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Former CRADLE OF FILTH Guitarist Joins GOREROTTED

Guitarist Tim "Rotted" Weatherley of the U.K. extreme metal band GOREROTTED has made the following announcement: "After playing the summer festivals as a four-piece, we are pleased to announce our new guitarist is Gian Pyres of CRADLE OF FILTH fame. He is a great guitarist and I've been playing with...

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Ex-GRIM REAPER Singer STEVE GRIMMETT: New Video Interview Available

A two-minute video interview with former GRIM REAPER/ONSLAUGHT singer Steve Grimmett promoting his solo band's appearance at the Firefest 4 on October 26-27 in Nottingham, England can be viewed below. THE STEVE GRIMMETT BAND will release its debut album, "Personal Crisis", on October 26 via Metal He...

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DORO To Embark On North American Tour In The Spring

German metal queen DORO will embark on another North American tour in the spring. Confirmed dates are as follows: Mar. 21 - West Springfield, VA @ Jaxx Mar. 22 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance Mar. 23 - New York, NY @ Highline Ballroom Mar. 25 - Toronto, ONT @ The Funhaus Mar. 26 - ...

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ALCATRAZZ Members Seek New Vocalist

Founding ALCATRAZZ members Jimmy Waldo (keyboards),Gary Shea (bass) and Jan Uvena (drums) are accepting demo CDs/MP3s from singers. Interested parties can contact the group at this location. Waldo, Shea and Uvena recently posted a lengthy behind-the-scenes ALCATRAZZ biography at this location. The...

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SKINLAB: Classic Debut Album To Be Reissued

SKINLAB's 1997 debut album, "Bound, Gagged and Blindfolded", will be reissued on October 2 via Century Media Records. The repackaged disc will feature never-before-seen video footage and pictures with liner notes from founding members Steev Esquivel and Mike Roberts along with new artwork layout. "W...

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HIM, BLEEDING THROUGH: North American Tour Dates Announced

HIM and BLEEDING THROUGH will hit the road next month for a trek that is set to run through December. The first gig is booked for October 18 in Sayreville, New Jersey. The jaunt will wind down December 2 in New York. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 18 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom ...

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An Ocean Between Us

Admittedly, I was nonplussed with 2005's "Shadows are Security" from metalcore heavyweights AS I LAY DYING. It is not that it is a sub par album, and it is better than many similar albums in what has become a morass of mediocrity, but seemed to lack the vibrancy and sharp edges of its predecessor, "...

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HIM: New Video Interviews Available

HIM frontman Ville Valo and bassist Mikko Henrik Julius Paananen (a.k.a. Migé) were recently interviewed for a segment on "Steven's Untitled Rock Show" on Fuse TV. Watch the interview, which was conducted on the band's current Projekt Revolution tour, below. Also available is an interview with Ville...

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ICED EARTH Frontman Talks BEYOND FEAR, 'Framing Armageddon'

Rich Catino of Metal Asylum recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH/ex-JUDAS PRIEST vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Asylum: So before we start talking about the forthcoming ICED EARTH album "Framing Armageddon", I wanted to ask how your other ban...

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BLOODSIMPLE Forced To Pull Out Of Last Three FAMILY VALUES Dates

New York metalcore crew BLOODSIMPLE has issued the following statement: "Well, that's it. [Vocalist] Tim [Williams] (a.k.a. The Elephant Man) can barely even open his mouth [after having an emergency tooth pulled in L.A.], much less scream bloody murder, so we're forced to cancel the last three show...

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BLOODSIMPLE Forced To Miss Sacramento FAMILY VALUES Date

New York metalcore crew BLOODSIMPLE has issued the following statement: "Sorry to say but we will have to cancel the Family Values show in Marysville [California] on Friday. Tim [Williams, vocals] has to have an emergency tooth pulled in L.A. in about an hour. He is in bad shape. We hope to be able...

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BLOODSIMPLE Frontman Discusses Upcoming Album

Florida Entertainment Scene recently conducted an interview with BLOODSIMPLE frontman Tim Williams. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Florida Entertainment Scene: Is it true the next BLOODSIMPLE album is going to be called "Red Harvest"? Tim: It is very true. It's coming out on October 9, 2...

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HIM To Guest On IRON MAIDEN Singer's Radio Show

Finnish goth metallers HIM will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on Friday, September 21 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio show, aptly named "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". Listen to the program live via the Internet between 10:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. U.K. time at BBC.co....

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Bleed the Fifth

FEAR FACTORY and BRUJERIA co-founder Dino Cazares is about to kick the world's ass on his own terms as guitarist/bassist for an explosive vehicle called DIVINE HERESY. Enlisting the services of super drummer Tim Yeung (HATE ETERNAL, VITAL REMAINS),and versatile vocalist Tommy Vext, Cazares went abo...

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HIM: Pro-Shot Footage From Clarkston Available

Professionally filmed video footage of HIM's August 22, 2007 Projekt Revolution concert at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan has been posted on YouTube. Watch clips of the band's new songs "Kiss of Dawn", "Dead Lovers Lane" and "Passion's Killing Floor" below. HIM's new album, "Ven...