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New PRONG Drummer: TOMMY VICTOR 'Has A Heart Of Gold'

Current PRONG drummer Aaron Rossi has sent the following message to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "I never played drums for MEDICATION, damn it!! I auditioned for them, and that's about it. After the audition, I ended up recording a demo with Logan Mader [ex-MEDICATION, MACHINE HEAD, SOULFLY]. That was years ag...

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PRONG: More U.S. Tour Dates Announced

PRONG have lined up the following dates during the coming months: Nov. 09 - Key Club - Los Angeles LA, , CA Nov. 10 - The Galaxy - Santa Ana, CA Nov. 11 - The Pound - San Francisco, CA Nov. 12 - Empire Ballroom - Las Vegas, NV Nov. 19 - Studio Seven - ...

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DINO CAZARES Discusses New Project, Says He Is Open To Playing With BURTON C. BELL

Sweden's Close-Up magazine recently spoke to the four ROADRUNNER UNITED team captains Dino Cazares (ASESINO, ex-FEAR FACTORY, BRUJERIA),Joey Jordison (SLIPKNOT),Robert Flynn (MACHINE HEAD) and Matthew Heafy (TRIVIUM). In addition, Roadrunner Records Senior Director of A&R Monte Conner gives hi...

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Longtime ROADRUNNER A&R Man Talks About ROADRUNNER UNITED CD: Audio Available

Cleveland, Ohio's "The Metal Show" featured a special guest host for their October 9, 2005 show. Roadrunner Records Senior Director of A&R Monte Conner was guest DJ for the evening with show regular Chris Akin to celebrate 25 years of Roadrunner Records and the recent release of the ROADRUNNER U...

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ROADRUNNER UNITED: DINO CAZARES/MATT HEAFY Collaboration Posted Online

Another track from the upcoming ROADRUNNER UNITED "The All-Star Sessions" CD, entitled "The End", has been made available for streaming at Roadrun.com. This full-length release, in stores on October 11, 2005, is a "master class" in hard rock/metal. Boasting 55 artists from 42 of Roadrunner's past an...

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PRONG Mainman Talks About New Material, Split With DANZIG

Abrasive Rock recently conducted an interview with PRONG mainman Tommy Victor. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Abrasive Rock: You had some recent band member changes. First off, why did Dan [Laudo, drums] leave? Tommy Victor: "It was sort of a mutual thing. We'd been working on material for two...

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ROADRUNNER UNITED: First Track Available For Download

The first track from the upcoming ROADRUNNER UNITED "The All-Star Sessions" CD, entitled "The Dagger", has been made available for download at Roadrun.com. This full-length release, in stores on October 11, 2005, is a "master class" in hard rock/metal. Boasting 57 artists from 45 of Roadrunner's pas...

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Longtime Metal Journalist Pays Tribute To Fallen VOIVOD Guitarist

Longtime metal journalist and BLABBERMOUTH.NET contributor Don Kaye has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "It was almost exactly twenty years ago that I first met the members of VOIVOD, including guitarist Denis 'Piggy' D'Amour. I had bee...

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MINISTRY, REVOLTING COCKS, SPYDER BABY To Team Up For U.S. Tour

MINISTRY will be teaming up with REVOLTING COCKS and SPYDER BABY for the MasterBaTour 2006, a two-month trek set to kick off May 2006. Tickets for the Seattle show on May 28, 2006 go on sale today (July 20, 2005) at 10:00 a.m. from MINISTRY's official web site. As previously reported, MINISTRY mainm...

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RUIN Complete Demo With Former SOULFLY/SNOT Guitarist

Hollywood, California-based RUIN recently completed work on a three-song demo with producer Mikey Doling (former SNOT/SOULFLY guitarist). The three tracks — "Pull You Down", "Guilty Conscience" and "Unstable" — are currently available for listening at MySpace.com. The song "Pull You Down" features a...

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TRIVIUM's HEAFY Reveals Details Of 'Roadrunner All-Stars' CD

TRIVIUM's Matt Heafy has revealed more details about his contributions to the upcoming "Roadrunner All-Stars" record to mark Roadrunner Records' 25th anniversary. The full-length release will contain original musical collaborations between past and present Roadrunner artists. Approximately 50 musici...

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PRONG: Regrouping And Re-Evaluating The Songwriting Process

PRONG mainman Tommy Victor has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "So what are the new developments? well since I'm off my duties playing guitar with Glenn Danzig, I'm ready to refocus and continue this project called PRONG! For over two years, Monte Pittman [guitar], Dan...

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ROADRUNNER 'All-Stars' Album: Progress Includes New Captain And New Team Members

Roadrunner Records has advanced in the process of putting together the groundbreaking "Roadrunner All-Stars" record to mark the label's 25th anniversary. The full-length release will contain original musical collaborations between past and present Roadrunner artists. Approximately 50 musicians are e...

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MINISTRY: Anthology To Include Remixes, Brand-New Song

MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen is currently working on remixes for an upcoming MINISTRY anthology, tentatively dubbed "Rantology", due before the end of the year. In addition, the collection will feature a brand-new MINISTRY track called "The Great Satan", Jourgensen revealed during an online chat o...

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MINISTRY Mainman To Take Part In Online Chat

MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen will take part in an online chat Monday evening (May 30) at 6:00 p.m. More information is available at MinistryMusic.org. As previously reported, MINISTRY and its offshoot project the REVOLTING COCKS will be teaming up for a summer 2006 U.S. tour. More information will...