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The Last of My Kind

We need more discs like CRESCENT SHIELD's "The Last of My Kind" to remind us of the classic metal sound of old and just how refreshing it can be in this metalcore-saturated world. The Los Angels band, featuring ex-DESTINY'S END guitarist Daniel DeLucie and ex-ONWARD vocalist Michael Grant, unleashes...

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BRUTAL TRUTH Bassist: 'What Was Involved In Us Breaking Up Is Not A Factor Now'

Jackie Smit of Chronicles of Chaos recently conducted an interview with BRUTAL TRUTH bassist Danny Lilker. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Chronicles of Chaos: Well, there's no other way to start this interview other than to ask what made you and the rest of the guys decide that it was .....

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Discusses VIOLENT STORM: Audio Available

A 17-minute audio interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing about his involvement with the latest album from VIOLENT STORM, "Storm Warning", has been made available for download at this location (the interview originally aired on the U.K.'s Total Rock). VIOLENT STORM is the new band formed...

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DAYSEND Completes Work On New Album

Sydney, Australia-based metallers DAYSEND have issued the following update: "After almost a month of solitude on the remote grounds of Backbeach Recording Studios in Victoria, Australia, DAYSEND have finished their follow up to 2003's debut album 'Severance', with producer dw Norton once again at th...

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EUROPE Frontman: 'It's Important For Rock Bands To Push The Limits'

Sanctuary Records recently conducted an interview with EUROPE members Joey Tempest (vocals) and John Norum (guitar) about the group's new album, "Secret Society". A few excerpts from the chat follow: Q: Let's get back in time for a moment. When you released "The Final Countdown" no one could knew th...

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Abaddon

It is difficult to listen to THE CONCUBINE's "Abaddon" without recalling bands like ANIMOSITY and, to a lesser extent, THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD. Depending on your listening preferences, that can be a very good thing or a very bad thing. On their second album (and first for Corrosive Recordings)...

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SLAVIOR To Play Live Shows In January

SLAVIOR, the new band featuring former FATES WARNING/WARLORD drummer Mark Zonder, is currently setting up live shows for the end of January 2007. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. SLAVIOR recently posted the track "Origin" on its MySpace page. The song comes off the group's upcoming sel...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman Slams Internet 'Tough Guys'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "You know, death threats are a drag. I've recieved my fair share, the latest one scribbled out by some pimple sucking ass-fingering little snot licker son of a bitch on Blabbermouth. It's one of those things wit...

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'American Hair Metal' Author Offers His Picks For Best Manes In Hard-Rock History

Mark Yarm of The Associated Press reports: Watch VH1 Classic for any length of time and you're bound to catch your fair share of videos by '80s hair-metal superstars such as POISON, CINDERELLA, MÖTLEY CRÜE and WARRANT alongside clips by also-rans such as BULLETBOYS, TRIXTER and KIX. If you're lookin...

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TWISTED SISTER Guitarist: 'Walking Away Right Now Would Be Kind Of Stupid'

Michael Melchor of 411Mania.com recently conducted an interview with TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French. An excerpt from the chat follows: 411Mania.com: In reading the press info and everything else I got to prepare for talking to you, everything indicated that was going to be the final TWISTED...

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KYLESA To Support THE SWORD On Regional Dates

Fresh off supporting CONVERGE, SOME GIRLS and MODERN LIFE IS WAR, Savannah's sludge rockers KYLESA have confirmed a handful of regional tour dates alongside THE SWORD, as well as confirming an appearance at Daytona Beach's "This Is Your Fest 2006" alongside a host of other bands. The band is continu...

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FAIR WARNING Completes First Japanese Tour In Six Years

German hard rockers FAIR WARNING recently completed their first Japanese tour in six years with successful concerts in Hiroshima, Nagoya, Osaka and Tokyo. The band also performed at the Firefest in Notthingham, England on October 28. This was the band's first-ever appearance in the U.K. and it was a...

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Unsu

French modern thrashers LYZANXIA seemed to have gotten their fair share of accolades these past few years and a fair amount of anticipation accompanied the recently released (October 17 in the U.S.) "Unsu", the band's debut for France's Listenable Records. Said album is my first exposure to the grou...

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OVERCAST Will NOT Perform At STILLBORN FEST

Despite a recent announcement to the contrary, OVERCAST — the reunited Massachusetts band which features in its ranks KILLSWITCH ENGAGE bassist Mike D'Antonio and SHADOWS FALL singer Brian Fair — will **NOT** perform at the the Stillborn Fest 2006, set to take place December 30-31 at Toad's Place in...

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Postcards, T-Shirts And 2007 Calendars From Renowned Cover Artist Now Available

Rock cover artist Ioannis (DEEP PURPLE, FATES WARNING, BIOHAZARD, KING CRIMSON, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT) has just entered into a multi-year worldwide merchandise deal that will bring his art in the form of t-shirts, posters, calendars, cellphone images and much more internationally. To coincide with this e...