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DREAM THEATER Drummer Comments On Release Of Early Recordings

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has commented on the upcoming release of S.A. ADAMS' "Unearthed: The Mike Portnoy Sessions, Volume 2", a collection of recordings made by S.A. Adams and then-18-year-old Portnoy between December 28, 1985 and January 11, 1986 at Mike's Long Beach apartment. The CD w...

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SQUEALER, PERZONAL WAR Confirmed For Belgium's BEVEREN BEEFT Festival

SQUEALER (whose current lineup includes former GRIP INC. vocalist Gus Chambers) and PERZONAL WAR are among the confirmed acts for the inaugural installment of the Beveren Beeft festival, set to take place Saturday, May 6 at JH Togenblik in Beveren Waas, Belgium. Acts scheduled to appear at the one-d...

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Heavy Metal Documentary 'A Headbanger's Journey' To Hit Theaters Next Month

Seville Pictures has announced that "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey", directed by Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen and Jessica Joy Wise, will be released on February 24 across Canada. The documentary follows Sam Dunn, a professional anthropologist, long-time heavy metal fan and practitioner through his own ba...

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SINGLE BULLET THEORY: 'Hollowed Out' Video Posted Online

SINGLE BULLET THEORY have posted a Quicktime movie of the song "Hollowed Out" at this location. The video was shot by Jay Bones in an abandoned asbestos factory in Ardmore, PA. Due to problems between the band and the label, the video never was released and this is the first time its been ...

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ANVIL, BLITZKRIEG Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

ANVIL, BLITZKRIEG and THE SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ANVIL BLITZKRIEG CACTUS CATHEDRAL CELTIC FROST...

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DREAM THEATER's MIKE PORTNOY: Early Recordings Unearthed!

It's no secret that before DREAM THEATER there was MAJESTY. But before MAJESTY, drummer Mike Portnoy (mis)spent some time of his youth recording with S.A. ADAMS. The then-18-year-old Portnoy did quite a few day and evening sessions with ADAMS working on what became the foundation of Adams' body of w...

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VENOM: More U.K. Tour Dates Announced

British black metal pioneers VENOM have announced the following dates: Mar. 23 - Glasgow, UK @ Garage Mar. 25 - London, UK @ Mean Fiddler Mar. 26 - Manchester, UK @ Academy 2 Jun. 8-10 - Sölvesborg, SWE @ Sweden Rock Festival As previously reported, VENOM have finished mixing their new album, "Metal...

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Former GRIP INC. Bassist Resurfaces In THE ALLKNOWING

Former GRIP INC./HEATHEN bassist Jason Vie Brooks has launched a brand-new Ohio-based project called THE ALLKNOWING. Joining Jason in the new group are vocalist Billy Cox, drummer Sean Harford and guitarist John Lynn. Commented Vie Brooks: "After I left GRIP INC. I felt like a sitting duck reading a...

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LUPARA Sign With CRASH MUSIC INC.

Crash Music, Inc. has announced the signing of LUPARA, the Chicago-land extreme metal band formed by ex-BROKEN HOPE guitarist Jeremy Wagner. LUPARA was formed in the summer of 2003 by Wagner. Jeremy, best known as the founder and chief-songwriter/lyricist and rhythm guitarist for BROKEN HOPE, decide...

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ABYSMAL DAWN Sign With CRASH MUSIC

Crash Music, Inc. has announced the signing of ABYSMAL DAWN, the Los Angeles-based extreme metal band featuring former members of RISE and INHUMAN VISION. According to a press release, ABYSMAL DAWN "plays aggressive modern death that combines some of the best elements of both black and thrash metal....

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KISS' STANLEY, SIMMONS To Attend Grand Opening Of KISS Coffeehouse

Dawn Bryant of South Carolina's Myrtle Beach Sun News has issued the following report: The band KISS is adding one more ingredient to sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll: coffee. The rockers, known for slapping their brand on everything from coffins to coasters since their heyday in the 1970s, will show a...

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FIRST BLOOD Sign With TRUSTKILL RECORDS

Trustkill Records has announced the signing of San Francisco Bay Area's hardcore act FIRST BLOOD. The band, which features ex-TERROR bassist Carl Schwartz on vocals and current TERROR member Doug Weber on guitar, formed in early 2002 from the ashes of SWORN VENGEANCE, a group of which Carl and Doug...

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DOPE STARS INC. To Be Featured On Special European Edition Of 'Saw II' Soundtrack

According to a posting on their official web site, Italy's DOPE STARS INC. will be featured on a special edition of the upcoming soundtrack to the movie "Saw II" alongside artists such as MARILYN MANSON, SKINNY PUPPY, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT, PAPA ROACH, MUDVAYNE and many more...

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British Metal Legends VENOM Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

British black metal pioneers VENOM have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): CACTUS CATHEDRAL CELTIC FROST DEEP PURPLE DORO EASY ACTION EVERGRE...

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PHOENIX MOURNING Sign With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Metal Blade Records has officially inked a worldwide deal with the Tampa, FL screamo/metalcore act PHOENIX MOURNING. The band's first release for Metal Blade, "When Excuses Become Antiques", will also mark the group's first full-length CD since forming in the summer of 2004. "When Excuses Become Ant...