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KISS: 'Dynasty' Platinum Award That Once Belonged To ACE FREHLEY Being Auctioned

A KISS "Dynasty" platinum album award once owned by original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley is being auctioned via eBay. According to a posting on the auction page, this piece of "Kisstory" — one of four awards given to the members of KISS (Frehley, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Peter Criss) in 1981 —...

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ANIMOSITY: Video Of New Song Posted Online

A video clip of Bay Area death metal/hardcore act ANIMOSITY performing a free show in a San Francisco park, featuring a demo recording of a new song called "You Can't Win", has been posted online at YouTube.com. ANIMOSITY will enter Godcity studios in Salem, Massachusetts in April with producer Kurt...

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Cycle Repeats

Average, harmless metalcore from Japan is what we find on LOST EDEN's debut, "Cycle Repeats". Though their country of origin might add a bullet point to their marketing plan, the fact is that this music could come from anywhere in the west right now. If you've heard AS I LAY DYING, TRIVIUM, SOILWORK...

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ROB ZOMBIE On New 'Halloween': 'It's Never Random Killing For No Reason'

Rob Zombie recently spoke to MTV.com about his upcoming highly anticipated remake of one of horror's most beloved slasher films, "Halloween". A few excerpts from the chat follow: MTV: What questions do you hope to answer with this movie? Rob Zombie: I want it not to be so coincidental. None of this...

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NEUROSIS: New Song Posted Online

Long-running Oakland, California-based industrial/alternative/metal pioneers NEUROSIS have uploaded a new song, entitled "Water Is Not Enough", to their MySpace page. The track comes off the group's new album, "Given to the Rising", due on May 8 via Neurot Recordings. The band began recording the ef...

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METALLICA To Record 14 New Songs Starting Next Week; 2008 Release Expected

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich spoke to Eddie Trunk of the "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM Friday night (March 2) about the group's upcoming studio album and their future touring plans. A BLABBERMOUTH.NET partial transcript of the chat follows: Q: So many people wanna get an u...

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JOHN MACALUSO, RANDY COVEN, MARCO SFOGLI Featured On 'Heroes Temporis' Rock Opera

"Heroes Temporis" is the name of a a new rock opera with a progressive origin. The encounter of different worlds and atmospheres fascinated Giancarlo Trotta and Luca Contegiacomo (the former a classical musician, a prog musician the latter),both from Battipaglia (Salerno); thus the idea of a rock o...

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NEUROSIS: New Album Track Listing, Release Date Revealed

Long-running Oakland, California-based industrial/alternative/metal pioneers NEUROSIS will release their new album, "Given to the Rising", on May 8 via Neurot Recordings. The band began recording the effort in December at Electrical Audio studio in Chicago with producer Steve Albini. "[We are] forgi...

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ANIMOSITY To Embark On First Headlining Tour

San Francisco-based death metal/hardcore act ANIMOSITY will embark on its first headlining tour, dubbed "The Brutalitour", in April with support from AS BLOOD RUNS BLACK, THE FACELESS and BENEATH THE MASSACRE. The dates are as follows: Apr. 28 - Worcester, MA @ New England Metalfest Apr. 29 - Spring...

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ORIGIN, MISERY INDEX Members To Guest On Tonight's 'Tinitus'

ORIGIN's Paul Ryan and MISERY INDEX's Jason Netherton will be the featured guests on this week's "Tinitus" radio show, airing tonight (Wednesday, February 21) between 20.00 CET (8:00 p.m.) and 22.00 CET (10:00 p.m.) on Norway's P3. The program can also be heard on the Internet: www.nrk.no/tinitus. R...

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PANTHEON I: New Album Cover Artwork, Audio Sample Available

The cover artwork for PANTHEON I's new album, "The Wanderer and His Shadow", and an audio sample of the song "Cyanide Storm" has been posted online at this location. The artwork was created by Kjell Åge Meland, who did the front cover to the band's debut release, "Atrocity Divine". PANTHEON I is the...

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INFINITED HATE: New Album Track Listing Revealed

Brutal Dutch death metallers INFINITED HATE, who feature in their ranks three current members of the legendary SINISTER plus ex-members of the mighty HOUWITSER, have begun work on their new album, "Orchestra of Sickness", due later in the year via Goregiastic Records. The projected track listing for...

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Mechanics of Dysfunction

In 2005, a little known Canadian death metal band called BENEATH THE MASSACRE surfaced with a short EP on Galy Records called "Evidence of Inequity". The quick-hitter left more than its fair share of scars and a rather bloody wake, resulting in more than a few critics dubbing them a band to watch. P...

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NECROPHAGIST Forced To Cancel First Eight European Tour Dates

German death metal band NECROPHAGIST has been forced to cancel the first eight dates of its previously announced "Carving Europe's Epitaph Vol. II" tour. The group's official statement reads as follows: "We are extremely disappointed about having to inform you that due to unforeseen and out-of-our-c...

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ANIMOSITY To Support CONVERGE On European Tour

San Francisco-based death metal/hardcore act ANIMOSITY will support CONVERGE on a European tour beginning mid-June. Also appearing on the bill is RISE AND FALL. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jun. 15 - Wiesbaden, Germany - Schlachthof Jun. 16 - Trier, Germany - Summer Blast Festival Jun. 18 - Copen...