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THE RED CHORD: New Album Details Revealed

Metal Blade Records has revealed the details of THE RED CHORD's new album "Prey for Eyes", due in Europe on July 23 (except in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, where it will arrive on July 20). The CD was produced by Zeuss (HATEBREED, FULL BLOWN CHAOS) and will feature the artwork of Paul Romano (T...

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DROID Vocalist Talks About Collaboration With DEFTONES Frontman

DROID vocalist James "Buddy" Eason recently spoke to Ruin magazine about the Long Beach, California band's debut album on Emotional Syphon Recordings, James "Munky" Shaffer of KORN's new record label. "I always heard Chino Moreno's scream from '7 Words' in our song 'Vengeance Is Mine'," Eason exclai...

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ION DISSONANCE Releases Digital EP

Montreal-based quintet ION DISSONANCE is preparing to release its third album, "Minus the Herd", on June 5. To give fans a taste of the new CD, the band has released a digital EP, entitled "Prelude to the Herd", that is available now on iTunes. The track listing for the EP is as follows: 01. Kneel ....

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SHADOWS FALL Pulls Out Of FIELDS OF ROCK; AFTER FOREVER, PANIC CELL, VOLBEAT Added To Bill

SHADOWS FALL has cancelled its previously announced appearance at the 2007 edition of the Fields Of Rock festival, set to take place June 16-17 at the Evenemententerrein Walibi World in Biddinghuizen, Holland. Newly confirmed for the event are AFTER FOREVER, PANIC CELL and VOLBEAT. The festival bill...

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'VH1 Rock Honors' Host BAM MARGERA Interviewed; Audio Available

In the latest "Talking Metal" podcast, coverage of the 2007 edition of "VH1 Rock Honors" continues with interviews hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy conducted with "Honors" host Bam Margera and his wife Missy. Topics include Ozzy Osbourne, ZZ TOP, Filthy Note Records, VAINS OF JENNA, FIREBALL MIN...

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MASTODON Performs 'Sleeping Giant' At MTV Studios; Video Available

Video footage of MASTODON performing the song "Sleeping Giant" on MTV's "24 Hours of Human Giant" has been posted at MTV.com. MASTODON played the track live at noon on Friday (May 18) at MTV's Times Square studios in New York City. The performance, which kicked off a special 24-hour stunt on MTV hos...

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MY DYING BRIDE, CHRIS CORNELL Confirmed For Greece's ROCKWAVE Festival

MY DYING BRIDE, CHRIS CORNELL have been confirmed for for the 11th edition of the Rockwave Festival, set to take place on June 29, July1 and July 3 in Terra Vibe, Malakasa, Greece. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: June 29: ROBERT PLANT AND THE STRANGE SENSATION CHRIS CORNELL EUROPE Jul...

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THE ACACIA STRAIN Prepares For MONSTERS OF MAYHEM 2 Tour

Massachusetts' THE ACACIA STRAIN is currently gearing up for a busy summer, including a slot on this year's Sounds of the Underground tour and an impending jaunt as a part of HATEBREED's Monsters of Mayhem 2 Tour. "We couldn't be more excited about this tour," frontman Vincent Bennett says. "The dud...

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THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD Reveals Cover Art For 'Malice'

South Carolina's THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD has unveiled cover art for the band's forthcoming effort, "Malice". The album — the band's second full-length and the follow-up to 2005's "Bloodlust" — has been slated for an August 21 release through Prosthetic Records. Cover artwork, again designed by...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Frontman: 'Unholy Alliance' Was 'Best Tour We've Ever Done In Our Lives'

Lizar Borowski of Imhotep recently conducted an interview with CHILDREN OF BODOM guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the "Chaos Ridden Years - Stockholm Knockout Live" CD/DVD: "I'm pretty happy about it. We worked very hard on it, I think the gig was really good,...

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CANDLEMASS Confirmed For Sweden's METALTOWN Festival

Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS have been confirmed for the Metaltown festival, set to take place June 30 at Frihammen in Gothenburg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: CANDLEMASS CULT OF LUNA HARDCORE SUPERSTAR ILL NINO MACHINE HEAD MARDUK MASTODON MESHUGGAH NINE RAISED FIST SLAYER...

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IRON MAIDEN: Duisburg Gig Moved To Düsseldorf

IRON MAIDEN's web site has been updated with the following message; "Due to local noise level restrictions, the open-air concert of IRON MAIDEN on June 17th, 2007 has to be moved indoors from the MSV Arena Duisburg to the ISS Dome Düsseldorf. "In order to give their fans the full MAIDEN experience t...

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MASTODON: Illness Forces Milwaukee Concert Cancellation

MASTODON was forced to cancel its appearance at The Rave in Milwalkee, WI Thursday night (May 10) after guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds was taken ill. A very observant BLABBERMOUTH.NET visitor by the name of Bob — who first brought this cancellation to our attention — commented, "Their merchandise sa...

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LAMB OF GOD Guitarist Talks GRAMMYS, Touring And Upcoming Album

Simon Milburn of The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On how the last few months have been for the band since the release of "Sacrament": "It's really been amazing. The album's been so well received, which really...

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AS I LAY DYING, CYNIC, FASTWAY Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

SILVERSTEIN, MY ALAMO, FASTWAY, CAT THE DOG, DAMONE, VOODOO SIX, PRIESTESS, IN THIS MOMENT, FAIR TO MIDLAND, AS I LAY DYING, FLOOD OF RED, ARMY OF FRESHMAN, LOST ALONE, ELIOT MINOR, CYNIC, PANIC CELL and ARCHITECTS have been confirmed for the Download festival, which is set to take place June 8-10 a...