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OTEP: Director Comments On 'Crooked Spoons' Video

Video director Thomas Mignone, known for award-winning direction on videos from MUDVAYNE and SUPERJOINT RITUAL, has shot the new video for OTEP's "Crooked Spoons". The band's live performance was captured in Santa Ana during its current tour with STATIC-X and the conceptual imagery is said to be "in...

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JAMES IHA Says He Has Nothing To Do With SMASHING PUMPKINS 'Reunion'

RollingStone.com recently spoke with ex-SMASHING PUMPKINS guitarist James Iha, who has been going about his business while his former bandmates schedule summer tour dates and discuss the details of their new record. It has never been totally clear which members of the original PUMPKINS lineup would...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP: More U.K. Dates Announced

According to a posting on the Michael Schenker News and Tour Information web site, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP has lined up the following U.K. dates in July/August: July 28 - Derbyshire, UK - Rock & Blues Festival * July 29 - Manchester, UK - Manchester Apollo * July 30 - London, UK - Hammersmith ...

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CAGE Signs Brazilian Deal With DYNAMO RECORDS

San Diego, California heavy metal band CAGE has signed a Brazilian deal with Dynamo Records for the release of its fourth CD, "Hell Destroyer". In addition, CAGE's acclaimed third album, "Darker Than Black", will be distributed for the very first time throughout Central and South America (except Mex...

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Cannibal

"Cannibal", the fifth album from STATIC-X, is also the band's most reductive and minimalist effort to date. It's stripped down and more raw than anything the band has done before, with a more brittle, punk-like production instead of the usual dense wall of sound the band has created in the past (the...

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STATIC-X: 'Destroyer' Video To Receive Online Premiere This Friday

STATIC-X's video for the song "Destroyer" will premiere on Friday, April 6 on HeadbangersBlog.com — the new blog for MTV's "Headbanger's Ball". The clip will then have its TV premiere the next night (Saturday, April 7) on the show. "Destroyer" comes off STATIC-X's new album, "Cannibal", which is ava...

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EYEHATEGOD: '99 Miles Of Bad Road' CD Reissue Cancelled

Canada's Moshpit Tragedy Records has scrapped the planned reissue of EYEHATEGOD's "99 Miles of Bad Road" CD at the band's request. In recent e-mail to Moshpit Tragedy, EYEHATEGOD bassist Gary Mader wrote: "We have been debating on whether or not to do this re-release for several reasons. First and m...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Confirmed For Entire VANS WARPED TOUR

Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE have been confirmed for the entire Vans Warped Tour, which is scheduled to kick off June 29 in Pomona, California. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: A STATIC LULLABY (Jul. 24 - Aug. 25) THE ACTUAL (Aug. 10 - Aug. 25) AGENT ORANGE (Aug. 23 - Aug....

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THE MISERABLES Featuring SKINLAB, Ex-40 GRIT Members: New Song Available

THE MISERABLES, the San Francisco Bay Area-based band formed by SKINLAB guitarist Glen "Glenny" Telford and ex-40 GRIT members Chris Anderson (guitar),Ryan Healy (bass) and Andy Green (drums),has uploaded a new song, entitled "Lifeless", to its MySpace page. Currently unsigned, THE MISERABLES memb...

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STATIC-X: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

STATIC-X's new album, "Cannibal", is available for streaming in its entirety at Ultimate-Guitar.com. Comprising 12 of the harshest, most stripped-down tracks STATIC-X have ever recorded, "Cannibal" finds frontman Wayne Static and Co. sounding leaner and meaner than they have in years — a change the...

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SOIL Guitarist's DIRGE Project: Audio Available

DIRGE, the new extreme metal project featuring SOIL guitarist Shaun Glass, THE DOOMSDAY SOCIAL drummer James Knight (ex-THE BLANK THEORY, CHACOPA) and A TEXAS FUNERAL vocalist Jermz, has made two demo songs available for download via its MySpace page. The tracks "Ties That Bind" and "The Complacency...

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9MM SOLUTION: New Songs Posted Online

9MM SOLUTION, the Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based band featuring ex-MORTA SKULD members Dave Gregor and Jason Hellman, has unveiled two new songs, "The Dream Is Dead" and "Suicide Letter", via its MySpace page. The group once again enlisted the help of SOIL bassist Tim King to produce, and Ulrich Wild (S...

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CAGE Signs With MTM MUSIC

MTM Music has announced the signing of San Diego-based "modern-day power metal" band CAGE. The group's new album, "Hell Destroyer", wiill be released on May 18. According to a press release, "Hell Destroyer" is a concept album which "travels through time from the Crucifixion up to a modern day New W...

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CHRIS CORNELL To Be Honored For Charity Work

Reuters reports that former SOUNDGARDEN and AUDIOSLAVE singer Chris Cornell will be honored for his efforts to help addicts with their recovery during a dinner and concert in Hollywood on May 11, organizers said on Wednesday. Cornell, a recovering alcoholic himself, will receive the Stevie Ray Vaugh...

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PRONG: North American Tour Dates Announced

PRONG has lined up the following North American tour dates: Jun. 28 - West Hollywood, CA @ Whiskey A Go Go Oct. 15 - Maplewood, MN @ The Rock Oct. 21 - Houston, TX @ The Meridian Oct. 23 - Nashville, TN @ The Muse Oct. 24 - Covington, KY @ The Mad Hatter Oct. ...