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SUMMON, FLESH FOR THE BEAST Members Join Forces In BEER GUT BIKER GASH

Former members of SUMMON from Lansing, MI and members of FLESH FOR THE BEAST from Grand Rapids, MI have teamed up in a new band called BEER GUT BIKER GASH. According to a press release, BEER GUT BIKER GASH "is nothing less than a brutal death metal band." Check out audio samples at

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SMASHING PUMPKINS: New Lineup Revealed?

According to a posting on Buddyhead.com, the latest additions to the "reunited' SMASHING PUMPKINS are bassist Ginger Reyes (ex-HALO FRIENDLIES) and guitarist Jeff Schroeder (ex-THE LASSIE FOUNDATION). So far there has been no official confirmation of the new members' identities, although original gu...

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BYZANTINE, ATTACKER, Ex-ANTHRAX Guitarist Confirmed For BROOKLYN METALFEST

BYZANTINE, ATTACKER and former ANTHRAX guitarist Rob Caggiano have been confirmed for the second annual Brooklyn Metalfest, set to take place Friday, June 22 and Saturday, June 23 at the Hook in Brooklyn, New York. The first band will hit the stage at 7:00 p.m. on Friday and at 12 noon on Saturday....

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JAMES IHA Says He Has Nothing To Do With SMASHING PUMPKINS 'Reunion'

RollingStone.com recently spoke with ex-SMASHING PUMPKINS guitarist James Iha, who has been going about his business while his former bandmates schedule summer tour dates and discuss the details of their new record. It has never been totally clear which members of the original PUMPKINS lineup would...

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Iraqi Heavy Metal Band ACRASSICAUDA Subject Of 'Black Scorpion' Series

A seven-part series called "Black Scorpion of Baghdad", which focuses on the only heavy metal band in Iraq, ACRASSICAUDA (Latin for "Black Scorpion"),and their trials and tribulations of living in bombed out and broken Iraq, is now available for viewing at VBS.tv. Watch it online by following the l...

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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Frontman is Looking Forward To French Tour

Vocalist Mike Muir of the long-running Venice Beach thrash/punk band SUICIDAL TENDENCIES has posted the following message on its official web site: "First, thanks to all the Aussies that came out and supported us for the Soundwave festival dates and our own shows in Melbourne and Perth. Also a big t...

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VINCE NEIL To Open Dr. Feelgood's Bar In Palm Beach

According to Florida's Palm Beach Post, MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil, former Miami Dolphins offensive tackle Todd Wade and former Florida Gator southpaw quarterback Bob Hewko just signed a partnership with M&M to open a rock 'n' roll themed bar-restaurant in West Palm Beach named Dr. Feelgood...

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INTO ETERNITY Guitarist: 'This Has Been The Most Successful USA Tour That We Have Ever Done'

Guitarist Tim Roth of the Canadian progressive death outfit INTO ETERNITY has issued the following update: "This has been the most successful USA tour that we have ever done. Every night the crowd is insane! Usually they are cheering and screaming before the music even starts. We are going on every...

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OPETH Keyboardist, CLUTCH Drummer Colaborate On New Project

OPETH keyboardist Per Wiberg recently collaborated on a new project with CLUTCH drummer Jean-Paul Gaster and KAMCHATKA guitarist Thomas "Juneor" Andersson, among others. More details on the possible release and evolution of this project will be made available soon. OPETH recorded its November 9, 200...

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CANDLEMASS: New Album Track Listing Revealed

Legendary Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS will release their new album, "King of the Grey Islands", on June 22 through Nuclear Blast Records. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Prologue 02. Emperor of the Void 03. Devil Seed 04. Of Stars and Smoke 05. Demonia 6 06. Destroyer 07. Man of Sha...

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OPETH: More 'Roundhouse/London' DVD Details Revealed

Sweden's OPETH have issued the following update: "The films [shot on November 9, 2006 at the Roundhouse in London, England for the band's upcoming DVD] have now been edited by Dash Productions in co-operation with the band and the audio has been mixed at location in Fascination Street by Jens Bogren...

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POISON To Release Covers Album 'Poison'd' In June

POISON, one of rock's most iconic and enduring bands, has recorded a new album of cover songs, featuring many of their favorite rock classics. "Poison'd", the band's first new studio album since 2002, will be released June 5 on CD and digitally by EMI America Records/Capitol. Featuring POISON's orig...

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GROTESQUE Cancels Gothenburg Gig, Calls It Quits

Classic Swedish death metal band GROTESQUE — featuring ex-AT THE GATES/THE CROWN frontman Tomas Lindberg — has cancelled its previously announced April 20 appearance at Storan in Gothenburg, Sweden (with WITCHERY and GRAND MAGUS). Lindberg's official statement on the matter reads as follows: "This i...

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CANDLEMASS Joined By OPETH, Ex-BLACK SABBATH Members At Anniversary Gig; Video Available

Legendary Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS celebrated their 20th anniversary with a huge party at Stockholm's Kolingsborg last night (Saturday, March 31). CANDLEMASS performed with no less than seven (!) different vocalists — including the band's former singers Johan Langquist and Tomas Vikström, plus t...

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EDENBRIDGE: 'The Chronicles Of Eden' Track Listing Revealed

Austrian symphonic metal band EDENBRIDGE will issue a rarities/"best of" compilation, entitled "The Chronicles of Eden", as a double-CD and limited double-digipack on May 25. Disc One will contain three new, previously unreleased songs, all Japanese and European bonus tracks and songs that were incl...