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'Encyclopedia Of Swedish Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Vol. 3' On The Way
Having just finished doing the layout and additional research for an encyclopedia of Swedish punk written by Peter Jandreus, Swedish musician/author Janne Stark (LOCOMOTIVE BREATH, OVERDRIVE, SALT) has commenced work on the third "Encyclopedia of Swedish Hard Rock And Heavy Metal" for Premium Publis...May 16, 2008
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DAVE GROHL Says His Message To METALLICA Wasn't Meant To Be 'Open Letter'
Former NIRVANA drummer and FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl has posted the following semi-denial of his purported "open letter" to METALLICA: "Just wanted to write a quick note to clear up this whole 'Open letter to Metallica' fiasco... For the record, I never 'wrote' anything to METALLICA. I was as...May 15, 2008
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DRY KILL LOGIC: Recharging Batteries
DRY KILL LOGIC frontman Cliff Rigano has posted the folowing message on the band's MySpace page: "Just wanted to hit you all up and let you know that we are NOT dead, broken up or MIA. When you bleed the dream for 18 years like we have, at some point you need downtime to decompress, ...May 14, 2008
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IRON MAIDEN: 'Somewhere Back In Time The Best Of: 1980-1989' Artwork Available For Download
The cover artwork for IRON MAIDEN's new collection, "Somewhere Back In Time The Best Of: 1980-1989", is available for download as a PDF file at this location. This very special album, which is being released today (May 12) via EMI Records, charts the first decade of the band's extraordinary career....May 12, 2008
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TURISAS: Two Shows Cancelled
Finnish folk/metal overlords TURISAS have issued the following update: "We know that this comes a bit late, but tonight's [May 11] show [at The Cell Block in Phoenix, Arizona] has been cancelled, as well as the one on May 13 [at The Launchpad in Albuquerque, New Mexico]. Sorry for the late informati...May 11, 2008
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Heavy Metal And Violence: More Than A Myth?
James Donkin of CNN.com reports: Violence and heavy metal seem to have been inextricably entwined since the dawn of the metal genre. JUDAS PRIEST, MARILYN MANSON and BLACK SABBATH are just some of the household metal names to have come under public fire for supposedly inciting teenagers to commit mu...May 9, 2008
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BUCKCHERRY Prepares To Hit The Studio
BUCKCHERRY guitarist Keith Nelson has issued the following update: "Today is the day. We started writing and rehearsing for [the new BUCKCHEERY album] recording sessions a few months back, and now the time has come to put this baby on wax! We have so many songs now, the biggest challenge is what NOT...May 8, 2008
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HAIL OF BULLETS: Entire Debut Album To Be Streamed On MySpace
"Of Frost And War", the debut album from HAIL OF BULLETS the new band featuring GOREFEST drummer Ed Warby, THANATOS guitarists Stephan Gebdi and Paul Baayens, former PESTILENCE/ASPHYX singer Martin Van Drunen and former HOUWITSER bass player Theo van Eekelen will be streamed in its entirety on the g...May 8, 2008
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TIAMAT Mainman: I Would Play Baghdad If Someone Paid For Our Plane Tickets
Ofir Messer of Israel's Metalist magazine [recently conducted an interview with TIAMAT mainman Johan Edlund. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metalist: Speaking of the new album, it seems that you have put some minor Middle Eastern influences in it... was this because of your current livin...May 4, 2008
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WHITESNAKE Guitarist: 'You Won't Be Able To Survive If You Are Just Going For The Quick Dollar'
Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with WHITESNAKE guitarist Doug Aldrich. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisited: You have been with a lot of different bands. How do you write in the style of Whitesnake? Doug: This is similar to where I s...May 3, 2008
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JANE'S ADDICTION At NME AWARDS: Red-Carpet Interviews, Performance Footage Available
Possum from Altitude TV has filed a three-minute video report from last week's (April 23) NME Awards USA, including red-carpet interviews and footage of JANE'S ADDICTION's reunion show with bassist Eric Avery. Watch the clip below. JANE'S ADDICTION was presented with the Godlike Genius Award at the...April 29, 2008
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Unblessing the Purity
Sweden's BLOODBATH just keeps on churning out their modernized old school (if that makes any sense) brand of death metal. Yet the detractors are sure to bitch when they find out that new EP "Unblessing the Purity" no longer includes what many considered to be the driving force of the act, Dan Swanö....April 28, 2008
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When You Were Shouting At the Devil
Rip-roarin' lowbrow good times from what amounts to STRAPPING YOUNG LAD without Devin Townsend (and I wouldn't put ten bucks down on his not actually being credited singer "The Heathen", either). Imagine the grinding post-nuke riffs of Jed Simon and Byron Stroud and the thundering apocalypse of Gene...April 28, 2008
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URIAH HEEP: 'Wake The Sleeper' Tour Dates Announced
British rock legends URIAH HEEP have announced tour dates in support of their first studio album in almost ten years, "Wake The Sleeper", due out via Universal Music in June. All dates are below. Recorded in 2007, "Wake The Sleeper" was produced by Mike Paxman (STATUS QUO, JUDIE TZUKE). In the words...April 25, 2008
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Reunited JANE'S ADDICTION: Interview, Performance Footage Available
JANE'S ADDICTION interview and performance footage from last night's (April 23) NME Awards USA at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles can be viewed below. The newly reunited band brought the entire house to its feet for their set that included the classic tracks "Jane Says", "Mountain Song", "Ocean Si...April 24, 2008