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KILLING MIRANDA: End Of An Era

Britain's KILLING MIRANDA has issued the following statement: "It is with great regret that after nearly ten years together, and three albums, we have agreed to go on indefinate hiatus. "We want to start by thanking all the many people that have supported us over those ten years. All the hundreds of...

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MINISTRY's Final Release Will Be An All-Covers Record

MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen has revealed to Germany's Metal Hammer magazine that the group's previously announced "final" album, "The Last Sucker", will be followed by an all-covers release, tentatively due in 2008. According to Jourgensen, the as-yet-untitled effort will contain "a lot of differ...

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SHARON OSBOURNE On 'Free' OZZFEST: 'I'm Not Trying To Be Mother Teresa Of Music Industry'

Mark Brown of the Scripps Howard News Service recently spoke to Sharon Osbourne about her decision to stage this year's Ozzfest as a free event. "I'm not trying to be the Mother Teresa of the music industry, because I like money more than anybody else," Sharon Osbourne said, then let out a wicked .....

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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Performs In New York For First Time In Seven Years

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE made its first New York appearance in seven years on Saturday (July 28) at the "Rock the Bells" festival at Randalls Island. The first of two shows (July 28-29) drew 35,000 fans, with tickets to yesterday's installment having vanished in 20 minutes. According to NYDailyNews....

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MEGADETH: Japanese Tour Dates Announced

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message on the band's official forum: "Just wanted to say that it has been a lot of entertainment for me the last three weeks getting to come back and spend time with you each morning. "It's as if y'all are in my house having coffee each mornin...

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AS EDEN BURNS Seeks New Drummer

Houston's AS EDEN BURNS has issued the following update: "Taylor [Steinberg] has left the group to pursue his college career full-time. In a result we're currently looking for a full-time battle warrior to carry on with us. "We will be entering the studio this year where Taylor will resume drummer f...

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WARRIOR SOUL Frontman, KILLING JOKE Bassist Join Forces In MOB RESEARCH

WARRIOR SOUL frontman Kory Clarke has teamed up with legendary bassist Paul Raven (KILLING JOKE, PRONG, MINISTRY) to launch a new project called MOB RESEARCH. The band has posted three new songs on its MySpace page to give its fans something to drool over until the MOB RESEARCH debut CD hits stores...

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H.I.M.: 'Kiss Of Dawn' Video Posted Online

H.I.M.'s video for their new single, "Kiss of Dawn", has been posted at YouTube. The clip was shot last month in the Los Angeles area with director Meiert Avis, who has previously worked with U2, AVRIL LAVIGNE, JENNIFER LOPEZ and BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, in addition to helming H.I.M.'s "Wings of a Butterf...

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H.I.M.: Live Footage Of New Single 'Kiss Of Dawn' Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of Finnish goth-metallers H.I.M. performing their new song "Kiss of Dawn" live at VK Club in Brussels, Belgium on July 7, 2007 has been posted at YouTube. "Kiss of Dawn" is the first single off H.I.M.'s new album, "Venus Doom", due in North America on September 18 via Sire....

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HELSTAR: Basic Tracks Completed For New 'Best-Of' Album

Texas metal legends HELSTAR recently signed a deal with AFM Records. The band is currently in the studio re-recording some of its early classics for a "best-of" album, to be released on November 19. The CD will also contain two brand new tracks. An all-new album of original HELSTAR material is tenta...

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H.I.M. Finds Cover Art For New Album In New Orleans Gallery

More information has been revealed about the cover art for H.I.M.'s new album, "Venus Doom", which was painted by artist David Harouni. The band's leader Ville Valo purchased one of Harouni's paintings at New Orleans' Harouni Gallery (where the artist represents himself) and later asked Harouni if i...

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H.I.M.: 'Venus Doom' Artwork Revealed

The cover artwork of H.I.M.'s sixth studio album, "Venus Doom", has been posted online at this location. Due in North America on September 18, "Venus Doom" was mixed at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, California with producer/mixer Tim Palmer (TIN MACHINE, THE CURE, THE HOUSE OF LOVE, NED'S ATOMIC D...

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GENE SIMMONS: 'No One Has The Right To Argue With Me'

Allison Kugel of PR.com recently conducted an interview with KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons. A few excerpts from the chat follow: PR.com: Since you seem to be the ultimate entrepreneur, when you started KISS, when you co-founded KISS I should say, was it simply a means to an end for you? Gene Si...

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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist On Near-Fight With DANZIG: 'He Was Mad About His Soup Getting Spilt'

Michael Christopher of DelcoTimes.com recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On his influences on the recuperation of singer Joe Elliott's hairstyle: "Being a bunch of guys — men, we can't really talk to each other about...

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VITAL REMAINS: 'Evil Death Live' DVD Preview Available

A sample clip from the forthcoming VITAL REMAINS DVD, entitled "Evil Death Live", has been on YouTube. Check out the song "Born to Rape the World" at this location. Metal Mind Productions has set a July 23 European release date (September 17 in the U.S. via MVD) for "Evil Death Live". The disc ...