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PRONG Mainman Talks About New Material, Split With DANZIG

Abrasive Rock recently conducted an interview with PRONG mainman Tommy Victor. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Abrasive Rock: You had some recent band member changes. First off, why did Dan [Laudo, drums] leave? Tommy Victor: "It was sort of a mutual thing. We'd been working on material for two...

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WAYLANDER Part Ways With Guitarist, Announce Replacement

Vocalist Ciaran O'Hagan of the long-running Irish folk metal act WAYLANDER has issued the following update on the group's activities: "Another statement, another tale to tell, it seems. Recent acquisition Alan Connolly has had to resign his position due to health reasons. All at clan WAYLANDER would...

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SEVEN WITCHES Guitarist To Appear On WDHA's 'Metal Mania' Radio Show

SEVEN WITCHES guitarist Jack Frost will make an appearance on WDHA's "Metal Mania" show with host Matt Murray on September 9. Jack is expected to be joined in the studio by several "surprise" guests, most likely musicians who have worked with Frost on one of his upcoming releases. Jack will be debut...

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NINE INCH NAILS Frontman: 'To See A Place You Love Destroyed Is Overwhelming'

NINE INCH NAILS mainman Trent Reznor has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "I'm truly at a loss for words right now. To see a place you love and have spent a good portion of your life in [New Orleans] destroyed… is overwhelming. My heart goes out to everyone involved in ....

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SEVEN WITCHES To Support KAMELOT

SEVEN WITCHES have been confirmed as the support act for KAMELOT on the following dates: Nov. 15 – Jaxx - West Springfield, VA Nov. 21 - B.B. King's - New York, NY SEVEN WITCHES will release their sixth album, "Amped", in the fall via Sweden's Regain Records. The follow-up to last year's "Year of th...

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DESPISED ICON: 'The Healing Process' To Be Released On Vinyl

Montreal-based deathcore six-piece DESPISED ICON will have their latest album, "The Healing Process", released on LP via Goodfellow Records. The CD version of this album was released on Century Media earlier this year. The vinyl version will be in North American record stores in mid-September but Go...

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Ex-MISFITS Frontman MICHALE GRAVES: Solo Tour Dates Announced

Former MISFITS frontman Michale Graves has announced the following dates in support of his recently released CD on Horror High Records, "Punk Rock Is Dead": Sep. 02 - Middle Village, NY - Red Zone Sep. 07 - Nashville, TN - Hair Of The Dog Sep. 08 - Atlanta, GA - Mulligans Sep. 09 - Savannah, ...

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VAN HALEN: New Book To Focus On Band's History And Influence

After two years of research, and a lifetime of being a VAN HALEN fan, author Abel Sanchez has completed a brand new VAN HALEN book. Entitled "Van Halen 101", it is currently being published by Author House and slated for release in September 2005. "Van Halen 101" is a comprehensive guide to the amaz...

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DEEP PURPLE Guitarist To Appear On PINK FLOYD Tribute

DEEP PURPLE guitarist Steve Morse appears on a tribute to PINK FLOYD's "The Wall", called "Back Against the Wall". Former YES member Billy Sherwood produced the tribute, which also features Chris Squire, Rick Wakeman, Steve Howe, and Alan White from YES, Robby Krieger from THE DOORS, Ian Anderson fr...

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SEVEN WITCHES: New Album Details Revealed; Audio Samples Posted Online

SEVEN WITCHES have changed the title of their recently completed sixth album to "Amped" from the previously announced "Metal Nation". The follow-up to last year's "Year of the Witch" is the group's first album to feature new singer Alan Tecchio, formerly of HADES and WATCHTOWER. The band recently sh...

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Vendetta

Based on my lukewarm feelings about "Haymaker", I was prepared to give THROWDOWN's "Vendetta" a mediocre review. I seem to be one of the few that weren't knocked on their asses by the 2003 release. The album has its moments, but seems to drag at times; something about those extra thick, breakdownish...

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Former MISFITS Frontman Cancels U.K. Tour

Former MISFITS vocalist Michale Graves was forced to cancel his U.K. solo tour because he "could not get a visa to enter the country," according to published reports. No further information is currently available. Graves's new solo album, "Punk Rock Is Dead", was released in June via Horror High Rec...

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CRADLE OF FILTH To Celebrate Halloween With Spooky Novel

ContactMusic.com is reporting that CRADLE OF FILTH will celebrate Halloween this year by releasing a book which tells a fictional tale about the band's supernatural adventures. The currently untitled novel, written by music journalist Gavin Baddeley, includes popular myths about the group and each c...

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ONSLAUGHT: New Lineup Revealed

More information has surfaced about the reformed lineup of the classic U.K. thrash outfit ONSLAUGHT, which will be teaming up with EXODUS, OCCULT, KATAKLYSM, UNLEASHED, BEHEMOTH, and PRIMORDIAL for the X-Mass Festivals 2005 European tour in December. Joining guitarist Nige Rockett, drummer Steve Gri...

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BLOODSHOTEYE To Enter Studio In September

Canadian female-fronted "deathmetalcore" band BLOODSHOTEYE will be entering a Montreal studio in September with producer Jean-François Dagenais (KATAKLYSM, MALEVOLENT CREATION, MISERY INDEX) to begin recording their sophomore album, tentatively due in early 2006. Mastering duties will be handled by...