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THE ALIEN BLAKK Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

THE ALIEN BLAKK, the band led by guitarist/producer Joshua Craig, is currenty laying down bass and guitar tracks for the bonus material for the group's already lengthy sophomore album. The recording sessions for the CD have been going on since March and the effort is said to be almost near completio...

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Film Adaptation Of 'Rock Of Ages' Musical Coming Soon

Michael Fleming of Variety.com reports that New Line has won an auction for screen rights to "Rock of Ages", a stage musical that does with '80s rock anthems what "Mamma Mia!" did with ABBA tunes. Chris D'Arienzo, who wrote the book for the Off Broadway tuner, will write the screenplay and direct th...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Members Are 'Angels For Animals'

The brainchild of Benjamin Weinman, the creative force behind the critically acclaimed music group THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, Garmutt pet clothing is as credible as it gets. An influential rocker, Weinman has taken some of the imagery associated with the genre his band inhabits and made some amazing...

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AEROSMITH’s STEVEN TYLER Renames Motorcycle Line

According to Luxvelocity.com, AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler announced a name change for for his motorcycle line at the New England International Auto Show press conference on Wednesday (December 3). The new name will be Dirico Motorcycles, named after the companies lead engineer and Tyler's brothe...

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ANIMOSITY: Baltimore Footage Posted Online

Metal Injection contributor Metal Nick has posted video footage of the Bay Area death metal/hardcore act ANIMOSITY performing live on December 3, 2008 at the Ottobar in Baltimore, Maryland. Watch the clips below: ANIMOSITY's "Toothgrinder" video received its "Headbanger's Ball" premiere in April 200...

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AEROSMITH Frontman's Motorcycles At New England International Auto Show; Video Available

From December 3 through December 8, AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler's Red Wing Motorcycles are on display at the New England International Auto Show at the Boston Convention Center in South Boston. Eight bikes will be in the display. Check out a video report from Boston.com below. Tyler launched Red...

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MASTODON Drummer Talks About Upcoming Album

Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with drummer Brann Dailor of Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: What's it like playing as a trio? Did you have to work everything out and rearrange stuff? Brann Dailor: Not really. We pl...

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ATHEIST Frontman Seeking Fan Feedback

Vocalist Kelly Shaefer of the reactivated seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST has issued the following update: "Since our return to the scene in 2006, so many from all over the world have written such great notes of inspiration to us through replies to blogs, or through emails, but I would like...

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STORMENTAL: 'Full Pack 2008 (Version 1.0)' USB Stick Drive Released

Brazilian metal band STORMENTAL is celebrating two years of hard work since its self-titled debut album came out by releasing a really special item. It's a customized four-gigabyte STORMENTAL USB stick drive. Baptized "Full Pack 2008 (Version 1.0)", it holds the group's complete material (audio and...

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Metal For Tots: Local Musicians To Donate To Those Less Fortunate

Four metal bands are partnering with Dingbatz nightclub to help needy children in New Jersey have a happy holiday this year by hosting a toy drive later this month. The toy drive will be part of a show on Friday, December 19 that features metal bands BLED FOR GLORY, PAINFUL URINATION, WILL KILLMORE...

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TYGERS OF PAN TANG: Upcoming Festival Appearances To Focus On 'Wildcat', 'Spellbound' Material

NWOBHM legends TYGERS OF PAN TANG have issued the following update: "We are delighted to announce confirmation that the TYGERS will be playing at two of Europe's best underground festivals: Heavy Metal Maniacs in Hoorn, Holland on October 24, 2009 and Keep it True in Konigshofen, Germany in April 20...

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HEAVEN AND HELL, MANOWAR, STRATOVARIUS, SACRED REICH Confirmed For France's HELLFEST

HEAVEN AND HELL, MANOWAR, SACRED REICH, STRATOVARIUS, ANTHRAX, GOD FORBID and GORGOROTH are among the confirmed bands for next year's Hellfest, set to take place June 19-21, 2009 in Clisson, France. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ALL SHALL PERISH AMON AMARTH ANTHRAX AURA NOIR BACKYAR...

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SCOTT WEILAND: 'I Still Drink'

TMZ.com reports that STONE TEMPLE PILOTS/ex-VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland finally admitted to what everyone who watched the American Music Awards this past Sunday (see video below) already knew — that he still hits the bottle ... hard. On his way to Vegas, the man who's been in and out of dru...

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GUNS N' ROSES' Original A&R Man Kicked Out Of 'Chinese Democracy' Listening Party

Tom Zutaut, the man who signed GUNS N' ROSES to Geffen Records back in the mis-'80s, was unceremoniously booted out of the "Chinese Democracy" listening party, held at the Roxy Theater in West Hollywood, California last Tuesday (November 18). Tom tells Classic Rock magazine, "Yeah, sadly it is true...

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Chinese Democracy

After 17 years, six producers, enough musicians to start four new bands, an army of assistants, a bailout-sized budget and who knows how much actual recording time and hard drive space, "Chinese Democracy" has finally arrived. And of course the question is: what is worth it? Was it worth the wait, t...