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EPICA Singer Talks About New Album, Band's Drummer Situation

Mark Carras of RockMyMonkey.com conducted an interview with EPICA singer Simone Simons on Sunday, September 23. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock My Monkey: You guys played Seattle last night, but I wasn't able to make it. How did the show go? Simone Simons: It was great. There were a...

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FREEVIL: Debut Album Release Date Announced

FREEVIL, the new Swedish band featuring former DENATA members Tomas Andersson (guitar) and Roger Blomberg (bass) alongside vocalist/drummer Mique Flesh (WITCHERY, SEANCE),will release its debut album, entitled "Freevil Burning", on November 1 via Nastified Productions. The 10-song CD was recorded a...

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MINISTRY Mainman Talks Politics, Band's Last-Ever Album

Vassil Varbanov of Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock recently conducted an interview with MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Tangra Mega Rock: Let's now talk about your upcoming album, "The Last Sucker", which is promoted as the last-ever album by MINISTRY. Obviousl...

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ONSLAUGHT And BENEDICTION Will Not Appear At Germany's HELLFLAME Festival

Vocalist Sy Keeler of the reactivated British thrashers ONSLAUGHT has sent the following update to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "ONSLAUGHT and BENEDICTION will not be appearing at the Hellflame - South Side of Hell festival in Lichtenfels Germany this Saturday, September 22. This was due to local government in...

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VICIOUS ART: More Dates With DEATH BREATH Announced

VICIOUS ART — the Swedish death/thrash metal band featuring former DARK FUNERAL members Matias Mäkelä and Robert Lundin, along with Jörgen Sandström (THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED, GRAVE) on bass — will support DEATH BREATH (the Swedish old-school death metal project featuring former ENTOMBED drumme...

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DIRTY RIG Announces New Singer

New York City/Long Island rock act DIRTY RIG has parted ways with singer Kory Clarke (WARRIOR SOUL) "as they couldn't see eye to eye on several important band issues," according to a press release. DIRTY RIG just returned home after their second UK tour supporting their Escapi Music release titled "...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT: 'I'm Just Driving The Same Car On A Bigger Road'

Mikkel Elbech of the Danish music magazine Gaffa recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Gaffa: Can you describe the transition from being a solo musician to quite suddenly being a member of GN'R, playing venues f...

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MINISTRY: Entire 'The Last Sucker' Album Available For Streaming

After 27 years, 11 studio albums, four Grammy nominations, and plenty of pain, MINISTRY has just released its final album, "The Last Sucker". This will give Jourgensen plenty of time to devote himself to expanding his borderland compound, 13th Planet Records. You can listen to "The Last Sucker" in i...

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ROBERT PLANT, ALISON KRAUSS: 'Raising Sand' Audio Samples, Interview Footage Available

LED ZEPPELIN legend Robert Plant and Alison Krauss collaborated on an eclectic repertoire of material on "Raising Sand", due Oct. 23 via Rounder. Among the tracks appearing on the T Bone Burnett-produced project are the EVERLY BROTHERS' "Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On)", TOM WAITS and KATHLEEN BREN...

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JAY JAY FRENCH: Bands Like PRIEST And QUEENSRŸCHE Are Selling 10 Percent Of What They Used To

Clark Collis of Entertainment Weekly recently conducted an interview with TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Entertainment Weekly: How did TWISTED SISTER get into the Xmas album business? Jay Jay French: The idea came about because my singer hasn't wr...

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VICIOUS ART: 'Pick Up This Sick Child' E-Card Available

An e-card for the second full-length album from VICIOUS ART — the Swedish death/thrash metal band featuring former DARK FUNERAL members Matias Mäkelä and Robert Lundin, along with Jörgen Sandström (THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED, GRAVE) on bass — has been made available at this location. Due in Scand...

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Sgt. Hetfield's Motorbreath Pub Band

"May I introduce to you… the band who drank a thousand beers… Sgt. Hetfield's Motorbreath Pub Band"". After kicking around the Internet for years and enduring a rollercoaster of legal red tape, the debut mash-up from BEATALLICA — the band whose riffs on METALLICA and THE BEATLES are already the stuf...

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Punishment in Capitals

Those who dismiss NAPALM DEATH as mere mindless noise would do well to spend some quality time with "Punishment In Capitals". This 2003 live set, just released in the U.S. for the first time, finds the band well into the renaissance they've enjoyed this entire decade, delivering staccato bursts of t...

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MOTÖRHEAD, WHITESNAKE, SAXON, JUDAS PRIEST Featured On 'Rock S'Cool' Double CD And DVD

Steamhammer/SPV has set an October 8 European release date for "Rock S'Cool", a double CD and DVD containing material some of the label's biggest and most promising hard rock and heavy metal artists. The "Rock S'Cool - A Spanking Good Song Collection" double CD consists of 30 tracks with a total pla...

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VICIOUS ART Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

VICIOUS ART, the Swedish death/thrash metal band featuring former DARK FUNERAL members Matias Mäkelä and Robert Lundin, along with Jörgen Sandström (THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED, GRAVE) on bass, has issued the following update: "We have been busy finishing all the details that comes with making an...