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VICIOUS RUMORS Part Ways With Bassist

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have parted ways with bassist Cornbread. "We wish Cornbread the best of luck in all his future endeavors and projects, and would like to thank him for his time and dedication to VR through the years!" the band write on their web site. "Tommy Si...

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VICIOUS RUMORS: 'Crushing The World' DVD Details Revealed

Mascot Records will release the long-awaited VICIOUS RUMORS DVD, "Crushing the World", at the end of May. The DVD is a past-to-present overview, and features all the great songs (including footage with original vocalist Carl Albert),all their videos, the day-to-day life on the road during their aro...

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AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE Guitarist Dead

AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE guitarist Bryan Ottoson was reportedly found dead in his bus bunk earlier today prior to the band's scheduled appearance at the Plex in North Charleston, SC. An official word on the matter is expected shortly. AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE were in the middle of a U.S. tour with MUDVAYNE,...

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EPICA Singer Says Women Most Definitely Have A Place In Metal

EPICA frontwoman Simone Simons recently spoke to Metal-Temple.com about the role of female vocalists in metal. An excerpt from the interview follows: Metal Temple: So, do you believe that nowadays all that it takes is a good female vocalist? Simone Simons: "Definitely not. In fact now there are many...

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Former PENANCE Vocalist Seeks Musicians For New 'Doom' Band

Former PENANCE vocalist Brian "Butch" Balich is currently seeking musicians to form a new band. "Doom is what I love and that is what I am looking to continue to do," the singer writes in a press release. "[I] would like to find folks that would like to create music that combines heavy doom riffs .....

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Drama of the Ages

Here's one for the dyed-in-the-wool classic metal fans who expect melody, a vocalist with range, involved arrangements, and plenty of guitar solos. At 71 minutes, JACOB'S DREAM feed you a meal o' metal that'll bust a gut on "Drama of the Ages", the Columbus, Ohio band's third full-length release. Mo...

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VELVET REVOLVER Frontman Says He Doesn't Understand The 'Nu Metal Thing'

VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland told U-Press Telegram in a recent interview that he initially resisted joining joining the group following his departure from STONE TEMPLE PILOTS. "I had really made up my mind before (VELVET REVOLVER) that I wasn't going to be involved with rock," Weiland reve...

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SCOTT WEILAND: Staying Clean

ContactMusic.com is reporting that VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland is impressing lawmakers in Los Angeles so much with his new-found sobriety, they're set to dismiss the drug charges against him. The former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer has been in and out of court for the past two years after b...

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BRUCE DICKINSON: New Solo Album Samples Posted Online

Audio samples of two tracks from IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson's upcoming solo album, "Tyranny of Souls", have been posted online at his official web site. Check out the tracks "Abduction" (Windows Media) and "Soul Intruders" (Windows Media). As previously reported, "Tyranny of Souls" is schedu...

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TOOL Admit To April Fool's Prank, Continue Writing New Album

TOOL's official web site, ToolBand.com, has been updated with the following message: "Good news, April Fool's fans. The writing and recording is back under way. When approached for comment on his recent encounter with the Son of God, Maynard said, 'That guy's a punk!' "As it turns out, Maynard was o...

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ENEMYNSIDE: 'Your Enemy Inside' Video Posted Online

Italian thrashers ENEMYNSIDE have posted their video for the song "Your Enemy Inside" at their official web site. The clip was shot on Sunday, February 7 at the Trafalgar Recording Studios in Rome with director Riccardo Frediani. ENEMYNSIDE late last year announced the addition of bassist Francesco...

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ANGRA, KRISIUN, CHAKAL Among Nominees At Brazil's CLARO Awards

ANGRA, KRISIUN, CHAKAL and KORZUS are among the bands nominated in the "Best Heavy Metal Album of 2004" category at the Claro awards, set to be held May 10 at Teatro Sérgio Cardoso in São Paulo. The complete list of nominees in the "Metal" category is as follows: ANGRA – "Temple of Shadows" AVEC TRI...

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Annihilation of the Wicked

When Karl Sanders said "be prepared to be crushed" in reference to "Annihilation of the Wicked", he was not exaggerating. I'd venture to say that this is the heaviest NILE album to date, perhaps in part due to Neil Kernon's outstanding (as usual) production, one that brings out the sheer brutality a...

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SPIRALARMS Guitarist Comments On Ex-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Drummer's Addition To Band

SPIRALARMS guitarist Craig Locicero (ex-FORBIDDEN, MANMADEGOD) has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "All right everyone. What's the hold-up? What's the big announcement? Well, here it is. We have a combination of news to unleash, most of it is positive, but we must ackn...

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Former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Drummer Laying Down Tracks For SPIRALARMS Debut

Former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS drummer Eric Kretz is laying down tracks for the debut album from SPIRALARMS, the new San Francisco Bay Area-based band featuring former members of SYSTEMATIC, MANMADEGOD and FORBIDDEN. While SPIRALARMS were recording the upcoming CD at Kretz's Bomb Shelter Studios in Los...