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MACHINE HEAD's New Album Is 'Big, Ugly, Dark, Mean, Fiery, Beautiful, Beast Of A Monster'
MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn has issued the following update via the band's official web site: "Well, well, well... "Long time no talk ya'll, what's crack-a-latin'!!??!! "'ZANG Robb, what's the reason for the lag in diaries?' "WELL... "Believe it or not, we're still recording! Yes, we're still...November 1, 2006
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Lupara
I remember being unimpressed with LUPARA's performance at Minneapolis Mayhem II, which makes my generally favorable impression of the band's debut album even more surprising. Featuring guitarist Jeremy Wagner, formerly of BROKEN HOPE, LUPARA's debut album is a hate-filled, slab of solid American ext...October 30, 2006
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DARK FUNERAL's First Visit To Chile Since Priest's Murder Creates Controversy
Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL played Chile on October 7, 2006 — the group's first visit to the country since the murder of an Italian Catholic priest in Santiago in 2004 at the hands of a self-proclaimed DARK FUNERAL fanatic. Despite numerous complaints and petitions to stop the show from goi...October 28, 2006
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ONSLAUGHT: New Album Tracks To Be Aired At Birmingham Gig
Vocalist Sy Keeler of the reformed lineup of the classic U.K. thrash outfit ONSLAUGHT has sent the following update to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "Following the ONSLAUGHT live set at the Halloween special, the Barfly, Birmingham this coming Monday, 30th October, Sy Keeler will be taking over the decks, and p...October 28, 2006
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PAUL STANLEY: 'Even If I Wanted To Destroy KISS, I Couldn't'
Kevin Eck of The Baltimore Sun recently conducted an interview with KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley. A few excerpts from the chat follow: The Baltimore Sun: "Live To Win" is your second solo album, but your first since 1978. Why did you choose to do another one at this time? Stanley: I've alway...October 26, 2006
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TYPE O NEGATIVE: California Shows Announced
TYPE O NEGATIVE will play on January 21, 2007 at the House of Blues in Anaheim, CA. They will also perform at a private show on January 20, 2007 as part of NAMM. There are no other confirmed public dates at this time. In other news, the DVD version of TYPE O NEGATIVE's first home ...October 26, 2006
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SAMHAIN Book Excerpt Available Online
An excerpt from an extensive interview with former SAMHAIN bassist Eerie Von, conducted by music writer Joel Gausten, is now available online at www.myspace.com/gaustenbooks. Gausten will include an extensive chapter on the history of SAMHAIN and the making of their 1984 album "Initium" as part of h...October 25, 2006
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WARHEAD Completes Work On New Album
German metallers WARHEAD, whose original lineup included former REBELLION/current SILVER MAIDEN guitarist Björn Eilen, have finished recording their fourth album, "Captured", tentatively due late 2006/early 2007. Audio samples of tracks that are set to appear on the new CD can be heard via the band'...October 22, 2006
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MINISTRY Bassist PAUL RAVEN Discusses His Work in KILLING JOKE, PIGFACE
An excerpt from an extensive interview with current MINISTRY/former KILLING JOKE bassist Paul Raven, conducted by music writer Joel Gausten, is now available online at www.myspace.com/gaustenbooks. Gausten interviewed Raven as part of his upcoming book, titled "Albums that (Should've) Changed the Wo...October 22, 2006
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BLIND MELON Guitarist Discusses Decision To Reform With New Singer
Greg Prato of Billboard.com reports that it's been exactly 11 years since the death of singer Shannon Hoon effectively put an end to BLIND MELON. But now, the group's surviving members — guitarists Christopher Thorn and Rogers Stevens, bassist Brad Smith and drummer Glen Graham — are back together a...October 21, 2006
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ONSLAUGHT: Better Than SLAYER At Their Best?
Drummer Steve Grice of the reformed lineup of the classic U.K. thrash outfit ONSLAUGHT has sent the following update to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "ONSLAUGHT have now completed the recording of their new studio album 'Killing Peace', which is due for release in February [via Candlelight Records]. The album i...October 21, 2006
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LAMB OF GOD Doesn't Want To Be Pigeonholed As A Political Band
Dr. Abner Mality from Wormwood Chronicles webzine recently conducted an interview with LAMB OF GOD bassist John Campbell. A few excerpts follow: Wormwood Chronicles: You've gone out of your way to say that the lyrics on "Sacrament" were a lot less political than on "Ashes of the Wake". Things in the...October 20, 2006
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ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed
ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET, the new Swedish band featuring former THE CROWN vocalist Johan Lindstrand, has posted the following message on its official web site: "Today, October 18th, we have entered Deadline studios. We will be here for one month approximately and we will be recording the...October 18, 2006
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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY Talks About War In Iraq, Being Friends With OZZY, Legalizing Heroin
Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy Kilmister. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisited: I really think "Sword of Glory" [off the new album, "Kiss of Death"] is a strong track. Lemmy: We will be doing that on stage soo...October 17, 2006
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MISFITS Book Excerpts Available Online
Over the next several days, music writer Joel Gausten will run a series of excerpts from an extensive history of the MISFITS on his Myspace page, www.myspace.com/gaustenbooks. Gausten will include the full MISFITS chapter as part of his upcoming book, titled "Albums that (Should've) Changed the Worl...October 16, 2006