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MISERY SIGNALS Cancels California Dates

Milwaukee, WI's metalcore act MISERY SIGNALS has cancelled its previously announced California dates in Bakersfield and Fresno after vocalist Karl Schubach was taken ill. Tonight's (May 31) show in Orangevale, California is also in jeopardy. Commented the band: "Unfortunately in some ridiculously si...

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The Ills of Modern Man

DESPISED ICON's "The Ills of Modern Man" is one devastatingly heavy album. The Montreal act follows the shape-shifting mix of hardcore and death metal of "The Healing Process" with an album that moves into more of a death metal direction to good effect, the result sounding like a band that is even m...

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Fans Trigger OZZY's House Sale

Rachael Edmed of The Daily Record reports that the Osbournes are selling the mansion that featured in their reality TV show — because they are fed-up with trespassing fans. Ozzy and Sharon say fans roaming the grounds have forced them to put the home in Beverly Hills on the market. Ozzy, 58, explain...

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SPEEDTHEORY Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

Wolverhampton, U.K.-based metal band SPEEDTHEORY has been confirmed for the Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 16-18 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: Thursday, August 16: FIREWIND TESTAMENT HEAD-ON Friday, August 17: DARK T...

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GOTTHARD Bassist Discusses 'Domino Effect'

GOTTHARD bassist Marc Lynn recently spoke to Lucem Fero's Welsh interviewer Anthony Morgan. Topics of discussion included the Swiss group's second album "Domino Effect", their relationship with co-producer Ronald Prent (RAMMSTEIN),his thoughts on the music industry and how the group keep their mate...

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COURTNEY LOVE, JOEY RAMONE's Brother Angry Over Dead Rockers Shoe Ad

Courtney Love and Mickey Leigh, brother of the late RAMONES legend Joey Ramone, are furious at Dr. Martens for putting former NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain and Ramone in a shoe ad. According to E! Online, the print ads, promoting the manufactuer's AirWair line and only approved for use in the United...

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10 YEARS: New Demo Track Posted Online

Knoxville, Tennessee's 10 YEARS has posted a demo version of a new track, entitled "All Your Lies", on its MySpace page. "[This] is just one of the many, many [new] songs that we have kicking around right now," explained drummer Brian Vodinh. "Since there are so many amazing and dedicated 10 YEARS f...

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ONSLAUGHT Frontman Issues 'Eye' Update

ONSLAUGHT frontman Sy Keeler, who recently underwent a successful surgery to re-attach the retina of his left eye, has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "Hello all. Now I can see well enough, thought I'd check in with an eye update. But first off a HUGE thank you to everyone who...

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Count Me In

Boston's DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR has been touring so non-stop these past few years that it is hard to believe that "Count Me In" is their first full-length album for Bridge Nine. Following the reissue of "Friends Family Forever", the new album sounds like a band that has honed its classic hardcore sty...

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CHRIS CORNELL: 'I'm Just Really Happy To Be On My Own'

Shehzaad Jiwani of ChartAttack.com recently conducted an interview with former AUDIOSLAVE/SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On managing to release an album every year since 2005: "I always felt, even in the early SOUNDGARDEN days, that bands should be able to put...

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BRAINSTORM To Release Double DVD

Metal Blade will release the first-ever BRAINSTORM DVD, "Honey From The B's (Beasting around the Bush)", on June 29 (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy) / July 2 (rest of Europe). The box set will be released in digipack format "with special metal effect," according to a press release. The track l...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Says He Has No Intentions Of Retiring

Ozzy Osbourne recently spoke to Kara A. Medalis of WWE.com about his upcoming appearance on World Wrestling Entertainment's "SmackDown" and his new album, "Black Rain". A few excerpts follow: On his involvement with WWE: "Working with WWE, it's fun, you know. I'm not new to wrestling. I started doin...

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VELVET REVOLVER Guitarist SLASH Discusses Making Of 'Libertad'

Guitarist magazine recently conducted an interview with former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Guitarist: What can we expect from you on "Libertad"? Slash: "I actually spent from August to when the record was finished listening to nothi...

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Worlds Collide

Fledgling Washington State thrash label Aphotic Records has opened its doors with a reliable, meat and potatoes effort from Sweden's TME called "Worlds Collide". The thrash/death metal act (more on the thrash side) is a sure bet to appeal to fans of a bashing Swedish style with roots in the old scho...

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EXPLODER Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

EXPLODER, the U.K. rock/metal band led by Mick Kenney (ANAAL NATHRAKH, PROFESSOR FATE, MISTRESS),has been confirmed for the Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 16-18 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The band will kick-start the proceedings on the Friday main stage. The fest...