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RAUNCHY: Entire New Album Posted Online

Danish metallers RAUNCHY have had their entire sophomore album, "Confusion Bay", made available for streaming at this location (scroll down to "lyt til Confusion Bay"). RAUNCHY, who recently replaced singer Lars Vognstrup with Kasper Thomsen, have been selected as "Band of the Month" by Denmark's na...

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METALLICA's ULRICH: Drum Sound On' St. Anger' Sang Back To Me In A Beautiful Way

METALLICA's Lars Ulrich recently spoke to the U.K.'s Rhythm magazine about the origins of the "distinctive" drum sound he achieved on the group's new album, "St. Anger". "The famous drum sound everybody is talking about," he said. "One day I forgot to turn the snare on because I wasn't thinking abou...

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METALLICA Filmmakers: We Wanted The Band To Talk Things Out With JASON NEWSTED

METALLICA documentary filmmakers Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky recently spoke to U-Wire.com about the much-anticipated "Some Kind of Monster" project, which is expected to receive a theatrical release this summer. The following are excerpts from that interview: U-Wire: Did you ever try and get th...

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Ex-SYSTEMATIC Frontman To Form New Project With Members Of MANMADEGOD

According to a posting at SMNNews.com, former SYSTEMATIC frontman Tim Narducci is set to hook up with the remnants of the San Francisco Bay Area's MANMADEGOD (guitarist Craig Locicero, drummer Steve Jacobs, and bassist James Walker) in an as-yet-unnamed new project. SYSTEMATIC, one of the first grou...

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SYSTEMATIC Split Up

San Francisco Bay Area metallers SYSTEMATIC, one of the first groups signed to Lars Ulrich's now-defunct imprint The Music Company (distributed through Elektra Records),have broken up following an April 9 show in Livermore, California. Guitarist Adam Ruppel and drummer Shaun Bannon are expected to...

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BRUCE KULICK To Appear On Upcoming KISS Tribute Album

Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick will be collaborating with Norwegian glam-rockers WIG WAM on a new version of the KISS classic "I Was Made For Loving You" for KISS Army Norway's upcoming tribute album, tentatively due this summer. "We have the intention of making the ultimate version of the song...

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DAVE MUSTAINE To LARS ULRICH: 'Everything You Touch Turns To Gold & Everything I Do Backfires'

Samantha Grice of Canada's National Post reports: "It's been hard, Lars," a choked-up Dave Mustaine, lead singer of MEGADETH, tells Lars Ulrich, drummer for METALLICA. "Everything you touch turns to gold and everything I do backfires," he says, going on to explain that he thinks people even shout "M...

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Report: U.S. Marines Blaring AC/DC Music To Agitate Iraqi Insurgents

According to the Associated Press, U.S. marines in Fallujah, Iraq have been broadcasting messages by loudspeaker to agitate Iraqi insurgents, announcing, "You are cowards for hiding behind women and children. Come out and fight," and blaring heavy-metal music, including AC/DC's "Shoot to Thrill". La...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH To Host MUCHMUSIC's 'Loud' This Weekend

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich will be hosting Canada's MusicMusic video show "Loud" this Saturday, April 17 at 11:30 p.m. EST. Check your local listings for further details. As previously reported, METALLICA will be honored by ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) at the 21st...

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TRAGEDIAN Seek New Members

German melodic metallers TRAGEDIAN are currently seeking a vocalist and drummer. Interested parties should e-mail [email protected] with "drummer" or "singer" in the subject box. TRAGEDIAN are currently at Tornado Studios in Hamburg, Germany finishing up work on their debut CD for an as-yet-undisclo...

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METALLICA Garner Three CALIFORNIA MUSIC AWARDS Nominations

METALLICA have garnered three nominations at this year's California Music Awards, which are scheduled to be held June 6 from noon-6 p.m. at the Frank H. Ogawa Plaza in front of Oakland City Hall. The San Francisco-based heavy metal band are nominated for outstanding hard rock album ("St. Anger"),be...

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Former KISS Guitarist Records Guest Appearances For LION'S SHARE, AUDIOVISION

Former KISS/current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Bruce Kulick was at Stockholm, Sweden's Canvas studio (web site) on Saturday (April 10) recording guest appearances for the new LION'S SHARE and AUDIOVISION albums. The recording session was overseen by producer and LION'S SHARE guitarist Lars Chriss...

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Filmmaker: METALLICA's HETFIELD And ULRICH Are The LENNON And MCCARTNEY Of Their Generation

Rob Nelson of CityPages.com recently interviewed Joe Berlinger, one of the filmmakers behind the much-anticipated METALLICA documentary, "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster", about the movie that Nelson calls a possible candidate for "the movie of the year." "It's about human growth and creative relati...

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CANDLEMASS Guitarist, Drummer Start New Band, Begin Recording Debut CD

CANDLEMASS lead guitarist Lars Johansson and drummer Jan Lindh have formed a new band with vocalist Michael Storck (X-PLODE) and bassist Tobbe Moen (ex-REDFUN, OZ). The project, which goes by the name CREOZOTH, is currently in the studio recording a full-length album. More information will be made a...

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LARS ULRICH: KURT COBAIN Didn't Want To Share The Stage With GUNS N' ROSES

On the eve of the 10-year anniversary of Kurt Cobain's passing, NME.com has posted a short testimonial to NIRVANA penned by METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich. It reads as follows: "In 1991 there was a kind of shift in rock music in America — it was shifting away from all the hair bands in ...