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VELVET REVOLVER To Begin Recording Next Week

VELVET REVOLVER has issued the following update: "We've been writing songs for a few months now, and we've been in pre-production with the great Brendan O'Brien hashing out the tunes for the past few weeks. We'll be going into the recording studio next Monday the 11th to start recording the new albu...

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EAGLES OF DEATH METAL Leader: AXL ROSE Is 'The Caucasian MICHAEL JACKSON'

EAGLES OF DEATH METAL leader Jesse "The Devil" Hughes was interviewed by Buddyhead about his band's getting thrown off GUNS N' ROSES' U.S. tour after only one show. Watch the video interview at iFilm.com. According to Metal Sludge, there are some of the "highlights" from the chat: "We had just come...

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KREATOR Confirms European Tour With CELTIC FROST: More Dates Announced

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported earlier today, German thrashers KREATOR have now confirmed that they will team up with CELTIC FROST for a European tour beginning in early March. "The rumors are true!!!!" the band writes on its web site. "We're happy to anounce the first European tour dates for 20...

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VELVET REVOLVER Rediscovers Inspiration On New Album

Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com reports that VELVET REVOLVER is eyeing a mid- to late-spring release for its second RCA album. The group is recording in Los Angeles with producer Brendan O'Brien, who stepped in for the band's original choice, Rick Rubin, after that arrangement "did not work out," fr...

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KATAGORY V Bassist Diagnosed With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

KATAGORY V bassist Dustin Mitchell has reported that he has recently been diagnosed with severe Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in his right hand, and will be undergoing surgical treatment for the disorder. He has mentioned that it is something that he has suffered from for several years, but during the rece...

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SCARS OF TOMORROW: 'The Unwinding' Video Posted Online

Orange County, California-based metalcore act SCARS OF TOMORROW has uploaded its new Andrew DeYoung-directed video for the track "The Unwinding" at YouTube.com. The song comes off the group's third album, "The Failure in Drowning", which was released on October 31 via Victory Records. Produced by Er...

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AUDIOSLAVE: 'Revelations' Video Available

AUDIOSLAVE's video for the title track from its latest CD, "Revelations", has been posted online at VH1.com. AUDIOSLAVE's "Revelations" sold 142,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release in September to land at No. 2 on The Billboard 200 chart. This is a sharp drop from the fi...

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Exclusive: HEAVEN AND HELL Recruits VINNY APPICE For Upcoming Tour, SABBATH Collection

BLABBERMOUTH.NET can exclusively reveal that drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH) is currently in the U.K laying down drums on the two new tracks that will be included on BLACK SABBATH's forthcoming collection, "Black Sabbath: The Dio Years". In addition, Appice will be manning the drums on the...

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DEF LEPPARD Frontman: Still No Truth To KISS Tour Rumors

DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott has dismissed as false a rumor published by the Richmond Times-Dispatch (citing information obtained from Richmond Coliseum general manager Dolly Vogt) that a DEF LEPPARD/KISS tour is being explored for early 2007. According to Elliott, the rumor, which has been circ...

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RUFFIANS: Live Photos From Holland Posted Online

RUFFIANS, the reunited power metal band that at one time featured in its ranks late VICIOUS RUMORS frontman Carl Albert, is on tour in Europe this month in support of its new album, "Desert of Tears". Check out some photos from the show in The Batcave in Tilburg, the Netherlands from November 19 at

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'New' VAN HALEN Lineup Subject Of 'Jimmy Kimmel' Comedy Segment

Jimmy Kimmel joked during his "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" monologue the other night about news that Eddie Van Halen's son, 15-year-old Wolfgang Van Halen, has joined the veteran band as the replacement for longtime bassist Michael Anthony. Watch the comedy segment here. According to Billboard.com, father a...

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EPICA Shoots Down Rumors Singer SIMONE Will Leave Band For NIGHTWISH

Dutch symphonic metal act EPICA has rejected as false a report published in the Finnish weekly celebrity gossip magazine Katso that NIGHTWISH leader Tuomas Holopainen and the group's manager Ewo Rytkönen have been in contact with EPICA singer Simone Simons about her possibly taking over the frontwom...

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EPICA Singer In Talks To Replace TARJA In NIGHTWISH?

According to the Finnish weekly celebrity gossip magazine Katso, NIGHTWISH leader Tuomas Holopainen and the group's manager Ewo Rytkönen have been in contact with EPICA singer Simone Simons possibly taking over the frontwoman position in NIGHTWISH. It is rumored that Tuomas and Ewo became convinced...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Announces New Drummer

British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH have recruited Czech drummer Marthus (real name: Martin Škaroupka) to replace Adrian Erlandsson. Martin was born on January 20, 1981 in the Czech Republic and has previously played with GALACTIC INDUSTRY and INNER FEAR, among other bands. "A fine gent whose...

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DEFIANCE Guitarist DOUG HARRINGTON Passes Away

Reunited Oakland, California thrashers DEFIANCE, best known for their seminal late '80s/early '90s Roadrunner releases "Void Terra Firma" and "Beyond Recognition", have issued the following statement: "It is with a heavy heart that we inform you of the passing of our dear friend, bandmate, and Corpo...