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The Muse of Senor Ray
Fans of hand-clappin', booty-shaking California stoner pop (i.e. FU MANCHU's "California Crossing" album, the most straightforward QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE cuts, or a lot of the HELLACOPTERS' output) may want to check out THE MATADORS. They're not the most distinctive band in the world, but they do d...July 17, 2006
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Misery Speaks
Finding yet another way to work "misery" into a band name, Germany's MISERY SPEAKS lands its Alveran debut (after the independently released full-length "Things Fall Apart" and "Demo 2005" disc) and should make a medium-sized splash in scene waters with this self-titled album. The album's fundamenta...July 17, 2006
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DJ ROB GEE: We Weren't Gonna Let Another DIMEBAG-Type Incident Happen Again
DJ Rob Gee has commented on the controversial appearance by SLIPKNOT and BIOHAZARD members during his set at the Dutch techno festival Sensation Black last Saturday (July 8),which ended in fistfight between the DJ and a concertoer. According to the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, techno fans began bo...July 14, 2006
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SLAYER Guitarist KERRY KING: 'We Won't Change. We'll Always Be Angry'
Angela Yeager of the Statesman Journal recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the war in Iraq servng as the inspiration for a few of the songs on the upcoming CD, "Christ Illusion", which will be released Aug. 8: "Tom [Araya] w...July 13, 2006
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Be An EMPEROR Roadie For A Day
Like to lift things? Find yourself often humming EMPEROR tunes in the shower? Well now's your chance to play roadie for a day for the Norwegian black metal lords! The roadie for the day would be for the July 14 show at B.B. King club in New York City and the July 17 appearance at ...July 9, 2006
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KISS Drummer ERIC SINGER: Live ESP CD Due Later In The Year
KISS drummer Eric Singer recently answered a few questions from fans via the band's official web site. A few excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow: Q: What have you got on your plate in terms of studio albums? Is ESP an "ongoing band?" I thought it was just a one-off thing? I remember...July 5, 2006
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The Hard and the Furious, Vol. 1
So is "Metal's Dark Side: The Hard and the Furious, Vol. 1" worth checking out? Only if you are one of two things: A diehard Jasmin St. Claire fan or you obtain it free of charge. And before you porn hounds get overly excited about the prospect of seeing Ms. St. Claire nude, it will ...July 2, 2006
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ALLELE Part Ways With Singer, Announce Replacement
ALLELE — the new project featuring former COLD guitarist Kelly Hayes and former OTEP guitarist Lane Maverick — have parted ways with vocalist Wally Wood. The band's statement on the matter reads as follows: "OK, so well now I'd imagine everyone pretty much knows what is going on. We would have prefe...June 30, 2006
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GUNS N' ROSES Manager On AXL's Arrest: 'Love Him Or Hate Him, Don't Get It Twisted'
GUNS N' ROSES manager Merck Mercuriadis released this statement following the band's sold out show in Oslo, Norway last night (June 28) — their first since frontman Axl Rose was released from jail in Stockholm on Tuesday: "We are very unhappy about Tuesday's events in Stockholm. To put this in conte...June 29, 2006
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CANNIBAL CORPSE: Australia/New Zealand Tour Announced
CANNIBAL CORPSE have lined up the following dates in Australia/New Zealand: Oct. 03 - The Hifi Bar – Melbourne, AUS Oct. 04 - The Gaelic Club - Sydney, AUS Oct. 05 - The Arena - Brisbane, AUS Oct. 06 - 420 - Auckland, NZ Oct. 07 - Indigo Bar - Wellington, NZ Oct. 09 - ...June 26, 2006
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Live In Munich 1977
There are always people who, to be difficult, like to throw rocks at the sacred cows of music. You know, that ass-clown who insists that SABBATH wasn't all that great, or that "Kill 'em All" is overrated, or that LED ZEPPELIN is a bunch of bullshit. But even amongst these career naysayers, it's hard...June 26, 2006
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Sacrifice
DEADSOIL are textbook metalcore. They can thrash it up, as on "Cross the Great Divide", or throw in clean singalong choruses, as on "Unspoken" and the melodic "These Stings". They can do the galloping AT THE GATES beat (see "True Belief") and they can do HATEBREED-style breakdowns. What they can't d...June 18, 2006
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DRAGONFORCE: More OZZFEST 'Off' Dates Announced
U.K. power metallers DRAGONFORCE have confirmed the following U.S. headlining shows during Ozzfest "off" days (all shows with support from BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME except noted otherwise): Jun. 30 - Eugene, OR - WOW Hall Jul. 05 - Colorado Springs, CO - The Black Sheep Jul. 12 - Ft. Worth, TX - Rid...June 18, 2006
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Exclusive: SEPULTURA's ANDREAS KISSER Talks About Departure Of IGOR CAVALERA
On Thursday, June 15, SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser spoke exclusively to BLABBERMOUTH.NET about the recent departure of drummer and founding member Igor Cavalera and the group's future plans. A transcript of the chat follows: Q: Igor told me a couple of days ago [read Igor's interview at this l...June 17, 2006
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To Escape Is To Suffer
With all the fanfare of a tree falling in the forest, this record hit the shelves a couple months ago. What the hell kind of world do we live in when a killer slab of Florida death metal, one with honest-to-christ songs and a sense of tempo almost unknown today, gets released, and no one ...June 12, 2006
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