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MORTIFICATION Announce New Drummer, Complete Work On New CD

Australian Christian metallers MORTIFICATION have announced the addition of drummer Damien Percy to the group's ranks. The band's new album, "Erasing the Goblin", has been mixed and mastered and should be available in late March. According to a press release, fans should "expect a death metal-orient...
February 6, 2006
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MANOWAR Video Director NEIL JOHNSON Speaks

Acclaimed music video director Neil Johnson (MANOWAR, RHAPSODY) recently gave an exclusive interview to Metal Temple magazine's Chiara Pelegrini. Johnson spoke about his longtime involvement with MANOWAR as well as his upcoming projects, such as the first-ever live DVD of Italian power metallers RHA...
February 5, 2006
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7TH PLAGUE To Sign With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Cleveland's 7TH PLAGUE have accepted an offer from Metal Blade Records for a four-album recording contract. The band will be signing the record deal on Wednesday, February 8 during a dinner at Westlake, Ohio's Dave and Busters and are extending an invitation to all interested press to come to the si...
February 3, 2006
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SMASHING PUMPKINS Sign New Management Deal

According to Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, Jared Paul and Paul Geary have snagged the reactivated SMASHING PUMPKINS for the Irving Azoff management empire (VAN HALEN, EAGLES, CHRISTINA AGUILERA, FLEETWOOD MAC, JEWEL, AEROSMITH). As previously reported, S...
February 2, 2006
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SMASHING PUMPKINS To Headline This Year's LOLLAPALOOZA?

SMASHING PUMPKINS are rumored to be a primary target for a headliner at this year's Lollapalooza festival, which will return to Hutchinson Field at Chicago's Grant Park, with dates tenatively set for Aug. 4-6, according to Billboard.com. The lineup for the event won't be announced for weeks. THIEVER...
February 1, 2006
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Former WARRANT Frontman To Perform At Lingerie Exhibition

According to Rockdetector.com, former WARRANT singer Jani Lane will be performing at the Los Angeles Coliseum this Sunday (Feb. 5) as part of an international lingerie exhibition hosted by Jenny McCarthy and Dennis Rodman. The band for the occasion, which will see Jani playing the WARRANT hit "Cherr...
January 31, 2006
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Report: VINCE NEIL Is Motley Crude At Benefit

The New York Daily News has issued the following report: If you invite MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil to perform at your charity fundraiser, better get him onstage before his inner demons take over. I hear that Neil, 44, was fine during the afternoon rehearsal and sound checks before Saturday's black...
January 31, 2006
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TRASHLIGHT VISION Confirmed For CRUEFEST HOLLYWOOD

TRASHLIGHT VISION, the new band featuring MURDERDOLLS guitarist Acey Slade, have been confirmed for the sixth annual CrueFest Hollywood, set to take place July 15 at Whisky A Go-Go in Hollywood, California. Also scheduled to appear are the MÖTLEY CRÜE tribute band TRUE 2 CRUE, SABRINA KORVA, KID EGO...
January 31, 2006
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Degree Absolute

Frontman, multi-instrumentalist, and former music teacher Aaron Bell formed progressive metal band DEGREE ABSOLUTE in 1999, and will finally release this self-titled debut album on January 31, 2006. The disc's nearly one hour of music mixes standard riff-heavy and melodic progressive tunes, jazz-inf...
January 30, 2006
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MÖTLEY CRÜE's SIXX Steps Up Fundraising Efforts With 'Running Wild In The Night'

Just two days after receiving a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame with his band, MÖTLEY CRÜE, Nikki Sixx announced "Running Wild in the Night", a fundraising initiative through Covenant House to help at-risk youth on the streets of California and around the world. "Running Wild in the Night" will be a...
January 26, 2006
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MÖTLEY CRÜE Receive Star On HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME: Photos Available

MÖTLEY CRÜE received the 2,301st star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame earlier today in conjunction with the 25th anniversary of the band's founding. Band members Tommy Lee, Mick Mars, Vince Neil and Nikki Sixx attended the late-morning ceremony in front of the Musicians Institute. "We're across the st...
January 25, 2006
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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist GLENN TIPTON: Upcoming Album Releases Detailed

Rhino Records has set a March 7 release date for the forthcoming reissue of JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton's solo debut, 1997's "Baptizm Of Fire", and the collection of Tipton's recordings with the late, great THE WHO bassist John Entwistle and drummer Cozy Powell (RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH),enti...
January 25, 2006
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EMINENCE: Studio Change For New Album

Brazilian extreme metallers EMINENCE, who feature in their ranks former SEPULTURA guitarist Jairo Guedz on bass, have apparently had a change of plans and will now record their new album at the Ferretti Studio in their hometown of Belo Horizonte. The follow-up to 2004's "Humanology" will be recorded...
January 25, 2006
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MÖTLEY CRÜE's SIXX Says WALK OF FAME Tribute Is 'Fitting'

United Press International is reporting that the members of MÖTLEY CRÜE feel that getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is "fitting" for the flashy hard rock group. "We fit in there with all the dead movie stars," says bassist Nikki Sixx, who will join his bandmates — singer Vince Neil, guita...
January 24, 2006
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GENERAL SURGERY: Album Release Date, Tour Dates Announced

Legendary Swedish grindcore merchants GENERAL SURGERY will release their first full-length album, "Left Hand Pathology", on March 27 via Listenable Records. To promote the album, the band will embark on the "Pathology Over Europe Tour 2006". The 10-date trek will feature support from Italy's GRIMNES...
January 24, 2006