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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Taps LINKIN PARK Producer For New Album

Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE have tapped Don Gilmore (LINKIN PARK, TRAPT, AVRIL LAVIGNE, GOOD CHARLOTTE, THE VERONICAS, PEARL JAM, TRUST COMPANY, DURAN DURAN, LACUNA COIL) to produce their next album, tentatively due before the end of the year. The CD is being recorded in London and Wales...

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SLIPKNOT Frontman Sings POISON Classic With STEEL PANTHER; Video Available

Video footage of SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor performing the POISON classic "Nothin' But A Good Time" with STEEL PANTHER last night (Monday, April 6) at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California can be viewed below. STEEL PANTHER is the '80s metal/hard rock tribute band formerly known as...

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The Birth Of SLAYER

Sam Roudman of Filter magazine recently spoke to the four members of SLAYER for a lengthy interview which appears in its issue #35. An excerpt from the article on the band's formative years follows below. Tom Araya (bass, vocals): "This Top 40 band I was in was getting a new guitar player — ...

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STAIND, SHINEDOWN, SEVENDUST, STATIC-X Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

THE ANSWER, FIGHTSTAR, BRING ME THE HORIZON, STONE GODS, STAIND, FACECAGE, GO:AUDIO, SHINEDOWN, STATIC-X, AUGER BANE, VOLBEAT and SEVENDUST have been confirmed for this year's Download festival, set to take place June 12-14 at Donington Park, United Kingdom. The festival billing is shaping up as fol...

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ACE FREHLEY: First Video Blog Available

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley has posted his first-ever video blog. The four-minute clip, which can be viewed below, features a "sneak peek" at two more tracks from Frehley's upcoming "Anomaly" CD, as well as photos from Ace's April 2, 2009 performance at the grand opening of the 7,000-square-...

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POISON Drummer Cancels 'Fearless Fighting Championship' Appearance

POISON drummer and Jiu-Jitsu black belt Rikki Rockett has cancelled his appearance at the Fearless Fighting Championship on Saturday, April 11 at Wessman Arena in Superior, Wisconsin. He says, "I was pumped to attend this fight, corner Fearless Goat and do a Jiu-Jitsu seminar the day before the figh...

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ADAMANTRA Signs With SOUND OF FINLAND RECORDS

Helsinki-based progressive metallers ADAMANTRA have inked a worldwide deal with Sound Of Finland Records. According to a press release, "The label is a brand new totally independent rock/metal label in Finland. ADAMANTRA is proud to be the first band to ever release a record on Sound Of Finland! Aft...

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ACE FREHLEY, ANTHRAX Members Perform At Hard Rock Café Yankee Stadium Grand Opening

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley performed yesterday (Thursday, April 2) at the grand opening of the 7,000-square-foot Hard Rock Café in the new Yankee Stadium. Frehley was backed by guitarist Scott Ian (ANTHRAX),bassist Frank Bello (ANTHRAX) and drummer Anton Fig ("Late Show with David Letterma...

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METALLICA: French Show To Be Filmed For Upcoming DVD?

According to the April 2009 issue of Live Design magazine, METALLICA will take part in a DVD shoot of the band's current "Death Magnetic" tour in July in the south of France. Speculation is that the show being filmed is the July 7, 2009 concert in Nimes, France at The Antic Arena, which is part ...

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SHADOWS FALL Frontman Discusses New Album

Massachusetts metallers SHADOWS FALL have completed work on their sixth album — the band's first to be released through their own label in conjunction with Warner Music Group's Independent Label Group and Ferret Music. Tentatively due in September, the CD was recorded primarily at Planet Z in Hadley...

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SEBASTIAN BACH's Son Talks About THE INFINITE STAIRCASE; Video Available

ILMOEntertainment conducted an interview with THE INFINITE STAIRCASE — the Staten Island, New York-based rock/metal band featuring Sebastian Bach's son Paris Bierk on drums — on March 25, 2009 when the group played Harrah's North in Kansas City, Missouri as part of "The Black Label Bash" tour (also...

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ARCH ENEMY's AMOTT, ERLANDSSON Schedule MUSIKMESSE Signing Sessions

ARCH ENEMY's Michael Amott (guitar) and Daniel Erlandsson (drums) will take part in signing sessions at the Musikmesse Frankfurt 2009 fair in Frankfurt, Germany on April 3 (Friday) and April 4 (Saturday). Michael Amott comments: "Having just returned home to Sweden from the CARCASS U.S. tour, I have...

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'METAL' MIKE CHLASCIAK: New Audio Interview Available

The latest episode of "Talking Metal" features an interview hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy conducted HALFORD, SEBASTIAN BACH and PAINMUSEUM guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak. Pictures as well as the 45-minute podcast can be downloaded at this location. "Metal" Mike Chlasciak's (HALFORD, PAINMUS...

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SALIVA Frontman JOSEY SCOTT Recovering From Emergency Ulcer Surgery

The lead singer of the rock band SALIVA, Josey Scott, was forced to undergo emergency surgery on Monday morning (March 30) to repair a hemorrhaged arterial bleeding ulcer at Jackson Madison General Hospital. He will remain hospitalized for several days as he begins his recovery. As a result of this...

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DEF LEPPARD Singer's 'Dark Realm' Appearance Posted Online

DEF LEPPARD's official web site has been updated with the following message: "In 2000, Joe [Elliott; DEF LEPPARD vocalist] had a brief stint as an actor on the fantasy/horror show 'Dark Realm' when he played a dead rock star named Leon, alongside Corey Feldman ('The Lost Boys', 'The Goonies'). For y...