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AGNOSTIC FRONT To Kick Off New Season Of LatiNation TV

New York hardcore legends AGNOSTIC FRONT will kick off the new season of LatiNation TV this week with a special feature on vocalist Roger Miret and his brother Freddy Cricien of MADBALL. The interview took place while the band was on set for the music video of their new song, "A Mi Manera". The segm...

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Canada's JUNO AWARDS Adds 'Metal/Hard Music Album Of The Year' Category

The Canadian Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences (CARAS) announced today that submissions for the 2012 Juno Awards (the Canadian equivalent of the Grammy Awards) open on October 1, 2011. A new category will be added to the Awards roster in 2012: "Metal/Hard Music Album Of The Year", making a tota...

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D.R.I.'s ROB RAMPY To Sit Out Rest Of Tour; Replacement Drummer Announced

Drummer Rob Rampy of hardcore/metal crossover pioneers D.R.I. (DIRTY ROTTEN IMBECILES) is going to take a well-needed break and recuperate from his recent bout with exhaustion and dehydration. The other members of the band wish him a swift recovery and will continue their tour with Walter "Monsta" R...

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BIOHAZARD's 'Reborn In Defiance' Due In January

"Reborn In Defiance", the long-awaited new studio album from New York hardcore metal legends BIOHAZARD, will be released on January 20, 2012. The CD will be made a vailable via Nuclear Blast outside of North America, with a U.S. label partner soon to be announced. The band will celebrate the launch...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman: 'We're Really Bummed Out By A Lot Of Metal Bands Right Now'

Peter Hodgson of the I Heart Guitar Blog recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Robb Flynn of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. I Heart Guitar Blog: I really dig the classical guitar influence on the new album. I understa...

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RINGWORM: U.S. Tour Canceled

Due to circumstances beyond their control, Cleveland, Ohio hardcore heavyweights RINGWORM have been forced to cancel their previously announced U.S. tour. The trek, which was slated to kick off on October 24 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was supposed to feature support from Long Beach's THE GREENERY (P...

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D.R.I. Drummer Hospitalized, Forced To Sit Out Shows

Drummer Rob Rampy of hardcore/metal crossover pioneers D.R.I. (DIRTY ROTTEN IMBECILES) was sent to the hospital right before the group's Portland, Oregon show on Friday, September 23. Instead of cancelling the concert, the other members of D.R.I. used several local drummers (from such acts as MDC, S...

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CHICKENFOOT Guitarist Talks About Making Of 'III'

Sleaze Roxx recently conducted an interview with CHICKENFOOT guitarist Joe Satriani. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sleaze Roxx: One thing I like about CHICKENFOOT is that the drums and bass don't have to fight their way through the vocals or the guitar. You don't overplay on the a...

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DIAMOND PLATE: 'At The Mountains Of Madness' Video Released

"At The Mountains Of Madness", the new video from Chicago, Illinois-based thrashers DIAMOND PLATE, can be seen below. The clip was filmed with director Dave Vorhes in the band's hometown. The song comes off DIAMOND PLATE's recently-released debut album, "Generation Why?" Commented DIAMOND PLATE lead...

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SICK OF IT ALL Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

New York hardcore legends SICK OF IT ALL have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2012 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH AXEL RUDI PELL CRADLE OF FILTH DARK FUNERAL DIMMU BORGIR ENDSTILLE F...

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TORI AMOS Issues Challenge To Metal Bands

Eccentric singer, songwriter and pianist Tori Amos who has just released a classically inspired album, "Night Of Hunters" told Spinner.com that she wasn't surprised when she learned that wrestling superstar Mick Foley was a fan of her music, claiming that the emotion in her songs is more powerful th...

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ALICE COOPER's 'Welcome 2 My Nightmare': First-Week Sales, Chart Position Revealed

"Welcome 2 My Nightmare", the new album from legendary rocker Alice Cooper, sold 18,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 22 on The Billboard 200 chart. Cooper's previous CD, 2008's "Along Came A Spider", opened with just under 10,000 copies to debut at...

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CHIMAIRA, UNEARTH And Others To Perform At 89.5 FM WSOU's '25 Years Of Metal' Concert

89.5 FM WSOU, Seton Hall Pirate Radio, announced today its 25 Years Of Metal concert, set to take place on Friday, November 18 at the Starland Ballroom in Sayerville, New Jersey. The 25 Years Of Metal show will feature high-profile metal acts CHIMAIRA and UNEARTH, with support from SKELETONWITCH, MO...

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JON SCHAFFER: 'As Long As I Have Something To Say As A Songwriter, ICED EARTH Moves Forward'

Adrien Begrand of MSN's metal music section Headbang recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH guitarist/mainman Jon Schaffer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Headbang: Was Matt's [Barlow, vocals] decision to leave the band a shock to you, or could you sense it was going to ha...

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SOILWORK's DIRK VERBEUREN Laying Down Tracks On Ex-NEVERMORE Guitarist's Solo Album (Video)

Sick Drummer Magazine has uploaded an exclusive video of Sick Drummer Camp guest instructor Dirk Verbeuren tracking drums at Fastback Studios in Seattle for former NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis' second solo album. Verbeuren, who recorded eleven songs over four days, said about the project: "It was...