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Ex-SUM 41 Guitarist's BROWN BRIGADE Signs With AQUARIUS RECORDS

BROWN BRIGADE, the new metal band featuring ex-SUM 41 guitarist Dave "Brownsound" Baksh and his cousin Vaughn Lal (bass),has inked a deal with Aquarius Records. The group is currently "finishing up lyrics and practicing for the studio," according to a posting on its web site. "The album should be o...

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Man Late For GODSMACK Concert Arrested After 110 Mph Ride

Indystar.com reports that an Indianapolis man running late for a GODSMACK concert was arrested by a state trooper in western Indiana after fleeing the officer at 110 mph, authorities said. John M. Leer, 24, was spotted Saturday night at about 5:50 p.m. after police received reports that a white, 199...

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KEVIN SHIRLEY Says Working On METALLICA's 'The Videos' DVD Was 'Quite A Challenge'

Producer Kevin Shirley (IRON MAIDEN, DREAM THEATER, H.I.M.) has revealed that he spent August and September mixing 5.1 Surround Sound versions of all the original audio for the promotional videos that will be included on METALLICA's upcoming DVD, called "The Videos: 1989-2004". "It was quite a chall...

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WUTHERING HEIGHTS: 'The Shadow Cabinet' Available For Streaming Today

"The Shadow Cabinet", the new album from Danish/Swedish metallers WUTHERING HEIGHTS, is available for streaming today (Saturday, Oct. 21) at the French web site HeavyLaw.com (click on the small album cover in the upper right-hand corner of the main page). "The Shadow Cabinet" was recorded at several...

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TRIVIUM: More 'The Crusade' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

Florida-based metallers TRIVIUM have entered the national album charts in the following countries with their new album, "The Crusade": Australia: #14 Austria: #44 Canada: #23 Germany: #23 Ireland: #12 Italy: #86 Japan: #46 Norway: #61 Sweden: #41 Switzerland: #92 The Netherlands: #64 U.K.: #7 U.S.:...

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METALLICA: 'The Videos 1989-2004' DVD Details Revealed

METALLICA will release a DVD collection of all the promotional videos it has made, entitled "The Videos 1989-2004", on December 5 in North America (one day earlier internationally). Commented the band in a posting on its web site: "We've been getting requests for many years to release all the promot...

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REQUIEM AETERNAM Begins Work On New Album

Melodic black metal band REQUIEM AETERNAM, originally from Uruguay but currently based in New York, has posted the following message on its official web site: "REQUIEM AETERNAM is ready to begin writing the music for their third opus, planed to be recorded in 2008. Lyrically, this new work will be b...

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ARCH ENEMY Frontwoman Offers Free Singing Advice

ARCH ENEMY frontwoman Angela Gossow has posted the following message on her MySpace page: "I collected some mails regarding techniques, problems, nodules, etc. Maybe you got the same questions and find some answers here. Q: I am a fellow female death/black metal singer, who was recently diagnosed wi...

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Tales of Rock 'N' Roll

Considering the U.S. release date was August 1st and the disc arrived sometime thereafter, the review arrives a tad late. But hey, it's the MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, so better late than never. After 25 years (not counting the early UFO/SCORPIONS work),the German guitar god can still squeeze out a phe...

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Ex-FORBIDDEN Guitarist Offers Update On SPIRALARMS Project

Guitarist Craig Locicero (ex-FORBIDDEN) of SPIRALARMS — the San Francisco Bay Area band also featuring Tim Narducci (ex-SYSTEMATIC) on guitar/vocals, Chris Kontos (ex-MACHINE HEAD, TESTAMENT) on drums, Chris Lombardo on bass and Brad Barth on keyboards — has posted the following message on the group...

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ROBERT PLANT's Mercy Gig

The U.K.'s ExpressAndStar.co.uk reports: Rock legend Robert Plant is backing a fundraising campaign to raise £25,000 in three months to save the life of a Kidderminster mother suffering from a brain tumour. The former LED ZEPPELIN frontman, who lives near Shatterford, was so moved by the plight of h...

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NAPALM DEATH Bassist: 'Do We Really Need Some Religion To Tell Us Right From Wrong?'

Daniel Löfquist of CriticalMass.se recently conducted an interview with NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On frontman Barney Greenway doing some experimental vocal stuff on the new album: "We're all big fans of a mid-Eighties band called SWANS and we've tried in...

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Ex-SUM 41 Guitarist's BROWN BRIGADE Project Prepares To Hit The Road

BROWN BRIGADE, the new metal band featuring ex-SUM 41 guitarist Dave "Brownsound" Baksh and his cousin Vaughn Lal (bass),has issued the following update: "As quiet as our web presence has been lately, we have not! Go to our MySpace to check out tracks from our forthcoming EP. As well as Dave Browns...

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Suffocation

American death metal's most consistent and punishing standard-bearers, SUFFOCATION sometimes get overlooked in the rush to deify other bands. While it could be argued that they've never been a particularly innovative act, there's something to be said for the songcraft, torturous bits of melody, and...

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Mirrors

I have a vague recollection of a review I wrote for MISERY SIGNALS' debut "Of Malice and the Magnum Heart" in which I basically stated that it was not an enjoyable effort nor was it an impressive one. The memory was unpleasant enough to almost result in my avoidance of a review of the group's ...