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MACHINES OF GRACE Schedules First-Ever Live Shows

MACHINES OF GRACE — the new band featuring vocalist Zak Stevens (CIRCLE II CIRCLE, SAVATAGE, MACHINES OF GRACE),drummer Jeff Plate (TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, SAVATAGE, METAL CHURCH),guitarist Matt Leff (guitar) and bassist Chris Rapoza (bass) — has scheduled its first-ever live performances, start...

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FISCHER On TRIPTYKON: 'It Invokes An Extreme Darkness, A Darkness We Are All Addicted To'

Former CELTIC FROST and current TRIPTYKON frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has issued the following update: "The third day of album recording sessions with TRIPTYKON. I am writing these lines in the control room of the studio, far in the countryside west of Landshut, Germany. The studio is surrounded by...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Guitarist Interviewed Before BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Performance

Hugh of ThrashHits.com conducted an interview with guitarist Paul Allender of British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH prior to the band's performance at this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 14-16, 2009 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. Watch the seven-minute chat be...

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DAVE NAVARRO Joins BILLY CORGAN's SPIRITS IN THE SKY

Dave Navarro (JANE'S ADDICTION, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) and Mark Weitz (STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK) have joined the touring lineup of SPIRITS IN THE SKY, the act SMASHING PUMPKINS founder and frontman Billy Corgan assembled last month as a tribute to late SEEDS frontman Sky Saxon. SPIRITS IN THE SKY also...

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Mother Of DIMEBAG's Killer Featured On Tonight's 'Secret Lives Of Women'

The mother of Nathan Gale, the ex-Marine who killed PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and four other people at a Columbus, Ohio, nightclub in December 2004, is one of several mothers who are profiled in tonight's (Tuesday, August 18) episode of WE's "Secret Lives of Women". Accor...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Officially Recruits 19-Year-Old Drummer MIKE BYRNE

Billy Corgan has announced that Mike Byrne has joined the SMASHING PUMPKINS as their new drummer. The 19-year-old Portland, Oregon native will make his debut with the band on the PUMPKINS' next album — about which a major announcement is expected in September — and tour. "I'm super-excited to be pla...

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ALICE IN CHAINS 'String Tribute' Due Next Month

Vitamin Records has set a September 29 release date for the "Vitamin String Quartet Tribute To Alice In Chains". A description of the album reads as follows: "First you hear the distorted roar, then the piercing wail, and your only choice is to let ALICE IN CHAINS take root in your soul. Between ind...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Guitarist Hit By Object At BLOODSTOCK; Band Forced To Cut Performance Short

British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH were forced to cut their set short earlier tonight (Saturday, August 15) at the Bloodstock Open Air festival in Derbyshire, England after guitarist Paul Allender was hit by an object thrown by a member of the audience, resulting in Paul being unable to finis...

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ADEMA: Original Lineup Reunion Is For The Fans

The original lineup of the Bakersfield, California rock band ADEMA — Marky Chavez (vocals),David Deroo (bass),Tim Fluckey (guitar),Mike Ransom (guitar),and Kris Kohls (drums) — has issued the following update: "So what does [the reunion] mean? We honestly have no idea. What we DO know is we are...

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APOCALYPTICA: Quality Gothenburg Footage Available

Quality video footage of APOCALYPTICA's August 12, 2009 performance at Kulturkalaset, Götaplatsen, Göteborg, Sweden can be viewed below (courtesy of "framednoise"). APOCALYPTICA is scheduled to enter the studio in the winter to begin recording its new album for a spring 2010 release. APOCALYPTICA sc...

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CIRCLE II CIRCLE/MACHINES OF GRACE Vocalist To Guest On 'Hard Rock Nights'

Vocalist Zak Stevens (SAVATAGE, CIRCLE II CIRCLE, MACHINES OF GRACE) will be the featured guest on the next edition of "Hard Rock Nights", the weekly syndicated radio program. Zak will join JT to talk about his new MACHINES OF GRACE project as well as share his thoughts on a possible SAVATAGE reunio...

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RATT Interviewed On 'Turn It Up' Radio Show

The "Turn It Up" radio show conducted an interview with RATT members Carlos Cavazo (guitar),Warren DeMartini (guitar) and Robbie Crane (bass) prior to the band's August 7, 2009 in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire. The chat is now available for streaming and or download at this location. it can also be...

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Visions Revealed

Though not reaching stratospheric levels of metallic bliss like label mates DAGON ("Terraphobic"),on "Visions Revealed" BLOODLINE SEVERED make a strong Christian metalcore showing that is far more death/thrash than 'core. Unlike the failings of THE AUTUMN OFFERING's "Requiem", "Visions Revealed" is...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: 'It Seems That I Have Regained My Stature In The Heavy Metal World'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has issued the following update: "Well, I am over in London and the funny thing is that when I come to London, the weather is usually pretty cruddy, and within a few hours, the sun almost always breaks through. The first day I was here was Tuesday at 1:30 p.m., and ...

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RATT: Toledo Footage Available

Video footage of RATT's July 25, 2009 performance on the Toledo Harley Davidson parking lot in Toledo, Ohio can be viewed below (courtesy of "tzf2"). More clips are available at this location. RATT will return to the studio in late August to resume recording its first studio release in 10 years. The...