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PHANTOM-X Guitarist Records Music For Comedian

PHANTOM-X guitarist Eric Knudson is recording music for comedian Alex Reymundo (known for his part in the "The Latin Kings Of Comedy"). The music will be used as an intro for Reymundo's new shoot that will air on HBO and Comedy Central. PHANTOM-X, who feature in their ranks OMEN singer Kevin Goocher...

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BLOODSHOTEYE To Team Up With CANNAE For Canadian Tour

Canadian deathcore act BLOODSHOTEYE will be teaming up with CANNAE and as-yet-undisclosed "guests" for a Canadian tour beginning mid-March. Confirmed dates are as follows: Mar. 17 - London, ON @ The Embassy Mar. 18 - Windsor, ON @ 1214 Mar. 19 - Chatham, ON @ Riverplace Banquet Center Mar. 21 - Hami...

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KYLESA Announce Two New Drummers

Savannah sludge rockers KYLESA have issued the following update: "Drummer tryouts went really well — thanks to everyone who made the trek to Savannah. Since the dawn of KYLESA, it was our intention to have two drummers but at the time it didn't pan out. Finally, after five years it has become a real...

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TED NUGENT, PORCUPINE TREE, TIGERTAILZ Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

TED NUGENT, PORCUPINE TREE and TIGERTAILZ (featuring guitarist Jay "John" Pepper, bassist Pepsi Tate and singer Kim Hooker) have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (i...

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Ex-QUIET RIOT/BEAUTIFUL CREATURES Guitarist To Join LOVE/HATE For European Tour

Ex-QUIET RIOT/BEAUTIFUL CREATURES guitarist Alex Grossi has signed on to play with LOVE/HATE on their upcoming European tour, set to take place late April/early May. At press time, it appears that the tour will include stops in the U.K, Sweden, Germany, Austria and Italy. U.S. dates are also in the...

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ALICE COOPER Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

ALICE COOPER has been confirmed for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ALICE COOPER ANVIL BLITZKRIEG BONFIRE CACTUS CATHEDRAL CELTIC FROST DEEP PURPLE DORO DRAG...

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SYBREED Part Ways With Drummer, Seek Replacement

Swiss metallers SYBREED have parted ways with drummer Alex and are currently seeking a replacement. Guitarist Thomas' (a.k.a. Drop) official statement on the matter is as follows: "After three years of hard drumming in SYBREED, Alex decided to part ways for personal reasons concerning the band, and...

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RANDOMM Finish Mixing New CD With ALEX NEWPORT

Los Angeles-based band RANDOMM have finished mixing their new CD with Alex Newport (KYLESA, MARS VOLTA, NAILBOMB, FUDGE TUNNEL) at Hothead Recording. The 12-song, as-yet-untitled effort was co-produced by Bryan Random and Erik Colvin at Studio "D" and La Leyanda Sound in Hollywood and features the d...

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MURDERDOLLS Drummer To Tour With ANTIPRODUCT

Ben Graves of MURDERDOLLS and DOPE fame will be joining ANTIPRODUCT on the road in Europe this month as both the support and headline band, attempting to play 20 sets in 10 days! "That's right, two sets a night for our boys and girls as they explode all over Europe, first as ANTIPRODUCT and then ...

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SLIPKNOT Drummer: 'There Will Be Another Record'

SLIPKNOT members Joey Jordison and Shawn Crahan spoke to Kyle Munson of The Des Moines Register about winning their first Grammy Award for "Best Metal Performance" at this past week's event in Los Angeles. Crahan, who shed tears while accepting the award, said, "It was like I was being sucked down a...

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LUNARMILE Record Demo At TONY IOMMI's Studio

Garry Sharpe-Young of Rockdetector.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Tom Williams of LUNARMILE (Photo#1, Photo#2, Photo#3),the British band featuring frontwoman Toni-Marie (daughter of BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi) and bassist bassist Alex Hill (son of JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ia...

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MOTÖRHEAD, TWISTED SISTER, JUDAS PRIEST Members On OZZY Tribute CD: Audio Samples Available

MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy Kilmister, TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider, ex-JUDAS PRIEST/current ICED EARTH frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens and legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen are among the metal icons appearing on "Flying High Again: The World's Greatest Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne", due on Marc...

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RUSH Guitarist, VOIVOD Drummer To Guest On JOHN KASTNER's Solo Debut

RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson and VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin are among the impressive cast of musicians contributing to the solo debut from John Kastner (ASEXUALS, DOUGHBOYS, ALL SYSTEMS GO!),entitled "Have You Seen Lucky". The album, scheduled to be released in late spring, boasts additio...

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MYSTIC CIRCLE: New Song Posted Online

A brand new MYSTIC CIRCLE track, entitled "The Bloody Path of God", has ben posted online at www.myspace.com/mysticcircle. "The Bloody Path of God" is the title track of the German "dark Satanic metal" band's seventh full-length album, due on February 20, via Dockyard 1, the new company formed by Di...

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DRAGONFORCE, ONSLAUGHT, BONFIRE Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

DRAGONFORCE, ONSLAUGHT, BONFIRE, NASTY IDOLS, NEIL TURBIN'S DEATHRIDERS and HOUSE OF SHAKIRA have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ANVIL BL...