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SYSTEM OF A DOWN, KORN, STAIND Don't Mind Their Music Being Used In Iraq Soldiers' Viral Videos
Members of KORN, STAIND and SYSTEM OF A DOWN recently spoke to MTV.com about their music being used as part of the viral-video campaign that centers on American soldiers in the Middle East. Essentially, troops are using affordable cameras and laptops to shoot and edit videos that chronicle their exp...July 20, 2006
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BLACK SABBATH Drummer On Middle East: Pray PRESIDENT BUSH Will Preside With An Open Mind
BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has posted the following message on his official web site: "About the Middle East: It's plain, if we look at history, that bombing 'the enemy' (these days we can include missiles, also) will only unite a country or a city. "Bombing kills and maims and destroys materia...July 19, 2006
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WICKED WISDOM Frontwoman Discusses Positive Effect Touring Has Had On Her Children
According to Celebrity-Babies.com, actress-turned-musician Jada Pinkett Smith tells the August edition of Redbook what it's like being on cross-country tour with her heavy-metal band WICKED WISDOM, and the positive effect it's had on her two children with Will Smith: son Jaden, 8, and daughter Willo...July 19, 2006
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24-7 SPYZ: Early Albums To Be Reissued
South Bronx-based 24-7 SPYZ' critically acclaimed CDs "This Is…24-7 SPYZ" and "Strength In Numbers" (both released in the early 1990s on Eastwest/Atlantic Records) will be combined onto one single disc. This 78-minute set features the SPYZ lineup consisting of Jimi Hazel (guitar),Jeff Brodnax (voca...July 19, 2006
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The Art of Agony
What the hell is it with New Jersey? REVENANT, RIPPING CORPSE, HUMAN REMAINS, NOKTURNEL… this state has been responsible for some really twisted, ripping death/thrash. And lest you think that era is long gone, another voice from the past has made itself known in the modern day — VICIOUS CIRCLE, form...July 17, 2006
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TURISAS Guitarist Quits
TURISAS guitarist Georg Laakso, who was badly injured in a car crash in October 2005, has left the band. His statement on the matter reads as follows: "Nearly nine months has passed since the accident took place, and after six years in the band, I have now come to the point where I am forced ...July 13, 2006
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Embittered Darkness/Isle De Morts
They don't get much more authentic than this nutter. STRIBORG's sole member, Sin Nanna (wasn't that one of OL' DIRTY BASTARD's aliases when he flipped his lid?),apparently lives in Tasmania, out in the forest, without a computer or telephone, and refuses to do interviews or allow fan contact. How m...July 10, 2006
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THE ESOTERIC: 'Your New Burden' Video To Debut On 'Headbanger's Ball'
Lawrence, Kansas-based innovators THE ESOTERIC will see their latest video debut this weekend on MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball". The clip for "Your New Burden", shot in Palm Springs, California earlier this year, was again directed by Matt Bass of Factory Features. Bass also directed THE ESOTERIC's firs...July 7, 2006
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The Chthonic Chronicles
It must piss off BAL-SAGOTH to no end that those puffy-shirted Italian rogues in RHAPSODY get the real Christopher Lee to add narration to their albums. They'd certainly give the old ham more scenery to chew on — a good portion of the vocals on these blustery, unbelievably pretentious tracks are del...July 3, 2006
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Demos 2002&2004
More a collector's item than a release, this split EP pulls together five impressive demo tracks from two of Canada's meanest exports on one cool-looking clear CD. All five songs (the first three from pummeling tech-grind maniacs ION DISSONANCE, the last two from the more death-inflected, no less vi...July 3, 2006
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Rising In the East
No intro, no extra features, no nothin' — just the opening strains of "The Hellion", and there you are, live at Budokan, for this concert film from JUDAS PRIEST's 2005 Japanese tour. Why Japan? Listen to the crowd singing along to the goddamn guitar solo in "Electric Eye", and you won't need to ask...July 2, 2006
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36 CRAZYFISTS, TRIGGER POINT, FALLING CLOSER: More Tour Dates Announced
36 CRAZYFISTS, TRIGGER POINT and FALLING CLOSER have announced more dates for their July tour, which kicked off Saturday night (July 1) in Spokane, WA. Remaining dates are as follows: Jul. 03 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Vegas Jul. 04 - Aurora, CO @ Illif Park Saloon Jul. 05 - Wichita, KS @ ...July 2, 2006
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10 YEARS' Tour Bus Attacked By Suitcase-Stealing Marines?
10 YEARS guitarist Matt Wantland has claimed that the group's tour bus was attacked by two U.S. marines in Pensacola, Florida recently. The rockers apparently were asleep at around 5 a.m. when the assailants attempted to enter the bus and steal a suitcase. The band and its crew allegedly fought off...July 1, 2006
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KISS Guitarist TOMMY THAYER: 'It's Absolutely Amazing That The Band Is Still Very, Very Strong'
Writer/photographer John Harrell recently conducted an interview with KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer for a cover story in the Japanese magazine Burrn! An excerpt from the third part of the chat follows: Burrn!: Your sound is pretty close to Ace's. Did you keep his same setups and guitars? Thayer: "No,...June 30, 2006
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Former BURZUM Leader VARG VIKERNES' Parole Rejected
Former BURZUM leader and convicted murderer and arsonist Varg Vikernes (photo) (a.k.a. "Greven"),who has served 12 years out of a 21-year jail sentence, will not be released from prison just yet. The Norwegian prison authorities have denied Vikernes' parole application, according to the newspaper D...June 30, 2006
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