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CLOUDSCAPE Parts Ways With Drummer
Swedish metallers CLOUDSCAPE have parted ways with drummer Roger Landin. According to the band, Roger's decision to leave "is personal and has nothing to do with CLOUDSCAPE and we are still the best of friends. We have recorded three albums that we are really proud of and we will miss Roger enormous...February 12, 2009
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AC/DC, JOURNEY Make BILLBOARD's Top Music Moneymakers List
AC/DC and JOURNEY have made Billboard's list of top 20 Moneymakers for 2008. For almost all of the acts on the list, touring generated the most revenue. And in a year when recorded-music sales declined yet again, many earned more at the box office than ever before. Top 20 Moneymakers for 2008, accor...February 12, 2009
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SLIPKNOT's JIM ROOT Talks Gear With FENDER; Video Available
When SLIPKNOT performed in London, England on on the band's European tour late last year, guitarist Jim Root and Fender got together and went through Jim's gear. The ten-minute clip can be viewed below. SLIPKNOT percussionist Chris Fehn told KansasCity.com that he thinks his band could eventually be...February 11, 2009
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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR Interviewed On Minnesota's 93X ROCKS; Video Available
Corey Taylor of SLIPKNOT stopped by the 93X Rocks studios in St. Paul, Minnesota on January 23, 2009 for an interview with Rudy Pavich. Watch the four-and-a-half-minute chat below. According to The Pulse of Radio, Taylor caused a stir last month when he revealed plans to make his first solo album so...February 11, 2009
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DAVID T. CHASTAIN To Release 'Heavy Excursions' In April
Acclaimed guitarist David T. Chastain will release a new collection, "Heavy Excursions", in April via Leviathan Records. Over the last 20 years, guitar magazine writers around the world have favorably compared David T. Chastain to guitar greats Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Eric Johnson, Steve Morse, Al...February 10, 2009
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MACHINE HEAD's ROBB FLYNN Says He Quit The Band On Last European Tour
Guitarist/vocalist Robb Flynn of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD has issued the following update: "Sippin' on some Sizzurp, sip-sippin'-on-some-sip, sippin' on some Sizzurp, sip-sippin'-on-some-sip... "We're out with METALLICA right now in America (that's right bitches!!... main suppor...February 10, 2009
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GORGOROTH Apologizes For FROSTBITE Cancellation
The Gaahl-fronted version of the Norwegian black metal band GORGOROTH was set to headline Frostbite Festival in Lahti, Finland this past Saturday (February 7) with a full-blown production. However, due to weather conditions in Oslo, the band's guitarists were stuck at the airport and GORGOROTH was f...February 9, 2009
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STIGMA To Perform At New York City In-Store
STIGMA, the band led by legendary AGNOSTIC FRONT guitarist Vinny Stigma, will play a short set at Generation Records in New York City (210 Thompson St, between Bleecker and West 3rd) on February 26 at 7:00 p.m. STIGMA released its first album, "New York Blood", in the U.S. on February 3 via I Scream...February 7, 2009
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GORGOROTH Bassist Interviewed At NAMM; Video Available
Robert Williams of Metal-Rules.com conducted an interview with bassist King ov Hell (real name: Tom Cato Visnes) of the Norwegian black metal band GORGOROTH at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which was held January 15-18 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, C...February 6, 2009
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COREY TAYLOR Says New STONE SOUR Will Get Underway This Year
According to The Pulse of Radio, SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor caused a stir last month when he revealed plans to make his first solo album sometime in the next year. The biggest question for fans was what would happen with Taylor's other group, STONE SOUR, whose last effort, "Come What(ever) May",...February 5, 2009
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GORGOROTH Trial Update: Witness List Revealed
The two-day trial over the rights to the GORGOROTH band name involving vocalist Gaahl, bassist King ov Hell and the group's estranged guitarist Infernus was held January 28-30 in Oslo, Norway. Infernus (real name: Roger Tiegs) filed a lawsuit against King ov Hell (real name: Tom Cato Visnes) in Sept...February 4, 2009
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HACKNEYED Parts Ways With Guitarist, Announces Replacement
South German death metal death metal maniacs HACKNEYED have announced the departure of their longtime friend and guitarist iX. A permanent replacement has just been found in the shape of Juan Sierra. Commented drummer Tim Cox: "iX's decision to leave the band was pretty unexpected and of course we p...February 4, 2009
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SLIPKNOT Confirmed For Denmark's ROSKILDE Festival
SLIPKNOT has been confirmed for the Roskilde festival, set to take place July 2-5, 2009 in Roskilde, Denmark. There are also warm-up events which run from Saturday, June 28 until the start of the festival. Also scheduled to appear are MADNESS and COLDPLAY. SLIPKNOT percussionist Chris Fehn told Kans...February 4, 2009
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METALLICA's HETFIELD, ULRICH Interviewed For 'All Access Grammy Special'; Preview Available
A preview of the METALLICA portion of Katie Couric's upcoming "All Access Grammy Special", which is scheduled to air February 4 on CBS, four days before the 51st annual Grammy Awards are broadcast on the same network, can be viewed below. Couric will "get personal" with METALLICA, as well as other p...January 29, 2009
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MATT SORUM Interviewed At SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL; Video Available
RealTVFilms.com conducted an interview with drummer Matt Sorum (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) prior to CAMP FREDDY's January 19, 2009 performance at the Sundance Film Festival at Harry O's in Park City, Utah. Watch the chat at this location. CAMP FREDDY is the Los Angeles-based "jam" band featu...January 28, 2009
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