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Guitarist MATT DEVRIES Explains Decision To Leave CHIMAIRA

Guitarist Matt DeVries has released the following statement to ThePRP.com regarding his decision to leave Cleveland metallers CHIMAIRA: "I wanted take a moment away from the road and personally reach out to each and every one of you to reflect on my recent decision to leave CHIMAIRA. "I've been with...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Frontman Gets Tattooed In Brazil; Video Footage, Photos Available

Guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho of Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM was recently tattooed by Roger Marx of Estdio Nimbus in So Paulo, Brazil. Laiho's tattoo was the abbreviation "E.V.V.K.", which stands for the Finnish slang expression "Ei Voisi Vhemp Kiinnostaa," meaning "I couldn't care less." C...

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ASG Signs To RELAPSE RECORDS

Relapse Records has announced the signing of North Carolina's finest psychedelic, stoner punks ASG. The band will enter the studio in February 2012 with producer Matt Hyde (SLAYER, CHILDREN OF BODOM, FU MANCHU) to begin recording its highly anticipated new album . Impossible to pigeonhole, ASG has b...

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WYKKED WYTCH Signs To GOOMBA MUSIC

South Florida-based female-fronted extreme metal band WYKKED WYTCH has inked a deal with Goomba Music for the release of its fifth full-length album, "The Ultimate Deception". Due on February 14, 2012, the follow-up to 2008's "Memories Of A Dying Whore" "continues where its predecessor left off and...

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SIX FEET UNDER: '26 Songs' Demoed For New Album

Florida-based death metallers SIX FEET UNDER have demoed 26 songs for their forthcoming album, tentatively due in early 2012 via Metal Blade Records. According to singer Chris Barnes, "14 or 15" tracks will make the final cut for the follow-up to 2008's "Death Rituals", which will mark the recording...

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OMEN's Collection Of Previously Unreleased Live And Demo Recordings Due This Month

Cult heavy metal band OMEN will release a rare collector's album, "Into The Arena", just in time for the holidays via DSN Music. The re-digitized project will include eleven previously unreleased live and demo recordings from the mid-1980s when OMEN broke onto the metal scene. OMEN founder and guita...

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STEEL PANTHER Singer Wants To 'Change People's Perception About What Music Should Be'

Bill Bodkin of Pop-Break.com recently conducted an interview with STEEL PANTHER's lead singer Michael Starr. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Pop-Break.com: Do you think [the new STEEL PANTHER] record is something a fan of '80s metal who's currently disillusioned with metal today? An...

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DIRGE WITHIN Begins Recording Sophomore Album

Chicago's DIRGE WITHIN has inked a deal with Rocket Science Ventures/THC: Music. The band will enter Mercenary Studios in Zion, Illinois on December 5 to record its sophomore full-length album with engineer Scott Creekmore and producer Ari Mihalopoulos for an April 10, 2012 release. Commented DIRGE...

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CHRIS CORNELL To Guest On 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno'

SOUNDGARDEN/ex-AUDIOSLAVE singer Chris Cornell will guest on the Friday, December 16 edition of "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" on NBC-TV. "The Tonight Show" airs weeknights at 11:35 p.m. EST. Check local listings for details. Although Cornell has been recording a new album with SOUNDGARDEN for the...

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MATT SORUM Talks About Possibility Of GUNS N' ROSES Reunion

Sydney, Australia's Triple M radio station spoke with drummer Matt Sorum (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES, THE CULT),who is in town for the Hard Rock Caf opening down in Darling Harbour, a locality of the city center of Sydney. Sorum will jam with a bunch of rock legends, including former AC/DC bass...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Performs With CAMP FREDDY In Hollywood (Video)

Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW),Mark McGrath (SUGAR RAY),Frankie Perez, Billy Idol and Steve Stevens are among the guest musicians who performed with CAMP FREDDY this past Friday night (December 2) at the first of four shows as part of the band's fifth annual Christmas residency at the world-famous The...

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MATT SORUM To Marry Longtime Girlfriend In Mexico

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum and his girlfriend of seven years, DIAMOND BABY lead singer Ace Harper, celebrated Matt's 51st birthday last month at Villa del Palmar at the Islands of Loreto in Mexico. Matt and Ace fell in love with Loreto and will be getting married there in Ma...

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TRIVIUM Vs. IN FLAMES: 'Food Wars' Clip Posted Online

IN FLAMES teamed up with TRIVIUM's Matt Heafy in Gothenburg, Sweden on November 19 to find out who's the bigger food connoisseur. The six-and-a-half-minute "Food Wars" clip which was taped during a joint dinner at 2112, the Gothenburg, Sweden restaurant recently opened by IN FLAMES' Peter Iwers (bas...

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SOULLESS Joined By BEYOND FEAR Guitarist

Cleveland thrashers SOULLESS have parted ways with longtime guitarist Jim Corrick. After spending the better part of the past ten years melting faces and crushing kegs, Jim has decided to move on to greener hop fields. Jim will join his SOULLESS bandmates for their shows December 23 in Parma, Ohio a...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN: New Album Update

JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the band led by SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, is currently working on material for its fifth album for a 2012 release. Commented JON OLIVA'S PAIN drummer Christopher Kinder: "We received a bunch of emails asking about the demo phase of each record and how the songs are put togethe...