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BUCKCHERRY Guitarist Says New Album Is 'Very Analog, Very Organic'

Gannett Media's Anne Erickson caught up with BUCKCHERRY lead guitarist and songwriter Keith Nelson to chat about the band's fifth studio album, "All Night Long", out August 3. Nelson says the new release is free of studio magic — it's BUCKCHERRY, plain and simple. "We went to great lengths to make s...

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THE CULT Frontman: 'We Need Real Artists With Real Vision'

Australia's Herald Sun recently conducted an interview with THE CULT frontman Ian Astbury. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Herald Sun: What had to be right for this CULT reunion? Astbury: Intention. What is the intention of us working together? What is the purpose of going on a stag...

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MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN Talks PUSCIFER

Anne Erickson of Gannett Media recently conducted an interview with Maynard James Keenan, the prolific frontman behind TOOL and A PERFECT CIRCLE, about his new project, PUSCIFER. Keenan sums up PUSCIFER like this: "This is not a band; this is a troupe. This is a performance; not a concert...This has...

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KISS Guitarist To Host Golf Tournament; Members Of WARRANT, IRON MAIDEN To Attend

KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer will host the third Pacific University Legends Golf Classic on August 2-3, 2009 at the Reserve Vineyards & Golf Club in Aloha, Oregon. Thayer will welcome another star-studded cast for an exciting two days of dinner, entertainment and golf in support of Pacific Univer...

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WITCHCRAFT: New Pro-Shot Concert Footage Available

"Strike", the metal show on StreetClip.tv, has uploaded brand new professionally filmed concert footage of Swedish doom rockers WITCHCRAFT. Watch the three-minute clip below. WITCHCRAFT, who formed in 2000 in tribute to band heroes Roky Erickson and Bobby Liebling (PENTAGRAM),create heavy, blues-ba...

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MINSK: Another New Song Posted Online

Chicago/Peoria, Illinois quartet MINSK has posted another new song, "Means To An End", on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's forthcoming album, "With Echoes In The Movement Of Stone", which is scheduled for release on May 26 in North America and June 1 internationally via Relap...

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MINSK: New Song Posted Online

Chicago/Peoria, Illinois quartet MINSK has posted a new song, "Three Moons", on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's forthcoming album, "With Echoes In The Movement Of Stone", which is scheduled for release on May 26 in North America and June 1 internationally via Relapse Records...

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Come, Reap

This album has a way of getting inside you and rattling around your insides for days on end. There is something foreboding in the brilliant classic/occult rock melodies that seem harmless and totally addictive on the surface until you realize that the melodies swirling relentlessly in your head are...

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METALLICA, MASTODON, PEARL JAM Featured On 'Live From Bonnaroo 2008' DVD

METALLICA, MASTODON and PEARL JAM are among the artists that are featured on the "Live from Bonnaroo 2008" DVD, due in January on DVD from Superfly Presents and A.C. Entertainment. According to Billboard.com, the DVD was originally offered only to 2008 festival ticket-buyers, but is now being made a...

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WITCHCRAFT: Acoustic Performance Of 'No Angel Or Demon' Available

Swedish doom rockers WITCHCRAFT played an exclusive unplugged version of the song "No Angel Or Demon" for their hometown newspaper Nerikes Allehanda. The video was recorded inside the Castle of Örebro and can be viewed at this location. WITCHCRAFT will support MOTÖRHEAD on their Scandinavian tour in...

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THE DEVIL'S BLOOD Completes Work On 'Come, Reap' EP

The Satanic rock n' roll cult from The Netherlands THE DEVIL'S BLOOD has completed work on its debut EP. Entitled "Come, Reap" (and lurking within the 30-minute mark),this ritual will prepare THE DEVIL'S BLOOD to make its cursed presence felt even more with its signature brand of horror soul vintag...

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WITCHCRAFT To Support MOTÖRHEAD In Scandinavia

Swedish doom rockers WITCHCRAFT will support MOTÖRHEAD on their Scandinavian tour in December. The dates are as follows: Dec. 09 - Köpenhamn, DEN @ Vega Dec. 10 - Göteborg, SWE @ Scandinavium Dec. 12 - Karlstad SWE @ Löfbergs lila arena Dec. 13 - Stockholm SWE @ Hovet Dec. 14 - Oslo, NOR @ Spektrum...

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KISS Guitarist TOMMY THAYER To Host Pacific University Legends Golf Classic

Hosted by KISS lead guitarist Tommy Thayer, the Pacific University Legends Golf Classic will feature some of the biggest names in music, entertainment, sports and golf to raise funds for Pacific's intercollegiate athletics program. The field includes PGA Tour standouts John Daly, Shaun Micheel, Alex...

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ALICE COOPER's 'School's Out' Featured In New MASTERCARD Commercial

MasterCard is celebrating the British obsession with summer holidays in its latest TV commercial, created by McCann Erickson. The commercial is aimed at positioning the brand as the credit card of choice when travelling abroad. The 60-second spot, which is accompanied by the ALICE COOPER anthem "Sch...

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WITCHCRAFT: Japanese Tour Dates Announced

Swedish doom rockers WITCHCRAFT will embark on a short tour of Japan in February. The dates are as follows: Feb. 08 - Shinkagura - Osaka, Japan Feb. 09 - Day Trip - Nagoya, Japan Feb. 10 - Earthdom - Tokyo, Japan Feb. 11 - Earthdom Tokyo, Japan WITCHCRAFT, who formed in 2000 in tribute to ...