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AEROSMITH Frontman Checks In From The Road

AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler has posted the following message on the AeroforceOne.com web site: "ST here. I've been dyin' to do this...... "I've never done this before, in the way that Joey [Kramer] and Tom [Hamilton] have, but I'm coming to you live in Chicago, where I'm resting up for our next...

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AMORPHIS Guitarists Sing ESP's Praises

AMORPHIS members Tomi Koivusaari and Esa Holopainen have joined the growing ranks of ESP artists. The two guitarists recently received their brand-new Eclipse guitars straight from ESP's custom shop, where the instruments had been built according to their own design and specifications. The endorseme...

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The Black Flame

When WOLF first came onto the scene, their self-titled album cover sported a freaky-looking lupine fella, sort of a denim-and-leather Disco Stu as imagined by Maurice Sendak. Musically, the band stuck out like a fistful of sore thumbs, too — the power metal revival was kicking into high gear, but ma...

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MNEMIC: New Album Details Revealed

Denmark's self-professed "fusion future metal" band MNEMIC has set "Passenger" as the title of its upcoming third studio album, which is scheduled for release in Europe on February 2 and in North America on February 6 via Nuclear Blast Records. In regards to the potent lyrical content, MNEMIC guitar...

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H.I.M.'s 'Dark Light' Certified Gold In The U.S.

According to an article in yesterday's (Sept. 28) edition of the Finnish newspaper Iltalehti, H.I.M.'s latest album, "Dark Light" (2005),has been officially certified gold in the U.S. for sales in excess of 500,000 copies. The single "Wings of a Butterfly" peaked at No. 19 on Billboard's Modern Roc...

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EXODUS Frontman: What I Did On My Summer Vacation

After EXODUS toured Europe and returned home this summer, drummer Paul Bostaph hit the road with TESTAMENT, and singer Rob Dukes simply hit the road. Here's an update from the newly crowned Road King: "After our last tour, which was fucking insane but the stories are great - everything from cops rai...

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SOILWORK Postpones Turkish Dates

Swedish metallers SOILWORK have posted the following message on their official web site: "Unfortunately we are forced to postpone the upcoming shows in Turkey [September 30 in Ankara and October 1 in Istanbul] due to the recent bombings/attacks against tourists. We want to give the Turkish fans the...

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SOILWORK Frontman Checks In From U.K.

SOILWORK vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "[It's] been a good tour [SOILWORK is headlining a tour of the U.K., with LYZANXIA as support]. Have three shows to go, including tonight's show in Birmingham. It's our first full tour in the U.K....

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H.I.M.: North American Tour Cancelled

Finnish rock quintet H.I.M. has cancelled its previously announced fall tour in favor of entering the recording studio to begin work on a new album. The band has been steadily writing material for their forthcoming album and is eager to start preliminary rehearsals for the new CD. Singer Ville Valo...

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THE PROPHECY Completes Work On Long-Awaited New Album

Yorkshire doom-death metallers THE PROPHECY have issued the following update: "After a long hard graft recording it (cascades has 32 different channels!!!!!) over the last two and a half years and some gruelling late 3am mixing sessions THE PROPHECY's new studio album, 'Revelations', has finally bee...

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DOWN Guitarist KEENAN: 'We Just Want To Do A Killer F*ckin' Record'

DOWN guitarist Pepper Keenan recently spoke to Revolver magazine (web site) about the band's recent European tour and the progress of the songwriting sessions for the group's third album. To make sure they still have the right mojo after a four-year hibernation, the members of DOWN booked 16 shows i...

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Snappin' Necks

I will forever associate STUCK MOJO in general and the 1995 debut album "Snappin' Necks" specifically with the band's performance sandwiched between opener WICKER MAN and headliner MACHINE HEAD (supporting "Burn My Eyes"). The scorching guitar work of Rich Ward, those energetic rhythms, and the off-...

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DARK NEW DAY: 'Free' Performance Clip Posted Online

A video clip of DARK NEW DAY performing an acoustic/electric version of the song "Free", taken from their current digital-EP release, "Black Porch Acoustic Sessions", has been posted online at Rehearsals.com. "Black Porch Acoustic Sessions" was made available digitally on September 5, 2006. DARK NEW...

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LIVING COLOUR: Original Lineup To Perform At Private Party In New York

The original lineup of LIVING COLOUR — featuring bassist Muzz Skillings — will play a short set (eight songs) for a private party in Woodstock, New York. Guitarist Vernon Reid says, "Doug [Wimbish, current LIVING COLOUR bassist] is going to be stuck in Europe, and I took the opportunity to ask Muzz....

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DRAGONFORCE Doesn't Want To Be Pigeonholed As "Power Metal' Band

Stuart Derdeyn of Canada's The Province reports that U.K. quintet DRAGONFORCE's "Valley Of the Damned" is another tour de force of super-tight, melodic hard rock with its tongue firmly planted in its cheek. Imagine BON JOVI fronting IRON MAIDEN played almost twice as fast and you've got what the gro...