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KISS iDogs Now Available

Tiger Electronics/Hasbro has unveiled the new KISS iDogs (see image below) — robot dogs decorated in classic KISS bandmember makeup. From their distinctive makeup and costumes, to their monster stadium shows, KISS has inspired generations of frenzied fans. As a tribute to the rock group known as the...

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ROBERT TRUJILLO: METALLICA Has 'A Lot To Offer For The Future'

New Zealand's 3 News has posted video footage of METALLICA talking to the media in Berlin this past Friday, September 12 prior to the band's "Death Magnetic" record-release concert at O2 World. Regarding how the making of "Death Magnetic" was different from what happened during the filming of the "S...

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Former WHITE ZOMBIE Drummer Comments On Upcoming Box Set

Former WHITE ZOMBIE drummer Ivan de Prume has commented on the upcoming release of a WHITE ZOMBIE box set, tentatively due before the end of the year. He said, "Finally, man!! There is so much material before we were signed to Geffen and put out 'La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Vol. 1' [1992] and it show...

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METALLICA's HAMMETT: 'Our Goal Is To Always Write Songs That Are Fun For Us To Play'

Darryl Sterdan of the Toronto Sun recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Toronto Sun: So, having a new son or making a new METALLICA album — which is the scarier prospect? Hammett: Actually, during the creation of this album,...

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Death Magnetic

So here we are again, more than five years after a whole slew of you ripped me a new one for my enthusiastic review of the last and most controversial METALLICA album ever, 2003's "St. Anger". Unlike many critics — especially in the UK press — who came out equally unabashed in their praise ...

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LORDI Tops Finnish Single Chart

Finnish hard rock monsters LORDI have topped the single chart in their home country with their latest release, "Bite It Like A Bulldog". The song features a powerful bass line and was co-written by the group's mainman Mr. Lordi (real name: Tomi Putaansuu) and bassist Mr. Ox. Check out "Bite It Like...

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WHITE ZOMBIE Box Set Track Listing Revealed

Rob Zombie has revealed the track listing for the much-anticipated WHITE ZOMBIE box set, which is due for release before end of the year. It is as follows: 01. Gentleman Junkie 02. King Of Souls 03. Tales From the Scarecrowman 04. Cat's Eye Resurrection 05. Pig Heaven 06. Slaughter The Grey 07. Eigh...

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THE BERZERKER Interviewed At UK's BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR; Video Available

British music channel Scuzz TV conducted an interview with Australia's THE BERZERKER at the Bloodstock Open Air 2008 festival, which was held August 15-17 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. Watch the chat below. THE BERZERKER's fifth album, "The Reawakening", is available through the group's own...

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THE BLINDING LIGHT Announces New Label Home

Sioux Falls, South Dakota/Lawrence, Kansas-based hardcore/metal band THE BLINDING LIGHT has inked a deal with Init Records for the release of its new album entitled "June Bug". The CD will feature artwork by Aaron Horkey and is slated for a late fall/early winter release. With two solid releases thr...

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Motörizer

The consistency with which MOTÖRHEAD releases quality albums is largely undisputed. Though folks may debate the relative merits of each release, some of which might include a few duds, most would agree that bassist/vocalist Lemmy Kilmister, drummer Mikkey Dee, and guitarist Phil Campbell — a long-ru...

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Conquer

Four months after Max and Igor Cavalera finally answered the cries of fans far and wide and unleashed their CAVALERA CONSPIRACY upon the world; the former shifted his focus back to his day job and hit us all with "Conquer". While an argument could be made that by splitting his time between both proj...

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Manmade Monster

Playing blatant tribute to your idols with original compositions is a risky proposition, especially when the object of praise is a revered group like the MISFITS (Danzig era, of course). Surprisingly, San Francisco's PLAN 9 pull it off reasonably well with "Manmade Monster", which consists of 13 ori...

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In Hatred's Flame

Thrash bastion Heavy Artillery has already released two monster metal albums this year, the first, MERCILESS DEATH's "Realm of Terror", and now "In Hatred's Flame" by California's EXMORTUS. The album is a re-release of the band's self-released disc of the same name, remixed and remastered with four...

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Stick with What You Know: Live in Europe

PAT TRAVERS is a guitar hero that doesn't get mentioned enough in conversations about the great axe-swingers who came of age in the 1970s. The Toronto-born TRAVERS made some sizzling hard rock with albums like 1978's "Heat in the Street", 1979's smash hit "Live! Go for what you Know" (hence, the new...

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D-A-D Documentary To Premiere In October

Danish rockers D-A-D have issued the following update: "The documentary about D-A-D, filmed and directed by Torleif Hoppe — the band's so-called fifth member, through 25 years — is finally ready for the screen. 'True Believer' is opening in Danish theaters early October 2008. The exact date has not...