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LAYNE STALEY Book To Be Made Into A Movie?

According to a press release from ARTS Publications, Argentinean journalist/author Adriana Rubio has been contacted by writer/director Eric Moyer from Philadelphia about turning her biography of late ALICE IN CHAINS frontman Layne Staley, titled "Layne Staley: Get Born Again", into a movie. Layne St...

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TESTAMENT: Australian Tour Dates Announced

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT will embark on a short tour of Australia in February 2007. Confirmed dates are as follows: Feb. 08 - Sydney, AUS @ the Manning bar Feb. 09 - Canberra, AUS @ the ANU bar Feb. 10 - Brisbane, AUS @ the Waterloo Hotel Feb. 11 - Melbourne, AUS ...

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BRUCE KULICK Completes Work On ESP 'Live In Japan' CD

Former KISS and current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Bruce Kulick has posted the following message on his official web site: "Finally finished the mixing and mastering of the ESP 'Live in Japan' CD (featuring the lineup of Kulick on guitar, Eric Singer [KISS, ALICE COOPER] on drums, John Corabi [MÖ...

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The Book of Mourning

If spit, sweat and goatees alone could guarantee a band's success, Pittsburgh bruisers BUILT UPON FRUSTRATION would be the biggest band in the country. As it is, they're storming around their hometown's working-class hardcore scene, tearing shit up with a angry, metallic attack that satisfies with i...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Drummer Explains European Tour Cancellation

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported yesterday, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM has now officially cancelled its previously announced European tour which was set to take place in November. Here is the statement from drummer Craig Nielsen: "Just checking in to explain the European tour cancellation, as the agents w...

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PROJECT: FAILING FLESH Parts Ways With KARMAGEDDON MEDIA

PROJECT: FAILING FLESH, the group featuring former VOIVOD/current E-FORCE bassist/vocalist Eric Forrest, Kevin 131 (GARDEN OF SHADOWS, TWISTED TOWER DIRE, BRAVE, WHILE HEAVEN WEPT) and Tim Gutierrez (instruments),has announced its split with Holland's Karmageddon Media. Commented Kevin 131: "As muc...

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GREAT WHITE: Questions In Nightclub Fire Remain Unanswered

Eric Tucker of The Associated Press reports: The trials of Jeffrey and Michael Derderian would have spanned months and involved mounds of exhibits, hundreds of witnesses and graphic testimony about the fire at The Station nightclub that killed 100 people more than three years ago. But the decision b...

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Ex-FORBIDDEN Guitarist Offers Update On SPIRALARMS Project

Guitarist Craig Locicero (ex-FORBIDDEN) of SPIRALARMS — the San Francisco Bay Area band also featuring Tim Narducci (ex-SYSTEMATIC) on guitar/vocals, Chris Kontos (ex-MACHINE HEAD, TESTAMENT) on drums, Chris Lombardo on bass and Brad Barth on keyboards — has posted the following message on the group...

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THE ESOTERIC Unveils Artwork For 'Subverter', Announces Fall Touring Plans

Critically-acclaimed Lawrence, Kansas-based innovators THE ESOTERIC have unveiled artwork for their forthcoming album, "Subverter", at this location. Produced and engineered by Paul Malinowski (SHINER, OPEN HAND) along with guitarist Eric Graves, the genre-defying album is the band's sophomore effor...

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PAUL GILBERT Talks About MR. BIG And His Early Influences

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with former RACER X/ex-MR. BIG guitarist Paul Gilbert. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: Is there any chance of RACER X releasing any new material? Paul: "With RACER X, whenever we have time, we try to put a record together. And th...

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CRASHDIET: 'We Have Been Working Daily To Get Our Sh*t Back On Track Again'

The surviving members of the Swedish band CRASHDIET — whose frontman, David Hellman (a.k.a. Dave Lepard) passed away in January — have posted the following message on their official web site: "First of all, we want to apologize for our lack of reporting what's happening in the band. I'm afraid we ha...

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JOE SATRIANI To Guest On INDIE 103.1 FM's 'Chaos' Tonight

Legendary guitarist Joe Satriani will be the special guest tonight (Wednesday, September 20) on Indie 103.1 FM's "Chaos" metal show with host Full Metal Jackie. Joe will be calling in talk about a benefit concert he and Steve Vai are organizing for friend and music industry veteran Cliff Cultreri on...

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TROUBLE: Release Date Set For 'Psalm 9' And 'The Skull' Reissues

Escapi Music has set an October 24 release date for the reissues of the TROUBLE albums "Psalm 9" (1984) and "The Skull" (1985). The re-releases are expected to include vintage footage on bonus DVDs "that nobody has seen or heard before," the details of which have not yet been revealed. TROUBLE's lon...

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WEDNESDAY 13 Talks About Split With ROADRUNNER, New CD

Chad Bowar of HeavyMetal.About.com recently conducted an interview with former MURDERDOLLS frontman Wednesday 13. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: HeavyMetal.About.com: For your new CD, "Fang Bang", I understand you had a bunch of songs written and then just scrapped them and started over....

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CELLBOUND Completes Work On Debut EP: Audio Available

Akron/Cleveland, Ohio-based metal act CELLBOUND has posted several tracks from its upcoming EP, "Nothing to Die For", on its MySpace page. Formed in February of 2006, CELLBOUND consists of Jozey on guitar, Dave Borowske (ex-DOWNTROD and currently in GADFLY) on guitar, Eric "Zitch" Mitchell (ex-LIQUI...