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EXODUS Frontman Prepares For Third Cross-Country Motorcycle Trip

Rob Dukes, lead singer for Bay Area thrash progenitors EXODUS and a motorcycle enthusiast, will soon embark on his third cross-country trip by bike. He's scheduled to depart from New York City on Sunday, August 30. A question-and-answer session with Dukes regarding the experience follows below. Q: T...

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BLACK SABBATH, IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST Featured On 'Madden NFL 10' Soundtrack

BLACK SABBATH, IRON MAIDEN and JUDAS PRIEST are among the featured artists on the soundtrack for Madden NFL 10 from Electronic Arts Inc. Since 2001, the annual Madden NFL soundtrack has become music's most essential launching pad for such artists as AVENGED SEVENFOLD, FRANZ FERDINAND, LUPE FIASCO an...

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DRAGONFORCE Interviewed At Slovenia's METALCAMP; Video Available

Terrorizer magazine's Jill Mikkelson conducted an interview with British epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE at this year's Metalcamp festival, which was held on July 2-8, 2009 in Tolmin, Slovenia. Watch the chat below. DRAGONFORCE will embark on a mammoth U.K. tour this November/December. The band say...

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Another Day Has Passed

In case you're sitting around trying to put some sort of meaning behind this NYC-based trio's name; don't. While I will hint that it requires some creativity with an online translator, I feel it's best to let the two words stand on their own, as that is exactly what the 13 tracks on the band's ...

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THE CULT/Ex-ROB ZOMBIE Drummer JOHN TEMPESTA Joins TheLiveLine

Drummer John Tempesta (THE CULT, ROB ZOMBIE, WHITE ZOMBIE, EXODUS, TESTAMENT) can now be reached via TheLiveLine, a service launched by MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine that enables musicians to connect to their audience over the phone. Get updates on Tempesta and leave messages for John by calling (8...

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HELMET's PAGE HAMILTON Releases Instructional DVD

Hal Leonard, the world's largest print music publisher, has just released a new instructional guitar DVD from renowned HELMET guitarist Page Hamilton. Hamilton provides detailed demos of his approach to: chords — understanding and building non-traditional sonic shapes; scales — applying unusual scal...

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DRAGONFORCE Announces U.K. Headlining Tour

British epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE will embark on a mammoth U.K. tour this November/December. The band says, "Grab your tin helmet and prepare for the invasion — the mighty DRAGONFORCE will be bringing a full-scale production to a town near you for their military-themed 'Hearts N' Minds' tour!...

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OPIATE FOR THE MASSES Calls It Quits

Los Angeles industrial rock act OPIATE FOR THE MASSES has officially disbanded. Bassist Anna Kjellberg (ex-DRAIN STH) states, "After the FILTER tour last year, we decided to go separate ways. We chose to not announce the breakup in case there was a chance of getting it back together again. That won'...

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THE CULT/Ex-ROB ZOMBIE Drummer JOHN TEMPESTA Schedules Clinics

Drummer John Tempesta (THE CULT, ROB ZOMBIE, WHITE ZOMBIE, EXODUS, TESTAMENT) has scheduled the following clinics while on the road with THE CULT: July 13 - Dave Phillips Music - Allentown, PA July 14 - Sam Ash - Springfield, NJ July 16 - Alto Music - Middletown, NY July 17 - Long Island Drum Center...

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Carver City

It's tempting to put in for hazard pay on this one. After all, if it gets too much praise from these quarters, the inevitable crew of metal-up-your-own-ass onionheads will wail and gnash their teeth that it's only because CKY is now a Roadrunner band. And if a discouraging word gets said about "Carv...

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HELMET To Debut New Material On Upcoming Mini-Tour

HELMET will play a few special dates in May which will include some brand new material. The details are as follows: May 14 - Costa Mesa, CA - Detroit Bar May 15 - Redondo Beach, CA - Sainte Rocke May 16 - Las Vegas, NV - Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Founded in 1989 by ...

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KORN Sticks To Basics At Tour Opener

According to The Pulse of Radio, KORN kicked off their first tour in more than a year on Saturday night (April 25) in Tucson, Arizona on what RollingStone.com described as a "nearly bare" stage with stripped-down production. The 14-song, 70-minute set focused heavily on singles and fan favorites, al...

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MISERY SIGNALS Drummer Interviewed; Video Available

The-Pit.de recently conducted an interview with drummer Branden Morgan of Milwaukee, Wisconsin's metalcore act MISERY SIGNALS. Watch the chat at this location. "Controller", the third full-length album from MISERY SIGNALS, sold around 2,900 copies in the United States in its first week of release, a...

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JOHN TEMPESTA Schedules European Drum Clinics

Powerhouse drummer John Tempesta (THE CULT, TESTAMENT, EXODUS, ROB ZOMBIE) has scheduled the following European drum clinics: April 15 - Hit it Drums & Percussion - Roden (NL) April 16 - Lemca Music - Brussels, Belgium April 17 - Lenzotti Strumenti Musicali - c/o Teatro La Tenda - Modena, Italy...

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UNEARTH Frontman Interviewed At EPIPHONE REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS

Vocalist Trevor Phipps of New England metallers UNEARTH was interviewed by Metal Injection on the "black carpet" of last Tuesday night's (April 7) Epiphone Revolver Golden Gods Awards at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles. Watch the chat below. UNEARTH is currently gearing up for its tour with TESTA...