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VICIOUS RUMORS: Photos Of New Lineup Posted Online

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have uploaded several new promotional shots featuring the group's new lineup, including vocalist James Rivera (HELSTAR, SEVEN WITCHES, KILLING MACHINE) and guitarist Brad Gillis (NIGHT RANGER, ex-OZZY OSBOURNE). Check them out at this location....

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VENOM Frontman On New Album: I Wanted To Re-Create What Original Band Was All About

Garry Sharpe-Young of Rockdetector.com recently conducted an interview with VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the subject of the detractors, fans who believe the only "real" VENOM includes Mantas and Abaddon: Cronos: "Look, VENOM has over the years had so m...

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From Mars to Sirius

GOJIRA have, on their third album, unleashed an epic. This is a masterpiece on par with anything MESHUGGAH or MASTODON have released, that sort of massive, lumbering, seething wall of sound that the listener just can't help but become immersed in. "From Mars to Sirius" is a journey that'll take many...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Drummer: FEAR FACTORY Trek Was Best U.S. Tour We've Ever Been On

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD drummer Gene Hoglan has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Howdy, folks! Wow, I can't believe it's been two weeks since I wrote one o' these... "Ahh, the end of tour. We played our last show in Vancouver on Monday, and it was a mighty homecoming indee...

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DISMEMBER: The God That Never Was

Long-running Swedish death metallers DISMEMBER have set "The God That Never Was" as the title of their seventh album, due in Europe on January 27, 2006 via Regain Records. The follow-up to 2004's "Where Ironcrosses Grow" was once again produced by drummer Fred Estby at Sami Studio in Stockholm. The...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Says He Wants To Record New Studio Album Next Year

This Is London recently conducted an interview with Ozzy Osbourne. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On singing before the Queen at the Royal Variety Performance, alongside Sir Cliff Richard, Charlotte Church and Shirley Bassey: "She [the Queen] looked at me and she goes, [puts on a high, posh vo...

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WALTARI to Support NEW MODEL ARMY In Cologne, Germany

Finland's WALTARI will support NEW MODEL ARMY on Saturday, December 10 at Palladium in Cologne, Germany. They will be replacing previously announced openers KILLING JOKE, who have cancelled their entire German tour after vocalist Jaz Coleman was reportedly taken ill. As previously reported, WALTARI...

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Report: Sister of Alrosa Villa Shooting Victim Speaks Out, One Year Later

Kevin Landers of Columbus, Ohio's WBNS-10TV has issued the following report: One year ago, a killer stopped the music at the Alrosa Villa nightclub. Nathan Gale shot four people to death before a police officer ended the carnage by killing him. Now, the sister of one of the victims, Erin Halk of Wes...

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VINNIE PAUL's Attorney: 'Inadequate Security' At Columbus Club Led To DIMEBAG's Death

Attorney Gerald Leeseberg, who represents "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's brother/bandmate, DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul, DAMAGEPLAN tour manager Chris Paluska and drum tech John Brooks, has confirmed to MTV.com that the trio have filed a lawsuit against the Columbus, Ohio, club where Dimebag was kille...

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PHILIP ANSELMO's Back Surgery 'Went Well'

Former PANTERA/current SUPERJOINT RITUAL frontman Philip Anselmo's back surgery — which was originally slated for Nov. 8 and was then rescheduled for Nov. 21 — "went well," according to his SUPERJOINT bandmate Kevin Bond (guitar). Philip is expected to spend the next few months recuperating at his h...

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DIMEBAG's Family To Sue Columbus Club Over Deadly Shooting: Video Available

Kevin Landers of Columbus, Ohio's WBNS-10TV has issued the following report: A lawsuit is now expected to be filed, one year after a shooting spree at a north Columbus bar. December 8th, 2004, Nathan Gale jumped on stage at the Alrosa Villa nightclub on Sinclair Road and opened fire. He killed four...

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H.I.M. To Tour Australia In March

Finnish goth metallers H.I.M. will will embark on their first-ever tour of Australia in March 2006. Tickets for the trek go on sale on Thursday, December 15 at 9:00 a.m. The tour dates are as follows: Mar. 22 - The Tivoli – Brisbane, AUS Mar. 23 - The Big Top, Luna Park – Sydney, AUS ...

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VICIOUS RUMORS Guitarist GILLIS To Produce And Give Clinics At California Studio

Newly recruited VICIOUS RUMORS guitarist Brad Gillis (NIGHT RANGER, ex-OZZY OSBOURNE) has joined up to produce artists and give guitar clinics at a brand new "state-of-the-art" recording facility in downtown Walnut Creek, CA called Red House Studios. With almost 5,000 square feet, including teaching...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Mainman Defends Band's Decision To Cover BRITNEY SPEARS

MetalUnderground.com recently conducted an interview with CHILDREN OF BODOM mainman Alexi Laiho. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: MetalUnderground.com: How did Kimberly Goss [SINERGY] come [end up] writing the lyrics to "Bastards of Bodom"? Alexi: "Towards the end of the recording process,...

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THE ACCURSED Part Ways With Guitarist, Seek Replacement

Guitarist Chris "Loki" Ellingsen has announced his departure from the New Bedford, Massachusetts melodic thrash metallers THE ACCURSED. "[Loki] has been with us from the start, helped form and mold THE ACCURSED into the killing metal machine that it is today," the band write on their web site. "It i...