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SHAWN CRAHAN's DIRTY LITTLE RABBITS To Release New EP This Month

DIRTY LITTLE RABBITS, the band featuring SLIPKNOT percussionist M. Shawn "Clown" Crahan, will release a new EP, "Simon", on January 20 via The End Records. The CD was tracked at Sound Farm Studios, which is the same place SLIPKNOT recorded its latest album, "All Hope is Gone". "Simon" track listing:...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER: Signed Guitar Being Auctioned

According to a posting on the Michael Schenker News And Tour Information web site, German producer/guitarist Siggi Schwarz is auctioning legendary guitarist Michael Schenker's (ex-SCORPIONS, UFO) Dean V on eBay. The guitar, which was autographed by Michael, was used during the recording sessions for...

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JUDAS PRIEST Bassist Pens Foreword To AL ATKINS' Autobiography

JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill has penned the foreword to original PRIEST singer Al Atkins's autobiography, titled "Dawn of the Metal Gods: My Life in Judas Priest and Heavy Metal". The book, which was was written with Neil Daniels — a freelance rock writer and heavy metal fan who befriended Atkins d...

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THE QUIREBOYS Record U.K. Football Anthem; Download Available

After the band's sold-out December 22, 2008 concert at the Newcastle Academy, THE QUIREBOYS went into Blast studios and recorded the official song for the U.K. soccer team Blyth Spartans who face Premier League's Blackburn Rovers on January 5 in front of the Setanta Sports. According to What's On NE...

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DREAM THEATER's MIKE PORTNOY Reveals Favorite Albums, Films, Shows Of 2008

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has revealed his favorite albums, movies and TV shows from 2008 via the band's official web site. They are as follows: Favorite Albums of 2008 (in no particular order) 01. METALLICA - Death Magnetic 02. PROTEST THE HERO - Fortress 03. THE MARS VOLTA - The Bedlam In...

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DREAM THEATER's MIKE PORTNOY Schedules NAMM Signing Session

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy will take part in a signing session at the Tama booth at next year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which is being held January 15-18 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Portnoy will appear on Saturday, January 17 at 1:00...

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THANATEROS To Release New Album In April

German "celtic goth metal" band THANATEROS will release its fourth album, "Liber Lux", on April 3, 2009 via New Crusade Records. The CD was recorded at RedHouse Studio and was mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, Finland. A record-release party will take place on April 3 at K17 i...

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SIX FEET UNDER's CHRIS BARNES On 'The Governor's Ball'

Vocalist Chris Barnes of Florida-based death metallers SIX FEET UNDER was interviewed for this week's edition of the "The Governor's Ball". You can download the program at this location. "Death Rituals", the new album from SIX FEET UNDER, recently entered the German Media Control chart at position N...

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PAIN OF SALVATION: Complete 'Ending Themes' 2DVD/2CD Box Set Details Revealed

Swedish progressive rock/metal band PAIN OF SALVATION will release a 2DVD/2CD box set titled "Ending Themes (On the Two Deaths of Pain of Salvation)" on February 27, 2009 via InsideOut Music. The set will include the following: DVD1: Season One "Ending Themes" is the groundbreaking TV series that sh...

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TARJA TURUNEN Interviewed In Argentina; Video Available

Argentina's Canal de la Musica conducted an interview with former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen after the completion of her recent "Storm in America Tour 2008". Watch the six-minute chat below. Tarja's album "My Winter Storm" will be re-released on January 2, 2009. This double CD "extended special...

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TARJA TURUNEN: Footage Of Buenos Aires Fan Conference Available

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen took part in a fan conference/meet-and-greet on October 3, 2008 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The entire session, which featured Tarja answering questions posed by her fans, can be viewed in five parts below. Tarja's album "My Winter Storm" will be re-released on...

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RHINO BUCKET Song Featured In 'The Wrestler' Movie

Hard rock band RHINO BUCKET has placed a track in the upcoming Darren Aronofsky feature "The Wrestler", which is set to open in theaters on December 19. The movie stars Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei, both nominated for a Golden Globe, and it features BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN's original song "The Wrestler"...

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Funeral Phantoms

Denmark's EXMORTEM celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. That is 15 years of slogging it out through musical trends, a multitude of labels, and every obstacle that comes with survival in the ongoing war that is death metal. Having left Earache after the release of 2005's "Nihilistic Contentment...

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DECADENCE Parts Ways With Guitarist, Announces Replacement

DECADENCE, the Swedish melodic thrash metal quintet fronted by Kitty Saric (a.k.a. Metallic Kitty),has parted ways with guitarist Simon Galle. He says about his departure, "I feel now that I've been here and done this for a while and I feel satisfied, I apologize to the people that wanted to hear m...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Guitarist's ARMOROS: Demo Recordings To See Light Of Day

Marquee Records will release a three-CD super-package of unreleased music (1985-1993) from long-defunct Canadian West Coast thrash metal act ARMOROS. ARMOROS enjoyed worldwide underground success after releasing its "Resurrecdead" demo in 1987. Formed by Mike Sudar (guitar) and Terry Groom (drums) i...