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DROID Begins Writing New Record, Launches New Web Site With Free MP3 Download

California-based hard-hitting quintet DROID has commenced the songwriting process for its sophomore album, tentatively due before the end of the year. Until then, a free MP3 download is available on the band's new web site located at www.droidmusic.com. Fans must register to the web site to receive...

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OTEP Frontwoman To PRESIDENT BUSH: 'I Will Drink A Toast To Your Departure'

OTEP frontwoman Otep Shamaya has written the following open letter to President George W. Bush: "Resident Bush: you vile bag of pig vomit. "In less than 24 hours and you are out of our lives. Forever. "You, the dogshit on our communal shoe, have been an unbelievable embarrassment to this nation. And...

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BLOODSTREAM PARADE Putting Finishing Touches On Debut Album

Chicago-based metallers BLOODSTREAM PARADE will return to the studio next month to put the finishing touches on their debut album, "The Apocalypse in Retrospect", for a summer 2009 release via Dark Star Records. The band is once again working with Chris Djuricic from Belle Sound Studios in Racine, W...

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OTEP To Play South America For First Time

OTEP will play South America for the first time in late January/early February. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jan. 30 - Santiago, Chile - Teatro Novedades Jan. 31 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - Mello Tenis Club Feb. 01 - São Paulo, Brazil - Santana Hall On August 25, 2008, OTEP performed at the 2008 ....

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OTEP Frontwoman To Guest On 'M.I.B. Show'

OTEP frontwoman Otep Shamaya will guest on the "M.I.B. Show" on Saturday, December 27 at 2:00 p.m. EST. You can listen to the show live via the Internet at www.hardrockradiolive.com. Shawn Jones of ILMOEntertainment.com conducted an interview with Otep Shamaya on November 12, 2008. Otep discussed th...

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OTEP Frontwoman Talks Vegetarianism, Cruelty To Animals; Video Available

A two-minute video clip of OTEP's vegetarian frontwoman Otep Shamaya talking about vegetarianism, cruelty to animals, and speaking up for animals can be viewed below. Otep is a budding vegetarian and very educated when it comes to all areas of animal rights. She even mentioned that PETA videos and l...

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SEBASTIAN BACH's Son's Band THE INFINITE STAIRCASE To Open For BLACK LABEL SOCIETY

THE INFINITE STAIRCASE, the Staten Island, New York-based rock/metal band featuring Sebastian Bach's son Paris Bierk on drums, has been added to the "The Black Label Bash" tour featuring headliners BLACK LABEL SOCIETY alongside SEVENDUST and DOPE. The trek will kick off on March 22 in St. Paul, Minn...

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MONGREL Prepares To Enter Studio

Boston, Massachusetts-based "aggressive punk/rock/metal" MONGREL is slated to hit the studio in the coming weeks to begin work on the follow-up to its debut album, "Fear, Lies, & Propaganda". The as-yet-untitled CD will again be released on Screaming Ferret Wreckords and will be engineered by Ti...

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SISTER SIN: Second U.S. Tour Video Blog Posted Online

Swedish female-fronted heavy rock band SISTER SIN recently kicked off a U.S. tour as the support act for OTEP and ILL NINO. The group's second tour video blog can be viewed below. "Switchblade Serenades", the debut album from SISTER SIN, sold around 700 copies in the Unites States in its first week...

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LACUNA COIL On 'Chaos With Full Metal Jackie'; Audio Available

Cristina Scabbia and Andrea Ferro of the Italian goth metal band LACUNA COIL were the featured guests on the October 26, 2008 edition of Indie 103.1 FM's specialty metal program "Chaos with Full Metal Jackie". The interview is now available for streaming at this location. In other news, LACUNA COIL...

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OTEP: New Video Interview Available

Shawn Jones of ILMOEntertainment.com conducted an interview with OTEP frontwoman Otep Shamaya this past Wednesday, November 12. Otep discussed the band's current tour, the Bush administration and President-elect Barack Obama. Watch the chat in two parts below. Following the success of her Cleveland...

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OTEP Frontwoman Schedules Farmington Poetry Reading

Following the success of her Cleveland in-store appearance (on November 11),OTEP frontwoman Otep Shamaya will take part in another special poetry reading and spoken-word session on November 24, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. at: Andrea Kristina's Bookstore and Kafe 218 W. Main Street Farmington, NM 87401 For mo...

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SISTER SIN Hits The Road In The U.S.; First Tour Video Blog Posted Online

Swedish female-fronted heavy rock band SISTER SIN has just kicked off a U.S. tour as the support act for OTEP and ILL NINO. The group's first tour video blog can be viewed below. "Switchblade Serenades", the debut album from SISTER SIN, sold around 700 copies in the Unites States in its first week o...

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OTEP To Take Part In Special Poetry Reading In Ohio

OTEP frontwoman Otep Shamaya will take part in a special poetry reading and spoken-word session on November 11, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. at: Visible Voice Books 1023 Kenilworth Cleveland, OH, 44113 In other news, Shamaya was recently interviewed by Blogs N' Roses. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Bl...

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MUSHROOMHEAD, OTEP Members To Guest On 'Maximum Threshold'

MUSHROOMHEAD member Steve Felton (a.k.a. Skinny; drums) and OTEP frontwoman Otep Shamaya will guest on this Saturday's (October 25) edition of the "Maximum Threshold" show beginning at 8:00 p.m. EST. "Maximum Threshold" is an Internet radio show dedicated to presenting up-and-coming hard rock bands...