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SKINLAB Begins Recording New Album

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB have entered Trident studios in Pacheco, California with producer Juan Urteaga to begin recording their new album. According to bassist/vocalist Steev Esquivel, "Paul [Hopkins, drums] has slammed out seven [songs] so far and will return today to crush...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR Sings BILLY IDOL's 'Rebel Yell' With CAMP FREDDY; Video Available

Mark McGrath (SUGAR RAY),Billy Duffy (THE CULT),Corey Taylor (SLIPKNOT),Steve Stevens (BILLY IDOL),Shaun White (pro snowboarder/skateboarder) and Billy Gibbons (ZZ TOP) joined CAMP FREDDY for the band's January 19 performance at the Sundance Film Festival at Harry O's in Park City, Utah. CAMP FR...

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ALICE COOPER: NAMM Performance Footage Posted Online

ALICE COOPER performed a special set on January 17, 2009 at the Hilton Hotel in Anaheim, California during this past weekend's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which was held at the Anaheim Convention Center. Fan-filmed video footage of two songs can be viewed below. ALICE COOPER...

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DRAGONFORCE Announces Far East Leg Of 'Ultra Beatdown' World Tour

After crashing into the Top 20 national album charts in Singapore and Taiwan with the new album "Ultra Beatdown", British extreme epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE have announced their second tour of the Far East for early April 2009. DRAGONFORCE's spectacular rise in the Far East countries following...

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TOMMY BOLIN Book Author To Guest On 'Electric Ballroom'

Tune in to the "Electric Ballroom" radio show with hosts Aimee Kristi and Keith Roth on WRAT on Sunday, February 1 at 10:00 p.m. Eastern for an interview with Greg Prato, author of the new book "Touched by Magic: The Tommy Bolin Story" — which is said to be the first book to focus entirely ...

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OVER THE RAINBOW Schedules Japanese Dates

OVER THE RAINBOW — the new band featuring former RAINBOW musicians Joe Lynn Turner, Tony Carey, Bobby Rondinelli and Greg Smith alongside the son of the iconic RAINBOW founder/guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, Jürgen Blackmore — will play three shows in Japan this spring. The dates are as follows: Apr. 2...

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IMPELLITTERI: 'Wicked Maiden' European Release Date Announced

IMPELLITTERI's long-awaited new album, "Wicked Maiden", will be released in Europe on April 24 via Metal Heaven Records. The CD's title track is available for streaming on the band's official MySpace page. Due in Japan on January 21, 2009 via Victor Entertainment, "Wicked Maiden", which reunites mai...

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HELIX: 'No Rest For The Wicked'-Era Lineup To Reunite For Recording Session

The "No Rest For The Wicked"-era (1983) lineup of the Canadian hard rock band HELIX will reunite for a one-off recording session where they will be laying down a cover version of AC/DC's "It's a Long Way To The Top If You Wanna Rock And Roll". According to singer Brian Vollmer, "everyone will be the...

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IRON MAIDEN's MCBRAIN Interviewed At 'Drum-Off' Grand Finals; Video Available

Possum of Altitude conducted a backstage interview with IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain on Saturday, January 10, 2009 at Guitar Center's Drum-Off grand finals in California. Watch the five-minute chat below. McBrain was inducted into Guitar Center's "Drum-Legends" Hall of Fame at the event, which...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: I Love The Way 'Death Magnetic' Sounds

Greg Kot of ChicagoTribune.com recently conducted an interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ChicagoTribune.com: "Death Magnetic" was portrayed as a conscious return to the style of your '80s albums. Do you agree? Ulrich: It didn't start that wa...

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OZZY OSBOURNE To Perform With CAMP FREDDY At SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL?

According to David Burger of The Salt Lake Tribune, there is an "80 percent chance" that Ozzy Osbourne will join CAMP FREDDY for the band's January 19 performance at the Sundance Film Festival at Harry O's in Park City, Utah. Other scheduled guests include Mark McGrath (SUGAR RAY) and Billy Gibbons...

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THE AGONIST: New Album Artwork Revealed

Metalfan.nl has uploaded the cover artwork (see below) of "Lullabies For A Dormant Mind", the second album from the Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based female-fronted band THE AGONIST. Due in Europe on February 23 and in North America on March 10 through Century Media Records, the CD will feature the fol...

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IRON MAIDEN's MCBRAIN Inducted Into 'Drum-Legends' Hall Of Fame; Video Available

IRON MAIDEN's Nicko McBrain was inducted into Guitar Center's "Drum-Legends" Hall of Fame on Saturday, January 10, 2009 at Guitar Center's Drum-Off grand finals in Los Angeles. McBrain also performed the MAIDEN classics "The Trooper" and "Hallowed Be Thy Name" at the event, which was held at the his...

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Former KORN Guitarist Holding Open Auditions For Bandmembers

The Arizona Review reports that former KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch has seemingly reconsidered holding closed-only band auditions; opting instead to allow anyone with talent the chance to audition for a spot in his band. For more information, go to www.brianheadwelchband.com. Welch's solo album...

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SPIRALARMS Parts Ways With Drummer CHRIS KONTOS, Announces Replacement

SPIRALARMS, the San Francisco Bay Area-based band featuring Craig Locicero (FORBIDDEN, ex-MANMADEGOD) on guitar, Tim Narducci (ex-SYSTEMATIC) on vocals, Chris "Cornbread" Lombardo on bass and Brad Barth on keyboards, has parted ways with drummer Chris Kontos (ex-MACHINE HEAD, TESTAMENT). According t...