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DIVINE HERESY: Audio Interview With TOMMY CUMMINGS Available

Rock 247 Online recently conducted an interview with DIVINE HERESY frontman Tommy Cummings. Listen to the eight-minute chat at this location. DIVINE HERESY is the new Los Angeles-based band featuring former FEAR FACTORY/current ASESINO guitarist Dino Cazares alongside drummer Tim Yeung (ex-VITAL REM...

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H.I.M. Finds Cover Art For New Album In New Orleans Gallery

More information has been revealed about the cover art for H.I.M.'s new album, "Venus Doom", which was painted by artist David Harouni. The band's leader Ville Valo purchased one of Harouni's paintings at New Orleans' Harouni Gallery (where the artist represents himself) and later asked Harouni if i...

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VINNIE MOORE Recording Keyboards For New Solo Album

UFO guitarist Vinnie Moore has been in the studio recording keyboards for his new solo album with keyboardist Tim Lehner. "The sessions are going well and will be finished this week," reads a posting on Vinnie's web site. "The mixing is tentatively scheduled to start in July or August." As previousl...

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TOOL Frontman On PUSCIFER Project: 'This Is Definitely Not Thinking Man's Music'

TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan recently spoke to RollingStone.com about his new recording project, PUSCIFER. According to Keenan, PUSCIFER "is my attempt to make music to inspire people. Heavy rock is sinking, the industry is dying. This is definitely not thinking man's music, but groove-oriente...

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SPIRALARMS: Video Footage From GRASPOP METAL MEETING Available

Fan-filmed video footage of SPIRALARMS — the San Francisco Bay Area band featuring Craig Locicero (ex-FORBIDDEN) on guitar, Tim Narducci (ex-SYSTEMATIC) on guitar/vocals, Chris Kontos (ex-MACHINE HEAD, TESTAMENT) on drums, Chris Lombardo on bass and Brad Barth on keyboards — performing at the Graspo...

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ASHES OF EDEN Signs With PRODISK

Montreal's own ASHES OF EDEN has inked a deal with Prodisk for the release of its debut CD, "The Human: Conditioned". The album is scheduled to hit the stores across Canada and the U.S. on September 25. "The Human: Conditioned", as well as all other Prodisk releases, is distributed in Canada by Fusi...

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DIVINE HERESY Recruits Former NILE Bassist

DIVINE HERESY, the new Los Angeles-based band featuring former FEAR FACTORY/current ASESINO guitarist Dino Cazares alongside drummer Tim Yeung (ex-VITAL REMAINS, HATE ETERNAL) and Tommy Cummings (VEXT) on vocals, has recruited bassist Joe Payne (ex-NILE, DOMINATION THROUGH IMPURITY, LUST OF DECAY)....

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SKINLAB Frontman: 'We've Been Writing Some Sick Music'

Bassist/vocalist Steev Esquivel of the San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB has issued the following update: "We've been laying low since returning home from The Face of Aggression Tour, getting right down to business in the studio writing the new album!! We've been writing some sick fuckin musi...

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H.I.M.: 'Venus Doom' Artwork Revealed

The cover artwork of H.I.M.'s sixth studio album, "Venus Doom", has been posted online at this location. Due in North America on September 18, "Venus Doom" was mixed at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, California with producer/mixer Tim Palmer (TIN MACHINE, THE CURE, THE HOUSE OF LOVE, NED'S ATOMIC D...

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SKINLAB To Support EXODUS In Modesto

Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB will support EXODUS on August 6 at Fat Cat Music House & Lounge in Modesto, California. Also scheduled to appear are BETTER LEFT UNSAID and KAOS. SKINLAB has set "Now That You're One of Us" as the title of its upcoming DVD. A video of SKINLAB...

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LORD Completes Work On New Album; Audio Available

Australian metallers LORD have completed work on their new album, "Ascendence". The CD is scheduled for release in Japan on August 22 through Soundholic Records and in Australia sometime in mid-August via Modern Invasion Music. Release dates for other territories have not yet been announced. Comment...

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RE:IGNITION: 'By A Thread' Live Video Posted Online

RE:IGNITION — the band featuring Steev Esquivel (SKINLAB) on guitar, Snake (SKINLAB) on bass, Dave Moore (ex-MINDBENDER) on vocals, Tim Howell (ex-FUELED, SACRILEGE B.C.) on guitar and Mark Hernandez (ex-TECHNOCRACY, TORQUE) on drums — has posted a live video of the song "By a Thread", filmed on Jun...

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KHANN: New Song Posted Online

Floridian metal outfit KHANN has posted the track "Silver Mouth" from its forthcoming Black Market Activities debut, "Tofutopia", at the group's MySpace page. According to a press release, the Orlando-based act "creates a unique brand of metal incorporating latter day screamo with strong punk and ps...

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AS I LAY DYING: New Song To Be Streamed Starting Monday

San Diego metal outfit AS I LAY DYING will make a new song, "Within Destruction", available for streaming via its MySpace page on Monday, July 16. The track comes off the group's new album, "An Ocean Between Us", due on August 21 through Metal Blade Records. Produced by KILLSWITCH ENGAGE guitarist A...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist: Why ROB Left The Band Is Still A Mystery To Me

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing recently answered a number of fan questions via his newly launched web site. A few excerpts follow: Q: In concert from 1970 to 1992 you played with normal tuning but concerts with Tim "Ripper" Owens you played with one step down and with Halford in "Rising in the...