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WE ARE THE FALLEN's LECOMPT Says New Band Is 'Completely Different' From EVANESCENCE

CNN's Reggie Aqui conducted an interview with guitarist John LeCompt and singer Carly Smithson of WE ARE THE FALLEN on Tuesday, June 23. Watch the eight-minute chat below. WE ARE THE FALLEN — the new band featuring original EVANESCENCE members LeCompt, Ben Moody (guitar) and Rocky Gray (drums) along...

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RAVENLAND: Two New Songs Posted Online

Brazilian goth metallers RAVENLAND will release their new album, "...And A Crow Brings Me Back", at the end of July via Free Mind Records. The CD was produced by Ricardo Confessori (ANGRA, SHAMAN) and features guitar parts by Tommy Lindal (ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY). "...And A Crow Brings Me Back" was m...

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THIN LIZZY Forced To Pull Out Of AC/DC Shows In U.K., Ireland

THIN LIZZY's management has released the following statement: "THIN LIZZY regret to announce that due to the prolonged recovery of drummer Tommy Aldridge after his recent accident, they have been forced to cancel the three shows with AC/DC, London Wembley Arena June 26th, Dublin Punchestown Racetrac...

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WE ARE THE FALLEN: Video Footage Of Press Conference, Debut Performance Posted Online

WE ARE THE FALLEN — the new band featuring original EVANESCENCE members Ben Moody (guitar) and John LeCompt (guitar) and Rocky Gray (drums) along with "American Idol" powerhouse vocalist Carly Smithson — was officially unveiled during a press conference yesterday (Monday, June 22) in Hollywood, Cali...

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INSENSE To Enter Studio In October

Norwegian metallers INSENSE have issued the following update: "We will enter DugOut Productions [in Uppsala, Sweden] in October to record our fourth full-length album, still untitled. Renowned metal producer Daniel Bergstrand (MESHUGGAH, IN FLAMES, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD) will be turning the knobs." IN...

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THIN LIZZY Drummer's Injury Forces Concert Cancelations

Due to a recent accident suffered by THIN LIZZY drummer Tommy Aldridge (which resulted in a broken collar bone),THIN LIZZY was forced to withdraw from last Saturday's Kobetasonik festival in Bilbao, Spain and has postponed the two U.K. shows scheduled for this week (Liverpool O2 Academy and Notting...

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THE FALLEN: First Song Available For Free Download

"Bury Me Alive", the first song from THE FALLEN — the new band featuring original EVANESCENCE members Ben Moody (guitar) and John LeCompt (guitar) and Rocky Gray (drums) along with "American Idol" powerhouse vocalist Carly Smithson — is available for free download at WeAreTheFallen.com (e-mail sign-...

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MUSICA DIABLO Guitarist Interviewed On 'Vulgar's Pit'; Audio Available

MUSICA DIABLO guitarist Andre NM (also of NITROMINDS) was recently interviewed on the "Vulgar's Pit" show on Wildlife Radio. The program is now available for streaming at this location. MUSICA DIABLO is the São Paulo, Brazil-based thrash metal project featuring SEPULTURA singer Derrick Green, Andre...

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KISS Is 'Four Days From Finishing' New Album

KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley has issued the following udate: "We're about four days from finishing the new KISS album. Eleven tracks, and it IS everything I've told you. It IS classic. It IS all written within the band. And IT ROCKS BIG TIME! Tommy [Thayer, guitar] and Eric [Singer, drums] b...

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STATIC-X: Video Interview With WAYNE STATIC Posted Online

ThrashHits.com conducted an interview with Wayne Static of Los Angeles industrial metallers STATIC-X at this year's Download festival, which was held June 12-14 at Donington Park, United Kingdom. Watch the three-minute chat below. "Cult of Static", the new album from STATIC-X, sold 19,000 copies in...

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EYEFEAR Parts Ways With Keyboardist

Melbourne, Australia-based progressive power metallers EYEFEAR have parted ways with longtime keyboard player Sammy Giaccotto. An as-yet-undisclosed replacement has already been found. Commented Sammy: "I have decided to leave EYEFEAR so I may concentrate more on music recording/production and less...

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EVANESCENCE Singer: 'Look Out For New Music Next Year'

EVANESCENCE frontwoman Amy Lee has released a statement in response to media reports surrounding the announcement that the band's former guitarist/songwriter Ben Moody has launched a new project called THE FALLEN. Lee says, "There's some pretty weird stuff flying around right now and I'd like to cle...

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Former EVANESCENCE Members Join Forces With 'American Idol' Singer In THE FALLEN

Brian Mansfield of USA Today reports that three of the four original members of EVANESCENCE — guitarists Ben Moody and John LeCompt and drummer Rocky Gray — have joined forces with "American Idol" powerhouse vocalist Carly Smithson to form a new band called THE FALLEN. A formal announcement will be...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Bassist's Clothing Line Comes To U.K.

Virgin Media reports that MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx is bringing his luxury fashion label Royal Underground to the U.K. Sixx created the high-end clothing and accessories line, which has a rock 'n' roll edge, with businesswoman Kelly Gray in Los Angeles in 2006. "I am very excited for Royal Unde...

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SCOTT WEILAND Says STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Has 18 New Songs Written

Rick Florino of ARTISTdirect recently conducted an interview with STONE TEMPLE PILOTS/ex-VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ARTISTdirect: Where in the world are you right now? Weiland: I'm in the studio working on new STP music. It's coming along r...