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KORN Lines Up MUNKY's Replacement For European Tour

According to HardDrive Radio, Rob Patterson — former OTEP guitarist who was in the back-up band for KORN's Family Values Tour in 2006 — is replacing KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer on the band's current European trek. Shaffer left the tour for "personal and family reasons," according to a state...

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CIRCUS DIABLO To Continue As A Four-Piece

Los Angeles-based rock act CIRCUS DIABLO will warm up for 2008 with a show in Venice, California on January 30 at club Venice Rocks. According to a posting on the group's MySpace page, "none of the band have the ability to be in two places at once, so due to THE CULT, RIDERS ON THE ...

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CIRCUS DIABLO Schedules Venice Concert

CIRCUS DIABLO — the new project featuring THE CULT guitarist Billy Duffy, THE ALMIGHTY frontman Ricky Warwick (guitar),and ex-THE CULT touring bassist/current CAMP FREDDY guitarist Billy Morrison (vocals) — will play small show in Venice, California at a club called Venice Rocks on January 30 "to a...

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The_Ascension

Treading tricky ground here, bands like OTEP being at least partially critic-proof. For example: I'd like to point out that virtually everything about this band – including the coo-to-a-bloody-scream vocals, the stuttering basslines, the overwrought breathing into the mic and then shrieking some emp...

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CIRCUS DIABLO Announces New Bassist

CIRCUS DIABLO — the new project featuring THE CULT guitarist Billy Duffy, THE ALMIGHTY frontman Ricky Warwick (guitar),and ex-THE CULT touring bassist/current CAMP FREDDY guitarist Billy Morrison (vocals) — has parted ways with its bassist Brett Scallions (who is also the former frontman for FUEL a...

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OTEP Singer Facing Possible Surgery For Polyp On Vocal Cord

OTEP frontwoman Otep Shamaya has issued the following update: "So here it is. All summed up. Another tour winding down. Minds changed, lives saved. New album infecting the souls of the initiates. Drip by drip / creating stellar stalagmites for the futurists to ponder and study in awe. In our world o...

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OTEP: New Audio Interview Posted Online

The latest episode of "Talking Metal" features an interview hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy conducted with OTEP vocalist Otep Shamaya. Topics inlcude the band's new album "The_Ascension", Shamaya's writing, her "Little Sins" e-book, and her poetry and illustrations available on Lulu.com. Additi...

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OTEP To Take Part In Online Chat

Southern California's OTEP has set up a new web site in addition to its official site. ThisIsOtep.tv will enable fans to enjoy live web video chats with vocalist Otep Shamaya as well as a chat room for fans to directly communicate with the band. The first live chat is scheduled for Monday, December...

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LENNON Completes Work On Metal Project With Producer JASON SUECOF

Orlando, Florida-based singer-songwriter LENNON (full name: Lennon Murphy),who who last year opened select dates on the AEROSMITH/MÖTLEY CRÜE tour, has completed work on her yet-to-be-named metal project with producer Jason Suecof (TRIVIUM, DEVILDRIVER, CHIMAIRA, BURY YOUR DEAD). According to the s...

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OTEP Frontwoman: 'Most People Don't Pay Attention To The Fact That I Like Girls'

Larry Nichols of Philadelphia Gay News recently conducted an interview with OTEP frontwoman Otep Shamaya. "There's an old saying that labels are for soup cans," Shamaya said about the band's supposed association with nu-metal. "We're more of a fusion band. That's one of the things I wanted to accomp...

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HELYEAH, OTEP, BLOODSIMPLE: Amarillo Concert Cancelled

According to a posting on OTEP's MySpace page, tonight's (November 20) HELLYEAH / OTEP / BLOODSIMPLE concert at Midnight Rodeo in Amarillo, Texas has been cancelled. OTEP writes: "Tonight's show cancellation had nothing to do with OTEP. The show was cancelled due to an injury within HELLYEAH. We off...

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CIRCUS DIABLO: Bonus Track Posted Online

CIRCUS DIABLO — the new project featuring THE CULT guitarist Billy Duffy, THE ALMIGHTY frontman Ricky Warwick (guitar),ex-THE CULT touring bassist/current CAMP FREDDY guitarist Billy Morrison (vocals),and former FUEL/current RIDERS ON THE STORM frontman Brett Scallions (bass) — has posted the song...

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OTEP Covers NIRVANA's 'Breed'; Video Available

Headbanger's Blog reports: For their new video, OTEP created a spiritual, but nightmarish vision for their cover of NIRVANA's "Breed" from their new album, "The_Ascension", which came out October 30. The band shot the clip earlier this year with director Paul Brown, who helped OTEP craft a surreal c...

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OTEP: Ventura Show Cancelled

OTEP has issued the following statement: "Due to a serious medical condition, OTEP must regretfully cancel their part in the [November 16] Ventura, CA show [on Balls Volume Strength Tour with HELLYEAH and BLOODSIMPLE]. OTEP plans to resume the tour in Vegas at the House of Blues on Saturday, Novembe...

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HEMLOCK Preparing To Enter Studio

Las Vegas, Nevada-based metallers HEMLOCK are preparing to enter the studio with engineer Eddy Garcia (PISSING RAZORS) to begin recording their new album, tentatively due in early 2008 via Blind Prophecy Records. The group will be submitting a daily studio blog with videos on its MySpace page. Accor...