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MASTODON: Cover Of METALLICA's 'Orion' Posted Online

MASTODON's cover of METALLICA's "Orion", which was recorded for the recently released Kerrang! magazine tribute to the METALLICA album "Master of Puppets", has been posted online at www.myspace.com/mastodon. Also available at the same location are pictures and videos from the recording sessions for...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Collaborating With TONY IOMMI On New BLACK SABBATH Material

Legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio has flown to the U.K. to write a couple of tracks with BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi for a forthcoming box set, tentatively titled "Black Sabbath – The Dio Years". The box set will reportedly contain all the BLACK SABBATH albums with Ronnie in ful...

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The Ultimate Destroyer

You knew it would only get bloodier after Chicago's LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR (LOTM) hacked and stabbed with murderous metal rage and old school spirit on 2004's "Carnage". On "The Ultimate Destroyer", lyrical themes based on the savage end of Greek Mythology (with poetic license liberally taken) once ag...

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MOTÖRHEAD's 'Ace Of Spades' Gets Country-And-Western Treatment: Video Available

A video clip of HAYSEED DIXIE performing a country-and-western rendition of MOTÖRHEAD's "Ace of Spades" for inclusion on a DVD that came with the February 2006 issue of the British magazine Total Guitar has been posted online at YouTube.com. According to the All Music Guide, HAYSEED DIXIE is a novel...

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MASTODON Hope To Start Prog Revolution With 'Blood Mountain'

MTV.com is reporting that Atlanta-based metallers MASTODON are putting the finishing touches on their third album, "Blood Mountain", with Seattle-based producer Matt Bayles (ISIS, HORSE THE BAND). The CD will be mixed later in the month in New York by Rich Costey (AUDIOSLAVE, MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE). A...

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JASON NEWSTED Says He's Not 'Selling Out' By Appearing On 'Rock Star' Program

Former METALLICA/current VOIVOD bassist Jason Newsted has rejected accusations that he is "selling out" by associating himself with the the "Rock Star" talent-search TV program to find a lead singer for SUPERNOVA, the new band he is forming with ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke and MÖTLEY CRÜ...

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SOUNDS OF THE UNDERGROUND: Tour Dates Announced

The second annual Sounds of the Underground tour will kick off July 8 in Cleveland, Ohio and wll run for the better part of the summer. This year's lineup features the following: AS I LAY DYING IN FLAMES TRIVIUM CANNIBAL CORPSE GWAR TERROR THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER BEHEMOTH THE CHARIOT THROUGH THE EYE...

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HELLOWEEN: Expanded Reissues Detailed

Six of HELLOWEEN's most interesting, transitional albums — "Walls Of Jericho", "Pink Bubbles Go Ape", "Chameleon", "Master Of The Rings", "The Time Of The Oath" and "Better Than Raw" — are being reissued as remastered, deluxe expanded edition CDs by Sanctuary Records on April 25, 2006. Bonus tracks...

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TESLA, FRANK HANNON BAND Tour Dates Announced

TESLA have scheduled the following dates during the coming weeks: May 19 - Bone Bash, Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA Jun. 17 - Elko Motorcycle Jamboree – Elko, NV Jul. 13 - Beloit Riverfest - Beloit, WI Jul. 14 - Surf Ballroom - Clear Lake, IA Jul. 15 - Prairie Nights Casino - Fort ...

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THE SWORD Set To Launch U.S. Headlining Tour

THE SWORD have announced a U.S. headlining tour in support of their debut album, "Age of Winters". The dynamic quartet will launch a three-week U.S. tour beginning March 29 at the Masquerade in Tampa, FL. The tour is scheduled to conclude April 20 in the band's hometown of Austin, TX, with additiona...

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ENFORSAKEN: Cover Of DEATH's 'Crystal Mountain' Posted Online

Arlington Heights, Illinois-based death metallers ENFORSAKEN have uploaded their cover of the DEATH classic "Crystal Mountain" on their MySpace.com page at this location. "This cover was recorded in early 2002 and is the last recording featuring drummer Patrick O'Keefe," the band write on their web...

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DAVID LEE ROTH Brings Twang To VAN HALEN Songs

Launch Radio Networks reports: David Lee Roth will be singing VAN HALEN songs again this spring, but not with the band. Roth is featured on three tracks on "Strummin' With the Devil", a collection of VAN HALEN songs done in bluegrass style that will be released on June 6. Roth joins the JOHN JORGENS...

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DIO: Guitarist CRAIG GOLDY Back In The Fold

According to a posting on DIO's official web site, guitarist Craig Goldy "has recovered his illness and is back in the fold," writing and rehearsing for the band's new album and tour. Craig was previously said to have hurt his arm last fall while touring with DIO in Russia. Goldy initially tried to...

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RAINBOW: 'Deutschland Tournee 1976' 6-CD Box To Be Issued In Japan

According to a posting on the RAINBOW fan site The Rainbow Fanclan Legacy, VAP Japan will release the previously announced RAINBOW "Deutschland Tournee 1976 / Live in Germany 1976" as a six-CD box. Instead of three separate releases as previously reported, it will be released in Japan as a box conta...

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GLENN HUGHES Records Cover Of LED ZEPPELIN's 'Misty Mountain Hop'

In an interview conducted with Garry Sharpe-Young, to be published shortly on Rockdetector.com, legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) revealed that besides his recent cover version of "Nights In White Satin", he also cut a rendition of LED ZEPPELIN's "Misty Mountain Ho...