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DEVILDRIVER Frontman Is Not Interested In COAL CHAMBER Reunion

The Scream Queen conducted an interview with vocalist Dez Fafara and bassist Jonathan Miller of Santa Barbara, California's DEVILDRIVER when the band opened for LAMB OF GOD at the Palladium in Los Angeles on April 3, 2009. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Scream Queen: Would you...

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How MACHINE HEAD Nearly Fell Apart

U.K.'s Kerrang! magazine published a five-page cover story on MACHINE HEAD in the April 4, 2009 issue, exploring the conflict between the band's vocalist/guitarist Robb Flynn and bassist Adam Duce that was revealed in Robb's recent online posting on the group's official web site. Read the text of Ia...

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NILE To Enter Studio In June

Chad Bowar of About.com recently conducted an interview with Karl Sanders of the South Carolina-based technical death metal band NILE. An excerpt from the chat follows below. About.com: When and how did you first become interested in Middle Eastern culture, mythology and music? Sanders: Years ago, m...

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ROBERT PLANT And ALISON KRAUSS' 'Raising Sand' Available As Audiophile Quality Download

HDtracks, the web's leading source for high-resolution music downloads, has announced its exclusive release of an audiophile-quality, DRM-free 96kHz/24 bit FLAC remaster of LED ZEPPELIN vocalist Robert Plant and bluegrass and country icon Alison Krauss' "Raising Sand" album. "Raising Sand" won five...

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LAMB OF GOD's MARK MORTON, JOHN CAMPBELL Schedule Meet-And-Greet Appearances

Guitarist Mark Morton and bassist John Campbell of Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD will take part in special meet-and-greet appearances during their headlining run on the No Fear Music Tour. The events are being held courtesy of Jackson Guitars. So far, the following two appearances have be...

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TO/DIE/FOR Calls It Quits

Finnish gothic metallers TO/DIE/FOR have officially disbanded. Commented singer Jape Peratalo: "My nerves, stress level and life came to the point that I really need to get some rest and say goodbye for these stressful and still nice days with TO/DIE/FOR. "Since 2005, we have been through so many sh...

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Corpus in Extremis: Analysing...

The band that has sated so many in the absence of CARCASS for all those years, Sweden's GENERAL SURGERY get tagged as the ultimate tribute act and it's usually intended as a high compliment. The song titles, the album title (hello? "Analysing Necroticism"),the medical atrocity lyrics, you name it,...

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CAGE: Sample Of New Song Available

San Diego metallers CAGE have posted a sample of the new song "Planet Crusher" on their MySpace page. The track comes off the band's fifth album, "Science Of Annihilation", which is scheduled for release on May 22 through Music Buy Mail. Also posted is a radio-ad spot revealing parts of additional m...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist To Release OHMPHREY Debut

OHMPHREY, the new band featuring Chris Poland (OHM:, MEGADETH) and Robertino Pagliari (OHM:) alongside jam-band masters Jake Cinnger, Joel Cummins, and Kris Myer of UMPHREY'S MCGEE, will release its "improv-heavy" self-titled debut, "Ohmphrey", on May 19 via Magna Carta Records. The track listing is...

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Former FOREIGNER Singer To Release THE LOU GRAMM BAND Debut

Frontiers Records has set a June 5 European release date for European release of THE LOU GRAMM BAND's self-titled album. Powerhouse vocalist and songwriter Lou Gramm can be heard each and every day, all over the world, on radio, iPods, CD players, television commercials, music videos, and of course....

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LAMB OF GOD Bassist Interviewed In San Jose; Video Available

Nikki Law of Bay Area Backstage conducted an interview with bassist John Campbell of Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD on April 4, 2009 when the band played the Event Center in San Jose, California with SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, CHILDREN OF BODOM, GOD FORBID and MUNICIPAL WASTE. Watch the five-min...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM: Canadian Signing Sessions Announced

CHILDREN OF BODOM members Henkka Seppälä (bass; a.k.a. Henkka T. Blacksmith),Alexi Laiho (guitar, vocals) and Roope Latvala (guitar) have scheduled the following ESP-sponsored signing sessions at Axe Music stores in Edmonton, Alberta and Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Friday, April 10 from 4:00 p.m. to...

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STAIND, SHINEDOWN, SEVENDUST, STATIC-X Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

THE ANSWER, FIGHTSTAR, BRING ME THE HORIZON, STONE GODS, STAIND, FACECAGE, GO:AUDIO, SHINEDOWN, STATIC-X, AUGER BANE, VOLBEAT and SEVENDUST have been confirmed for this year's Download festival, set to take place June 12-14 at Donington Park, United Kingdom. The festival billing is shaping up as fol...

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THE ALIEN BLAKK: In Mixing Mode

THE ALIEN BLAKK, the band led by guitarist/producer Joshua Craig, is currently mixing its sophomore album, "Bekoming", with Glen Robinson (VOIVOD, ANNIHILATOR) for a tentative late 2009 release. The CD will feature guest appearances Deron Miller (CKY),Eric A.K. (FLOTSAM AND JETSAM),Kevin Talley (D...

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MEGADETH Mainman Is 'Excited' About Resuming Work On New Album

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has issued the following update: "As we near the time where all of our gear will be returning from [the recently completed 'Priest Feast' [European tour with JUDAS PRIEST and TESTAMENT], I can't help but get excited about picking up [with the recording of the new MEGAD...