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STORMHAMMER To Begin Auditioning Drummers This Week

German power metallers STORMHAMMER will begin holding drummer auditions this week. The group's previous skinsman, Chris Widmann, left the band in August due to "personal reasons." Interested parties can obtain more information at www.stormhammer.de. In other news, STORMHAMMER has scheduled a live sh...

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PAPA ROACH Ready To Rock Live

Launch Radio Networks reports: PAPA ROACH performs tonight (Friday, September 8) on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", playing a free half-hour show on the program's outdoor stage in Los Angeles for all fans who want to come down to the taping. Lead singer Jacoby Shaddix told Launch that tonight's event sh...

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MEGADETH To Play Special Headlining Show In Charleston

MEGADETH will play a special headlining show at The Plex in Charleston, South Carolina on October 4 with guests INTO ETERNITY and SANCTITY. MEGADETH's Gigantour 2006 officially kicked off Wednesday (September 6) near Boise, Idaho with performances by MEGADETH, LAMB OF GOD, OPETH, ARCH ENEMY, OVERKIL...

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TOOL Frontman Wants People To Be Inspired By His Band's Music

Paul Gargano of Maximum Ink music magazine recently conducted an interview with TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Maximum Ink: There's such a sense of mystery and mysticism surrounding TOOL. Do you find your fans delving into that world, or do they seem c...

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Former FEAR FACTORY Guitarist Explains Bassist Requirements For New Project

Former FEAR FACTORY/current ASESINO guitarist Dino Cazares has issued a statement clarifying some of the bassist requirements for his as-yet-unnamed project, which also includes Tim Yeung (VITAL REMAINS, ex-HATE ETERNAL) on drums and Tommy Cummings (VEXT) on vocals. The group, which made its live de...

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JESSE PINTADO's Family Comments On Guitarist's Passing

The surviving members of TERRORIZER, late TERRORIZER/ex-NAPALM DEATH guitarist Jesse Pintado's family and Century Media Records have issued separate statements regarding Pintado's tragic loss. Jesse Pintado passed away at Holland's Erasmus MC hospital on Sunday, August 27, 2006 due to liver failure....

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MEGADETH: GIGANTOUR 2006 Opening-Night Setlist Revealed

Gigantour 2006 officially kicked off Wednesday (September 6) near Boise, Idaho with performances by MEGADETH, LAMB OF GOD, ARCH ENEMY, OVERKILL, INTO ETERNITY, SANCTITY and THE SMASHUP. MEGADETH's setlist for the opening show was as follows: 01. Blackmail The Universe 02. Skin O' My Teeth 03. The Sc...

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Former FEAR FACTORY Guitarist Seeks Bassist For New Project

Former FEAR FACTORY/current ASESINO guitarist Dino Cazares is currently seeking a bassist for his as-yet-unnamed project, which also includes Tim Yeung (VITAL REMAINS, ex-HATE ETERNAL) on drums and Tommy Cummings (VEXT) on vocals. The group, which made its live debut Saturday night (September 2) at...

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IRON MAIDEN, BLIND GUARDIAN, GOATWHORE: Entire New Albums Available For Streaming

AOL Music is currently holding full CD listening parties for the following albums: IRON MAIDEN – "A Matter of Life and Death" (Listen) BLIND GUARDIAN - "A Twist in the Myth" (Listen) GOATWHORE - "A Haunting Curse" (Listen) All three albums are being released in the U.S. today (Tuesday, ...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: I Am Convinced That Lots Of Our Fans Will Hate The New Album

Finnish webzine HardcoreSounds.net conducted an interview with THE HAUNTED vocalist Peter Dolving during the band's visit to Finland last month. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: HardcoreSounds.net: So how did you end up in a thrash band like THE HAUNTED? Peter Dolving: "I don't have any re...

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A Matter of Life and Death

Seven out of the ten very long, largely interminable tunes on IRON MAIDEN's 14th studio offering start out with either a gentle, low bass line or a softly strummed guitar. There's nothing wrong with either type of intro, but hearing it over and over again starts to make the listener feel like he's h...

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MEGADETH: Pre-Order New Album And Receive Limited-Edition Lithograph

Beginning Wednesday, September 6, everyone attending the Gigantour tour will be able to preorder a copy of the forthcoming MEGADETH CD, "United Abominations" (in stores early 2007),exclusively at the FYE booth at all of the venues. Along with your purchase of the new record, you will also receive a...

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THIS ENDING Begins Recording Debut Album

THIS ENDING, the Stockholm, Sweden-based band formerly known as THE PLAGUE (they had to change their name due to legal reasons),has entered Offbeat studio to begin recording its full-length debut for a tentative early 2007 release through Metal Blade Records. "10 songs are being recorded, and so fa...

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WHITESNAKE Frontman Offers Live CD Update

WHITESNAKE will release a new double live album, "Live ... In The Shadow Of The Blues", in November via Steamhammer/SPV. The set includes almost all the remarkable hits from WHITESNAKE's career, as well as two timeless DEEP PURPLE classics in "Burn" and "Stormbringer". WHITESNAKE's David Coverdale w...

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GRAVE Frontman Comments On DVD Shoot, Upcoming Tour

Swedish death metal pioneers GRAVE shot their first-ever live DVD on August 24 at the Stodola Club in Warsaw, Poland. The set, which is tentatively due in November via Metal Mind Productions, will also feature rare live footage, video clips and more. Vocalist Ola comments: "The 'Enraptured' DVD reco...