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Open Fire

Virginia's ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY just keeps rolling along, cranking out album and album of southern fried hard rock and metal boogie, no matter who happens to be holding down the vocalist spot. The band's fifth album, 2005's "Fulton Hill", was the first for vocalist Johnny Weils who replaced Johnny T...

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The Dead Live by Love

It seems that Scotland's MENDEED have been making quite a buzz with their melody-laced Swedish-inflected thrash and semi-metalcore. As I have not heard 2006's "The War Will Last Forever", I cannot determine whether the hype is justified, based on that album alone. Instead, the focus will be on the s...

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The Resurrection of Whiskey Foote

Stoner rock isn't exactly known for its innovative streak — many of its most beloved practitioners are content to fire off the same turbo-charged riffs and yowl like wigged-out surfers about the usual velvet-poster topics. All well and good, but that just makes it all the odder when one of the genre...

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Cycle Repeats

Average, harmless metalcore from Japan is what we find on LOST EDEN's debut, "Cycle Repeats". Though their country of origin might add a bullet point to their marketing plan, the fact is that this music could come from anywhere in the west right now. If you've heard AS I LAY DYING, TRIVIUM, SOILWORK...

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THE ACCUSED To Team Up With DAYGLO ABORTIONS For European Tour

THE ACCUSED will team up with DAYGLO ABORTIONS for a three-week European tour in May/June. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. THE ACCUSED recently posted two songs from their latest studio session — "Fuck Sorry" and "Scotty Came Back" — at their official web site, www.splatterrock.com. T...

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Former COLD Frontman Signs With ROSS ROBINSON's I AM: WOLFPACK

Former COLD frontman Scooter Ward has inked a deal with I Am: Wolfpack Records for his WHEN NOVEMBER FALLS project. The group's debut album, tentatively titled "The Series of Emotion", is due later in the year. Commented Ward: "I have chosen to sign with super producer Ross Robinson's [KORN, LIMP BI...

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FALL OF SERENITY Begins Writing New Material

German melodic death/thrash metal outfit FALL OF SERENITY has entered the rehearsal room begin writing material for its next album. Seven songs have already been completed and songwriting is "coming up well and pretty interesting," according to a press release. Commented singer John Gahlert: "After...

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FIREHOUSE, Ex-RATT Singers Added To SCRAP METAL Project

FIREHOUSE's CJ Snare and former RATT frontman Stephen Pearcy have signed on to appear with SCRAP METAL, the project featuring Gunnar and Matthew Nelson (NELSON),Mark Slaughter (SLAUGHTER),Kelly Keagy (NIGHT RANGER) and Eric Martin (MR. BIG). The group has lined up the following appearances during...

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W.A.S.P.: 'Dominator' Release Date, Revised Track Listing Revealed

W.A.S.P. will release its new studio CD, "Dominator", in the U.K. on April 16, Scandinavia on April 20, and the rest of mainland Europe on April 27 via Demolition Records. The CD will arrive in South America and Russia in early May. "Dominator" (view cover here) track listing: 01. Mercy 02. Long, Lo...

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SHADOWS FALL Frontman: 'We Just Wanted To Write A Full-On Metal Record'

"We just wanted to write a full-on metal record," says Brian Fair, lead singer of SHADOWS FALL. "We were like, 'I don't care what's going on, nowadays — let's write some fucking metal!' I mean, that's always been our attitude, but this time we went even further into our rock and thrash roots." "Thre...

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TESTAMENT, KREATOR, ROTTING CHRIST Confirmed For Finland's JALOMETALLI Festival

TESTAMENT, KREATOR, ROTTING CHRIST and GRAVE have been confirmed for the Jalometalli festival, set to take place August 17-18 at Club Teatria in Oulu, Finland. The festival billing is shaping upas follows (in alphabetical order): ALTARIA AMORAL BURNING POINT DOMINATION BLACK ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW...

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EVIDENCE ONE Films 'The Sky Is The Limit' Video

German melodic metallers EVIDENCE ONE filmed a video for the song "The Sky is the Limit" at the Rockfabrik Nuremberg with Maurice Swinkels (lead singer of Dutch metal band LEGION OF THE DAMNED) of Holland's Lowlife Media (MASTERPLAN, PRIMAL FEAR, EXODUS). The clip will be featured on the limited-edi...

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ALICE IN CHAINS, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, SHADOWS FALL Featured On BURNOUT DOMINATOR Soundtrack

ALICE IN CHAINS ("Would?" ),TRIVIUM ("Anthem [We Are The Fire]"),KILLSWITCH ENGAGE ("My Curse"),SHADOWS FALL ("Burning The Lives") and ARMY OF ANYONE ("It Doesn't Seem To Matter") are among the artists featured on the soundtrack to the upcoming racing game Burnout Dominator, due out on March 6 fo...

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SAMMY HAGAR Ad-Libs To Start Auto Race

Launch Radio Networks reports: Sammy Hagar went off-script as he started a NASCAR race on Saturday (February 24). Hagar was at the California Speedway in his hometown of Fontana, where he served as Grand Marshal for the Stater Brothers 300 race, which is part of the NASCAR Busch Series. All he had t...

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SAMAEL Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

Swiss metal experimentalists SAMAEL have inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The group's eighth album, "Solar Soul", is scheduled for release on June 15. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Solar Soul", "Promised Land", "Slavocracy", "Western Ground" and "On the Rise". Commented vocalis...