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W.A.S.P.: More 'The Crimson Covers' Tribute Album Details Revealed

Hamburg, Germany-based record label Remedy Records is putting together a W.A.S.P. tribute album, entitled "W.A.S.P. Tribute - The Crimson Covers". The collection will be released early 2010 as a limited-edition two-CD set for the price of a normal CD. It will be mastered by Marius Costache, who has...

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W.A.S.P. To Tour U.S. In February

W.A.S.P. will hit the road in the U.S. in February 2010. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. W.A.S.P.'s new album, "Babylon", entered the U.K. "Rock Albums" chart at position No. 15. The CD was released on October 12 through Global Music (via Demolition Records). "Babylon" is themed aroun...

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CANCER BATS: Performance Footage Of New Song Available

Video footage of Toronto, Canada's hardcore/metal band CANCER BATS performing a new song called "Darkness" on October 25, 2009 at Olympia Theatre in Dublin, Ireland can be viewed below. CANCER BATS has set "Bears, Mayors, Scraps And Bones" as the title of its new album, tentatively due in early 2010...

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W.A.S.P.'s BLACKIE LAWLESS: I Will Never Play 'Animal (F**k Like A Beast)' Again

Norway's FVN.no conducted an interview we did with W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless before the band's October 29, 2009 performance in Kristiansand. Blackie talks about his faith, why he doesnt "do the blood" anymore and why he will never perform the song "Animal (Fuck Like A Beast)" again. Watch the...

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WE ARE THE FALLEN Signs With UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC RECORDS

WE ARE THE FALLEN — the new band featuring original EVANESCENCE members Ben Moody (guitar) and John LeCompt (guitar) and Rocky Gray (drums) along with "American Idol" powerhouse vocalist Carly Smithson — has inked a deal with Universal Republic Records, it was announced yesterday by the label's pres...

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JETBOY Guitarist Interviewed On 'The Sleazy Rock N' Roll Show'; Audio Available

On the latest episode of "The Sleazy Rock N' Roll Show" podcast, JETBOY guitarist and founder Billy Rowe talks about the early days of the band, the new material from JETBOY and offers a few stories about the likes of Lemmy, Slash, Stiv Bators and Sam Yaffa. The podcast can be streamed using the aud...

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ANVIL, DORO, DEVILDRIVER, WHITESNAKE Members Featured On New Christmas EP

Although the weather's starting to get chilly, Eagle Rock Entertainment is positively blazing with Christmas spirit! To kick off the holiday season, a special digital-only holiday four-song EP will be released on November 24 [MSRP $3.99]. This EP, available via all North American digital service pro...

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W.A.S.P.: New Performance Footage From Finland, Germany Available

A couple of fan-filmed video clips from W.A.S.P.'s current European tour can be viewed below. "Babylon", the new album from W.A.S.P., entered the U.K. "Rock Albums" chart at position No. 15. "Babylon" was released on October 12 through Global Music (via Demolition Records). The CD is themed around b...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Bassist Schedules NYC In-Store Performance

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY/CYCLE OF PAIN bassist John "J.D." DeServio will take part in an in-store performance at Sam Ash Guitars in New York City on November 5 at 6:00 p.m. For more information, see the poster below. "14 Devils", the new video from CYCLE OF PAIN, can be viewed below. The clip includes fo...

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W.A.S.P.: 'Babylon' Lands On U.K. 'Rock Albums' Chart

"Babylon", the new album from W.A.S.P., has entered the U.K. "Rock Albums" chart at position No. 15. "Babylon" was released on October 12 through Global Music (via Demolition Records). The CD is themed around biblical visions of "The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse," and is described in a press rele...

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NIGHTWISH Singer Continuing Work On Material For Solo Album

NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon is currently in Stockholm, Sweden creating songs for her upcoming solo album with Swedish producers Stefan Örn and Johan Glössner. She writes on her official blog, "Today we just did some first recordings on two more songs and its just so we can go home and listen and m...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS: 'Gish'-Era Instruments Being Auctioned For Charity

THE BACKWARDS CLOCK SOCIETY — featuring Billy Corgan of the SMASHING PUMPKINS, Kerry Brown of ANCIENT CHINESE SECRETS and Mark Tulin of the ELECTRIC PRUNES — will headline a benefit concert Sunday, November 8 at the Echoplex in Los Angeles to raise money for Laura Masura. The former head of the SMAS...

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EVANESCENCE To Play 'Secret' Show In New York City

EVANESCENCE will play a "secret" show at the 1,000-capacity Grand Ballroom in New York City on November 4. Support at the gig will come from CIVIL TWILIGHT. Tickets will be available for pre-sale through EvClub (EVANESCENCE's official fan club) starting today (Wednesday, October 21) at noon EDT unti...

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FAITH NO MORE 'Actively Planning U.S. Dates'

According to a Twitter message posted by FAITH NO MORE bassist Billy Gould, the band is "now actively planning U.S. dates." More information will be made available soon. FAITH NO MORE kicked off its reunion tour on June 10 with a headlining performance at the Brixton Academy in London, England. Orig...

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WARRIOR SOUL 'Cancelling All Activities This Year'

Guitarist Rille Lundell of WARRIOR SOUL has issued the following update: "WARRIOR SOUL is cancelling all activities this year due to some major changes of plans that involve the European release of [the band's new CD] 'Destroy The War Machine' — an updated and better version of the album with added...