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DEICIDE Announce New Album Title

Floridian death metallers DEICIDE have unveiled the title of their latest album. Entitled "The Stench of Redemption", the record will be the first DEICIDE album to feature new guitarists Jack Owen (formerly of CANNIBAL CORPSE) and Ralph Santolla (ex-DEATH, ICED EARTH),who have been touring with the...

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GOAT HORN: New Album Will Rival METALLICA's 'Master Of Puppets'

Canadian metallers GOAT HORN will be entering the studio this spring to record the follow up to their "Threatening Force" EP. The band are currently in talks with a handful of labels about a possible release of their new CD, which is expected this fall. In other news, GOAT HORN's upcoming CD has bee...

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ROSE TATTOO Frontman Visits Australian Troops

The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that legendary ROSE TATTOO frontman Angry Anderson was one of the Australian entertainers who gave up time with their families to put on a Christmas show for Australian Defence Force personnel stationed with the Al Muthanna Task group at a base near the town of...

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DAVID LEE ROTH To Appear On Bluegrass Tribute To VAN HALEN

Billboard.com is reporting that vocalist David Lee Roth will make an appearance on a bluegrass tribute album to VAN HALEN, "Strummin' With the Devil", due March 14, 2006 via CMH Records. Roth sings on versions of "Jump" and "Jamie's Cryin'". Other VH favorites given the bluegrass treatment include "...

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METALLICA Guitarist Attends RUSSELL YOUNG Art Exhibition: Photos Available

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett attended the West Coast opening of works by artist Russell Young, entitled "Fame, Shame and the Realm of Possibility" at Minotti Los Angeles on November 30, 2005 in Los Angeles, California. Some of the pieces were auctioned by Christie's to benefit The Art of Elysium...

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CRIMSON GLORY Reunion Plans Detailed

Rod Harmon of HeraldTribune.com has issued the following report: Among prog-metal lovers, the Sarasota-Bradenton band CRIMSON GLORY is semi-legendary, a rival to QUEENSRŸCHE and TOOL — especially in Europe, where its out-of-print albums are highly sought collectors' items. It's been six years since...

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Alive or Just Breathing (2-CD Special Edition)

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's 2002 magnum opus "Alive or Just Breathing" is one special album. Its release marked a defining moment in metal. The album spawned an army of imitators that proceeded to take a formula consisting of growl-n-croon vocals, kick-drum/riff syncopation, and Swedish-influenced melodies...

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SLAVE TO THE SYSTEM: QUEENSRŸCHE Side Project To Re-Release Debut In February

SLAVE TO THE SYSTEM, the band featuring Scott Rockenfield (drums, QUEENSRŸCHE),Kelly Gray (guitar, ex-QUEENSRŸCHE),Damon Johnson (guitar/vocals, BROTHER CANE),will re-release their debut album through Spitfire Records on February 21, 2006. Rockenfield, along with Johnson, Gray and bassist Roman G...

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AFTER FOREVER: Non-Album Single Cut Features Appearance By NIGHTWISH's HIETALA

According to a posting on AFTER FOREVER's official web site, the group's latest single, "Being Everyone", is "selling really good and will probably enter the [Dutch] single charts high again." The "Being Everyone" single contains four songs: "Being Everyone" (single version and acoustic version),th...

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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY On Women, Having Kids, Education And Drugs

Fiona Sturges of the U.K.'s The Independent recently conducted an interview with MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister. Several excerpts from the chat follow: On having lived in Los Angeles for the past 15 years: "Home is in here [tapping his temple]. Where you live is just a geographical prefere...

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JUDAS PRIEST Considering Putting Together Metal Package To Tour North America Next Summer

In a recent interview with Lynn Saxberg of The Ottawa Citizen, JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing revealed that they're considering putting together a multi-act metal package to tour North America next summer, but they also want to make another album. "It's pretty hectic," Downing said, noting that...

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THEATRE OF TRAGEDY: New Album Update

Norway's THEATRE OF TRAGEDY, who recently inked a deal with AFM Records, have posted the following message on their official web site: "Things are coming together now and the songs are already now sounding great. Last week the finishing touch on the bass were laid down by Magnus Westgaard (Nell's br...

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MOTÖRHEAD Drummer's Wallet Stolen Following Hometown Concert

According to the Swedish daily newspaper Expressen, MOTÖRHEAD drummer Mikkey Dee had his wallet stolen after a concert in Gothenburg, Sweden last Friday (Oct. 7). The thieves were able to withdraw 10,000 Swedish kronor (approximately $1,285) before Dee's girlfriend Mia noticed that the wallet was mi...

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DEFTONES: The Stories Behind The Videos

DEFTONES bassist Chi Cheng and drummer Abe Cunningham recently spoke to The Sacramento Bee about their newly released "B-Sides and Rarities" album, featuring outtakes, live cuts and rare nuggets. A companion DVD houses all the band's videos and choice live moments. On "7 Words" and "Bored" videos, b...

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From Your Grave

Sometimes I think folks have exaggerated Metal Blade's supposed transition to a more "modern" metal label (read: metalcore),simply because of bands like AS I LAY DYING, UNEARTH (really a Swede-influenced melodic death/thrash band),and THE RED CHORD (a band for which the genre tag is far too limiti...