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SKINLAB Frontman Issues Studio Update
Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB recently entered Trident studios in Pacheco, California with producer Juan Urteaga to begin recording their new album. Bassist/vocalist Steev Esquivel states, "Drums are done!!! And fuckin sick at that; no doctoring up or fuckin' beat detected... Paul...January 31, 2009
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HELIX Confirmed For SOUTH TEXAS ROCK FEST
Canadian hard rock band HELIX has been confirmed for this year's South Texas Rock Fest, set to take place May 22-24 in downtown San Antonio, Texas at Hemisfair Park. Also scheduled to appear are QUEENSRŸCHE, SEVEN MARY THREE, DAYS OF THE NEW and SPONGE. Ticket prices are as follows: * One-day advanc...January 30, 2009
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ALICE COOPER: More NAMM Footage Posted Online
ALICE COOPER performed a special set on January 17, 2009 at the Hilton Hotel in Anaheim, California during this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which was held at the Anaheim Convention Center. Fan-filmed video footage of six songs can be viewed below. ALICE COOPER's lates...January 30, 2009
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CONTRIVE Bassist Forced To Sit Out Thai Tour
Bassist Tim Stahlmann from Melbourne, Australia's CONTRIVE was injured in a motor accident while on holiday in Koh Samui, Thailand. The band was due to hit the stages of Bangkok next week for its first tour of Asia, including a support with PARKWAY DRIVE. However, hospital X-rays have confirmed that...January 30, 2009
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IMPELLITTERI To Film 'Wicked Maiden' Video
IMPELLITTERI will shoot a "major-budget" music video for the song "Wicked Maiden" on February 4 with director John Logsdon, who has previously worked with DEF LEPPARD, ANTHRAX, RISE AGAINST, AUDIOSLAVE, SEETHER and DEFTONES, among many others. The clip will be a "performance piece," according to IMP...January 28, 2009
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THE CRUCIFIED Box Set In The Works
2009 marks the 25th anniversary of when THE CRUCIFIED started making music. To celebrate, Tooth & Nail Records will release a collector's edition box-set of music, video and history. THE CRUCIFIED was an American crossover thrash metal band from Fresno, California that formed in 1984. Its final...January 28, 2009
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SKINLAB: Footage From The Studio Posted Online
Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB have entered Trident studios in Pacheco, California with producer Juan Urteaga to begin recording their new album. According to bassist/vocalist Steev Esquivel, fans can expect "nothing but pure fuckin' heaviness!" Video footage of the drum-recording...January 26, 2009
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SKINLAB Begins Recording New Album
Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB have entered Trident studios in Pacheco, California with producer Juan Urteaga to begin recording their new album. According to bassist/vocalist Steev Esquivel, "Paul [Hopkins, drums] has slammed out seven [songs] so far and will return today to crush...January 23, 2009
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ALICE COOPER: NAMM Performance Footage Posted Online
ALICE COOPER performed a special set on January 17, 2009 at the Hilton Hotel in Anaheim, California during this past weekend's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which was held at the Anaheim Convention Center. Fan-filmed video footage of two songs can be viewed below. ALICE COOPER...January 21, 2009
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TOMMY BOLIN Book Author To Guest On 'Electric Ballroom'
Tune in to the "Electric Ballroom" radio show with hosts Aimee Kristi and Keith Roth on WRAT on Sunday, February 1 at 10:00 p.m. Eastern for an interview with Greg Prato, author of the new book "Touched by Magic: The Tommy Bolin Story" — which is said to be the first book to focus entirely ...January 20, 2009
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OVER THE RAINBOW Schedules Japanese Dates
OVER THE RAINBOW — the new band featuring former RAINBOW musicians Joe Lynn Turner, Tony Carey, Bobby Rondinelli and Greg Smith alongside the son of the iconic RAINBOW founder/guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, Jürgen Blackmore — will play three shows in Japan this spring. The dates are as follows: Apr. 2...January 20, 2009
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IMPELLITTERI: 'Wicked Maiden' European Release Date Announced
IMPELLITTERI's long-awaited new album, "Wicked Maiden", will be released in Europe on April 24 via Metal Heaven Records. The CD's title track is available for streaming on the band's official MySpace page. Due in Japan on January 21, 2009 via Victor Entertainment, "Wicked Maiden", which reunites mai...January 20, 2009
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HELIX: 'No Rest For The Wicked'-Era Lineup To Reunite For Recording Session
The "No Rest For The Wicked"-era (1983) lineup of the Canadian hard rock band HELIX will reunite for a one-off recording session where they will be laying down a cover version of AC/DC's "It's a Long Way To The Top If You Wanna Rock And Roll". According to singer Brian Vollmer, "everyone will be the...January 19, 2009
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IRON MAIDEN's MCBRAIN Interviewed At 'Drum-Off' Grand Finals; Video Available
Possum of Altitude conducted a backstage interview with IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain on Saturday, January 10, 2009 at Guitar Center's Drum-Off grand finals in California. Watch the five-minute chat below. McBrain was inducted into Guitar Center's "Drum-Legends" Hall of Fame at the event, which...January 16, 2009
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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: I Love The Way 'Death Magnetic' Sounds
Greg Kot of ChicagoTribune.com recently conducted an interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ChicagoTribune.com: "Death Magnetic" was portrayed as a conscious return to the style of your '80s albums. Do you agree? Ulrich: It didn't start that wa...January 16, 2009
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