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ADAGIO: Japanese Tour Report

Guitarist Stéphan Forté of the French progressive metallers ADAGIO has issued the following update: "Just arrived back from Japan where we played three shows, did some promo and had lots of fun.... "Unfortunately, I didn't have time to make an official announcement before leaving and when I arrived...

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VELVET REVOLVER Members To Attend U.K.'s MUSIC LIVE Event

Duff McKagan and Dave Kushner from VELVET REVOLVER will attend this year's Music Live event, which is being held November 2-4, 2007 at the NEC in Birmingham, England. The bassist and guitar player will visit the show in conjunction with Rotosound strings on November 3 and November 4 to meet fans and...

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Unholy

Nasty, gnarly, ragged, and jagged, "Unholy" by Sweden's MY OWN GRAVE is the sound of vintage Swedish death metal (i.e. bullshit-free and burnt to a crisp). Hardly inventive, but oh so well played, the only attribute worth bitching about is the short running time: 16 minutes (five songs),but that's...

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GENERAL SURGERY Announces Stockholm Gig

Legendary Swedish grindcore merchants GENERAL SURGERY have issued the following update: "Just a quick note to let you all know that we'll be playing in Stockholm at Tantogården on October the 5th with REGURGITATE and BOMBSTRIKE. Show will start approximately around 19.00. We'll be playing a few new...

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TRIVIUM Bassist Checks In

TRIVIUM bassist Paolo Gregoletto has issued the following update: "Thank you to everyone that came out to see us on the Family Values Tour or at an 'off date' show, we really appreciate it and hoped that you enjoyed the summer as much as we did! "It seems our quick vacation is coming to an ...

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TESTAMENT Frontman Talks About New Record Deal, Upcoming Album

Luxi Lahtinen and Niko Karppinen of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: You played a brand-new TESTAMENT track, titled "The Afterlife", at the Earthshaker festival in Germany on July 20th. Do...

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VELVET REVOLVER's SLASH And DUFF Talk With AT&T BLUE ROOM; Video Available

VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash and bassist Duff McKagan were interviewed by AT&T Blue Room about the title of their new album, "Libertad", how the band formed, the pair's long history, the song selection on the album, and more. There also is some in-studio footage. Watch the four clips, posted...

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DALLAS STARS Right-Winger Attends SLAYER Show In Dallas; Report, Photos Available

Finnish hockey player and self-proclaimed huge heavy metal fan Jere Lehtinen of the Dallas Stars recently attended a SLAYER concert in Dallas and wrote a piece about it for the NHL.com web site. An excerpt from the article follows: "As you know, I am a hockey player and not a writer so bear with me...

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Reactivated Thrashers BELIEVER Recording Five New Songs

Drummer Joey Daub of the the much-missed late '80s/early '90s technical-thrash metal band BELIEVER has issued the following update: "It's time for some more BELIEVER info, folks! It's official: Kurt [Bachman; guitar/vocals] and I have just finished tracking drums and guitars for five new songs for p...

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MONDO GENERATOR Mainman Says OZZFEST 2007 'Wasn't Our Scene'

Mark Carras of Rock My Monkey recently conducted an interview with MONDO GENERATOR frontman Nick Oliveri (also ex-KYUSS, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock My Monkey: Why did you drop off Ozzfest? Was it a money issue? Nick Oliveri: You know, it was just many ....

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Hex

"…life is nasty, brutish, and short", wrote 17th Century philosopher Thomas Hobbes in his book Leviathan, this abbreviated statement also aptly describing the music of underground legends NUNSLAUGHTER. After about a thousand (well, more like 110) releases of various shapes and sizes since forming in...

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VELVET REVOLVER: 'The Last Fight' Video Posted Online

VELVET REVOLVER's video for the band's new single, "The Last Fight", is available for viewing exlusively at Yahoo! Music. "The Last Fight" is the second single from VELVET REVOLVER's sophomore album, "Libertad", which sold 93,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release to land a...

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GEORGE LYNCH MTS Signature Series Preamp Modules Available Via Randall Amplifiers

Randall Amplifiers, a division of US Music Corporation, announced today the general availability of the George Lynch MTS Signature Series Preamp Modules, which allows guitarists to attain his classic tones, ranging from smooth and clean to the heavy rhythm tones characteristic of the DOKKEN and LYNC...

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NIKKI SIXX: 'I Take Complete Responsibility For My Actions, Good And Bad'

Deb Rao of Glam-Metal.com recently conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Glam-Metal.com: Nikki, What do you hope that fans will learn about the addiction from reading your book, "The Heroin Diaries"? Sixx: My hope is it both paints a p...

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MAX CAVALERA Contemplating Surprising Former SEPULTURA Bandmates With Phone Call

SOULFLY/ex-SEPULTURA frontman Max Cavalera spoke to Björn Gieseler of the German radio station Radio T on Sunday, August 19 about his current project with his younger brother (and former SEPULTURA bandmate) Igor (tentatively dubbed THE CAVALERA CONSPIRACY) and the possibility of a reunion of the cla...