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SEPULTURA's KISSER Talks About IGOR's Departure, Possibility Of Reunion With MAX

Rockinvasion.de conducted an interview with SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser during the band's German tour this past summer. A short two-minute preview clip can be viewed below. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rockinvasion.de: Why did [drummer] Igor [Cavalera] leave [SEPULTURA]? It was...

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ONKEL TOM Confirmed For Germany's WINTERBREATH Festival

SODOM frontman Thomas "Angelripper" Such's ONKEL TOM has been confirmed for the 2008 edition of the WinterBreath festival, set to take place January 4-5 at Hauptsmoorhalle in Strullendorf, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 7 MILES OF GREEN ABANDONED BIERSCHNAPPS CLITEATER CRIPP...

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COR SCORPII Completes Work On Debut Album

Norwegian extreme metal band COR SCORPII has completed work on its debut album, "Monument", due in late February via Descent Productions. The CD was recorded and mixed at TopRoom studio (BORKNAGAR, MAYHEM, TRISTANIA) by Borge Finstad and it was mastered by at Tailor Maid Productions (DIMMU BORGIR, K...

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TWISTED SISTER: Irvine Concert Promoter's Statements Are 'Complete Distortion Of Facts'

TWISTED SISTER has released the following statement regarding the cancellation of the band's December 14, 2007 concert at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California: "On October 24, 2007, TWISTED SISTER signed a contract with Danny Peykoff, Niagara Distributing, for a performance scheduled to take...

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Report: TWISTED SISTER Wants $50,000 For Cancelled Troops Benefit Concert

Lori Basheda of The Orange County Register reports: TWISTED SISTER is not only keeping the $25,000 deposit for a cancelled benefit concert for the troops, they are demanding more money from the Newport Beach couple that organized the fundraiser. "The group is the injured party here," TWISTED SISTER...

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SWALLOW THE SUN Looks Back On 2007; Video Available

Juha Raivio and Matti Honkonen of the Finnish doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN recently took part in sounds2move.de's 2007 Christmas special. They spoke about their most memorable moments of 2007 and discussed their plans for the future. Watch the 12-minute video clip below. The double-LP vinyl releas...

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CAULDRON Joined By Former GOAT HORN Drummer

CAULDRON, the post-GOAT HORN band featuring Jason Decay (vocals/bass) and Ian Killpatrick (guitar),has been joined by ex-GOAT HORN drummer Steelrider. He replaces Al "Biddle" Chambers (RAMMER),who recently left the group. The vinyl version of CAULDRON's debut EP, "Into the Cauldron", was released...

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SKID ROW Singer Goes Country

Johnny Solinger, lead singer for SKID ROW, and Texas chart-topping label Smith Entertainment, have signed a deal to release a solo album of the singer's own material that will draw more upon his Texas-born country influences like Hank Williams Sr. and Merle Haggard. 2008 sees Solinger pursuing somet...

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DROWNING POOL Bassist Rushed To Hospital, Diagnosed With Bell's Palsy

DROWNING POOL bassist Stevie Benton was rushed to the hospital early this morning suffering from paralysis. Benton began to feel ill during last night's performance at Stone's Throw in Eau Claire, WI, and after the show was rushed to the Luther Midelfort Hospital where Christian F. Peterson MD, ED P...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Parts Ways With Management

ALICE IN CHAINS has parted ways with its management company, Core Entertainment. According to a press release issued by Core, the split was caused by "the changing nature of the music business and the increasing demand for [Core's] consulting and entertainment-related services. . . Core co-founder B...

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PITTS VS. PREPS: Louisiana Dates Announced

PITTS VS. PREPS — the Louisiana-based band featuring former EXHORDER/FLOODGATE and current ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY frontman Kyle Thomas — has scheduled the following dates with SUPLECS: Dec. 28 - The Green Room Covington, LA Dec. 29 - One Eyed Jacks New Orleans, LA PITTS VS. PREPS has made its "Below a...

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MEGADETH Drummer: 'Turkey?? What Turkey??'

MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover has issued the following update: "Turkey?? What turkey?? "I hope all of you had a great Thanksgiving yesterday. I, unfortunately, slept through most of it. I fell asleep during the second quarter of the Green Bay/Detroit game, and woke up during the fourth quarter of th...

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SWALLOW THE SUN: Pratteln Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of SWALLOW THE SUN's November 18, 2007 performance at Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland can be viewed below (courtesy of "mellipossu"). The double-LP vinyl release of "Hope", the third album by Finnish doomsters SWALLOW THE SUN, has been postponed until early 2008 — most likely Ja...

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THE SWORD And WITCHCRAFT Team Up For Special, Limited-Edition 12" EP

Dynamic, Austin, TX based quartet THE SWORD and respected Swedish rock band WITCHCRAFT have teamed up to issue a very special, limited edition 12" EP. Simply titled THE SWORD / WITCHCRAFT Split 12", the vinyl-only release is available via diverse New York City label Kemado Records and is in stores n...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Bassist Launches HARD MARKET AUTHORITY

OZZY OSBOURNE bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson (also ex-ROB ZOMBIE, CRYPTIC SLAUGHTER) has launched a new company called Hard Market Authority. Nicholson is a co-owner of Mercenary Management, which represents IN THIS MOMENT, AT ALL COST, GOATWHORE, SOILENT GREEN and CREATURE FEATURE. Hard Market Auth...