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CHILDREN OF BODOM Schedules One-Off London Show

Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM will play a one-off show in London, England at the Astoria on March 8, 2008. CHILDREN OF BODOM bassist Henkka T. Blacksmith recently stated that the band will enter the studio the second week of October to begin recording its new CD for an early 2008 release. CHIL...

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MASTODON In 'Beginning Stages' Of Writing New Album

While at the MTV Video Music Awards in early September, MASTODON told MTV News that they wrote their best song ever — even though it's not quite finished yet — while on the way to the big show. "It's pretty much the best record we've yet to write," guitarist Bill Kelliher said before singing a ...

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MASTODON To Support QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE In L.A

MASTODON will support QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE on Monday, October 29 at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California. MASTODON is also scheduled to appear at the Vegoose Festival on October 27 in Las Vegas, Nevada. As previously reported, more details have been revealed about the beating suffer...

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CELLADOR Guitarist BILL HUDSON: I Had Nothing To Do With MASTODON's HINDS Getting Injured

Guitarist Bill Hudson of the Nebraska-based power metallers CELLADOR has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "I got a call from a friend this morning. He said he heard on a local radio station here in Omaha that I apparently got in a fight with a member of MASTODON, and he was seri...

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MY KINGDOM MUSIC Launches NEW DAWN Division

Italy's My Kingdom Music has launched a new division called New Dawn. According to a press release, it "will include releases of young and talented bands which deserve your attention and that surely in the next future will spread their name over the musical scene. "Here are our first bands to be inc...

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MASTODON: More 'Stories From The Road' Posted Online

The third and fourth episodes in MASTODON's "stories from the road" series have been posted online. Watch them below. As previously reported, more details have been revealed about the beating suffered by MASTODON singer/guitarist Brent Hinds following the MTV Video Music Awards in Las Vegas on Septe...

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Police Report: MASTODON's HINDS Clashed With SYSTEM OF A DOWN's ODADJIAN

Aaron Thompson of the Las Vegas Weekly reports: Turns out, Tommy Lee vs. Kid Rock was only the undercard on [MTV Video Music Awards] night. According to a Metro police report released Monday, the September 10 fight that landed MASTODON frontman Brent Hinds in University Medical Center's intensive ca...

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DEICIDE/Ex-CANNIBAL CORPSE Guitarist Says ADRIFT CD Is 'By Far Best Record I Have Ever Done'

ADRIFT guitarist Jack Owen (also DEICIDE, ex-CANNIBAL CORPSE) has issued the following update on the recording process for the band's new album, "Absolution": “We've finally finished the mix of our full length record, 'Absolution'. It took a little longer than we expected due to Mark Lewis (of Audio...

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YAKUZA Covers PINK FLOYD

Chicago's forward-thinking experimetallers YAKUZA have recorded a version of PINK FLOYD's "Lucifer Sam" with producer Sanford Parker (MINSK, PELICAN) for an upcoming Syd Barrett tribute record, to be released by Dwell Records. UK-based label Eyes Of Sound will release YAKUZA's "Samsara" LP as the fi...

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'Black Metal' Graphic Novel Creators Interviewed

The Washington Post's Express recently spoke to the creators of "Black Metal", a new graphic novel from author Rick Spears and artist Chuck BB. "Black Metal", published by Oni Press, is filled with funny sight gags and clever tributes to the music genre that inspired the comic, all told in the sort...

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YAKUZA: 'Samsara' Vinyl Due Next Month

UK-based label Eyes Of Sound will release YAKUZA's "Samsara" LP as the first in a limited gatefold vinyl series. Originally issued in 2006 via Prostheitc Records, this limited edition of 500 gatefold LPs also features an exclusive remix of "Back To The Mountain" by the infamous James Plotkin (KHANAT...

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MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT Not Splitting After All

Dayton, Ohio-based sludge metal act MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT appears to have changed its mind about calling it quits and has announced that it has been rejoined by original guitarist Alex Vernon (who co-wrote and played on "Time and Withering" and the band's split release with fellow Dayton-ites KENOM...

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MASTODON's BRENT HINDS 'Expected To Make Full Recovery'

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported early this morning, MASTODON guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds suffered what the band's manager described as a "severe" head injury in an incident that took place sometime after the MTV Video Music Awards early Monday morning (September 10). He remains under physician...

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MASTODON's BRENT HINDS Hospitalized With 'Severe Head Injury'

MASTODON's management has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "MASTODON guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds suffered a severe head injury after his performance on Sunday night's [September 9] MTV Video Music Awards in Las Vegas. He is being treated by a Las Vegas hospital where he remai...

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LEMMY, SERJ TANKIAN Perform With FOO FIGHTERS In Las Vegas; Video Available

During an eight-song "MTV Video Music Awards" set (which didn't actually air during the televised ceremony) at the Palms Casino Fantasy Suites in Las Vegas Sunday night (September 9),FOO FIGHTERS performed PROBOT's "Shake Your Blood" twice — once with MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy Kilmister. Also, SYSTE...