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JOSH HOMME: 'The Amount Of Sh*t METALLICA Borrowed' From KYUSS 'Is Frustrating'

In an era when METALLICA and PANTERA were the biggest metal bands in the world, legendary Palm Desert generator soldiers KYUSS were too metal for the grunge crowd and too rock for most headbangers. "We were totally against those bands," former KYUSS guitarist Josh Homme (currently the frontman of QU...

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Former PANTERA Drummer Launches BIG VIN RECORDS

Former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott has launched Big Vin Records, a new Dallas-based record label with distribution via Fontana. Vinnie was a founding member, producer, and one of the masterminds behind the success of PANTERA, the seminal '90s Grammy-nominated metal band whose world...

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H.I.M. Frontman Talks About Songwriting Process For 'Dark Light', Breaking U.S. Market

Sauli Vuoti of Imhotep recently conducted an interview with H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the songwriting process for "Dark Light": Ville Valo: "We really had fun doing the album — for the first time in ten years. We have always had all these contrasts in...

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THE DIMEBAG ALLSTARS To Perform Tribute Show In Vancouver

According to Straight.com, THE DIMEBAG ALLSTARS — featuring members of SOULBENDER, SHOCORE, BURLAP, RAW, SOUTHERN DEATH THREAT, and OMEGACROM — will perform a full PANTERA set in tribute to slain heavy-metal guitar hero "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott on December 9 at the Brickyard in Vancouver, British Co...

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IN THIS MOMENT Mixing Debut Album; Tour Dates Announced

Hollywood, California-based, female-fronted metal/post-hardcore outfit IN THIS MOMENT are mixing their debut album with Ulrich Wilde (PANTERA, STATIC-X, BLEEDING THROUGH, DEFTONES, SOIL) for a late winter independent release. In the meantime, the band have announced a number of tour dates that will...

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DISTURBED Guitarist: DIMEBAG Inspired Resurrection Of Guitar Solo

In a brand-new interview with The Flint Journal, DISTURBED guitarist Dan Donegan spoke about the group's resurrection of a time-honored tradition in rock — the guitar solo — while penning their latest album, "Ten Thousand Fists". "When we started writing, we went back to the basics of just kind of j...

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ADAGIO Guitarist Lands Two Magazine Columns

Guitarist Stephan Forté of the French progressive metallers ADAGIO has two new columns in the French magazine Guitarist. In the first column, dubbed "The Electric Legacy", each month, he will adapt on guitar a short part from a piece of a classical composer (from contemporary to baroque). The first...

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PHILIP ANSELMO To Undergo Back Surgery On Monday

Former PANTERA/current SUPERJOINT RITUAL frontman Philip Anselmo is scheduled to undergo back surgery on Monday, November 21. If all goes well, Anselmo will be in the hospital for no more than three days before being allowed to return home for a longer period of recuperation. In an interview with Ha...

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MUSIC CHOICE Remembers Late PANTERA Guitarist 'DIMEBAG' DARRELL ABBOTT

Music Choice, the premier, multi-platform music network, remembers legendary hard rock/metal guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, whose life ended tragically on December 8, 2004. Music Choice On Demand will feature the best of Dimebag on its video-on-demand service from November 28 to December 11. Th...

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DIMEBAG HARDWARE: Forum Launched For DIMEBAG's Official Clothing Line

Dimebag Hardware, late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's official clothing line, has launched the first part of its official web site — a forum/meeting place for Dimebag fans — at this location. More information about upcoming Dimebag Hardware products will be made available so...

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THREAT SIGNAL Sign With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

Canadian metallers THREAT SIGNAL have inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Records. THREAT SIGNAL's music can be described as "low-end, syncopated thrash, with melody intertwined," according to a press release. "The band was fed up with groups playing whiny emotional songs about girls, and also with the...

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Former STRATOVARIUS Bassist Records New Music With Reactivated MESS

Former STRATOVARIUS bassist Jari Kainulainen has joined forces with drummer Atte Sarkima (AJATTARA, VERENPISARA),vocalist Tommi "Tuple" Salmela (TAROT, CARDIANT) and guitarist Elias Viljainen (E.VIL) in a new Finnish heavy metal band called MESS. The group, whose musical style is being described as...

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PUMPJACK Confirmed To Headline Next Month's DIMEFEST

PUMPJACK have been confirmed as the headliners of Dimefest, an all-day event scheduled to take place December 10 at the Ridglea Theater in Fort Worth, Texas. All proceeds from the event will be donated to the Dimebag Darrell Memorial Fund, which has been set up to help the victims of the December 8,...

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SHADOWS FALL Frontman Comments On 'The Art Of Touring' DVD

The highly-anticipated new SHADOWS FALL DVD, "The Art of Touring", is set for a November 15 release via Century Media. The disc effectively documents the rise of one of today's most influential and dominant metal bands. Brian Fair (vocals) describes what the DVD release means to him and how the band...

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SOULFLY: New MAX CAVALERA Audio/Video Interview Posted Online

www.heavymetalsource.com has posted a 20-minute interview in both audio and video formats with SOULFLY's Max Cavalera. Max talks about the writing process for SOULFLY's new CD, "Dark Ages", his chemistry with SOULFLY guitarist Marc Rizzo, his belief in god and being spiritual. He also reveals that t...