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The Beauty and the Beer

Am I the only one that immediately gets a shit-eating grin on my face and a thirst for suds as soon as Germany's TANKARD comes up in conversation? I suspect not, as these thrashing sots are coming up on a quarter century of entertaining diehard fans with their comedic brand of vintage thrash. I mean...

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GIGANTOUR Director Of Security To Fans: 'Do Not Throw Items At The Stage'

Jon Urban (photo),the Director of Security for Gigantour, has issued the following statement regarding this year's traveling festival: "I have a long history of tour security experience and I have found it very rewarding to be working with Dave Mustaine [MEGADETH frontman and Gigantour mastermind]...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Bassist And Former Model Try To Make Fashion Sense

Elizabeth Khuri of the Los Angeles Times recently interviewed MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx and Kelly Gray, of the St. John line of durable knits for ladies, about Royal Underground, their men's clothing line, which Bloomingdale's, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom and other mainstream retailers will begin...

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DROWNING POOL Frontman: 'To Hell With The Stateside News Networks'

The USO, in partnership with Armed Forces Entertainment (AFE),recently sent rock/metal band DROWNING POOL to perform shows for service members stationed in the Persian Gulf and Germany. It was the second USO tour for the group, which performed for troops in Kuwait in October 2005. The band also met...

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CATTLE DECAPITATION Frontman: There's Not A Whole Lot Of Gore On The New Record

TheMetalWeb.com recently conducted an interview with CATTLE DECAPITATION vocalist Travis Ryan. A few excerpts from the chat follow: TheMetalWeb.com: How has the sound evolved over the last ten years? "Karma. Bloody. Karma" seems to be a different entity from your prior releases. Travis Ryan: Well, i...

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ANTHRAX Singer BELLADONNA: Three Albums' Worth Of Solo Material Available For Download

ANTHRAX frontman Joey Belladonna has made three full albums' worth of solo material available for paid download via his official web site. Commented Joey: "These songs are assorted experiments that I have done and are varied in style. They are sort of 'one-offs,' basically just songs that I wanted t...

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STONE SOUR's COREY TAYLOR: 'There's Just Not Enough Danger In Music Anymore'

MuchMusic.com recently conducted an interview with STONE SOUR members Corey Taylor (vocals) and Josh Rand (guitar). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: MuchMusic.com: There's a lot of news right now about how guys are "burning up the charts". What do you think about entering the belly of the...

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OZZY OSBOURNE And BLACK LABEL SOCETY To Tour Together In Early 2007

Justin Donnelly of Australia's The Metal Forge webzine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY). A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the new BLACK LABEL SOCIETY album, "Shot to Hell": "As always, there's going to be some mellow stuff on it, a...

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BLACK SABBATH Bassist GEEZER BUTLER Has '50 Ideas' For Next GZR Album

BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler has posted the following message on his official web site: "It's been a year since I updated my 'journal'; maybe I should call it an annual. Well the greatest tournament on Earth has finished, and I can now get back to normal life. I watched every match of ...

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Nocturne

Los Angeles' THE HUMAN ABSTRACT is one of those bands that takes the core elements of metal and integrates it with a substantial classic influence, mainly in the chord progressions and the beautiful acoustic passages. On "Nocturne", the metal (including a bit of metalcore) components are primarily E...

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GORGOROTH Guitarist: 'You Dance With The Devil, You Take What Comes'

Newsweek Poland recently conducted an interview with GORGOROTH guitarist/founder Infernus. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Q: There has been a lot of controversy about your concert in February 2004 in Krakov. Have you ever experienced similar problems (protests, abusive comments in the pr...

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Chapter 1: Between the Bridges

It's a horribly inappropriate metaphor, given the eating and drinking habits of many in this scene, but aren't good old-school hardcore records kind of the audio equivalent of a bacon cheeseburger and a cheap cold beer? Sure, it's nice to see bands spreading their wings, getting all technical, meldi...

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WHITESNAKE's U.S. Return Delayed After Terror Scare

Vocalist David Coverdale and the rest of WHITESNAKE were delayed in their return to the U.S. from Europe yesterday (Thursday, August 10) after authorities foiled a terror plot in London. Coverdale wrote on the band's message board, "Well, looks like they don't want us to leave! Don't worry... there...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Drummer BOBBY JARZOMBEK Checks In

Drummer extraordinaire Bobby Jarzombek (HALFORD, ICED EARTH, SEBASTIAN BACH) has issued the following update: "It's been a busy summer (can you believe this heat we've been having....?!) and I thought I'd update you all on the latest in my neck o' da woods. "Back in June I recorded my drum tracks fo...

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Good Times…Bad Blood

Troy, New York's LAST CALL formed a decade ago and until receiving the new full-length, "Good Times…Bad Blood", I'd never read or heard a single thing about the band. Though I can't say that missing out on the group's development these past 10 years has scarred me deeply, I can comfortably recommend...