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HATESPHERE Announces New Album Title

Danish thrashers HATESPHERE have issued the following update: "Saturday the 27th of January we will do a very special show in Copenhagen, Denmark. The event will take place in the venue Lille Vega, and only very few tickets will be set out for sale. This night we will perform the whole new album liv...

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WHITESNAKE Guitarist Talks About Upcoming Album

Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with WHITESNAKE guitarist Doug Aldrich. An excerpt from the chat follows: Metalshrine: These four new songs on the live album, did you write them with David [Coverdale] and how much of an input did you have on them? Was it David's ideas and you wo...

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DEEP PURPLE Bassist: 'What A Diverse And Wonderful Twelve Months'

DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover has posted the following message on his official web site: "The last gig of the year, and of all places, Bangalore, India. Of all places? What does that mean? Anywhere could be 'of all places.' When asked, 'What are you doing here?' my reply is invariably, 'Well, eve...

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AEROSMITH Bassist TOM HAMILTON: 'The Cancer Is Gone'

AEROSMITH bassist Tom Hamilton has issued the following update: "Well, I got sprung for a couple of days last week and got to do some stuff with the band finally. You've probably heard about the NASCAR thing. In case you haven't, they're going to use a modified 'Back in the Saddle' for their theme m...

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SLAYER Guitarist On Songwriting: 'If You Sit Down And Over-Think It, It's Usually Sh*t'

Luxi Lahtinen of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman. An excerpt from the chat follows: Metal-Rules.com: As you have probably heard from almost every possible direction many have said that the aggression and brutality of your old days have returned. So...

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DEF LEPPARD Gets Busy On 'Menacing' New Album

Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com reports: Veteran British rock outfit DEF LEPPARD will begin recording its next studio album in January at frontman Joe Elliott's house in Dublin. Basic ideas were hashed out on the road during the band's extensive tour in support of this year's covers album "Yeah!" ,...

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IRON MAIDEN Frontman On Touring, Flying, War And Religion

icWales recently conducted an interview with IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Q: There's a lot of variety on the new album? With two studio albums recorded with this line-up, did you feel it was time to take a chance? Bruce: Well, we had a go at ...

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BLEED THE SKY Added To Third Annual CHRISTMAS BALLS Show

Orange County, California's BLEED THE SKY have been added to The Century Family's third annual Christmas Balls show at the Key Club in Hollywood on December 13. This special event will also mark the first DREAM EVIL appearance in the U.S. Also scheduled to appear are ECHOES OF ETERNITY, HIMSA and IN...

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Business as Usual

I suppose it's supposed to be a joked, but it's still an awful name for a band. Boston's RIGHTEOUS JAMS goes for the rock 'n' roll infused hardcore thing with tepid results. I've been hearing more of the style as of late and, with the exception of CANCER BATS, it has not worked very well. ...

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Wounded Skies

This one has been out for quite a while now, but was sent my way only recently. It's worth the cyber ink, so we'll knock it out regardless. With "Wounded Skies" Italy's STORMCROW slams through four songs and one intro of unforgiving black metal malice that will appeal to fans of speeding traditional...

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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist Issues Post-Tour Update

DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell has posted the following message on teh band's official web site: "It's that time again. I really have very mixed feelings about that time. I'm referring, of course, to the end of the tour. On the one hand, it's essential to go home — especially as a parent. But...

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ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA Singer Says He Is Already Writing Material For Second Album

Jane Stevenson of the Toronto Sun recently conducted an interview with ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA vocalist — and Toronto native — Lukas Rossi. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On just how "big" Rossi has become since winning the frontman gig on the reality-TV show "Rock Star Supernova" two months ago:...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman On New CD: 'Guitars Are Massive!'

Producer Colin Richardson (FEAR FACTORY, NAPALM DEATH) began mixing the new album from San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD, "The Blackening", last week in England. Once again produced by singer/guitarist Robert Flynn, the follow-up to 2003's "Through the Ashes of Empires" was recorded at a...

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VELVET REVOLVER Guitarist: Working With BRENDAN O'BRIEN Is 'Just What We Needed'

VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Dave Kushner has posted the following message on the Velvet Revolver Forum: "I know it's been a while since I checked in, but I keep waiting for my site to be done in hopes of posting there but.... Ahhh, never mind!! I wanna thank all of you on the forum ...

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VELVET REVOLVER In Pre-Production With BRENDAN O'BRIEN

VELVET REVOLVER is currently in pre-production for its long-awaited sophomore album with producer Brendan O'Brien. O'Brien has produced or mixed most of the major rock bands of the past 20 years, including PEARL JAM, SOUNDGARDEN, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE and AUDIOSLAVE. "Things are moving quick now,...