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Former THE OFFENDERS/MDC Bassist MIKEY DONALDSON Dead At 46

According to posting on the MySpace page for the legendary hardcore/punk band MDC (MILLIONS OF DEAD COPS),the group's former bassist Mikey "Offender" Donaldson passed away in his sleep on September 22 in Barcelona Spain where he had recently relocated from Amsterdam. The cause is unknown at the mom...

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'Christmas' Tribute To METALLICA Due In October

Vitamin Records has set an October 23 release date for "…And Christmas For All! The Holiday Tribute to Metallica" (cover artwork). Says the label: We've taken rock's biggest and baddest songs and shaped them into Christmas instrumentals that would make Irving Berlin blush. This Christmas, ask for so...

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SOILWORK Singer Is 'Thrilled' To Take Part In Upcoming KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, LAMB OF GOD Tour

Swedish metallers SOILWORK have commented on their participation in the upcoming North American tour co-headlined by LAMB OF GOD and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE (also featuring DEVILDRIVER) Says singer Björn Strid: "We are thrilled to be on this tour which we think is the best tour package to hit the states f...

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GREAT WHITE Frontman: Music Is The Reason We Got Back Together Again

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with GREAT WHITE frontman Jack Russell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisited: Why did you choose "Back to the Rhythm" as the title track [of the new album]? Jack: There were several reasons, actually. I...

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SEVEN WITCHES To Release 'Deadly Sins' In November

SEVEN WITCHES will release their new album, "Deadly Sins", on November 20 via Screaming Ferret Wreckords. The completed album and artwork will also be released as a digital download — at midnight October 31 (Halloween) to be exact — exclusively at www.groovejunctionone.com. And here's more reason to...

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METALLICA's Bridge School Benefit Performance To Be Made Available For Download

METALLICA has announced that it will record its upcoming performances at the the 21st annual Bridge School Benefit on October 27-28 at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California and make them available for download via LiveMetallica.com. "It's an acoustic show that Neil Young puts together...

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THE FLUFFY JACKETS Mainman Talks About Working With Legendary Bassist NEIL MURRAY

Lucem Fero has recently published the first of two in-depth interviews with THE FLUFFY JACKETS mainman Helge Rognstad, both conducted in late August by Welsh interviewer Anthony Morgan. Topics of discussion included the formation of the group, his thoughts on the music industry, working with legenda...

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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Frontman Completes Work On Solo Debut

Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com reports that RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE vocalist Zack De La Rocha has completed his first solo album, on which he has been working on and off since first leaving the band in 2000. Billboard.com has learned that De La Rocha worked extensively on the as-yet-untitled proje...

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VICIOUS RUMORS: Concert Footage From Holland Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of VICIOUS RUMORS' September 8, 2007 concert at the Join in Noordwijk, Holland can be viewed below. VICIOUS RUMORS in February confirmed a USA distribution deal with The End Records out of New York. American VR fans and friends can now get the band's new CD "Warball" through...

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DEICIDE/Ex-CANNIBAL CORPSE Guitarist Says ADRIFT CD Is 'By Far Best Record I Have Ever Done'

ADRIFT guitarist Jack Owen (also DEICIDE, ex-CANNIBAL CORPSE) has issued the following update on the recording process for the band's new album, "Absolution": “We've finally finished the mix of our full length record, 'Absolution'. It took a little longer than we expected due to Mark Lewis (of Audio...

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Love Grenade

Five years ago TED NUGENT made an album called "Craveman" that shocked many long-time fans for the quality of songwriting and guitar-driven heaviness that had been missing from his albums for over a decade. One could say that its predecessor, "Spirit of the Wild", was the actual return-to-form album...

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OBITUARY: Problems At The Canadian Border

OBITUARY frontman John Tardy has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Anytime you are in New York you know it is going to be a good night. The other nights show was awesome and we really appreciate all of the support! So much energy in the crowd that just spilled out ...

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CHTHONIC's New York Concert To Feature Second Act With Oriental Violin

The New Jersey-based "erhu rock fusion" group HSU-NAMI — who, like Taiwanese extreme metal band CHTHONIC, prominently features the two-stringed Oriental violin called the erhu, also known as the hena — has been added to CHTHONIC's "UNlimited New York" September 16 concert at Manhattan's Highline Bal...

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AC/DC: 'Plug Me In' DVD Box Set Artwork Revealed

Columbia Records will release "Plug Me In" — the ultimate career-spanning DVD box set of live performances, interviews and more from AC/DC, the world's most electrifying rock and roll band — on Tuesday, October 16. The first AC/DC release since the band came to Columbia Records earlier this year, th...

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AMORPHIS Frontman To Guest On New DISCARD CD

Tomi Joutsen, the lead singer of Finnish metal legends AMORPHIS, has recorded a guest appearance on "Carrion", the debut album by Joensuu, Finland-based modern thrashers DISCARD. Joutsen can be heard on three of the CD's tracks. DISCARD, which combines the catchiness of PANTERA, the aggression of TH...