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EDDIE VAN HALEN: Highlights Of 'Howard Stern' Interview Posted Online

A few days ago, BLABBERMOUTH.NET reported on Eddie Van Halen's recent radio interview with Howard Stern, but nothing but a transcription can capture the true insanity of this exchange. It's taken RollingStone.com hours and hours just to process Van Halen's vitriolic comments about David Lee Roth, Sa...

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RAVAGE To Make International Debut This Weekend

RAVAGE, the melodic heavy metal band from Boston, will make its international debut this Saturday, September 16 at Germany's Swordbrothers Festival in Adernach. The band will showcase a nearly hour-long set of their brand of blistering American-style melodic metal and will appear alongside the likes...

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Millenarian

Get ready for the deluge of comparisons to MASTODON when the topic of Chicago's AMERICAN HERITAGE comes up. And it is a pretty damn accurate comparison. Though "Millenarian" has more in common with MASTODON's earlier material and does not match the same level of arrangement adventurism, it is fair t...

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Accept Death

I'll put Northeast Ohio's heavy music collective against any region in the world when it comes to churning out raggedy hate metal and sludge punishment that is from the heart and convincingly soul-burning. It is a fact of which England's Retribute Records is keenly aware, making it no surprise that...

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AEROSMITH Drummer Checks In From Hartford

AEROSMITH drummer Joey Kramer has posted the following message on the Aero Force One (AEROSMITH's official fan club) web site following the band's September 7 performance in Hartford, Connecticut: "I thought that for the second show of the tour it was pretty damn good. There were a couple of little...

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HEAVEN SHALL BURN's 'Deaf To Our Prayers' Enters German Chart At No. 65

Germany's groundbreaking death metal and hardcore fusionists HEAVEN SHALL BURN have entered the national album chart in their home country at position No. 65 with their latest effort, "Deaf to Our Prayers". Commented duitarist Mark Weichert: "That's absolutely unbelievable seeing our CD in the chart...

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DEICIDE Frontman On JON NÖDVEIDT's Suicide: 'Only Cowards And Losers Choose That Option'

DEICIDE members Glen Benton and Steve Asheim recently answered 20 questions submitted by fans via the Earache Records web site. A few excerpts follow: Q: How do you see the recent suicide of DISSECTION's leader Jon Nödveidt? It seems it was a suicide in order to respect his own Satanic beliefs. How...

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SHADOWS FALL In Pre-Production With NICK RASKULINECZ

SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner has issued the following update: "Well, everyone, as of two weeks ago we started pre-production for our new album with our producer Nick Raskulinecz [FOO FIGHTERS, STONE SOUR, VELVET REVOLVER]. He flew out from [Los Angeles] on a Monday evening, and by Tuesday afte...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Backing Singer: I Wasn't Bad-Mouthing DISSECTION's JON NÖDVEIDT

CRADLE OF FILTH backing singer Sarah Jezebel Deva (also in ANGTORIA, ex-THERION, MORTIIS) has released a statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET clarifying her previous comments regarding the passing of DISSECTION frontman Jon Nödveidt. Nödtveidt, 31, was found dead on August 16 at his apartment in Hässelby,...

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The Politics of Ecstasy

A decade ago Seattle's NEVERMORE released an album that would be the first of several demonstrating its truly unique blend of heavy power/thrash/death metal, gloriously dark melody, and intelligent lyrical content. 1995's self-titled debut and the "In Memory" EP hinted at the massive potential that...

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SEEMLESS Frontman Has No Regrets About Leaving KILLSWITCH ENGAGE

SEEMLESS frontman Jesse Leach recently told MTV.com that he has no regrets about walking out on his KILLSWITCH ENGAGE comrades back in 2002. His vocal cords were barely functional and he couldn't stand life on the road when he couldn't bring his wife along with him. Plus, his relationship with the r...

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TRIVIUM Frontman Checks In

TRIVIUM frontman Matthew Heafy has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "MKH here checking in while on break here in Holland as our three-week press tour across mainland Europe and the U.K. comes to a close, we have been working promoting our latest release 'The Crusade' whi...

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ZAKK WYLDE On OZZY, New BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Album And Touring

Dave Harrison of X-Press Online recently conducted an interview with guitarist Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE). A few excerpts from the chat follow: X-Press Online: How do feel about that whole Hollywood scene? No hanging out with media hounds like Tommy Lee or Kid Rock? Zakk: Nah, I...

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DAVE NAVARRO Dismisses Rumors Of SUPERNOVA 'Conspiracy'

"Rock Star: Supernova" co-host Dave Navarro has dismissed rumors that the winner of the reality talent competition has already been selected. Several online sources reported earlier today that veteran Hollywood gossip columnist Janet Charlton has revealed the winner's name on her web site. Although...

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JESSE PINTADO On TERRORIZER's Rebirth, Touring Memories

Just a few short weeks prior to his untimely death, TERRORIZER/ex-NAPALM DEATH guitarist Jesse Pintado was interviewed by Kari Koskinen of Imhotep webzine. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Imhotep: Does it feel strange to promote TERRORIZER again after all these years? Jesse: "Not really, it fee...