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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Guitarist Checks In From OZZFEST

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD's new album, "The New Black", had a phenomenal first week at retail debuting at No. 200 on The Billboard 200 chart. The group has been annihilating the masses on Ozzfest, and due to the sheer abrasiveness and intensity of their live performances, they quickly became one of the mo...

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The Complete Recordings

Here is a brief history lesson for you, courtesy of Tee Pee Records. ELDOPA was formed in 1995 by bassist Andy Branton, vocalist/guitarist Greg Valencia, vocalist/guitarist Brian Ward, and drummer Sean Taylor. Coming from bands ECONOCHRIST, SAMIAM, and GRIMPLE, and moving on to WATCH THEM DIE (Valen...

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BUCKCHERRY, SEETHER Added To KUFO's ROCKFEST ELEVEN

BUCKCHERRY, SEETHER and EVANS BLUE have been added to KUFO's Rockfest Eleven, set to take place on Saturday, July 29 at Columbia Meadows in Portland, Oregon. Headlining the event will be ALICE IN CHAINS. More acts will be announced soon. BUCKCHERRY's third album, titled "Fifteen", debuted at a caree...

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KISS Guitarist TOMMY THAYER Speaks

Writer/photographer John Harrell recently conducted an interview with KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer for a cover story in the Japanese magazine Burrn! An excerpt from the chat follows: Burrn!: Do the fans hassle you about being in Ace's makeup? Tommy: "The vast majority of the people see KISS up there...

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ALICE IN CHAINS: More U.S. Dates Announced

ALICE IN CHAINS have announced several U.S. dates in August to coincide with their appearance at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, SD. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Jul. 29 - KUFO Rockfest - Columbia Meadows Aug. 03 - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom - Hampton Beach, NH Aug. 04 - Starla...

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ALICE IN CHAINS To Headline KUFO's ROCKFEST XI

ALICE IN CHAINS have officially been announced as the headlining act for KUFO's Rockfest XI, set to take place on Saturday, July 29 at Columbia Meadows in Portland, Oregon. AliceInChains.com will be holding a presale for this show. It will start on Tuesday, June 6 at 9:00 a.m. PDT and all tickets wi...

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The Living Dead

Originally released in 2000 under the title "Nomad" (with minor track alterations),PAUL DI'ANNO's "The Living Dead" renewed my interest in a man that I revered for his work on the first two IRON MAIDEN albums, but whose subsequent projects (GOGMAGOG, BATTLEZONE, and KILLERS) passed me by with littl...

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Not For You

Before the "true" metal warriors among you pass judgment, you really ought to give "Not For You", the second album from San Diego's MOWER, a try. Aspersions will be cast because of Mikey Doling's (SNOT, SOULFLY) involvement as producer. All one needs to be concerned about in Doling's case is the ban...

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THIS IS HELL To Team Up With BANE, MODERN LIFE IS WAR, OUTBREAK For U.S. Tour

Trustkill Records artists THIS IS HELL will be joining hardcore heroes BANE, MODERN LIFE IS WAR and OUTBREAK for a national tour this summer. Hailing from Long Island, THIS IS HELL features former SCRAPS & HEART ATTACKS vocalist Travis Reilly as well as scene vets Rick Jiminez (guitar),Joe Osol...

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VELVET REVOLVER Drummer: 'We Really Want To Make A Deeper Album This Time'

VELVET REVOLVER members Matt Sorum and Scott Weiland recently spoke to RollingStone.com about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to their double-platinum 2004 debut, "Contraband", tentatively titled "Libertide". "The first one was definitely a rocking, punky, bashing r...

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The Cult is Alive

That buzzing guitar sound, the way the songs groove in a rock and roll kind of way, the shroud of malevolence darkening the proceedings, and a fuck-off punk rock attitude. This is DARKTRHONE all right. On the duo's 12th album, "The Cult is Alive", Fenriz and N.Culto sound as convincing as ever, the...

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The Chuck Norris...

There is something to be said about back-to-basic, riff-heavy rock and roll, but it may not always be said in glowing terms. Featuring members of RICKSHAW, TIAMAT, and TAURUS, Sweden's THE CHUCK NORRIS EXPERIMENT [Insert lame and beat-to-death Chuck Norris joke here] have not made an awful retro roc...

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Too Late for Peace…

You didn't realize that longtime SCORPIONS drummer Herman Rarebell had a solo album called "Too Late for Peace…" on Poland's Selfmadegod Records, did you? That's because he doesn't. Grindcore act HERMAN RAREBELL includes members of Selfmadegod brethren THIRD DEGREE and ANTIGAMA. "Too Late for Peace"...

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All Hail

"Childhood friends with a fetish for early GUNS N' ROSES and MÖTLEY CRÜE, they learned their instruments together while practicing songs from old STOOGES records", begins the press release about the members of Toronto's KILL CHEERLEADER. And sure, you can hear some of that in the band's punky rock a...

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IN FLAMES Guitarist Says U.S. Music Scene is More 'Media-Controlled' Compared To Europe

Tapio Ahola of Imhotep webzine recently conducted an interview with IN FLAMES guitarist Björn Gelotte. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Imhotep: Was the song writing process for this album ["Come Clarity"] somehow different from what it has been before? Björn Gelotte: "The basics are alway...