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THE HAUNTED Frontman Comments On Virginia Tech Massacre

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "Seems like the another dude lost it. The tragedy at Virginia Tech gets to me. But it gets to me on many levels. "Certainly the death of teachers and students is hard to grasp, 30 something people murdered in .....

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ALICE COOPER Not Expected To Begin Recording Until January

Launch Radio Networks reports: There's been a major change in the timeline for ALICE COOPER's new album. Back in February, he said it would be out in May, but while all the material is written, Launch has now learned that he hasn't even started recording it yet. At this time, he's not expected to hi...

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LORDI's EUROVISION Image Named 'Press Photo Of The Year'

Helsingin Sanomat reports that photographer Sami Kero's quirky image depicting the Eurovision Song Contest winners LORDI, taken in Athens last May after the band's Finnish triumph, was honored with the "Press Photo of the Year" award Friday (April 13) during the Helsinki Media Conference at the Hels...

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MASTODON Drummer On Next Album: 'It's Going To Throw People Through A Loop'

James Ridley of Australia's Beat magazine recently conducted an interview with MASTODON drummer Brann Dailor. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On playing tours across the globe supporting just about every monster band in the metal world and "slaying" their idols? "I don't know about that. It's a...

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ALICE COOPER: Audio Version Of 'Golf Monster' Biography Due Next Month

An audio version of the forthcoming ALICE COOPER biography, "Alice Cooper, Golf Monster" (cover) — read by Alice himself — will be made available on May 1 (the same day that the book's regular version will be released). You can hear a clip of the recording here. The book can be ...

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KORN Guitarist To Release DROID, MONSTER IN THE MACHINE Albums In July

KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer has set a July 10 release date for the new albums from the first two bands to be signed to his Emotional Syphon Recordings label — DROID and MONSTER IN THE MACHINE. The label's two launch bands actually helped inspire Shaffer to make his dream of an artist-centri...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Frontman Joins Cast Of 'Bled' Horror Movie

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH vocalist Ivan Moody (ex-MOTOGRATER) has joined the cast of a new horror movie "Bled", which is set to begin shooting in May. Ivan will play the creepy "Incubus" that's invoked by a substance known as 'strigios, a rare and ancient sap that bleeds from a long forgotten tree. Sa...

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A LIFE ONCE LOST Frontman: New Album Is 'Going To Move A Lot Of Heads'

Bob Meadows, frontman for Philadelphia metalcore extremists A LIFE ONCE LOST, has told MTV.com that on the group's forthcoming LP — the self-produced "Iron Gag" — he calls out a few of the people who've pissed him off in recent years. But not by name, of course. "There's just a lot of things ...

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DUBLIN DEATH PATROL Featuring TESTAMENT, Ex-EXODUS Members: Debut CD Available

DUBLIN DEATH PATROL (DDP),the new band featuring TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy and former EXODUS vocalist Steve "Zetro" Souza, is making its long-awaited debut CD available via its official web site. Billy originally teamed up with fellow Dublin, California ragers Willy Lange (RAMPAGE, LAAZ ROCKIT),...

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LORDI Planning New Album By Late 2008

LORDI bandleader Mr. Lordi has told Reuters the group — whose members dress in armour and ghoulish skeleton and zombie masks — has seen its fan base grow worldwide, particularly through the Internet, and that it was a personal ambition to crack the key U.S. market. But he added that LORDI would not...

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EXODUS Drummer TOM HUNTING: 'The New Music Being Created Is The Heaviest Ever'

EXODUS drummer Tom Hunting, who recently rejoined the group, has issued the following update: "I feel honored and inspired to be a part of this band again. I've really missed it in my absence. The touring, the recording of the music, but most importantly, the experiences together, and with all of th...

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Threads of Life

Will there be a metal release under more of a critical microscope this year than the new SHADOWS FALL? The band is, tangentially at least, tied to a metalcore scene that's seen as glutted and past its expiration date. And they're making their major-label debut after slogging it out for years at the...

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Mullets Rock Too!

Here's one for the old school hard rock lovers, the retro wannabes, and those who appreciate the kind of great music that one hears on your regional AOR station. "Mullets Rock Too!" is the follow-up to the aptly titled double-disc "Mullets Rock", itself inspired by the David Spade film epic Joe Dirt...

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SAHG Hard At Work On New Album

Norwegian heavy rockers SAHG, who feature in their ranks members of GORGOROTH, MANNGARD and AUDREY HORNE, have finished laying down the basic tracks fo about half the new album. "These first days in the studio has given us a great start, and have put down a solid foundation for the new album," says...

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MONSTER MAGNET Frontman Resumes Work On New Album

MONSTER MAGNET frontman Dave Wyndorf has returned to the studio with producer Matt Hyde to resume work on the band's new album. Wyndorf was forced to halt work on the CD in February 2006 after overdosing on prescription drugs. Hyde, who worked with MONSTER MAGNET on their "Powertrip" and "God Says N...