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ELECTRIC EARTH To Release Vinyl-Only EP

Sweden's ELECTRIC EARTH will enter Studio Deadline on January 12 to record a brand new song as well as a few covers. According to a posting on the group's web site, "the covers will feature some surprise guest artists. The plan is to release this recording as an exclusive vinyl-EP (only available th...

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TIAMAT Mainman Putting Finishing Touches On New LUCYFIRE Demo; Audio Available

LUCYFIRE, the side project of TIAMAT mastermind Johan Edlund, is putting the finishing touches on a new demo with producer and TIAMAT drummer Lars Sköld. According to Edlund,"we have plenty of songs," but the CD that will be sent out to prospective labels will contain the following four cuts: 01. Th...

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ROYAL HUNT: Danish, Russian Dates Announced

Danish/American hard rockers ROYAL HUNT have announced the following dates: Feb. 22 - Copenhagen, DEN @ The Rock Feb. 24 - St. Petersburg, RUS @ Ice Palace Feb. 25 - Moscow, RUS @ Apelsin ROYAL HUNT is currently working on material for a new album, which it expects to begin recording in the summer f...

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METALLICA On Its Own Timetable To Make New Album

Launch Radio Networks reports: METALLICA is tentatively scheduled to enter the studio this month and begin recording the follow-up to 2003's "St. Anger". Although the band spent most of 2006 writing the new record and will spend a good part of early 2007 laying it down, drummer Lars Ulrich told Laun...

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OZZY OSBOURNE, METALLICA Rumored For Sweden's HULTSFRED FESTIVAL

According to an article in the Dec. 29, 2006 edition of the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, OZZY OSBOURNE and METALLICA are strongly rumored to have been booked for this year's Hultsfred Festival, which is scheduled to take place June 14-16 in Hultsfred, Sweden. The first official artist confirmation...

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ROYAL HUNT To Record New Album In The Summer

Danish/American hard rockers ROYAL HUNT have issued the following update: "A new album is in the works. Recordings will start during the summer, so we're expecting it to be released in October/November 2007. Fans of the 'large format bombastic soundscapes' — rejoice! "We've started to review the vid...

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JERRY CANTRELL On Why METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Will Go Down In History As A 'Rock Icon'

ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell recently spoke to Classic Rock magazine (web site) for its latest issue in which the stars of rock (plus some assorted rock-loving comedians, sportmen, MPs and other riff raff) nominate their "rock icons." The following is Cantrell's explanation for why METAL...

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RAUNCHY: Classic 'Velvet Noise' Debut To Be Re-Released

Danish metallers RAUNCHY have issued the following update: "2006 has been a great year for RAUNCHY with the release and great response [to] 'Death Pop Romance', great festival appearances, the SOULFLY tour, The Danish Dynamite tour, the prizes we won at the Danish Metal Awards and all the fans who a...

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METALLICA's ULRICH Performs With GUNS N' ROSES; Audio Available

A low-quality audio recording of METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich performing the song "Out Ta Get Me" with GUNS N' ROSES on December 15, 2006 during Axl Rose and company's headlining appearance at the Oracle Arena (formerly Oakland Arena) in Oakland, California has been made available for download at t...

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PROJECT 86 To Enter Studio In January

Orange County, California-based post-hardcore act PROJECT 86 will enter a Los Angeles studio in January with producer Ulrich Wild (DEFTONES, STATIC-X, TAPROOT) to begin recording its new album for a late spring release via Tooth & Nail Records. Commented vocalist Andrew Schwab: "Six albums deep,...

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To the Devil His Due

Many metal fans recognize the name DIAMOND HEAD as the band that got international notice when METALLICA covered "Helpless", "It's Electric", and "Am I Evil". As this DVD shows, those in the know about the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) realize that the group had more than a handful of son...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD's GENE HOGLAN Laying Down Tracks For DETHKLOK Album

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD drummer Gene Hoglan (ex-DARK ANGEL) has issued the following update: "I just wanted to wish everyone a happy holiday season. And, to answer a bunch of your emails about myself playing drums on the new DETHKLOK album. Indeed, I am, and it's turning into quite a ripping record! Bre...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Bassist: 'It's Been Great To Get Up And Play These Old Songs'

ALICE IN CHAINS bassist Mike Inez has issued the following update: "First of all, and most importantly, I'd like to thank each and everyone of you cool fuckers for coming out and saying hello this year. It was a SUPREME pleasure playing for you and seeing y'all face to face. Those songs we played ar...

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METALLICA Drummer Not Roaming Anywhere For Christmas

Launch Radio Networks reports: METALLICA used to spend every possible moment on the road back in the band's early days, even during the holidays. But now that the band is older and several members have kids, drummer Lars Ulrich told Launch that the group's priorities have changed. "The last few year...

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METALLICA: New Studio Photos Posted Online

A bunch of new photos of METALLICA rehearsing and writing material for its upcoming album have been posted online at this location. Launch Radio Networks reported two weeks ago that METALLICA has written about 25 songs for its ninth studio effort and is now concentrating on trimming that list to one...