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GWAR Frontman Pays Tribute To MIKE SCACCIA

GWAR frontman Dave Brockie (a.k.a. Oderus Urungus) has posted the following message regarding the passing of MINISTRY and RIGOR MORTIS guitarist Mike Scaccia: "The metal and music world in general lost a true legend this past week after the unexpected death of MINISTRY and RIGOR MORTIS guitar player...

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RIGOR MORTIS Frontman Remembers Guitarist MIKE SCACCIA

RIGOR MORTIS and WARBEAST frontman Bruce Corbitt spoke to Jay Nanda of the San Antonio Metal Music Examiner about the passing of MINISTRY and RIGOR MORTIS guitarist Mike Scaccia, who died on December 22 while performing with RIGOR MORTIS at The Rail Club in Fort Worth, Texas at Corbitt's 50th-birthd...

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MADONNA's Guitarist MONTE PITTMAN To Record 'Heavy' Album With Former METALLICA Producer

Monte Pittman — who has recorded and toured with PRONG in addition to playing guitar for Madonna and "American Idol" finalist Adam Lambert — has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help cover the cost of recording his next "heavy" album, "M.P.3: The Power Of Three, Pt. 2". Says Pittman: "As some say...

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MINISTRY/RIGOR MORTIS Guitarist MIKE SCACCIA: Public Memorial Announced

The official memorial for MINISTRY and RIGOR MORTIS guitarist Mike Scaccia will be held on Sunday, December 30 at 3:00 p.m. at Aristide Event Center in Mansfield, Texas. The event is open to the public. Aristide Event Center 570 North Walnut Creek Drive Mansfield, TX 76063 Scaccia died this past Sat...

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FASTER PUSSYCAT's TAIME DOWNE And BRENT MUSCAT Reunite For A Cause (Video)

On December 18, original FASTER PUSSYCAT members Taime Downe and Brent Muscat reunited to perform several of the band's classic songs with Brent's current group, SIN CITY SINNERS. The show took place at Vinyl (inside the Hard Rock Hotel) in Las Vegas and the occasion was SIN CITY SINNERS' annual toy...

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Cleveland Metal Holiday Food Drive Receives Record Donations For Fourth Year In A Row

WJCU 88.7 FM and Auburn Records hosted a food drive for the Cleveland Foodbank, Friends Of The Cleveland Kennel and Lake Humane Society on December 8 at the Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland, Ohio. Fans attending the fourth annual Iron Ingo Cleveland Metal Holiday Food Drive were encouraged to bring c...

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Silverthorn

A few years back, I was stranded outside a venue as guest of a band opening for symphonic metallers KAMELOT. My hosts had been detained at customs on the same day as the gig, hence their late arrival. Fortunately for me, I'd interviewed former KAMELOT vocalist Roy Khan a week prior and the band spie...

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From the Vaults Vol. 1

One of the genuine greats of the metal underground is Georgian sludge hounds, KYLESA. In league with fellow mud-prog maestros MASTODON, BLACK TUSK and BARONESS, KYLESA often becomes the forgotten noisy brats of their sweltering scene. Frankly, that reeks since they're one of the most inventive, bomb...

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On the Blackest of Nights

Sweden's VOID MOON has nothing to do with Michael Connelly's crime thriller, but they are a moody encapsulation of zodiacal disorder. At their best, VOID MOON conjures a figurative, laboring tempo designed to convey slip-away lunar transience. The void moon itself is a laggard rotation spot which th...

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Be 3

No, this isn't the black metal band, KRUK, albeit, if you hang out long enough with this one, you'll hear an out-of-place death whoop crash into "Master Blaster" on their latest album, "Be 3". This incarnation of KRUK hails from Poland and while they do boast an album in their catalog titled "Before...

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KRISIUN: 'The Will To Potency' Video Released

"The Will To Potency", the new video from Brazilian death metal veterans KRISIUN, can be seen below. Commented the director and producer of the video, Tommy Jones: "The band had originally contacted me to do a live video on the 'Conquerors of the World Tour'. We filmed every night live. However, the...

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ROSS ROBINSON 'Not Confirmed' As Producer Of Next BEHEMOTH Album

Despite rumors to the contrary, Ross Robinson says that he has not yet been officially confirmed as the producer of the next studio album from Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH Robinson, who has previously worked with such acts as KORN, SLIPKNOT, SEPULTURA, SOULFLY and LIMP BIZKIT, met with BEHEMOTH...

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W.E.T.: New Album Details Revealed

Frontiers Records will release W.E.T.'s new studio album, "Rise Up", on February 22 in Europe and February 26 in North America. W.E.T.'s 2009 debut CD was one of the rare occasions when a band, created by the vision of a record label president, managed to generate a wave of enthusiasm and interest f...

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DON DOKKEN On The End Of DOKKEN's Recording Career: 'I'm Liberated'

John Parks of Legendary Rock Interviews recently conducted an interview with DOKKEN mainman Don Dokken. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Legendary Rock Interviews: Your last album "Lightning Strikes Again" was probably my favorite since "Back For The Attack" or at least "Erase The Sl...

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Cleveland Metal Bands Unite For Fourth Annual Holiday Food Drive

WJCU 88.7 FM and Auburn Records will host the fourth annual Iron Ingo Cleveland Metal Holiday Food Drive, a benefit concert for the Cleveland Foodbank, Friends Of The Cleveland Kennel and Lake Humane Society on Saturday, December 8 at The Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland, Ohio. Bands scheduled to per...