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METALLICA's Former Performance Coach: 'They're In Better Shape To Be Successful Creatively'

Peter Rugg of The Pitch magazine's Wayward Blog recently conducted an interview with METALLICA's former performance coach Phil Towle (who was extensively featured in the band's 2004 documentary "Some Kind of Monster"). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Pitch: What's your relations...

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ADRIFT: Ft. Lauderdale Performance Footage Posted Online

Video footage of ADRIFT — the Tampa-based heavy rock band featuring Jack Owen of DEICIDE/CANNIBAL CORPSE fame — performing the song "Back To Square One" on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at the Culture Room in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida can be viewed below. ADRIFT's debut full-length album "Absolution",...

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TED NUGENT Reaches Out To SARAH PALIN

Sarah Palin was the first name on Ted Nugent's list to receive an advance copy of "Ted, White & Blue: The Nugent Manifesto", comprised of 16 chapters on how to fix America. This week, the multi-platinum guitar icon, best-selling author and outspoken activist sent the book — due October 6 via Reg...

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SAMMY HAGAR's 'Cosmic Universal Fashion': Details Revealed

Multi-platinum Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Sammy Hagar will release a new album on Loud & Proud Records on November 18. "Cosmic Universal Fashion" marks the first official release for Loud & Proud, a Roadrunner Records imprint focusing on established artists. The title track and first single...

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DARKSUN: 'Libera Me' Audio Samples Available

Spanish metal band DARKSUN will release its new album, "Libera Me", on September 29 through FC Metal/Avispa Music. The follow-up to "The Dark Side" ("El Lado Oscuro") will once again be made available in separate Spanish and English versions. "Libera Me" track listing: 01. Libera Me 02. Parasiempre...

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THE ALIEN BLAKK's New Album To Be Mixed By GLEN ROBINSON

THE ALIEN BLAKK, the band led by guitarist/producer Joshua Craig, has tapped producer Glen Robinson (VOIVOD, ANNIHILATOR) to mix its sophomore album, tentatively due in early 2009. Commented Craig, "Glen was the only person I wanted to work on the mix of the new disc. The music is so eclectic with a...

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CODE To Continue Working With Original Vocalist KVOHST

British/Norwegian black metal project CODE, featuring bassist/backing vocalist Viper (a.k.a. Vicotnik from DHG),guitarist/songwriter Aort, and drummer Adrian Erlandsson (AT THE GATES, CRADLE OF FILTH),has issued the following update: "It's time to come clean and show our true faces, update and inf...

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METALLICA's HAMMETT: 'Our Goal Is To Always Write Songs That Are Fun For Us To Play'

Darryl Sterdan of the Toronto Sun recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Toronto Sun: So, having a new son or making a new METALLICA album — which is the scarier prospect? Hammett: Actually, during the creation of this album,...

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DREAM THEATER Drummer: 'Death Magnetic' 'Is 'Hands Down The Best METALLICA Album In 20 Years'

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has offered the following opinion of METALLICA's new album, "Death Magnetic": "'Death Magnetic' is HANDS DOWN the best METALLICA album in 20 years. This is the CD I've been waiting for them to make since '…And Justice For All'. And thumbs up to them for doing the f...

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BEYOND POSSESSION: 1985 Demo Available For Download

The 1985 three-song demo cassette by Calgary punk-metal thrash pioneers BEYOND POSSESSION has been made available for download at the Bazillion Points metal demo blog. According to the blog post, "BEYOND POSSESSION from Calgary, Canada, have at least one molecule of a legacy, thanks to a legendary p...

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TED NUGENT To Guest On Tonight's 'Criss Angel: Mindfreak' Episode

Legendary rocker Ted Nugent will appear on the "Criss Angel: Mindfreak" episode entitled "Impenetrable" set to air tonight (Wednesday, September 10) on A&E. A description of the program from Nugent's web site: "Mistakes could often lead to death. Criss attempts to catch an arrow again, only this...

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TED NUGENT's 'Spirit Of The Wild' Underway With Biggest Season To Date

In the great outdoors, rock 'n' roll's foremost hunter and hero Ted Nugent reigns supreme. With his hit Outdoor Channel hunting show "Ted Nugent Spirit of the Wild", Ted has solidified himself as one of the most prominent and revered figures in outdoor culture. Through a combination of woodsman savv...

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Cornerstone of the Macabre

Three albums in and France's PHAZM have the death 'n' roll thing down to a science. Not only that, but they've managed to incorporate a range of rock 'n' roll styles into their dirty, downtuned brand of metal without any of it coming off contrived. The sinister sounds that permeate the music make th...

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State of Insurgency

Based on the gripping Ed Repka cover art, you can probably guess that HEXEN's "State of Insurgency" is another in an ever-growing catalogue of recent old school thrash albums. Hell, even the record label is called Old School Metal. The good news is that the Los Angeles act is one of the better ones...

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JOE STUMP: New Solo Album Title Announced

REIGN OF TERROR/HOLYHELL guitarist Joe Stump has issued the following update: "I've done a few guest appearances on several upcoming things. One would be Matt Mill's new 'Neoclassical Spirit' release. Matt's a monster player and a good friend of mine. I've got a lengthy solo on the track 'Enoch's Jo...