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MUDVAYNE Singer Says There Are No Plans To Tour In Support Of New Album

ARTISTdirect.com editor Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with MUDVAYNE frontman Chad Gray. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ARTISTdirect.com: This [new MUDVAYNE] album feels like the culmination of everything that MUDVAYNE has been working towards for the past decade. Eve...

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Former TROUBLE Drummer's RETRO GRAVE To Release 'Again' In February

RETRO GRAVE, the project led by former TROUBLE drummer Jeff "Oly" Olson, will release its full-length debut, "Again", on February 9, 2010. The cover artwork for the CD, which can be viewed below, was created by graphic designer Ben Crowley and it features Van Gogh's "Skull." Olson composed all the m...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman Is 'Super-Excited' About Writing Next Record

Chad Bowar of About.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Robb Flynn of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. About.com: When you're done touring early next year, are you going to take some time off, or jump right back i...

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SUFFOCATION Drummer: Every Day We Struggle With The Relevance Of The Industry

Diabolical Conquest 'zine recently conducted an interview with drummer Mike Smith of influential New York death metallers SUFFOCATION. A few excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow below. Diabolical Conquest: Can you tell us about ["Blood Oath"'s] gestation and creative process, how lon...

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Today Marks Five-Year Anniversary Of DIMEBAG DARRELL's Death

The Pulse of Radio reports: Today (Tuesday, December 8) marks the five-year anniversary of the death of PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. Abbott, one of the most beloved and respected musicians in hard rock, was shot onstage during a DAMAGEPLAN concert at the Alrosa Villa cl...

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KATATONIA: European Tour Dates Announced

Sweden's KATATONIA has scheduled the following European tour dates: Mar. 03 - Logo - Hamburg, Germany Mar. 04 - Luxor - Cologne, Germany Mar. 05 - Doornroosje - Nijmegen, Netherlands Mar. 06 - P60 - Amstelveen, Netherlands Mar. 07 - Biebop - Vosselaar, Belgium Mar. 09 - Manchester Academy 3 - Manche...

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RUSTED DAWN Signs With DIMINISHED FIFTH RECORDS

New Brunswick, Canada-based thrashers RUSTED DAWN have inked a deal with Diminished Fifth Records. The band's full-length debut, "The Black Tides of War", is scheduled for a March/April release. Formed in 2004, RUSTED DAWN has released two independent EPs and toured throughout Canada. "We are incred...

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FASTER PUSSYCAT Touring Europe With ENUFF Z'NUFF

FASTER PUSSYCAT will embark on a European tour with ENUFF Z'NUFF in January/February. The dates are as follows: Jan. 18 - London, UK @ The Underworld Jan. 19 - Paris, France @ L'empreinte Jan. 21 - Rome, Italy @ Jailbreak Jan. 22 - Pinarella Di Cervia, Italy @ Rock Planet Jan. 23 - Pisa, Italy ...

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DAN SWANÖ Issues Update On Current Projects

Swedish multi-instrumentalist/producer Dan Swanö (NIGHTINGALE, EDGE OF SANITY, BLOODBATH) has issued the following update: So what have I been up to lately? Apart from mixing and mastering for my beloved clients, I have taken up songwriting again!! Most of the ideas are tagged for the upcoming NIGHT...

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ELUVEITIE: Second 'Everything Remains' Trailer Posted Online

Swiss pagan horde ELUVEITIE will release its new album, "Everything Remains", on February 19, 2010 via Nuclear Blast Records. The band's mainman, Chrigel Glanzmann, recently attended the mixing sessions at Nott-In Pill studios in Wales with Colin Richardson (SLIPKNOT, MACHINE HEAD, KREATOR, BEHEMOTH...

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OPETH Announces 20th-Anniversary Mini-Tour

Sweden's OPETH, easily one of the most revered and respected bands in the metal scene and beyond for the past two decades, will commemorate its twentieth anniversary in spring 2010 with six exclusive shows that will take place across the globe in Stockholm, Sweden; Essen, Germany; Paris, France; Lon...

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KATATONIA: U.K. Dates Announced

Having just supported PARADISE LOST across the U.K. and performed at the Hellfire festival, Sweden's KATATONIA has announced a series of headline U.K. gigs in March 2010 in addition to performing at Hammerfest II. The details are as follows: March 09 - Manchester - Academy 3 March 10 - Nottingham -...

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TRIVIUM Frontman Interviewed On 'Creep Show' Video Podcast

Guitarist/vocalist Matt Heafy of Florida metallers TRIVIUM was interviewed for this this week's episode of Noisecreep's "Creep Show", which can be viewed below. Joining Heafy on the panel were moderator and Noisecreep editor Seth Werkheiser, Revolver senior writer and freelancer Jon Wiederhorn, Nois...

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LOUDNESS Guitarist Jams With CHAD SMITH'S BOMBASTIC MEATBATS In Tokyo; Video Available

Live footage of L.A. all-stars CHAD SMITH'S BOMBASTIC MEATBATS jamming THE WHO classic "Who Are You" in Tokyo, Japan with special guest Akira Takasaki of legendary metal band LOUDNESS can be viewed below. The MEATBATS, featuring guitarist Jeff Kollman (COSMOSQUAD, GLENN HUGHES),bassist Kevin Chown...

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MUDVAYNE's Listening Party To Be Streamed Online

MUDVAYNE's listening party for the band's new album — scheduled for tonight (Tuesday, December 1) at 9:00 p.m. EST — will be streamed live via LiveStream.com. LiveStream.com will have stations set up at the party allowing guests to interact with fans online who will be able to chat via Facebook and...