventeen cities spread across parts of what was, until relatively recently, known as the Soviet Union and now called Russia and the Ukraine. As I write this, we are roughly at the...

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SUPERJOINT RITUAL Bassist Says PHILIP ANSELMO Is 'The Boss'

SUPERJOINT RITUAL bassist Hank Williams III recently spoke to KNAC.com about the band's appearance at this year's Ozzfest and the group's future plans, among other topics. Several excerpts from the interview follow: KNAC.com: How different is it onstage when you are fronting your band versus when yo...

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STRATOVARIUS Singer Performs Classic Heavy Metal Covers With Finnish Orchestra

According to a posting at the BLACK SABBATH fan site Black Sabbath Live Project, STRATOVARIUS singer Timo Kotipelto performed several classic heavy metal covers with Finland's HEAVY LILJA ORCHESTRA last Thursday (Aug. 26) at the Manala bar in Helsinki. "In the orchestra there were one cello, one vio...

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ON A PALE HORSE Select New Producer For Upcoming CD

ON A PALE HORSE, the band featuring ex-SLIPKNOT guitarist Josh Brainard, will now be utilizing the services of producer Warren Riker (DOWN, C.O.C., CROWBAR) for their sophomore album, "Riding the Wind", tentatively due in early 2005 through Mushroom Cloud Records. The follow-up to "Black Is Not the...

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USURPER: Studio Report

Chicago death/thrash lords USURPER have commenced the recording sessions for their fifth full-length album, "Cryptobeast", at Raw Trax studios in Chicago. "The vibe of the place is very comfortable, and the equipment is top notch," guitarist Rick S. Scythe writes on the groups web site. "We are havi...

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ON A PALE HORSE To Enter Studio In September

ON A PALE HORSE, the band featuring ex-SLIPKNOT guitarist Josh Brainard, will enter Junior's Motel studio in Otho, Iowa in September with producer Kirk Kaufmann to record their sophomore album, tentatively titled "Riding the Wind". The follow-up to "Black Is Not the Darkest Colour" will contain 12 s...

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FOZZY Finish Mastering New CD, JERICHO Covers IRON MAIDEN

FOZZY, the band featuring vocalist Chris Jericho (of WWE wrestling fame) and former members of STUCK MOJO, have finished mixing and mastering their third album, "All That Remains", for a fall release through an as-yet-undisclosed label (the band were previously signed to Megaforce Records). Zakk Wyl...