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SHEAVY: New Album Tentative Track Listing Announced

St. John's, Newfoundland "stoner" rockers SHEAVY have entered the studio to begin recording their new album, entitled "The Machine That Won The War". The CD is tentatively scheduled to include the following 11 tracks (in no particular order): 01. One Of Us Must be Dead 02. Aboard the Mothership 03....

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OCTAVIA SPERATI To Support AMON AMARTH In U.K., Ireland

Norwegian metal band OCTAVIA SPERATI will support AMON AMARTH on a tour of U.K. and Ireland in April. Confirmed dates are as follows: Apr. 14 - (UK) Nottingham Rock City Held Apr. 15 - (IE) Temple Bar Music Centre, Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin Apr. 16 - (IE) An Cruiscin Lan, Douglas St, Cork Ap...

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TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY Tour Postponed

TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY, the new band featuring former MEGADETH/current F5 bassist David Ellefson, ex-W.A.S.P. drummer Stet Howland, guitarist Peter Scheithauer (BELLADONNA, KILLING MACHINE) and vocalist Todd Barnes (13-A),has been forced to reschedule its current tour in support of the group's debut r...

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Open Fire

Virginia's ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY just keeps rolling along, cranking out album and album of southern fried hard rock and metal boogie, no matter who happens to be holding down the vocalist spot. The band's fifth album, 2005's "Fulton Hill", was the first for vocalist Johnny Weils who replaced Johnny T...

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The Dead Live by Love

It seems that Scotland's MENDEED have been making quite a buzz with their melody-laced Swedish-inflected thrash and semi-metalcore. As I have not heard 2006's "The War Will Last Forever", I cannot determine whether the hype is justified, based on that album alone. Instead, the focus will be on the s...

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The Resurrection of Whiskey Foote

Stoner rock isn't exactly known for its innovative streak — many of its most beloved practitioners are content to fire off the same turbo-charged riffs and yowl like wigged-out surfers about the usual velvet-poster topics. All well and good, but that just makes it all the odder when one of the genre...

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Ex-HAMMERFALL Bassist Explains Departure

Former HAMMERFALL bassist Magnus Rosén has issued a statement explaining his decision to leave the band. It reads as follows: "Thanks to all the fans around the world who supported the band for 10 years. You all gave me very nice memories after all the concerts we did. It was a pleasure to get such...

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HAMMERFALL Parts Ways With Bassist MAGNUS ROSÉN

Swedish metallers HAMMERFALL have parted ways with bassist Magnus Rosén. An official statement is expected shortly. HAMMERFALL recently extended its contract with Nuclear Blast Records for another six albums. The signing took place on January 31 before the band's concert at the Filharmonie in Filder...

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TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY Guitarist Says Touring Bassist Fits Band's Mentality Perfectly

The touring bass player for TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY's U.S. tour will be METAL CHURCH bassist Steve Unger. The band's regular bassist, David Ellefson (ex-MEGADETH),will not be able to participate due to family commitments. "Steve is a great friend of Stet's [Howland, TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY/ex-W.A.S.P. drum...

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SILENT CIVILIAN Interviewed by 'MISTRESS' JULIYA; Video Available

Former Fuse TV VJ Juliya recently interviewed SILENT CIVILIAN for her "Thrash Talk with Mistress Juliya" show, which is featured exclusively on Dovetail.tv and her MySpace page. Watch it online at this location. SILENT CIVILIAN is the new band featuring former SPINESHANK vocalist Jonny Santos. The g...

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CHRIS CAFFERY: 'Pins And Needles' Title Track Available For Streaming

Guitarist Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) has posted the title track from his forthcoming solo album, "Pins and Needles", on his MySpace page. "Pins and Needles" is scheduled for release in Europe on March 23 via Metal Heaven Records. The CD will arrive in North America and the re...

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LAMB OF GOD Kicked Off FAMILY VALUES Tour?

According to HardDriveRadio, LAMB OF GOD — which was previously rumored to be on this summer's Family Values Tour — is no longer on the bill. "Apparently someone from LAMB OF GOD made some disparaging remarks on their site about the leaked news of their inclusion on the tour, which got back to KORN,...

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SLASH: 'I Got Out Of Rehab Not Too Long Ago'

Former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash has confirmed rumors that he spent time in rehab prior to the recording sessions for VELVET REVOLVER's new CD, "Libertad". Slash made the admission during a three-minute video interview with Sweden's Aftonbladet/Klick!, which can be vi...

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VELVET REVOLVER Singer On New CD: 'It Definitely Still Rocks, But It's Incredibly More Musical'

VELVET REVOLVER spoke to MTV.com this week about the group's just-completed second album, "Libertad". The CD was produced by Brendan O'Brien, who worked with singer Scott Weiland during his STONE TEMPLE PILOTS days. "He has really helped the guys challenge themselves on a musical level," Weiland sai...

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SHADOWS FALL Frontman: 'We Just Wanted To Write A Full-On Metal Record'

"We just wanted to write a full-on metal record," says Brian Fair, lead singer of SHADOWS FALL. "We were like, 'I don't care what's going on, nowadays — let's write some fucking metal!' I mean, that's always been our attitude, but this time we went even further into our rock and thrash roots." "Thre...