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UNSANE To Play Entire 'Scattered, Smothered & Covered' Album On Upcoming Tour
Legendary New York City rock powerhouse UNSANE will play a number of North American shows this summer. The revered trio — guitarist / vocalist Chris Spencer, drummer Vincent Signorelli and bassist Dave Curran — will kick off its plan of attack with a string of special U.S. concerts this August that...June 13, 2010
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I.C.S. VORTEX Rejoins BORKNAGAR
According to the German edition of Metal Hammer magazine, former DIMMU BORGIR bassist/clean vocalist I.C.S. Vortex (real name: Simen Hestnæs) has rejoined BORKNAGAR as the band's new bassist/singer. Commented I.C.S. Vortex: "I am looking forward to see all you old-school helmet-wearing mofos on the...June 10, 2010
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New HELMET Album Pushed Back To August
Amy Harris of CityBeat recently conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Page Hamilton of the alternative metal legends HELMET. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. CityBeat: What inspired you to get into music at a young age? Page Hamilton: I was always a huge fan of music and lov...May 30, 2010
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NORMA JEAN: New Video Interview Posted Online
Russell "Evil G." Johnson of BareBonesMusic.com recently conducted an interview with Chris Day (guitar) and Jake Schultz (bass) of Atlanta-based post-hardcore rockers NORMA JEAN. You can now watch the chat below. NORMA JEAN will release its fifth album, "Meridional", on July 13 via Razor & Tie....May 28, 2010
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THE BURNING Preparing To Enter Studio
Hard-hitting Danish four-piece THE BURNING is getting ready to enter the studio with producers Tue Madsen (SUICIDE SILENCE, HEAVEN SHALL BURN, SICK OF IT ALL) and Jacob Bredahl (HATESPHERE, PURIFIED IN BLOOD) to record its as-yet-untitled third album for a late 2010 release via Massacre Records. Com...May 19, 2010
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LIFELESS To Re-Release Debut In June Via IBEX MOON
German death metallers LIFELESS will re-release their debut album, "Beyond The Threshold OF Death", on June 8 via Ibex Moon Records. The CD, which was originally self-released by the group in 2008, was produced and recorded by the bandmembers themselves. The mastering was handled by Vesa Kenttäkumpu...May 16, 2010
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Former HANOI ROCKS Guitarist ANDY MCCOY: More Art Exhibition Details Revealed
Former HANOI ROCKS guitarist Andy McCoy's first-ever art exhibition will be held at Kaapelitehdas in Helsinki, Finland from Thursday, May 27 to Sunday, May 30 (open each day from 1:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.). In addition to the collection of Andy's own paintings, there will be photographs of Andy from...May 2, 2010
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NORMA JEAN: New Album Artwork Unveiled
Atlanta-based post-hardcore rockers NORMA JEAN have revealed the cover art for their upcoming fifth album, "Meridional", in a unique way — with an intense, self-generated video that also debuts a snippet of a new song. The clip, which debuted on AOL's Noisecreep, can now be viewed below. "We take a...April 29, 2010
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THE CULT: More Tour Dates Announced
Veteran rockers THE CULT have scheduled the following dates: May 03 - Auckland, New Zealand, Trusts Stadium May 05 - Brisbane, Australia, Tivoli Theatre May 06 - Sydney, Australia, Big Top Luna Park May 08 - Melbourne, Australia, Palais Theatre May 09 - Melbourne, Australia, Palais Theatre May 10 -...April 26, 2010
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HELMET To Release 'Seeing Eye Dog' In June
HELMET has set "Seeing Eye Dog" as the title of its new album, due on June 22 via Work Song, the label imprint shared by singer/songwriter Joe Henry and HELMET mainman Page Hamilton's manager. Regarding the musical direction of the new CD, Hamilton tells AOL's Noisecreep, "It's a cool album. I'm rea...March 26, 2010
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HELMET Mainman Discusses 'Close To Home' Anniversary Art Project
To celebrate the 20th year of HELMET, guitarist/vocalist Page Hamilton is working on an art project called "Close To Home", where he has invited fans worldwide to own one of 200 original art pieces in an exclusive collection. Buyers pick the song featured on the piece, and Hamilton augments the canv...March 22, 2010
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FU MANCHU: New Video Interview With BOB BALCH Available
Diskant.dk conducted an interview with guitarist Bob Balch of off the Southern California heavy fuzz rock band FU MANCHU on February 21, 2010 in Malmö, Sweden. You can watch the chat in two parts below. FU MANCHU's eleventh full-length album, "Signs of Infinite Power", was released on October 20, 20...March 16, 2010
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HAIL! Added To ROCK IN RIO MADRID
HAIL! — the supergroup featuring David Ellefson (MEGADETH),Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER),Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA) and Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ICED EARTH) — has been confirmed for this year's Rock in Rio Madrid festival, which will take place over two six days — June 4-...March 12, 2010
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Former HANOI ROCKS Guitarist Schedules Acoustic Gig, Art Exhibition
Former HANOI ROCKS guitarist Andy McCoy will take part in an acoustic performance on April 3 at Vastavirta Club in Tampere, Finland. The show is called "Andy McCoy Acoustically And Exclusively". In other news, McCoy's art exhibition will be held the last week of May at Cable Factory in Helsinki, Fin...March 11, 2010
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THE CULT To Perform Entire 'Love' Album On Australian Tour
THE CULT will perform its classic album "Love" in its entirety during its tour of Australia and New Zealand in May. "The band is redefining the live album experience with the 'Love Live Tour'; nothing is comparable to witnessing THE CULT fully engaged in the live creation of arguably their seminal a...March 11, 2010
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