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THIS ENDING: New Song Available For Download

A brand new THIS ENDING track, entitled "Inside the Machine", has been made available for download at this location. The song is the title cut of the Stockholm, Sweden-based band's debut album, "Inside the Machine", due on on December 4 via Metal Blade Records (December 1 in Germany). The CD was rec...

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WITCHFINDER GENERAL Reunites, Begins Work On New Album

WITCHFINDER GENERAL, one of the few bands of the NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) era to opt for the classic early BLACK SABBATH dirge rather than the more uptempo metal of most of their countrymen, has reformed and is presently holding auditions to replace singer Zeeb Parkes. "Derm [drummer...

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MEKONG DELTA: Recording Update

MEKONG DELTA guitarist Peter Sjöberg (also known as Peter Lake from THEORY IN PRACTICE) has finished the basic guitar parts for the band's upcoming album and will now concentrate on solos and add-ons. The vocal arrangements are ready, but the legendary German progressive thrash outfit has not yet fo...

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DISMEMBER And GRAVE To Play West Coast Dates After All

Despite announcing earlier today that the ENTOMBED / DISMEMBER / GRAVE West Coast tour was cancelled following headliner ENTOMBED's inability to make the trek, Thunderdome Touring has released a follow-up statement indicating that it has re-secured DISMEMBER and GRAVE to continue with the tour for D...

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ENTOMBED, DISMEMBER, GRAVE Tour Cancelled

The previously announced ENTOMBED / DISMEMBER / GRAVE / THE ABSENCE North American tour, which was scheduled to take place December 1-16, is now officially cancelled. "We worked hard on this tour, but unfortunately the headliner, ENTOMBED, will not be able to make the tour for December," a represent...

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FUNNY MONEY To Release New Album Next Month

Maryland-based rock act FUNNY MONEY, featuring KIX frontman Steve Whiteman and drummer Jimmy Chalfant, will release its long-awaited new CD, entitled "Stick It!", on December 1. The band is also be holding a CD-release party at Ramshead Live! in Baltimore, MD that same night. "We'll be playing most...

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THE ABSENCE Pulls Out Of ENTOMBED Tour

Tampa, Florida's THE ABSENCE has issued the following update: "We regretfully announce THE ABSENCE will be pulling out of the ENTOMBED, DISMEMBER, GRAVE tour this December because of several unresolved problems with our booking agent. We apologize to all the fans that were looking forward to those d...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Talks About Touring With GUNS N' ROSES

SunJournal.com recently conducted an interview with former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: SunJournal.com: Can you let people know, what is the show going to be like? It's a killer bill with you and GUNS N' ROSES. Bach: Well, I'm playing with GUNS N' ROSE...

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MY RUIN Frontwoman Begins Physical Therapy Following Car Accident

MY RUIN lead vocalist Tairrie B., who was "seriously injured" in a car accident in late September, has issued the following message via the group's MySpace page: "Mick [Murphy, MY RUIN's guitarist and Tairrie's boyfriend] and I went to my first day of physical therapy this last week. It was time to...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: 'About Socialist Libertarianism... Words Are Not Enough'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "I am slightly confused here. What is hard to grasp with the idea of an anarchist society? A social structure built on responsible individual action based in free will rather than that of the obligatory choicele...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT: AXL ROSE Is 'Better Than Ever'

Matt Sartwell of The Journal News recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Q: Let's get this out of the way, how's Axl doing and how's the band holding up after the European tour? Bumblefoot: "Everyone is doing great, th...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM To Record New Album Next Summer

CHILDREN OF BODOM fan site Scythes of Bodom has posted the second part of its recent interview with COB guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Scythes of Bodom: "Are You Dead Yet?" — it's been one year since the album was released. What are your thoughts on the ...

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KING DIAMOND: 'As Long As I Don't F*ck Up The Vocals, This Should Be Our Best Record'

Revolver magazine (web site) reports that most album art is inspired by the music on the disc, but KING DIAMOND inverted the process for his yet-untitled 12th studio record, which is scheduled for a spring release. When his band's distributor in Denmark stumbled across a painting called "My Mother's...

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GENE HOGLAN: STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Is On 'Extended Hiatus'

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD drummer Gene Hoglan (ex-DARK ANGEL, DEATH) has issued the following update: "I know it's been a million years since I wrote one of these, but, I just didn't have a goddamned thing to say. But, now I do. "This past year has been a strange one, but no stranger than the last ...

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ATREYU To FROM FIRST TO LAST: 'Being Cocky And Greedy Will Get You Nowhere But Back Home'

Orange County, California's ATREYU has issued a follow-up statement explaining in further detail the circumstances behind the recent removal of support act FROM FIRST TO LAST from the group's headlining tour. In a posting on its MySpace page, FROM FIRST TO LAST stated about the trek, "We did everyth...