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Original LIVING COLOUR Lineup Performs For First Time In 17 Years

LIVING COLOUR guitarist Vernon Reid has issued the following update: "[Friday] night [Sept. 22] something truly extraordinary happened: for the first time in 17 years, LIVING COLOUR played with Muzz Skillings on bass. The occasion was a private party the iconic master drummer/mentor-musician Jack De...

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THE BIG DIRTY BAND Featuring RUSH Members: 'I Fought The Law' Video Posted Online

THE BIG DIRTY BAND, the one-off project featuring Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee of RUSH alongside ex-TEA PARTY drummer Jeff Burrows, Adam Gantier of THREE DAYS GRACE, THORNLEY's Ian Thornley, and singer Care Failure of Toronto band DIE MANNEQUIN, recently shot a video for its version of the often-cover...

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THANATOS: Early Albums To Be Reissued As Limited-Edition Box Set

Long-running Dutch death/thrash metal band THANATOS have posted the following message on their official web site: "Some cool news for a change! Chinese label Area Death Productions have approached us to re-release the first three THANATOS albums as a limited-edition collector's box set! The box set...

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Blood Mountain

MASTODON fully lives up to its name and cements its status as one of the best newer American metal bands out there with, of all things, its major label debut. The band's third studio offering is an immense slab of brutally heavy rock that veers wildly between all-out thrash on cuts like opener "The...

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YEAR OF DESOLATION Finalizes Touring Plans

Indiana thrashers YEAR OF DESOLATION have finalized touring plans well into November. Meeting up with A LOVE ENDS SUICIDE and labelmates BURN IN SILENCE for nearly a month, YEAR OF DESOLATION will continue touring into December alongside long-running death metal band INCANTATION, with more informati...

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Former MAYHEM Frontman's SKITLIV Project: Audio Samples Available

SKITLIV, the new doom/black metal project of former MAYHEM vocalist Maniac, has posted two songs on its official MySpace page. The first, "Densetsu" (the Japanese for "legend") is a rehearsal track, while the second, "Valley Below", is a rough mix, with drums and additional guitars still to be added...

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Stigmata High-Five

Beginning as guitarist/founder Topon Das' one-man experimental grindcore project in the late 90s, Ottawa, Ontario's FUCK THE FACTS arrives with its Relapse debut, "Stigmata High-Five". After a slew of releases, including a handful of full-lengths (not the least of which is the grindcore-with-dance-b...

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THE BIG DIRTY BAND Featuring RUSH Members: 'I Fought The Law' Cover Posted Online

THE BIG DIRTY BAND, the one-off project featuring Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee of RUSH alongside ex-TEA PARTY drummer Jeff Burrows, Adam Gantier of THREE DAYS GRACE, THORNLEY's Ian Thornley, and singer Care Failure of Toronto band DIE MANNEQUIN, has posted its version of the often-covered "I Fought Th...

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Ex-SUM 41 Guitarist Returns With Metal Project BROWN BRIGADE: Audio Available

BROWN BRIGADE, the new metal band featuring ex-SUM 41 guitarist Dave "Brownsound" Baksh and his cousin Vaughn Lal (bass),has announced the addition of singer Travis Sanders (RPO) to the group's ranks. The band is currently recording a six-song EP and preparing for a cross-Canada tour with PENNYWISE...

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UFO Drummer On New CD: 'Recording This Album Was A Very Different Experience For Me'

The Strangers In The Night web site recently conducted an interview with UFO drummer Andy Parker. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Strangers In The Night: Let's start off by talking about your early days with UFO. How did you get into drumming in the first place, and how did you ...

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LINKIN PARK Has 'Over 100' Song Ideas For New Album

Launch Radio Networks reports: LINKIN PARK has over 100 rough song ideas in the works for its third full-length studio album, according to Billboard.com. Band MC Mike Shinoda said that the group continues to work on even more new material despite the wealth of songs it has now, explaining, "When son...

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HEARSE Signs With DENTAL RECORDS; New Album Due In October

Swedish "death 'n' roll" band HEARSE, featuring former ARCH ENEMY singer Johan Liiva and ex-FURBOWL drummer Max Thornell, has inked a new deal with Dental Records. The group's fourth album, "In These Veins", was recorded and mixed by Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY, BLOODBATH) and is tentatively scheduled...

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Former WHITESNAKE Guitarist MICKY MOODY Plays With Trumpets

M3 guitarist Micky Moody (ex-WHITESNAKE) has just had his book, "Playing with Trumpets - A Rock and Roll Apprenticeship", released by SAF Publishing. The book's description reads as follows: "In 1981, whilst onstage with hard rockers WHITESNAKE at the Monsters of Rock Festival at Donington Park, in...

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NASUM: Early Live Videos Posted Online

Defunct Swedish grindcore merchants NASUM have uploaded video footage of two complete live shows from the band's very first tour. According to former NASUM drummer Anders Jakobson, Rob of Loudnet.tv "shot these videos back in 1999 at CBGBs in New York and Melody Bar in New Brunswick, and they bring...

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VERSOMA Completes First Tour, Announces Lineup Changes

New York/Philadelphia quartet VERSOMA just completed their first tour with Robotic Empire labelmates RED SPAROWES and DAUGHTERS. The ten-day jaunt took the band up and down the East Coast (and Canada) with a solidified new lineup. The departure of Greg Drudy and Brad Wallace was met with a full chan...