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DAVID SHANKLE GROUP Parts Ways With Singer, Announces Replacement

DAVID SHANKLE GROUP (DSG),the band led by former MANOWAR guitarist David Shankle, has parted ways with vocalist Kyle Michaels (MASI, RAVAGE, GEEZER BUTLER) and has replaced him with Warren Halvarson. According to a press release, Warren is "one the foremost singers in the Chicago metal scene and ha...

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EXODUS Frontman's GENERATION KILL: Another Demo Track Posted Online

GENERATION KILL, the new crossover metal outfit featuring EXODUS frontman Rob Dukes, has uploaded another demo track, entitled "Slow Burn", to the band's MySpace page. The group is currently in the studio working on more material and is expected to start scheduling shows for March/April 2010, follow...

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MISERY INDEX: New Album Track Listing Revealed

Baltimore, Maryland's MISERY INDEX will enter Wright Way Studios (DYING FETUS, SLIPKNOT, MOS DEF) this Saturday (January 2) with engineer Steve Wright to begin recording its new album, tentatively titled "Heirs To Thievery", for a May 2010 release via Relapse Records. According to the band, "all day...

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PAPA ROACH, BUCKCHERRY, SHADOWS FALL Members Comment On THE REV's Passing

Members of PAPA ROACH, BUCKCHERRY and SHADOWS FALL have commented on the passing of AVENGED SEVENFOLD drummer James "The Rev" Sullivan. PAPA ROACH (via Twitter): "This is a sad day for rock and roll. RIP, Jimmy 'Rev' Sullivan. You will be greatly missed, my friend." BUCKCHERRY (via Twitter): "The Re...

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WHITECHAPEL: Footage From Pre-Production Sessions Posted Online

Knoxville, Tennessee death metallers WHITECHAPEL have entered Audiohammer studios in Sanford, Florida with acclaimed producer Jason Suecof (TRIVIUM, ALL THAT REMAINS, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, CHIMAIRA, DEVILDRIVER) to begin recording their third album for a late spring/early summer release via Metal...

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The Spider Queen

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. "The Spider Queen" from Austin's IGNITOR is to my ears the most disappointing release of 2009. I was one of many that heaped massive amounts of praise on 2007's "Road of Bones", a very well-written, catchy, and rip-roaring heavy metal album that ended up as one of my...

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SOUTHERN FRONT: Three Songs From Forthcoming Debut Album Posted Online

SOUTHERN FRONT, the new Austin, Texas-based band featuring original MOTOGRATER vocalist Zak Ward, has posted three songs from its forthcoming album on the group's MySpace page. Check out the tracks "See Sharp", "Opposition" and "Refugee" at this location. SOUTHERN FRONT's debut album, "Join Or Die",...

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LUNA MORTIS Dropped By CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS

Southern Wisconsin quintet LUNA MORTIS has been dropped by Century Media Records, the label that released the band's debut album, "The Absence". The CD, which came out in in February 2009, was tracked at Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida with producer Jason Suecof (ALL THAT REMAINS, TRIVIUM)....

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HALFORD, SLASH And BONHAM At 'Mark And Brian Christmas Show'; Soundcheck Video Available

Video footage of the all-star band consisting of Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST),Slash (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER),Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN) and Steve Lukather (TOTO) soundchecking before their December 16, 2009 performance at the 95.5 KLOS Mark And Brian Christmas Show at the Nokia Theatre in L...

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HALFORD Performs With SLASH And BONHAM At 'Mark And Brian Christmas Show'; Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST) performing the PRIEST classic "Living After Midnight" with an all-star band consisting of Slash (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER),Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN) and Steve Lukather (TOTO) on December 16, 2009 at the 95.5 KLOS Mark And Brian Christmas S...

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MISERY INDEX Prepares To Enter Studio

Baltimore, Maryland's MISERY INDEX will enter Wright Way Studios (DYING FETUS, SLIPKNOT, MOS DEF) with engineer Steve Wright to begin recording its new album, tentatively titled "Heirs To Thievery", for a May 2010 release via Relapse Records. Songtitles set to appear on the follow-up to 2008's "Trai...

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JASON BONHAM, STEVE JONES, CHRIS WYSE To Perform As DUCATI ALL-STARS

DUCATI ALL-STARS, a group of talented musicians and Ducati enthusiasts, will "hammer out 30 years of rock" at the legendary Roxy Theatre on Sunset Boulevard (9009 West Sunset Blvd.) in West Hollywood, California on Saturday, January 2, 2010. The band, which will be headed up by Billy Morrison of CAM...

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HOLLOW BRANCHES: New EP Available For Free Download

HOLLOW BRANCHES, one of the many projects in which Jason Walton (AGALLOCH, SELF SPILLER),Robert Hunter (CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE LIGHT) and Marius Sjøli (FORMLOFF) are involved, has just released its new EP. Thematically inspired by dreams, insomnia, nostalgia and morning, "Anchored in Sleep" finds...

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SLASH, JASON BONHAM, ROB HALFORD: Footage From 'Christmas Show' Performance To Be Posted Online

Slash (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER),Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST) and Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN) performed at the 95.5 KLOS Mark And Brian Christmas Show this past Wednesday (December 16) at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Joining them on stage were Steve Lukather (TOTO) and Keith Em...

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STEVE VAI, JASON BONHAM Jam With CAMP FREDDY In Hollywood

Steve Vai, Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN) and members of CYPRESS HILL joined CAMP FREDDY on stage this past Friday night (December 11) at The Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, California to perform the GUNS N' ROSES classic "Paradise City". Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be viewed below....