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SAVATAGE: CRISS OLIVA Guitar Effects Unit Being Auctioned

An Ibanez DM1100 guitar effects unit that once belonged to late SAVATAGE guitarist Criss Oliva is being auctioned via eBay. A description of the item reads as follows: "The unit has been thoroughly tested and it works perfectly but shows obvious wear from being on many SAVATAGE world tours. It's mis...

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SCOTT 'WINO' WEINRICH Interviewed In Montreal; Video Available

HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with stoner/doom metal pioneer Scott "Wino" Weinrich (ST. VITUS, THE OBSESSED, SPIRIT CARAVAN, THE HIDDEN HAND, SHRINEBUILDER) on September 13, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Watch the 22-minute chat below. Wino's first-ever solo record, "Punctuated Equilibrium...

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FEAR FACTORY To Play Argentina In December

The new band calling itself FEAR FACTORY — featuring original FF members Dino Cazares (guitar) and Burton C. Bell (vocals) alongside bassist Byron Stroud (who played on the last two FEAR FACTORY albums in addition to touring and recording with STRAPPING YOUNG LAD and ZIMMERS HOLE) and legendary drum...

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D-A-D: Previously Unreleased Song Available For Streaming

"Look What The Drug Dragged In", a previously unreleased song from Danish rockers D-A-D, is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track will appear on the group's "Behind The Seen" bonus album, to be included in the "The Overmuch Box", a collection of D-A-D's complete works in a bo...

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DEEP PURPLE: 1996 Katowice Concert To Be Released As 'Live Encounters' 2-CD Set

On October 19, Poland's Metal Mind Productions will release the remastered recording of DEEP PURPLE's brilliant show in Katowice, Poland in 1996 as a live album entitled "Live Encounters" (East Europe and Greece only). The band performed all of its greatest hits with the following lineup: Ian Gillan...

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JELLO BIAFRA AND THE GUANTANAMO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Debut Due Next Month

JELLO BIAFRA AND THE GUANTANAMO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, the new band led by former DEAD KENNEDYS frontman Jello Biafra, will release its debut album, "The Audacity of Hype", on October 20 via Alternative Tentacles Records. The CD was produced by Biafra and engineered by hip hop producer and longtime Jel...

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SUFFOCATION: New Dates Announced

New York based extreme metal legends SUFFOCATION have scheduled the following dates: Nov. 13 - Trois-Rivieres, QC @ Batisse Industrielle (Trois-Rivieres Metalfest) Nov. 14 - Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven (Emerald City Metalfest) Nov. 15 - Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre Relapse Records will release SU...

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Former OZZY OSBOURNE Bassist BOB DAISLEY Interviewed On 'Shockwaves Skull Sessions'

The 29th installment of the "Shockwaves Skull Sessions" podcast features a discussion between host Bob Nalbandian, former OZZY OSBOURNE bassist Bob Daisley, author Martin Popoff and Jon Satterley of Roadrunner Records. The four discuss the BLACK SABBATH catalog from 1980's "Heaven And Hell" record t...

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MICHAEL ANTHONY: EDDIE VAN HALEN 'Always Has To Have The Last Word'

Hector Saldaña of San Antonio Express-News recently conducted an interview with former VAN HALEN and current CHICKENFOOT bassist Michael Anthony. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On touring with CHICKENFOOT: "It's been a fun party on the road and off the road. We're having a great time and...

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'Guitar Hero' CEO Comments On KURT COBAIN Controversy

The Pulse of Radio reports: Guitar Hero CEO Dan Rosensweig was asked by NME.com about the controversy surrounding the avatar of NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain included in Guitar Hero 5, which can be made to sing songs by artists like BON JOVI and BUSH. Cobain's widow, Courtney Love, has threatened leg...

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ROSE TATTOO Frontman Joins Fight Against Knife Culture

Jon Pierik of BrisbaneTimes.com.au reports that ROSE TATTOO frontman Angry Anderson, prominent youth worker and a high-profile Catholic priest have joined forces to curb the growing knife culture in Australia. Anderson, Melbourne youth worker Les Twentyman and prominent Melbourne priest Father Bob M...

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PAGAN'S MIND Replaces CIRCLE II CIRCLE On TRITON POWER CRUISE

PAGAN'S MIND has replaced CIRCLE II CIRCLE on the billing of the first-ever progressive/power metal cruise dubbed Triton Power Cruise. The cruise will set sail on the Carnival Imagination on Friday, April 30, 2010 and return to Miami the following Monday (May 3). PAGAN'S MIND will step in with co-he...

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THREAT SIGNAL: 'Vigilance' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Vigilance", the sophomore album from Canadian metallers THREAT SIGNAL, sold around 1,100 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. (Note: Internet/digital sales **ARE** included in the SoundScan totals.) The CD landed at position No. 32 on the Top New...

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DARKOLOGY Signs With ROCKAHOLICS RECORDS

DARKOLOGY, the Texas-based band featuring guitarist Michael Harris (VITALIJ KUPRIJ),drummer Brian Harris (ex-FIREWIND),bassist Mike Neal and vocalist Kelly "Sundown" Carpenter (BEYOND TWILIGHT, OUTWORLD),has signed a deal with Rockaholics Records. The group's debut album, "Altered Reflections", i...

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WHITE WIZZARD Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

Los Angeles traditional metal heroes WHITE WIZZARD are putting the finishing touches on the as-yet-untitled full-length follow-up to the "High Speed GTO" mini-album with producer Ralph Patlan (MEGADETH, UFO, MICHAEL SCHENKER). According to WHITE WIZZARD bassist Jon Leon, the new CD will contain "10...