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QUO VADIS To Release 'Live In Montreal' Two-CD Set

Canadian technical metallers QUO VADIS have issued the following update: "It gives us great pleasure to announce a show in Montreal at the Medley on May 12. This is our first show in our home town since the recording of the DVD two years ago!! QUO VADIS will share the stage with MARTYR, BLINDED BY ....

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SCUM OF THE EARTH Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

SCUM OF THE EARTH, the band featuring former ROB ZOMBIE guitarist Riggs and ex-WHITE ZOMBIE drummer Ivan DePrume, is currently wrapping up recording sessions for its second album, entitled "Sleaze Freak", to be released by Eclipse Records later this year. "We decided to write two more songs for the...

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W.A.S.P. Mainman BLACKIE LAWLESS Talks Politics

Vassil Varbanov of Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock recently conducted an interview with W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Tangra Mega Rock: All the American musicians we've been talking to say it's a fuckin' rubbish situation with the U.S. government, the war i...

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MACHINE MEN: Video Footage From Helsinki Concert Available

Video footage of Finnish melodic metal act MACHINE MEN performing at Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland on March 24, 2007 has been posted at YouTube. MACHINE MEN's new album, "Circus of Fools", recently entered the Finnish chart at position No. 8. The group's "No Talk without the Giant" single debuted on...

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Year Zero

An extreme right-wing theocratic dictatorship has taken over the U.S. and is waging war against the Middle East, while trying to keep the populace drugged by poisoning its drinking water. The environment and society is collapsing, civil liberties are no more, and Christian military police raid peopl...

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GALLACTUS Signs With DIMINISHED FIFTH RECORDS

Diminished Fifth Records has announced the signing of GALLACTUS for the follow-up album to their acclaimed LP "Empire of the Eye". The CD is due this summer and and will be the third release by Diminished Fifth Records since the label's inception in July 2006. According to a press release, GALLACTUS...

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STATIC-X Frontman Talks About Songwriting Process For 'Cannibal'

Patrick Douglas of The Culture Shock recently conducted an interview with STATIC-X frontman Wayne Static. A couple of excerpts follow: The Culture Shock: You've got a pretty extensive tour coming up. What do you do in the days leading up to a tour like this to kind of prepare yourself for a few ...

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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist Hard At Work On New Solo Album

DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess has issued the following update: "I'm presently finishing up the keyboard tracks for [my new solo album] now. After that's all done, I will get the drums recorded followed by the guitar and vocals. Of course the bulk of the sounds will be generated by yours tr...

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Angular Perceptions

THOUGHT CHAMBER is the product of guitarist Michael Harris and vocalist Ted Leonard (ENCHANT). Along with Bobby Williamson (keyboards),Rob Stankiewicz (drums),and Derek Blakely (bass),the result of the collaboration is "Angular Perceptions", a progressive metal album with songwriting and groove a...

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ZIMMERS HOLE Performs In Vancouver; Photos Available

ZIMMERS HOLE, the Vancouver-based project featuring guitarist Jed Simon and bassist Byron Stroud of STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, made a rare live appearance last night (Thursday, March 29) at the Buffalo Club in Vancouver. A BLABBERMOUTH.NET user by the name of DeadSkin Mask (a.k.a. Cam) has submitted the f...

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QUEEN Helps Create Majestic Score To 'The Alps'

Rock climbing and classic rock royalty QUEEN come together seamlessly in "The Alps", a compelling giant screen film for IMAX Theaters that captures a spiritual, life-changing journey by one of America's most acclaimed mountaineers, atop one of the world's most celebrated, yet treacherous peaks. The...

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SONATA ARCTICA To Host 'Unia' Listening Party In New York City

SONATA ARCTICA lead vocalist Tony Kakko and keyboardist Henrik Klingenberg will host a listening party for their new album, "Unia", at Lit Lounge (93 Second Avenue - between 5th & 6th Streets) in New York City on Monday, April 2. Scheduled for North American release on May 22, "Unia" will be pla...

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The Blackening

"The Blackening", MACHINE HEAD's sixth studio album, is quite simply the band's best effort since its shattering 1994 debut, "Burn My Eyes", and may even surpass that modern classic. It may also be the best all-out metal recording of 2007. This is a no-holds-barred, brutally heavy, uncompromising al...

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LORDI Mainman To Star In Horror Film

According to ESCToday.com, Finnish heavy metal monsters LORDI will soon return as the co-writers and stars of the multi-million film production "Dark Floors". The band will also perform the film's theme song. Described as "an American-type slasher thriller with a sprinkle of Japanese style," the mov...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS To Headline U.S. VIRGIN FESTIVAL In Baltimore

SMASHING PUMPKINS have been announced as one of the headliners of the U.S. Virgin Festival, scheduled for August 4-5 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Also slated to appear are THE POLICE and the BEASTIE BOYS. More lineup announcements and information about ticket sales are expected over the comi...