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AMORPHIS Guitarists Sing ESP's Praises

AMORPHIS members Tomi Koivusaari and Esa Holopainen have joined the growing ranks of ESP artists. The two guitarists recently received their brand-new Eclipse guitars straight from ESP's custom shop, where the instruments had been built according to their own design and specifications. The endorseme...

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OVERKILL, Ex-HADES Members To Mix THE CURSED Debut, Film Video

Guitarist Dan Lorenzo (ex-HADES and NON-FICTION) has issued the following update on THE CURSED, his new project also featuring OVERKILL's Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth, bassist Job the Raver (MURDER 1),and drummer Mike Cristi (ex-NON-FICTION): "Blitz is still on Gigantour with MEGADETH and LAMB OF GOD. T...

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RAVEN To Perform At Spain's ROCKZINANTE EXCALIBUR METAL FESTIVAL

British metal maniacs RAVEN will perform at the Rockzinante Excalibur Metal Festival in Alcala de Henares, Spain this Saturday, September 30. The complete festival billing is as follows (in alphabetical order): DESTRUCTION DORO DRAGONFLY GLENN HUGHES HAMELYN RAVEN SAVAGE CIRCUS SPHINX TONY MARTIN U....

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SLIPKNOT: 'Voliminal: Inside The Nine' DVD To Arrive In December

SLIPKNOT, the multi-platinum, Grammy-winning, hard rock and heavy metal enigma, will release the DVD "Voliminal: Inside the Nine" on December 5, 2006. A special double disc package, "Voliminal: Inside the Nine" takes the viewer on a several hour journey into the world of SLIPKNOT as the band recentl...

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GODSMACK: More Headlining Tour Dates Announced

GODSMACK has revealed details for the second leg of their 2006 North American tour. The trek is in support of the group's latest CD, "IV", which debuted at the #1 spot on The Billboard 200 chart and has sold 611,000 copies in the United States to date, according to Nielsen SoundScan. BREAKING BENJAM...

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SOIL Guitarist Slams BLABBERMOUTH.NET Detractors

SOIL guitarist Shaun Glass has issued the following statement in response to the BLABBERMOUTH.NET detractors who have criticized the band for its refusal to play the October 26, 2006 date of the MUSHROOMHEAD/SOIL tour at Columbus, Ohio's Alrosa Villa — the club where PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Di...

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SOIL Refuses To Play Club Where DIMEBAG Was Murdered

Chicago's SOIL has refused to play the October 26, 2006 date of the MUSHROOMHEAD/SOIL tour at Columbus, Ohio's Alrosa Villa — the club where PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott was murdered. "We find it in bad taste that the club is even still standing," said guitarist Shaun Glass....

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Uncompromised

"If you want ultimate heaviness, go buy a HOSTILITY CD!" It is the quote from famed producer Colin Richardson on the promotional copy of HOSTILITY's debut, "Uncompromised", an album to which he lends his incredible mixing skills. Who out there really believes that of all the bands purporting to be t...

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AEROSMITH Frontman Discusses His Appearance On CBS' 'Two And A Half Men'

TVGuide.com recently conducted an interview with AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler about his upcoming appearance on CBS' "Two and a Half Men" as Charlie Sheen's hard-partying, hard-rocking neighbor. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: TV Guide: Why did you do "Men"? Steven Tyler: I get hit up f...

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New Documentary Focusing On American Punk-Rock Scene During '80s Opens Today

MTV.com reports that Paul Rachman's new documentary, "American Hardcore" — based on Steven Blush's book "American Hardcore: A Tribal History" — is opening in limited release Friday (September 22). The film, which follows the American punk-rock scene during the early to mid-'80s, culls rare concert f...

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AUDIOSLAVE: New Video Interview With TOM MORELLO Available

WorldOfWonder.net has uploaded a video interview with AUDIOSLAVE guitarist Tom Morello, formerly of RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, conducted at a recent charity bingo night. Check it out at this location. AUDIOSLAVE's "Revelations" sold 142,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release...

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Blood Mountain

MASTODON fully lives up to its name and cements its status as one of the best newer American metal bands out there with, of all things, its major label debut. The band's third studio offering is an immense slab of brutally heavy rock that veers wildly between all-out thrash on cuts like opener "The...

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GODSMACK, BREAKING BENJAMIN Tour Dates Announced

GODSMACK will team up with BREAKING BENJAMIN for a U.S. tour beginning late October. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 19 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Casino Oct. 20 - Glen Falls, NY - Glens Falls Civic Center Oct. 21 - Portland, ME - Cumberland County Civic Center Oct. 23 - Syracuse, NY - ...

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SAMMY HAGAR: 'The Way I've Grown Is I've Become More And More Myself'

FMQB Retro-Active correspondent Ken Sharp recently conducted an interview with Sammy Hagar about his new CD, "Livin' It Up", the uniqueness of his live shows, and the secrets behind a "Three Lock Box". An excerpt from the chat follows: Q: In recent years, your live shows have taken on a life of thei...

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RAVEN Frontman Comments On New Material

RAVEN bassist/vocalist John Gallagher has commented on the band's recent recording session which produced four new songs — "Against The Grain", "Running Around In Circles", "Breaking You Down" and "Necessary Evil" — at Assembly Line Studios with Kevin 131 (PROJECT: FAILING FLESH, DECEASED, DYSRYTHMI...