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ENTOMBED Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR

Swedish metal veterans ENTOMBED have been confirmed for this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 14-16, 2009 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. Commented ENTOMBED guitarist Alex Hellid: "Yes, finally! Back to the U.K.! Look forward to Bloodstock very very much! It’s bee...

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FEAR FACTORY's CAZARES: I Could Sue CHRISTIAN OLDE WOLBERS For Stealing My Riffs

Spiritech of PyroMusic.net recently conducted an interview with FEAR FACTORY/DIVINE HERESY guitarist Dino Cazares. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. PyroMusic.net: You've said a number of times in the past years that you would never return to FEAR FACTORY under any circumstances. What...

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GOATWHORE, ABYSMAL DAWN, DAATH To Host Atlanta Pizza Party

Members of GOATWHORE, ABYSMAL DAWN, DAATH, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS and SUCCESS WILL WRITE APOCALYPSE ACROSS THE SKY will host a good old-fashioned and wholesome pizza party social to celebrate the kick-off of The Conquer & Curse Tour on Wednesday, June 24 at 6:00 p.m. at Criminal Records in Atlanta, Ge...

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FEAR FACTORY Pulls Out Of U.K.'s SONISPHERE Festival

As widely expected, the new band calling itself FEAR FACTORY — featuring original FF members Dino Cazares (guitar) and Burton C. Bell (vocals) alongside bassist Byron Stroud (who played on the last two FEAR FACTORY albums in addition to touring and recording with STRAPPING YOUNG LAD and ZIMMERS HOLE...

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'New' FEAR FACTORY Lineup Cancels Debut Gig; Entire German Tour Called Off

According to Sergi Ramos of The Metal Circus, the much-anticipated debut performance by the new band calling itself FEAR FACTORY — featuring original FF members Dino Cazares (guitar) and Burton C. Bell (vocals) alongside bassist Byron Stroud (who played on the last two FEAR FACTORY albums in additio...

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KISS Is 'Four Days From Finishing' New Album

KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley has issued the following udate: "We're about four days from finishing the new KISS album. Eleven tracks, and it IS everything I've told you. It IS classic. It IS all written within the band. And IT ROCKS BIG TIME! Tommy [Thayer, guitar] and Eric [Singer, drums] b...

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KISS' SIMMONS Confirms Deal With WAL-MART Is In Works

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has confirmed that a deal is in the works with Wal-Mart that will result in an "entire section" of the giant retailer's stores across the country (apparently dubbed "Kiss Korner") being dedicated to KISS. Check out the video clip below to hear Gene talking about KI...

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TENET: 'Sovereign' Artwork Unveiled; First Track Posted Online

TENET, originally the brainchild of guitarist Jed Simon (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, ZIMMER'S HOLE),has throughout the years evolved into a monstrous extreme metal force featuring such illustrious musicians as Steve "Zetro" Souza (EXODUS) on vocals, Glen Alvelais (FORBIDDEN, TESTAMENT) on lead guitar, Byr...

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KISS '360' Trading Cards Coming In August

Pictured below is a new advertising brochure for the upcoming "KISS 360" trading cards. "KISS 360" is scheduled for an August release. Each box will include 24 packs of five cards with a suggested retail price of $1.99 a pack with autographed and memorabilia cards from the band's four original membe...

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'Gene Simmons Family Jewels': This Week's Preview Clip Posted Online

Legendary rock god multi-hyphenate Gene Simmons and his unconventional family are back and better than ever for an all-new season of A&E's hit unscripted series "Gene Simmons Family Jewels". The 15-episode season kicked off on June 7 with Sophie's sweet sixteen party, giving viewers an all-acces...

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GOATWHORE Frontman Interviewed On 'The Metal File'

Vocalist Ben Falgoust of GOATWHORE was interviewed for this week's "The Metal File" podcast from Montreal's CHOM-FM. You can stream the show online at this location. The first single, "Apocalyptic Havoc", from GOATWHORE's upcoming album, "Carving Out The Eyes Of God", is available for streaming at t...

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FEAR FACTORY Members Embroiled In 'Legal Battle' Over Band's Name

ARKAEA/FEAR FACTORY members Christian Olde Wolbers (guitar) and Raymond Herrera (drums) were the featured guests on the June 14, 2009 edition of the nationally syndicated radio program "Speed Freaks". When asked if FEAR FACTORY was "done," Raymond replied, "We're [Christian and I] actually still in...

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Carving out the Eyes of God

Ben Falgoust and Sammy Duet; tell me that's not the metal duo in the game today. And with GOATWHORE's fourth album (and second for Metal Blade),"Carving out the Eyes of God", that pair, along with drummer Zack Simmons and bassist Nathan Bergeron, has created an album that will easily be one of 2009...

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Report: Tongues Were Wagging As GENE SIMMONS Visited Memphis

Michael Lollar of Commercial Appeal reports: Gene Simmons paid his respects to Memphis music last fall with a visit to the home of rock and roll for tonight's episode of his A&E reality show, "Gene Simmons Family Jewels". The tongue-wagging singer and bassist for KISS, Simmons visited Graceland,...

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ARKAEA/Ex-FEAR FACTORY Members To Guest On 'Speed Freaks'

ARKAEA/ex-FEAR FACTORY members Christian Olde Wolbers (guitar) and Raymond Herrera (drums) will guest on the nationally syndicated radio program "Speed Freaks" this Sunday night (Sunday, June 14). The show can be heard between 10:00 p.m. and midnight EST on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 122, live o...