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THE ACCUSED Announces R.A.I.N.N. Benefit Gig, Record-Release Show
Seattle's reigning kings of "splatter rock" THE ACCUSED will play an impromptu, friends-and-family-style midnight live set of material at fave watering hole The Bit Saloon, located in northwest Seattle's historic Ballard neighborhood, on Sunday July 12. For this sneak-peek live set, THE ACCUSED will...July 8, 2009
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SHINEDOWN: Deluxe Editions Of Early Albums Now Available On iTunes
The deluxe editions of SHINEDOWN's first two albums — "Leave a Whisper" (2003) and "Us and Them" (2005) — are now available on iTunes. Commented the band: "We noticed people talking passionately about favorite songs that either had never been released or were released in limited ways. We thought it...July 7, 2009
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SONISPHERE Organizers: We Offered MACHINE HEAD More Money To Stay On Festival Bill
The organizers of the METALLICA-headlined inaugural Sonisphere festival — which is scheduled to take place on August 1-2 at the legendary Knebworth Park, United Kingdom — have issued the following statement regarding MACHINE HEAD's decision to cancel their appearance at the event: "We regretfully co...July 7, 2009
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MACHINE HEAD Pulls Out Of U.K.'s SONISPHERE Festival
San Francisco metallers MACHINE HEAD have released the following statement: "It is with the utmost disappointment that we must announce that MACHINE HEAD will not be playing the Sonisphere date at Knebworth in the U.K. on August 2. "In a turn of events that has left us absolutely baffled, the promot...July 7, 2009
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INFINITUM OBSCURE: 'Seeding Darkness' 2008 Demo Sees Light Of Day
"Seeding Darkness", the 2008 demo tape from Mexican death metallers INFINITUM OBSCURE, has been unleashed through Blood Harvest Records/Zombie Ritual Tapes in a pressing of 200 hand-numbered copies (program repeats on both sides of the cassette tape). "Seeding Darkness" demo 2008 track listing: 01....July 7, 2009
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MIKE PATTON, SERJ TANKIAN, MELVINS Featured In 'Sound Levels' Book
Noted music journalist Phil Freeman has assembled "Sound Levels: Profiles in American Music, 2002-2009", a collection of in-depth profiles of some of the most interesting artists in contemporary rock and jazz. Among these stories, which were originally published in magazines like The Wire, Signal to...July 7, 2009
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FIREHOUSE Guitarist Interviewed On 'Rockin' Metal Revival'
FIREHOUSE guitarist Bill Leverty was interviewed for the latest episode of the "Rockin' Metal Revival". The program is now available for download in three parts at this location. With his guitar work as a member of FIREHOUSE, Leverty set the rock world ablaze with his fiery riffs and solos. But Leve...July 6, 2009
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DESTRUCTION, NEGURA BUNGET Confirmed For U.K.'s DAMNATION FESTIVAL
German thrash titans DESTRUCTION and Romanian black metallers NEGURA BUNGET have been confirmed for U.K.'s Damnation Festival, set to take place Saturday, October 24 at Leeds University Union. They'll be joined by Stoke-On-Trent's sludge veterans CHARGER in creating chaos over three stages. Commente...July 6, 2009
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HALLOWS EVE, RAVAGE, ASKA Confirmed For PATHFINDER METALFEST
HALLOWS EVE, RAVAGE, ASKA and TWISTED TOWER DIRE are among the confirmed bands for the Pathfinder Metalfest, set to take place October 23-24, 2009 at the Local Music Venue (inside Sidelines Sports Grille) in Marietta, Georgia. The festival billing is as folows: Friday, October 23: RAVAGE HALLOWS EVE...July 5, 2009
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SKINLAB Frontman Talks About Upcoming Album
Tony Belcher of Tartarean Desire recently conducted an interview with vocalist/bassist Steev Esquivel of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans SKINLAB. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Tartarean Desire: At one point I recall SKINLAB was reported as finished, done, over.... What cause...July 4, 2009
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NUGENT: 'It's Independence Day, But Only For Those Of Us Who Refuse To Be Eaten By Fedzilla'
Legendary rocker Ted Nugent has penned the following "Fourth Of July" essay: "As the stunned and defeated British army marched out of Yorktown, their band appropriately played the song 'A World Turned Upside Down'. "Our forefathers pledged their lives and fortunes to fight and defeat the world's mig...July 4, 2009
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SKINLAB: New Song Posted Online
Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB have posted a brand new track, "Amphetamine Gods", on their MySpace page. The song comes off the band's forthcoming album, "The Scars Between Us", which is tentatively due before the end of the year via Stand And Deliver Records. The group says, "[The...July 3, 2009
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SEPULTURA: Kosice Show Canceled
Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTURA have issued the following update: "Unfortunately, the promoter canceled our show in Kosice (Slovakia) on July 2, stating that he was unable to pay us. We were very sorry to hear this as we were looking forward to play for you guys. The fans who bought tickets f...July 3, 2009
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LEATHERWOLF: New Video Interview Available
Robert Williams of Metal-Rules.com conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Michael Olivieri and guitarist Carey Howe of the Southern California metal band LEATHERWOLF prior to the group's June 19 performance at the Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana, California. Watch the chat below. LEATHERWOLF rec...July 3, 2009
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THE DEFILED Arrested In Germany
London metallers THE DEFILED are currently on the road with STATIC-X in Europe, where they had a little trouble with the law in Germany, resulting in two members being arrested and the band having to lay out a small fortune in fines. Commented bassist Drex Exel: "Within two hours of arriving in Germ...July 2, 2009
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