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This German band has finally been getting some worldwide press, on the eve of their cleverly-titled seventh LP, thanks to their affiliation with former FAITH NO MORE bassist Billy Gould. At first attached to the band as their producer, Gould has since joined the group and, for now at least, is their...

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DEEP PURPLE Singer IAN GILLAN: 'A Journey In Rock' DVD Details Revealed

According to a posting at the DEEP PURPLE fan site TheHighwayStar.com, DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan's new six-hour autobiographical DVD, "Highway Star – A Journey in Rock", offers a thorough, compelling and infectious look at Ian's professional career — which in 2006 reached its 40th anniversary. T...

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ALL ENDS Featuring IN FLAMES Guitarist's Sister: Debut EP Due In May

ALL ENDS, the new Swedish band featuring Emma Gelotte (sister of IN FLAMES guitarist Björn Gelotte) and Tinna Karlsdotter on vocals, Fredrik Johansson (DIMENSION ZERO, IN FLAMES' "The Jester Race" album) and Peter Mårdklint (EMBRACED, TENEBRE) on guitar, along with Josef Skanås on drums, will releas...

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Vena Sera

CHEVELLE has always been in a strange place. Catching the tail end of the grunge era, heavily influenced by both that and especially early TOOL, the band managed to carve out a niche for itself despite coming along at the height of the rap-metal movement. The Chicago- based trio's sound has never ha...

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POISON To Release Covers Album 'Poison'd' In June

POISON, one of rock's most iconic and enduring bands, has recorded a new album of cover songs, featuring many of their favorite rock classics. "Poison'd", the band's first new studio album since 2002, will be released June 5 on CD and digitally by EMI America Records/Capitol. Featuring POISON's orig...

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Beautiful Tragedy

MySpace strikes again! The buzz generated from over a million plays of IN THIS MOMENT's tunes on the popular Internet community apparently got the attention of the Century Media folks and the rest, as they say, is history. And surprisingly (at least to me),the hype over this band's melodic, Swedish...

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From Beale Street to Oblivion

Blame it on a steady diet of old blues and classic rock records, or on their friendship with jammy blues-rockers FIVE HORSE JOHNSON, but don't say you didn't see it coming. CLUTCH, the band who once came off like an off-kilter hardcore or noise-rock band, is now officially drenched in funky groove,...

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SKIP SUSHI Featuring Former BACH TIGHT FIVE Members: Audio Available

SKIP SUSHI, the Memphis, Tennessee-based band featuring former members of Sebastian Bach's (ex-SKID ROW) BACH TIGHT FIVE, has posted several new songs on its MySpace page. According to SKIP SUSHI's official bio, "this four-piece band from Memphis, Tennessee mixes their different influences to create...

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Marasmus

Some time after the grindcore spewing fun of LENG TCH'E's Relapse Records debut, "The Process of Elimination", the Belgian quintet lost its edge. After the aptly described razor grind of that album with its off-the-rails craziness and the dashes of tough, southern-tinged grooves, it is a disappointm...

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SHADOWS FALL's BITTNER Says His Drumming Is 'More Professional' On New Album

Modern Drummer magazine (web site) recently conducted an interview with SHADOWS FALL's Jason Bittner. An excerpt from the chat follows: Modern Drummer: The new SHADOWS FALL album, "Threads of Life", shows musical growth for the band, and your drumming is more fluid and in command than ever. What pro...

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I AM THE OCEAN Signs With UPRISING RECORDS

Uprising Records has announced the signing of the Salt Lake City-based "post-hardcore prog-rock" band I AM THE OCEAN. According to a press release, I AM THE OCEAN is "an iconoclastic five-piece who masterfully weave epic song structures, interlacing heavy, unrelentingly savage attacks, with infectio...

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AKERCOCKE: Footage From Recording Studio Posted Online

U.K. death metallers AKERCOCKE have made footage of their current recording sessions available via YouTube: Video#1, Video#2. AKERCOCKE's as-yet-untitled album is being recorded at the group's Goat of Mendes Studios in West London. Frontman Jason Mendonca describes the new material as "a logical dev...

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Former DUST TO DUST, BOILER ROOM, STEREOMUD Members Join Forces In BLACK WATER RISING

BLACK WATER RISING is the new project featuring former DUST TO DUST singer/songwriter Rob Traynor alongside ex-BOILER ROOM drummer Mike Meselsohn and former STEREOMUD guitarist Johnny Fattoruso. After releasing two self-produced albums nationwide with DUST TO DUST, Traynor "basically sank back into...

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SUICIDE SILENCE Signs With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS

Century Media Records has announced SUICIDE SILENCE as the newest addition to its worldwide family. This devastating quintet from Riverside, CA immediately separated themselves from the underground through an undying work ethic and undeniable live performance. The group will enter the studio in Marc...

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TYPE O NEGATIVE: Audio Samples Of Entire 'Dead Again' Album Available

30-second audio samples of all 10 tracks that are set to appear on the new TYPE O NEGATIVE album, entitled "Dead Again", are available at BarnesAndNoble.com. "Dead Again" is scheduled for release on the following dates: March 13 - USA/Canada March 16 - Germany March 19 - Europe TYPE O NEGATIVE will...