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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: 'BOB ROCK Will Always Be Our Producer'

Despite rumors of a possible collaboration with Rick Rubin (SLAYER, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, SLIPKNOT),METALLICA have no plans of working with anyone else but their longtime producer Bob Rock on their upcoming studio album, the group's drummer Lars Ulrich revealed in a September 2005 interview published i...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Get Props From METALLICA, PANTERA

MTV.com recently conducted an interview with AVENGED SEVENFOLD frontman M. Shadows. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: MTV: It's interesting that you cull your musical influences from the kind of bands many young people are probably not even aware of. Shadows: I think classic metal just had...

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NINE INCH NAILS, ROB ZOMBIE, AVENGED SEVENFOLD Confirmed For Miami's GLOBAL GATHERING

NINE INCH NAILS, ROB ZOMBIE and AVENGED SEVENFOLD are among the artists that have been confirmed for the Global Gathering 2006 music festival, set to take place March 18 at Bicentennial Park in Miami, FL. Also scheduled to appear at the event — which will last "from midday to midnight" — are COHEED...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN Looks Back On 2005, Talks About Upcoming Solo CD

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman recently gave an interview to his official web site regarding his recent and upcoming activities. The question-and-answer session follows: Q: 2005 was a big year for you with 6 months on a hit TV series, three live DVDs, lots of new music of your own as well...

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EIGHTEEN VISIONS Singer Says New Album Will Sound Like Cross Between STP And DEF LEPPARD

Huntington Beach, California's EIGHTEEN VISIONS have entered a Los Angeles studio with producer Machine (LAMB OF GOD, ROB ZOMBIE) to begin recording their new, self-titled album for a June 2006 release via Epic. The follow-up to 2004's "Obsession" should serve as the next step in what's been "the na...

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Being and Becoming

I don't think it's politically incorrect to call bands like THE SMASHUP the 2006 model of "metal for chicks". This is show-tune hardcore, a candy-coated facsimile of the more underground strains of metalcore, meticulously designed to be a lifestyle accessory for Suicide Girls and eyeliner-bleeding M...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Not A Religious Band

Launch Radio Networks reports: With the holidays here and the so-called "War On Christmas" in the news, religion is always a hot topic at this time of year. AVENGED SEVENFOLD includes a number of religious references in its music, even taking its name from a passage in the Bible. But frontman M. Sha...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD, CKY To Team Up For U.S. Tour

AVENGED SEVENFOLD will be embarking on the second leg of their "Cities of Evil" headlining tour beginng in late January. Support at all dates will come from CKY. The details are as follows: Jan. 19 - Rialto Theatre - Tucson, AZ Jan. 20 - Sunshine Theater - Albuquerque, NM Jan. 22 - Concrete Street -...

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SLIPKNOT, H.I.M., AUDIOSLAVE, MUDVAYNE Concert Attendance Figures Revealed

The following are a few select recent heavy metal/hard rock concert attendance figures, as reported by Billboard magazine: Artist/Event: SLIPKNOT Venue: Rockford MetroCentre City/State: Rockford, Ill. Date: Nov. 12, 2005 Gross Sales: $102,900 Attendance: 3,349 Capacity: 6,846 Artist/Event: H.I.M., F...

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DEFTONES, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, SHADOWS FALL Featured On 'Best Of The Taste Of Chaos' CD

Billboard.com is reporting that Warcon Enterprises is readying a two-disc compilation of unreleased tracks, rare outtakes and special songs from artists participating in the first and upcoming installments of the Taste Of Chaos tour. Due Jan. 24, "Best of the Taste of Chaos" boats 36 songs from the...

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'Cabras' Movie Soundtrack To Release 20 Metal Videos Online

In early 2006, the "Cabras" motion picture will become the first independent film to offer their entire official soundtrack's music videos for download on the new video iPods. There will be a total of 20 music videos available from artists such as Canada's politically charged metal act INNER SURGE,...

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FEAR FACTORY Schedule 'Rockline' Appearance

FEAR FACTORY will join AVENGED SEVENFOLD as the featured guests on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" airing Monday, December 12. The live show begins at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET, and fans are encouraged to call in with questions during the program at (800) 344-ROCK (7625). To find...

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'New Wave Of American Heavy Metal' Book Documents Over 600 Bands

Garry Sharpe-Young of Rockdetector has just published "New Wave of American Heavy Metal", a 376-page book with over 90 photos, featuring over 600 U.S. and Canadian alternative metal, emocore, hardcore, math metal, metal, metalcore, neo-thrash and screamo bands. In the mid-'90s, in the wake of grunge...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Schedule 'Rockline' Appearance

AVENGED SEVENFOLD will be the featured guests on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" airing Monday, December 12. The live show begins at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET, and fans are encouraged to call in with questions during the program at (800) 344-ROCK (7625). To find a station near you...

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KIRK HAMMETT: 'METALLICA Have A Lot More To Say'

In the latest issue of Guitar World, which is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the release of METALLICA's landmark "Master of Puppets" album, METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett gets quizzed by the magazine readers and a host of metal luminaries, including MASTODON, LAMB OF GOD, EXODUS, EVERY TIME I...