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POISON THE WELL Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

Florida's POISON THE WELL is putting the finishing touches on its new full-length album, "Versions", due in April via Ferret Music. This will be the band's first release since 2003's "You Come Before You" (Atlantic Records),which has sold over 130,000 copies in the U.S. to date. "Versions" is being...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist Is Looking Forward To DIMEBAG Tribute Jam

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has issued the following update: "Did you watch the Season 6 premiere of '24'? Holy crap!! I didn't think they could ever top Jack Bauer decapitating a guy in Season 2 but I gotta say that the 'ripping-the-guy's-jugular-out-with-his-teeth' scene to escape the terrorists w...

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PAUL STANLEY To Play KISS Classics With ROCK 'N ROLL FANTASY Campers

Paul Stanley (KISS),Bret Michaels (POISON),Scott Ian (ANTHRAX),Bruce Kulick (KISS),Sully Erna (GODSMACK),and Mark Slaughter (SLAUGHTER) are among the artists that have signed on to serve as "counselors" at next month's Rock 'n Roll Fantasy Camp. The cost of the five-day retreat, which will take...

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ABSCESS To Release Long-Awaited New Album In March

ABSCESS, the California-based band consisting of Chris Reifert (drums/vocals; ex-DEATH/AUTOPSY),Clint Bower (guitar/vocals; ex-HEXX),Danny Coralles (guitar; ex-AUTOPSY),and Joe Allen (bass; ex-VON),will release its long-awaited seventh full-length album, "Horrorhammer", in March via Tyrant Syndi...

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DOMINATION BLACK: Finnish Dates Announced

Finnish horror metallers DOMINATION BLACK have lined up the following dates in Finland during January/February: Jan. 20 - Club Tze Tze Fly, Somero Feb. 10 - Club Liberté, Helsinki Feb. 23 - Klubi, Tampere Feb. 24 - Dark Winter Festival, House of Sampo, Karhula (w/ MANITOU, OMNIUM GATHERUM, etc.) DOM...

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BRENT MUSCAT's FASTER PUSSYCAT To Perform At AVN AWARDS After-Party In Las Vegas

FASTER PUSSYCAT, featuring original members Brent Muscat, Eric Stacy, and Brett Bradshaw alongside THE UNDERGROUND REBELS vocalist Kurt Frohlich, will play at the official AVN Awards after-party on Saturday, January 13 at the Dive Bar in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to a press release, this version...

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POISON To Record Album of 'Classic Rock' Covers

POISON has announced plans to go into the studio to record an album of classic rock songs and they want the fans' input. Post your cover-song suggestions in the comments section of the band's official MySpace page by January 10 and it just might show up on their new record coming in late ...

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AC/DC Tribute Act HIGHWAY TO HELL To Open For More National Acts

In 2006, the Florida-based AC/DC tribute band HIGHWAY TO HELL brought their brand of AC/DC thunder to major arena's, opening for acts like POISON, CINDERELLA, GUNS N' ROSES, and PAPA ROACH, just to name a few. HIGHWAY TO HELL continues its meteoric rise in 2007 by opening for another national act, F...

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MOTÖRHEAD To Headline Germany's EARTHSHAKER FEST

MOTÖRHEAD has been confirmed as the headliner next year's Earthshaker Fest, set to take place July 19-21, 2007 in Kreuth, Germany. More acts will be announced soon. As previously reported, MOTÖRHEAD's new album, "Kiss of Death", entered the national album charts in the following countries: Germany:...

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Producer: MACHINE HEAD's DAVE MCCLAIN Is 'The Most Underrated Drummer In Metal'

Producer Colin Richardson (FEAR FACTORY, NAPALM DEATH) has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "Thanks for all the messages about the new MACHINE HEAD album, 'The Blackening'. We are all happy with how the mix turned out and can't wait for you to hear it. I'd have to say my favourite t...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Frontman: Getting Kicked Off ROB ZOMBIE Tour Boosted Our Record Sales

Revolver magazine reports in its February 2007 issue that BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE's latest album, "The Poison", catapulted the band into the U.K. limelight. Within no time, they found themselves being mentioned in the same breath as AVENGED SEVENFOLD and TRIVIUM, two other young bands that wear thei...

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DOMINATION BLACK: More New Music Posted Online

Finnish horror metallers DOMINATION BLACK have uploaded the new songs "Phantom Light", "What Lies Beneath" and "Scavenger of Evil" on their MySpace page. The tracks come off the group's second album, "Dark Legacy", which was released in Scandinavia on November 15 via Finland's Poison Arrow Records (...

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ANTHRAX Members To Jam With LIFE OF AGONY's CAPUTO This Weekend

ANTHRAX members Scott Ian (guitar) and Frank Bello (bass) will jam with Keith Caputo (LIFE OF AGONY) Saturday night, December 16 at the Retox rock bar in New York City. Retox (511 West 28th Street) was opened by Ian and club owner Mike Diamond, who started Snitch, Pangaea and Vela. Scott Ian is sche...

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Out from the Dark Side

If crust punk tickles your nerve endings, then you really must grab a copy of this split CD from Portland's HELLSHOCK and Japan's EFFIGY. Originally released as a 10" and limited to 500 copies, the crusty folks at Crimes Against Humanity now make it available in CD format for the masses to choke dow...

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KORN's JONATHAN DAVIS Talks Own 'Family Values'

KORN frontman Jonathan Davis recently spoke to Risen magazine (web site) about his near-death experience and fatherhood. Davis, the man who as a coroner's assistant "fell in love" with working around dead bodies, nearly became one this summer. The KORN singer was midway through a European tour when...