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TYR: 'Ragnarok' Track Listing Revealed; Audio Sample Available

Faroe Islands metallers TYR will release their third album, "Ragnarok", in Europe on September 25 via Napalm Records (October 10 in the U.S.). The follow-up to 2003's "Eric the Red" was recorded at Hansen studios in Ribe, Denmark and contains "more of the same, only better," according to the band. "...

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UNGODLY To Open For SLAYER In Brazil

Brazilian death/black metallers UNGODLY have been confirmed as the opening act for SLAYER in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro on Sep. 1-2 and Sep. 6, respectively. UNGODLY was added to the bill as the replacement for Canada's THINE EYES BLEED (featuring bassist Johnny Araya; brother of SLAYER's Tom Aray...

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VELVET REVOLVER, DEFTONES, ALICE IN CHAINS Members Featured On BEATLES Compilation

On October 24, 2006, Restless Records will release "Butchering The Beatles" — featuring the biggest, the baddest, the heaviest all-star line-up ever assembled to honor what is arguably the greatest band ever — THE BEATLES. All-in-all, over 50 internationally known recording artists bring their uniqu...

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G3: South American Tour Dates Announced

John Petrucci (DREAM THEATER),Joe Satriani, and Eric Johnson will team up for the G3 South American tour, set to take place in October. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 16 - Teatro Metropolitan - Mexico City, MEX Oct. 21 - Velodrome - Santiago, CHL Oct. 23 - Luna Park - Buenos Aires, ARG Oct. ....

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ANGER AS ART Gutarist Issues Update

ANGER AS ART guitarist William Rustrum (also of HANGAR 18 and RAVEN MAD) has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "We performed a couple of shows in San Francisco. The first night was at the infamous Pound. The response was fantastic, and it was great to meet the guys in POT...

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STUCK MOJO Guitarist: 'There's Music That's 'The Sh*t' And There's Just Plain Old Sh*t'

STUCK MOJO guitarist and main songwriter Rich Ward was recently asked by a fan on the band's official forum if MOJO will ever write a "really heavy" record again. "I have no idea," Ward responded. "When I started writing the new MOJO record ['Southern Born Killers'], my goal was to write a really he...

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IRON FIRE To Record New Album In September

Vocalist Martin Steene of the Danish power metallers IRON FIRE (also in FORCE OF EVIL) has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "The time has come for the recording of a new IRON FIRE album. We are starting on the first of September and will be mixing in late December. The ....

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JASON NEWSTED: 'VOIVOD Are One Of The Most Underrated And Unrecognized Outfits In Metal'

Justin Donnelly of Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with VOIVOD/ex-METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On how VOIVOD's new album, "Katorz", has been received by critics and fans: "The reviews are something I definitely care about man...

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Former BLUE MURDER Bassist TONY FRANKLIN Featured On New MARCO FERRIGNO CD

Three years have passed since Marco Ferrigno's acclaimed "Promised Land" project with Vitalij Kuprij (ARTENSION, RING OF FIRE). Since then Marco has been working on his masterpiece which is now ready — "Hanging Gardens". The new album show cases the talents of Tony Franklin (BLUE MURDER, THE FIRM) o...

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WINDS: New Album Update

WINDS keyboardist Andy Winter has offered the following update on the recording process for the band's fourth effort: "It has been a nice relaxing summer for all of us in WINDS, but we are now ready to pick up and finally complete this thing we have been working on for so long. The status at ...

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BEYOND FEAR To Team Up With VICIOUS RUMORS For European Tour

BEYOND FEAR, the new band featuring former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens, will team up with VICIOUS RUMORS for a European tour beginning late October. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 31 - Budapest, HUN - Wigwam Nov. 01 - Graz, AUT - Orpheum Nov. 02 - Wien, AUT...

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THE ESOTERIC: New Music Posted Online

Critically-acclaimed sonic trailblazers THE ESOTERIC have posted three new tracks from their highly-anticipated new album, "Subverter", online at their MySpace page. The tracks include the rocking "Destroy, She Said" as well as the titanic "Language Is a Virus / Shipyards of Foreign Cities" and the...

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CINDERELLA Guitarist: 'I Would Love To Do Another Record With The Band'

Scott Cronick of The Press of Atlantic City recently conducted an interview with CINDERELLA guitarist guitarist Jeff LaBar. An excerpt from the chat follows: Q: It's 20 years. Did you ever think it would last this long? Jeff: "No. Actually, I'm a little surprised. But when we set off with CINDERELLA...

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OZZY And SHARON OSBOURNE At NYC's Hard Rock Café: Video Available

ArtisanNews.com has uploaded two short video clips of Ozzy Osbourne and his wife/manager Sharon at the unveiling of the limited-edition signature series T-Shirt for Hard Rock Café in New York City on July 28. Check out the clips: Video#1 (Sharon talking about the Sharon Osbourne Colon Cancer Program...

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JASON NEWSTED: 'VOIVOD Is Always Number One Because That's Just That Way It Is'

Christine Carney of MP3.com recently conducted an interview with VOIVOD members Jason "Jasonic" Newsted, Michel "Away" Langevin and Denis "Snake" Belanger. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: MP3.com: [To Jason] Do you consider this your priority, working with VOIVOD? Jason Newsted: "Well, VO...