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KISS: 'Alive!' Box Set Due In November

According to a posting at KissKollector.com, Universal Music will be releasing an "Alive!" box set featuring KISS' first three "Alive" albums (as released on Universal labels, whereas the latest "Alive IV"/"Kiss Symphony" album came out via Sanctuary Records) in November. The set will appearently be...

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The Politics of Ecstasy

A decade ago Seattle's NEVERMORE released an album that would be the first of several demonstrating its truly unique blend of heavy power/thrash/death metal, gloriously dark melody, and intelligent lyrical content. 1995's self-titled debut and the "In Memory" EP hinted at the massive potential that...

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Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Singer 'RIPPER' OWENS Talks About Inspiration For BEYOND FEAR Debut

Dr. Abner Mality of Wormwood Chronicles webzine recently interviewed former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH/BEYOND FEAR singer Tim "Ripper" Owens. Many aspects of Ripper's career were touched on, including the upcoming ICED EARTH album, his days with JUDAS PRIEST and some of the lyrical ideas be...

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PLANET GEMINI: New Album To Feature Former BLACK SABBATH/DIO Drummer

Boston-based traditional doom metal band PLANET GEMINI, who recently tapped original TROUBLE drummer Jeff "Oly" Olson to play on its upcoming CD, has issued the following update: "In a previous press release, PLANET GEMINI announced that they would be working with Jeff 'Oly' Olson. While this projec...

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ALTER BRIDGE Set Record Straight Regarding LIVING THINGS 'Fight'

ALTER BRIDGE have issued a statement refuting LIVING THINGS singer Lillian Berlin's claims that the 26-year-old vocalist/guitarist's brother, drummer Bosh Berlin, 21, and the band's touring guitarist, Corey Becker, were attacked and beat up onstage Wednesday night (June 14) during a show at the Rohs...

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BOB ROCK, TOM WERMAN, SCOTT HUMPHREY, TOMMY LEE Featured In 'Behind The Boards' Book

Rock N' Roll Books has announced the first official sale of the "Behind the Boards Volume One" rock producers anthology, available exclusively for sale ahead of all other e-commerce and chain retail sites at MÖTLEY CRÜE's official online webstore at www.motleystore.com. Featuring exclusive, one-on-o...

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Crucifire

I am told that SAVIOURS falls into a hot new category called "hipster metal" that is also inhabited by bands like THE SWORD (and there are similarities between the two acts). Considering that a generally stoner rock (the metallic end) delivery with fat riffing, rumbling bass, earthy tones and old sc...

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STONE SOUR Guitarist: 'We're Looking To Do Way Bigger Business With This Record'

Morley Seaver of antiMUSIC recently conducted an interview with STONE SOUR guitarist Josh Rand. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: antiMUSIC: You've secured [producer] Nick Raskulinecz for the [new] record. What made you choose him? Josh Rand: "For me, it was just when I talked to him. I jus...

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Report: Reflections On Heavy Metal Fashion

The Canadian, Canada's new socially progressive and cross-cultural national newspaper, has published an article on "heavy metal fashion" — described as "the style of dress, body modification, make-up, hairstyle, and so on, affected by many fans of heavy metal, or, as they are often called, metalhead...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Release 'Carnival Of Sins' Double Live Album

MÖTLEY CRÜE have just issued a two-disc live album set taken from their sold-out North American "Carnival of Sins" tour. These releases are exclusively being sold exclusively through the Wal-Mart chain. The discs, recorded at Banknorth Garden in Boston, on December 9 and December 10, 2005, are issue...

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KISS's STANLEY, SIMMONS Guest On CNN's 'Showbiz Tonight': Video Available

KISS members Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons were interviewed for CNN's "Showbiz Tonight" to promote the group's "Rock the Nation Live!" DVD. The interview footage aired last Friday (Jan. 9) and the four-minute video can be viewed at this location. Among the notable quotes is this one from Paul: "When...

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KORN: More Than 30% Of Sold Albums Included Bonus Disc

More than 30 percent of the 221,000 albums sold by KORN of their latest effort, "See You on the Other Side", in its first week of release, were of the album's deluxe edition encompassing a bonus disc with three previously unreleased new tracks ("It's Me Again", "Eaten Up Inside" and "Last Legal Drug...

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HENRY ROLLINS To Speak Volumes At The 2006 BIG DAY OUT

The Big Day Out has announced Henry Rollins — one of true originals of contemporary pop-culture, singer-turned-author, activist, actor, publisher and spoken word performer — as a special guest of the 2006 Big Day Out tour (all shows). The prolific Rollins will visit New Zealand shores to deliver his...

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AC/DC: Earliest Recording In Existence Released On Limited-Edition Vinyl

According to a posting on the AC/DC fan and collectors site AC/DC Highway To Hell, a brand new bootleg LP containing the earliest known AC/DC recording in existence has finally been released. Entitled "In the Beginning", the album was recorded at the Hampton Court Hotel in Sydney, Australia in March...

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Buried in the Front Yard

Think what you will about the record label, band name, cover art, and album title, but RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER's "Buried in the Back Yard" is not a grindcore album. It's a dynamic thrash album with roots in crossover, a musically talented cast, and loads of tongue-in-cheek cleverness. MUNICIPAL WAST...