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INTRONAUT: Van Breakdown Forces Show Cancellations

California-based progressive metal/rock band INTRONAUT — featuring drummer Danny Walker (formerly of California grinders UPHILL BATTLE),Sacha Dunable (ex-guitarist for L.A. doomsters ANUBIS RISING) and Leon del Muerte (former IMPALED guitarist/EXHUMED bassist) on guitars and vocals, and bassist Joe...

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MINISTRY Mainman Comments On GRAMMY Nomination

MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen has commented on the band's Grammy nomination in the "Best Metal Performance" category for the song "Lies Lies Lies" off the band's latest album "Rio Grande Blood". This is the fourth Grammy nomination for Jourgensen and MINISTRY, who were also nominated in 1993, 2000...

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MACHINE HEAD, MASTODON: New Audio Interviews Available

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn and members of MASTODON are interviewed in the latest Kerrang! magazine audio podcast, available for download at this location. K! editor Paul Brannigan also dissects the latest music DVD releases and there's new music from LAMB OF GOD, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TED MAUL...

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STONE SOUR: 'Come What(ever) May' Passes Half-Million Mark In U.S.

STONE SOUR's second album, "Come What(ever) May", has surpassed 500,000 units shipped as of Wednesday (Dec. 6),making it elligible to be certified gold by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America). The album, which debuted at No. 4 on the Top 200 with over 80,000 units sold in its first...

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LAMB OF GOD Drummer Comments On GRAMMY Nomination

LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler has commented on the band's Grammy nomination in the "Best Metal Performance" category for "Redneck", the scorching first single from their acclaimed album "Sacrament". Said Adler: "Grammy nomination? Is someone still trying to make up for that whole JETHRO TULL thing...

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SLAYER, LAMB OF GOD, STONE SOUR Among GRAMMY Nominees

SLAYER, LAMB OF GOD, STONE SOUR and MASTODON are among the nominees for the 49th annual Grammy Awards, set to be broadcast live on CBS from Los Angeles' Staples Center on Sunday, February 11, 2007. The nominees in the "Hard Rock" and "Metal" categories are as follows: Best Metal Performance: LAMB OF...

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MASTODON: Video Update From The Road Available

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON have posted the first in a series of video updates from the band's European tour with TOOL. Watch it at this location. As previously reported, MASTODON will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on Saturday, December 16 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Mu...

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MASTODON To Take Part In London In-Store Tomorrow

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON will take part in an in-store signing at London's FOPP on Tuesday (November 28) beginning at 6:00 p.m. MASTODON has just released "The Wolf Is Loose", the second single from its "Blood Mountain" album. It is available on CD, ECD and 12" limited-edition picture...

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KRUGER Signs To LISTENABLE RECORDS

Swiss noisemongers KRUGER have inked a deal with France's Listenable Records. The band's third studio album, "Redemption through Looseness", is being recorded at Belle Fontaine studios in Lausanne, Switzerland and will be mixed by Kurt Ballou at Godcity studios in Salem, Massachusetts. Mastering dut...

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Stoner Rock UVTV Edition Available

This week's episode of Underground Video Television (UVTV) is a special stoner rock edition hosted by Bobby Black, columnist at High Times magazine and host of Sirius Radio Hard Attack channel's "Contact High". The show features music videos of CLUTCH, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, FU MANCHU, TURBONEGRO,...

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MASTODON: 'Late Night With Conan O'Brien' Performance Available For Streaming

If you missed MASTODON making its first national television appearance on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" on November 1, footage of the performance has now been made available for streaming online at this location. Immediately following their appearance on "Late Night", MASTODON took off for Europe...

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MASTODON Is Thrilled To Be Touring With TOOL

Drummer Brann Dailor of Atlanta progressive hard rockers MASTODON has told AOL Music that the band is thrilled to play support for TOOL during the latter group's European headlining tour. "I love TOOL," Dailor told AOL Music. "They're one of the only bands that's been able to be a gigantic rock band...

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MASTODON Shoots Down Rumors Of U.S. Tour With TOOL

Atlanta's MASTODON has issued the following update: "We are trucking away on the TOOL tour here in cold-ass Europe. Having a blast. As always, TOOL is amazing especially to see every night. Tonight we are in Florence, Italy. Earlier in the day we went to Pisa to visit the leaning tower. We also had...

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MASTODON, CONVERGE, PRIESTESS Tour Dates Announced

MASTODON will team up with CONVERGE and PRIESTESS for a U.S. tour beginning in early February. The schedule is shaping up as follows: Feb. 05 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue Feb. 07 - Grand Rapids, MI - Orbit Room Feb. 08 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall Feb. 09 - Pittsburgh, PA - ...

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BOKOR Signs With SCARLET RECORDS

Sweden's BOKOR has inked a deal with Scarlet Records. According to a press release, BOKOR "like to mess things up and then put them back together in a new but still slightly disturbing way, yet still accessible. A real must for fans of very unique bands such as TOOL, MASTODON, OPETH, PORCUPINE TREE,...