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REX BROWN Confirms He Is Officially Out Of DOWN
Bassist Rex Brown has confirmed that he is no longer a member of DOWN. Speaking to Patrick Musumeche of 8countnews.com over the weekend, he said, "I'm officially out of the band. Things came to a head and they're better off doing what they're doing. They've got Patrick Bruders [from CROWBAR] playing...June 27, 2011
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EUROPE To Enter Studio In October
Barbara Caserta of the Italian web radio Linearock.it conducted an interview with vocalist Joey Tempest of Swedish hard rockers EUROPE at this year's Gods Of Metal festival, which was held on June 22 in Milan, Italy. You can now watch the chat below. EUROPE will release a special edition 140-page co...June 26, 2011
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Bassist REX BROWN Will Not Return To DOWN, Says Drummer JIMMY BOWER
MetalChroniques.fr conducted an interview with DOWN drummer Jimmy Bower before the band's June 14, 2011 performance at Ancienne Belgique in Brussels, Belgium. You can now watch the chat below. When asked about the status of DOWN's bassist, Rex Brown (formerly of PANTERA),who is not currently tourin...June 22, 2011
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In Grisly Rapture
Now he's done it. Ubiquitous death metal composer/player Rogga Johansson (DEMIURG, THE GROTESQUERY, BONE GNAWER, BANISHED FROM INFERNO) has gone and made REVOLTING not only his flagship project, but with "In Grisly Rapture" — the trio's third — he has made what is will end up one of the better Swedi...June 22, 2011
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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist: 'Nobody Really Sounds Like Us'
Joe Matera of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Michael Amott of Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: "Khaos Legions" is the group's ninth studio album overall. Did the writing and recordin...June 22, 2011
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Entity
Their numbers reduced to three (for recording purposes at least) tech-death phenoms, ORIGIN, have just upped their status to genre torch-bearers with the release of "Entity". For lack of a better term, this disc is flat out un-fucking-believable. When drummer John Longstreth, guitarist Paul Ryan and...June 21, 2011
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Rev-Raptor
Sometimes you just need a straight forward heavy metal album that mines familiar territory with denim 'n' leather passion. That's what you get with a U.D.O. album and "Rev-Raptor" does nothing to steer the band away from that well-worn path. Most fans would agree that such a characteristic is a good...June 21, 2011
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Into the Wild
Like a fine wine, URIAH HEEP is one of those 30-year veteran acts like NAZARETH and UFO (and are often British) that seem to get better with age, regardless of opinions about the "good old days" that are distorted by nostalgia for the "classics." The fact is that albums like 2008 comeback "Wake the...June 21, 2011
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PEPPER KEENAN Rejoins CORROSION OF CONFORMITY On Stage In Spain; Video Available
Pepper Keenan, who has spent the last few years focusing on his guitar-playing duties in DOWN, rejoined his CORROSION OF CONFORMITY bandmates on stage this past Saturday, June 18 at Kristonfest in Bilbao, Spain. Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below. Keenan joined CORROSION OF...June 20, 2011
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KISS To Team Up With HELLO KITTY?
KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons revealed this past weekend via Twitter that he was scheduled to meet with executives to discuss, in his words, "a KISS-Hello Kitty worldwide deal. Wow." As Japanese company Sanrio's most recognizable character, Hello Kitty has already joined forces with the rock ba...June 20, 2011
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DOWN: Footage From Last Night's KRISTONFEST Available
Fan-filmed video footage of DOWN's June 18, 2011 performance at Kristonfest in Bilbao, Spain can be viewed below. During a press conference at this year's Sweden Rock Festival, DOWN frontman Philip Anselmo was asked about the status is of the band's bassist, Rex Brown (formerly of PANTERA),who is n...June 19, 2011
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DUBLIN DEATH PATROL To Perform At Dutch Benefit Concert
DUBLIN DEATH PATROL (DDP) the band featuring TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy and former EXODUS vocalist Steve "Zetro" Souza will perform at Peetfest, a benefit concert set to take place June 24 at the legendary Scum club in Katwijk aan Zee, The Netherlands. Also scheduled to appear are supports acts ET...June 18, 2011
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AEROSMITH Guitarist Is Not Battling Hearing Problems, Says Wife
Joe Perry's wife has shot down rumors that the AEROSMITH guitarist is suffering from partial deafness. AEROSMITH is scheduled to return to the studio next month to resume work on its long-awaited new album, but Internet chatter suggested the sessions could be further delayed as Perry battles hearing...June 15, 2011
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Ex-DREAM THEATER Drummer MIKE PORTNOY To Make 'Big Announcement' Tomorrow
Former DREAM THEATER/AVENGED SEVENFOLD drummer Mike Portnoy has revealed via Twitter that he will make a "big announcement" tomorrow (Wednesday, June 15). In a June 6 online posting, Portnoy stated about his as-yet-undisclosed new project, "While yes, I am indeed VERY pumped on the potential of this...June 14, 2011
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IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, TWISTED SISTER, Others Honored At 'Metal Hammer Golden Gods'
Two of metal music's biggest names, and horror's top aficionados, met at indigO2 in London, England as Rob Zombie was presented with the "Golden God" by Alice Cooper at last night's (Monday, June 13) Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards ceremony. Appropriately in front of 1,500 metal devotees in zombie c...June 14, 2011
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