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MANES Sign With CANDLELIGHT RECORDS

MANES, the Norwegian band featuring members of THIRD AND THE MORTAL, ATROX and CHTON, have inked a deal with Candlelight Records. Two albums are currently in pre-production and the recording of the first of these, which has the working title of "Invention...", will start this summer with an estimate...

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Exclusive: SEPULTURA's ANDREAS KISSER Talks About Departure Of IGOR CAVALERA

On Thursday, June 15, SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser spoke exclusively to BLABBERMOUTH.NET about the recent departure of drummer and founding member Igor Cavalera and the group's future plans. A transcript of the chat follows: Q: Igor told me a couple of days ago [read Igor's interview at this l...

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Gangsters Inspired By Heavy Metal Bands Run Amok At Biggest Aboriginal Settlement In Australia

Australia's The Bulletin is reporting that feuding gangs armed with spears and machetes — and named after such heavy metal bands and albums as Judas Priest, Cowboys From Hell and Fear Factory — have run amok at the biggest Aboriginal settlement in Australia, destroying homes and terrifying families...

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QUEENSRŸCHE 'Arrest' Explained

QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate has issued the following update regarding the recent report that the entire band was arrested on June 11 at the Amsterdam, Netherlands, airport for allegedly smuggling illegal firearms: "What a day! At the airport in Amsterdam, we were all lined up at the ticket count...

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PAUL STANLEY Signs Solo Deal With UNIVERSAL MUSIC

KISS frontman Paul Stanley has inked a deal with Universal Music to release his new solo CD, "Live to Win", in September. Stanley's first non-KISS release since his self-titled 1978 album (issued in tandem with solo projects from the other three original KISS members) features contributions from ses...

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PAUL STANLEY: 'My Relationship With GENE Is Family'

Writer/photographer John Harrell recently conducted an interview with KISS frontman Paul Stanley for a cover story in the Japanese magazine Burrn! A few excerpts from the chat follow: Burrn!: How have you been? I know you've had hip replacement surgery, you got married and now have a child on the wa...

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NOCTURNAL RITES, EASY ACTION Confirmed For SWEDISH METAL EXPO

NOCTURNAL RITES and EASY ACTION are the top names currently confirmed for the Swedish Metal Expo, set to take place September 1-2 at Fryshuset in Stockholm. Also scheduled to appear are BULLET, HELL N' DIESEL, LOCH VOSTOCK, PAPERBACK FREUD, SONIC SYNDICATE, STEEL ATTACK, STREET LEGAL and SUPERGROUPI...

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TOMMY LEE's Letter From Jail Being Auctioned

The New York Post reports an undated note MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee penned to a pal about ex-wife Pamela Anderson during a jail stint is being auctioned at ItsOnlyRockNRoll.com. "My bitch ain't got no cla$$ or heart left, she sucks," Lee complained in the letter. "She says I'm still going throug...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist: 'New Material Is Sounding Pretty Old-School'

Steve Saks of LivingForMetal.com recently conducted an interview with TESTAMENT/DRAGONLORD guitarist Eric Peterson. A few excerpts from the chat follow: LivingForMetal.com: After the CD "Live At The Fillmore" you released "Demonic". How was that era for the band? Eric: "We toured our asses off for '...

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TOMMY LEE To Create Limited-Edition Clothing Group PL FOR TL

People's Liberation, Inc., the designer of high-end casual apparel under the brand names People's Liberation and William Rast, has announced that People's Liberation will collaborate with MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee to create a limited-edition clothing group called "PL for TL". The clothing line w...

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Indian School Band Blasphemes Church At Concert Fundraiser

A BLABBERMOUTH.NET visitor from India by the name of Shashi Kiran — singer of the Indian metal band DARK RITUAL — has submitted the following report: "A school band from Jamshedpur, India calling themselves DARK RITUAL played a controversial concert on May 6 organized by Lupita Church in order to ra...

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Reunited ABIGOR To Enter Studio This Month

Reunited Austrian black metallers ABIGOR have issued the following update: "We recently found a DAT tape with all four demos. We will have a close listen later this week and think about doing a special collector's item (maybe something like a very limited edition 7" box with the complete demos). Not...

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MAX CAVALERA Slams 'Fake' SEPULTURA

Ex-SEPULTURA/current SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera has slammed the current touring version of his former band as "fake" and has reiterated his desire to one day take part in a reunion of the group's classic lineup. When asked during a Sirius Satellite Radio interview last month if there have been ta...

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SEPULTURA: New Touring Drummer Revealed?

According to Brazil's 89 FM, SEPULTURA are rumored to have selected Jean Dolabella (ex-UDORA) as their new touring drummer following Roy Mayorga's (ex-SOULFLY) decision to join STONE SOUR as a full-time member. SEPULTURA founding member and drummer Igor Cavalera announced earlier in the year that he...

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The Volume of Self

It seems like every summer, Crash Music rolls the dice on one relatively big project, one that stands out from their usual fare of licensed albums from Europe. None of their hopefuls from the past few years have really set the world on fire – anyone still talking about MY FATE or BRICK BATH? — ...