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SAMMY HAGAR: 'VAN HALEN Always Did Everything Wrong And Backwards'

Kevin C. Johnson of STLtoday.com recently conducted an interview with Sammy Hagar. A few excerpts follow: STLtoday.com: What's it like having "Hall of Famer" in front of your name? Hagar: It's really exciting, being there and standing next to Keith Richards and people I looked up to my entire career...

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VILE Guitarist: 'The End Of America Is Here'

Colin Davis of the Californian brutal death metallers VILE has posted the following message on the band's MySpace page: "It's time to gear up people, its time to gear up... "I do a lot of personal research about what is going on in this country and in the world right now. Thank God, ...

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The Golden Plague

Coming to you from Los Angeles, LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH clearly have no qualms about keeping their old school influenced black metal punishment raw and cutting. The disc has nothing pretentious about it, nor does it come off as some veiled attempt to jump the black metal bandwagon. A spotty produc...

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SCRAP METAL To Headline MelodicRockFest

Some of the biggest names in the melodic rock world will converge on South Bend, Indiana on October 6 for a very special one-night-only performance to mark the 10th anniversary of popular rock music web site MelodicRock.com. The MelodicRockFest headliner will be SCRAP METAL, the Nashville-based all-...

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HELLYEAH Guitarist: 'We Don't Wanna Be Just A Metal Band'

In a recent interview conducted by Greg Maki of Live-Metal.net, HELLYEAH/NOTHINGFACE guitarist Tom Maxwell discussed HELLYEAH's participation in the 2007 Family Values Tour, the upcoming NOTHINGFACE album and more. Excerpts follow. Live-Metal.net: What was it like to play the first-ever HELLYEAH sho...

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VAINS OF JENNA Comments On Upcoming Tour With POISON, RATT

Swedish rockers VAINS OF JENNA are foregoing the glitz and glamour of their adopted home of Hollywood to support POISON and RATT on a summer-long amphitheater tour. Rock 'n' Roll is back when VAINS OF JENNA takes the stage. Seeing is believing, and I believe!" stated POISON bassist Bobby Dall. After...

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Swedish Black Metallers DARK FUNERAL Recruit New Drummer

DARK FUNERAL mainman Lord Ahriman has issued the following update: "I guess by now most of you, if not all, have realised that Matte Modin [drums] is no longer in the band. I won't go into any details as why at this point, but I guess if you read the statement Caligula [DARK ...

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VINNIE PAUL On HELLYEAH: 'It Was So Nice To Be 100 Percent Embraced By The Fans From The Start'

Andre Mihsin of ChartAttack.com recently conducted an interview with drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott (HELLYEAH, PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN). A few excerpts from the chat follow: On forming HELLYEAH with members of MUDVAYNE and NOTHINGFACE: "They needed a drummer and they wanted a heavy hitter, and I was the guy...

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ROB HALFORD: 'The Only Way You Can Get Good At Anything Is Practice, Practice, Practice'

Sarah Kurchak of ChartAttack.com recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On where he finds a leather belt that's seven studs wide: "Well, a lot of them I have made for me. There's a ton of great shops you can go to ...

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TED NUGENT Says His New Songs Are 'Just Hysterical'

TED NUGENT recently spoke to CourierPress.com about his upcoming album, "Love Grenade", which is being produced by Jack Blades (NIGHT RANGER, DAMN YANKEES). "The new songs are just hysterical," he said. "They're so intense, so grinding, so rhythm-and-blues. James Brown would really, really be proud....

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THE PROJECT HATE: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed

THE PROJECT HATE — the Swedish band featuring vocalist Jörgen Sandström (ex-ENTOMBED, GRAVE),guitarist Lord K. Philipson (GOD AMONG INSECTS, ex-LEUKEMIA),bassist Michael Håkansson (ENGEL, ex-EVERGREY),guitarist Petter S. Freed (2 TON PREDATOR),singer Jo Enckell (IGNORANCE BLISS) and drummer Dani...

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ADRIFT Checks In From Studio

Kevin Astl, drummer of Tampa Florida's ADRIFT (also featuring DECIDE/ex-CANNIBAL CORPSE guitarist Jack Owen) has posted the following studio update via the bands' MySpace page. "Jack and I are entrenched in CB Production Studios [in North Carolina] tracking the new ADRIFT album, tentatively titled '...

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FLOWING TEARS Parts Ways With CENTURY MEDIA, Plans Live Album

German female-fronted gothic metal band FLOWING TEARS has issued the following update: "Since rumours are spreading and we're drowning in mails we thought it might be a good idea to let you all know what's going on in the FT camp. "As you surely have noticed, the release of an upcoming album is post...

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Only Inhuman

As noted here in a review of SONIC SYNDICATE's "Eden Fire", the story is one of a sextet of Swedish youngsters (teens to early 20s) that released an album on Pivotal Rockordings (the Pivotal Rage webzine folks). Said album is made up of re-recorded songs from a couple of EPs and a few new tracks. .....

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Extinction Scheme

It is that damn tasty sound representative of vintage crust/grind that gets me every time. It is the quick explosions of cranked 'n' crunchy guitars and nihilistic attitude that makes "Extinction Scheme" from Sweden's INFANTICIDE such a treat. Darn reliable, but in no way inventive, the band follows...