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HIMSA: 'Big Timber' Video Posted Online

Seattle's HIMSA has triumphantly returned with a devastating new offering, "Summon In Thunder", which is already being hailed by critics and fans as the band's career-defining opus. The much anticipated release is now available and the group just completed a month-long European tour alongside AS I L...

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DIO Drummer SIMON WRIGHT Reveals His Musical Heroes

Get Ready To Roll! recently conducted an interview with DIO/ex-AC/DC drummer Simon Wright. An excerpt from the chat follows: Get Ready To Roll!: In the '90s you toured with UFO for the "Walk On Water" tour, and earlier this year you stood in for Andy Parker yet again, after Andy tried to walk ...

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New THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD Frontman Explains How He Came To Join Band

The frontman of South Carolina's THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD is featured on MTV's Headbanger's Blog, discussing his addition to the band. New vocalist Nate Johnson (PREMONITIONS OF WAR, DEADWATER DROWNING) explains how he came to join the group at this location. Having just completed a headlining t...

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GWAR, HORSE THE BAND, THE END: North American Tour Dates Announced

GWAR, HORSE THE BAND, and THE END will team up for a North American tour in November. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Nov. 04 - Johnson City, NY - Magic City Music Hall Nov. 06 - South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground Nov. 07 - Buffalo, NY - The Town Ballroom Nov. 09 ...

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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Frontman Completes Work On Solo Debut

Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com reports that RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE vocalist Zack De La Rocha has completed his first solo album, on which he has been working on and off since first leaving the band in 2000. Billboard.com has learned that De La Rocha worked extensively on the as-yet-untitled proje...

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MEGADETH Mainman: 'I'm Happy To See Guitar Players Making A Comeback'

Kevin C. Johnson of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. On MEGADETH's resurgence: Mustaine: "There's lots of reasons why bands become popular again, why all of a sudden it seems like things are clicking again. We went into an experimental...

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AC/DC: 'Plug Me In' DVD Box Set Artwork Revealed

Columbia Records will release "Plug Me In" — the ultimate career-spanning DVD box set of live performances, interviews and more from AC/DC, the world's most electrifying rock and roll band — on Tuesday, October 16. The first AC/DC release since the band came to Columbia Records earlier this year, th...

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SILENT RAGE Signs New Deal With FRONTIERS RECORDS

Frontiers Records has announced the signing of SILENT RAGE for the release of the band's fourth studio album. The band recenrly entered Redrum Recording Studios in Los Angeles with former GUNS N' ROSES/ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA guitarist Gilby Clarke producing and mixing. Having mid-summer pre-production...

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AEROSMITH Guitarist Wants RICK RUBIN To Produce New Album

Matt Ashare of The Phoenix recently conducted an interview with AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry. A few excerpts from the chat follow: The Phoenix: Have you decided on a producer for the next album? Perry: I can't speak for the rest of the band, but we've been talking to Rick Rubin, and I think ...

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TOO PURE TO DIE To Guest On JamNOW.com This Monday

Des Moines, Iowa-based band TOO PURE TO DIE will be in the JamNOW.com studios for an exclusive interview this Monday, September 10 at 11:00 a.m. EST. To listen to the chat, click here. Recently signed to Trustkill Records, TOO PURE TO DIE has been building up momentum with its latest full-length rel...

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AC/DC: 'Plug Me In' DVD Box Set Track Listing Revealed

Columbia Records will release "Plug Me In" — the ultimate career-spanning DVD box set of live performances, interviews and more from AC/DC, the world's most electrifying rock and roll band — on Tuesday, October 16. The first AC/DC release since the band came to Columbia Records earlier this year, th...

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ALCATRAZZ Members Seek New Vocalist

Founding ALCATRAZZ members Jimmy Waldo (keyboards),Gary Shea (bass) and Jan Uvena (drums) are accepting demo CDs/MP3s from singers. Interested parties can contact the group at this location. Waldo, Shea and Uvena recently posted a lengthy behind-the-scenes ALCATRAZZ biography at this location. The...

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METAL BLADE Head Honcho Says Heavy Metal Is Poised For Second Coming

Brett Johnson of VenturaCountyStar.com reports: After 25 years as a key player in the heavy metal scene, Metal Blade Records head Brian Slagel thinks that the genre is poised for a second coming like the one he helped launch in the 1980s. He can also report that one of his label's stalwarts, the ...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist ANDREAS KISSER: 'Hail To The Brazilian Blues!'

SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser has issued the following update: "[I] just came back from the Northeast of Brazil, a region well known for the beautiful beaches, warm weather and traditional Brazilian music. We were in Joao Peesoa, Recife, Natal and Fortaleza. I played with Vasco Faé, an awesome...

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GIRLSCHOOL: U.S., German Dates Cancelled Due To U.S. Visa Problems

Veteran British female hard rockers GIRLSCHOOL have been forced to cancel their previously announced German and U.S. dates due to due to problems encountered while trying to obtain the necessary work permits to play the U.S. shows. The group's official statement in the matter reads as follows: "We a...