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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Frontman: ROB ZOMBIE Didn't Say 'Hello' To Us Once During Entire Tour

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE frontman Matt Tuck has "set the record straight" with regards to the abrupt end of the band's U.S. tour with ROB ZOMBIE following reports that they were forced to drop off the trek after Tuck publicly voiced his displeasure with the tour's conditions via the official BULLET m...

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MATCHBOX TWENTY Singer Confirms He Has Submitted Song To AEROSMITH

MATCHBOX TWENTY singer Rob Thomas has confirmed to Billboard magazine that he has submitted a song that's being considered for AEROSMITH's next album. "But," he added, "just because you write a song doesn't mean it's going to wind up on a record." AEROSMITH's new album is reportedly being produced b...

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CELTIC FROST: 'Monotheist' First-Week U.S. Sales Revealed

CELTIC FROST's "comeback" effort, "Monotheist", has sold just under 2,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The group's first album in 13 years was produced by the band with Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN) and features 11 songs. The CD was rel...

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CELTIC FROST Frontman: 'Collapsed And Paralyzed In The Smeary Puddles Of Urine And Excrements'

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported over the weekend, CELTIC FROST cancelled their scheduled appearance at the Rock Hard Festival in Gelsenkirchen, Germany Saturday night (June 3) after mainman Thomas Gabriel Fischer was rushed to the hospital as a result of suffering from "acute kidney problems" and...

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French Metal Scene Spotlighted On Upcoming 'Best Of' Collection

French metal webzine French-Metal.com will be releasing the fourth installment of its "Best of French Metal" collection in late June. The two-CD set will contain 40 songs by such French acts as BULLSHIT INC., FORCE FED, DANFORTH, EVIL ONE, INHEPSIE, IPECACUANA and KANDJAR, among others. The complete...

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DOWNLORD Sign With OPEN GRAVE RECORDS

DOWNLORD, the Denmark-based death metal band featuring Dave Ingram (ex-BENEDICTION, BOLT THROWER) on vocals, Donovan Spenceley (ex-SACRIFICIAL, EXCESSIVE PAYBACK) on guitar, Rene Falther (ex-EXCESSIVE PAYBACK, INIQUITY) on guitar, Thomas Fagerlind (ex-INIQUITY, DAEMON) on bass, and Rasmus Schmidt on...

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SADISTIC GRIMNESS, NOSVROLOK Preparing To Release New Albums

According to a press release from the Dutch label Infernus Rex, Swedish black/death metallers SADISTIC GRIMNESS are currently mastering their debut album, entitled "Asteni". Tentative release date is the end of the year. Also, the band has aquired a new guitarist in T. Dellamorte (a.k.a. Thomas "Dar...

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Hell Bent For Letters

I like a good joke as much as I like a good musty-smelling sci-fi novel from a flea market or a used bookstall (anyone with the Ace paperback editions of the Edgar Rice Burroughs books, I want 'em). This should make me a prime candidate for assimilation by "edu-core" nerds BLOODHAG — four aging dwee...

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CELTIC FROST Mainman Will Be Well Enough To Play Next Week's SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported yesterday, CELTIC FROST cancelled their scheduled appearance at the Rock Hard Festival in Gelsenkirchen, Germany Saturday night (June 3) after mainman Thomas Gabriel Fischer was rushed to the hospital as a result of suffering from "acute kidney problems" and was fl...

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CELTIC FROST Cancel ROCK HARD Festival Appearance; European Tour In Jeopardy?

A BLABBERMOUTH.NET visitor has submitted the following report: "I just got back from the Rock Hard Festival in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, where CELTIC FROST [were supposed to] headline [Saturday night, June 3]. After BOLT THROWER left the stage the organisation and Martin Eric Ain came upon stage to sa...

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HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE: 'The Locust Years' Due In June

The new album from San Francisco's HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE, entitled "The Locust Years", will be finally available in North America on June 26 in a deluxe digipack edition (September 4 in Europe) via Cruz Del Sur Music. According to a press release, "The Locust Years" "brings the creative songwriting...

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RESURRECTED Begin Recording New Album

Long-running German death metallers RESURRECTED have announced the addition of drummer Hazim Fouad to the group's ranks. Fouad, who has played with the German thrash metal band SKULLBREAKER for the past four years (and will continue to do so),said in a statement, "I want to thank the guys of RESURR...

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CELTIC FROST Frontman: 'I Want To Be The Last Person To Shut Myself Off From Criticism'

Christine Carney of MP3.com recently conducted an interview with CELTIC FROST frontman Thomas Gabriel Fischer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: MP3.com: I noticed that you put your blogs back up this week and, just for the benefit of the people listening — you have been a very public and a...

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AXENSTAR Finish Recording New Album

Swedish power metallers AXENSTAR have finished recording their fourth album, "The Final Requiem", due in September via Germany's Massacre Records. According to the band, "it is by far the heaviest release in the history of AXENSTAR. We are all extremely happy with the result. The European version wi...

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Former EXHORDER/FLOODGATE Frontman Joins ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY

ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY have announced the addition of Kyle Thomas as the group's lead vocalist. "Kyle is a world-class singer with an impressive resumé that includes being a founding member of seminal New Orleans metal band EXHORDER and singing with other acts, including FLOODGATE, PITTS VS PREPS and...