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STARRING JANET LEIGH: New Song Posted Online

Toronto, Ontario, Canada's STARRING JANET LEIGH has posted a new song, "Mistress", on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's debut full-length album, "Spectrum", which is scheduled for release on May 12 via Ironclad Recordings (Trevor Phipps of UNEARTH's label). The CD was recorded...

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ANVIL And Director SACHA GERVASI To Attend Tonight's L.A. Screening Of 'The Story Of Anvil'

Canadian metal legends ANVIL and Sacha Gervasi will attend tonight's (Wednesday, May 6) 7:50 p.m. and 9:55 p.m. screenings of their acclaimed documentary, "Anvil! The Story of Anvil", at the Landmark Theatre (10850 West Pico at Westwood Blvd.) in Los Angeles, California. They will take part in a que...

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FORBIDDEN: New West Coast Dates Announced

Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metallers FORBIDDEN will play select West Coast dates in August. The details are as follows: Aug. 22 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's Aug. 24 - Portland, OR - Satyricon Aug. 25 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon Aug. 26 - Vancouver, BC - Bourbon Street Tickets are available on...

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LEATHERWOLF: San Juan Capistrano Footage Posted Online

Legendary Southern California band LEATHERWOLF have posted multi-cam video footage (see below) of "Spiter" and "Street Ready" from their March 20, 2009 show with Y&T at The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano, CA. LEATHERWOLF has been confirmed for the the third annual Rocklahoma festival, set to...

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GOJIRA: West Springfield Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of GOJIRA's May 1, 2009 concert at Jaxx in West Springfield, Virginia can be viewed below (courtesy of Metal Injection contributor Metal Nick). Universal Music Publishing has released a 135-page tablature book for GOJIRA's latest album, "The Way Of All Flesh", which can be o...

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SUNSET STRIP MUSIC FESTIVAL 2009 to Honor OZZY OSBOURNE

The second annual Sunset Strip Music Festival (SSMF) is confirmed for Sept. 10-12, 2009. In addition to The Strip's six signature music venues hosting diverse music lineups, SSMF 2009 will also include an outdoor street festival component with the closure of Sunset Boulevard between Doheny Drive to...

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CLUTCH: New Album Artwork Unveiled

Veteran Maryland rock quartet CLUTCH is putting the finishing touches on its ninth studio album, titled "Strange Cousins From the West". Produced by CLUTCH and J. Robbins at Magpie Cage Studios in Baltimore, the effort is the first CLUTCH studio LP to be released on the band's own Weathermaker Music...

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TYGERS OF PAN TANG Completes Charity Song For Local Football Club

NWOBHM legends TYGERS OF PAN TANG recently accepted a request from their hometown football (soccer) club, Whitley Bay FC, to re-record the song "Live For The Day" as a way to celebrate the team reaching the VA Vase Cup Final at Wembley Stadium. Commented the band: "Timescales were very tight for the...

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TRENT REZNOR Is Engaged

NINE INCH NAILS mainman Trent Reznor is engaged to fellow musician Mariqueen Maandig, of the band WEST INDIAN GIRL. The news was announced via a posting on Maandig's band's web site, which stated, "In case you haven't heard the news, Mariqueen got engaged. Everyone in the WEST INDIAN GIRL camp is su...

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Former STILL REMAINS, THE SHOWDOWN Members Join Forces In JULEUS

JULEUS, a new West Michigan rock group featuring Mike Church (STILL REMAINS),AJ Barrette (THE SHOWDOWN),Ben Allen (DISSONANT),Luke Galas (THE ORPHAN),and Austin Poel (BROKEN SUNDAY),is primed and ready to be the breakout rock sensation of 2009! Armed with the very best rock, metal, and pop musi...

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SLIPKNOT's JORDISON Announces New Signature Stick with PRO-MARK

SLIPKNOT's Joey Jordison has signed on to become the newest member of the Pro-Mark family. Pro-Mark will be releasing Joey's signature stick on May 15! Joey went as far as to put his own blood right in the ink that will be printed on every stick. Commented Joey: "The first wood stick I ever played ....

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'Gene Simmons Family Jewels' Returning To A&E For An All-New Season

Legendary rock god multi-hyphenate Gene Simmons and his unconventional family are back and better than ever for an all-new season of A&E's hit unscripted series "Gene Simmons Family Jewels", premiering with a special one-hour episode on Sunday, June 7 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. The 15-episode season k...

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SLIPKNOT's CLOWN Leaves Canadian Tour To Be With His Family

SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan has been forced to leave the band's Canadian tour due to what singer Corey Taylor has described as "a very terrible, terrible predicament going on in [Crahan's] family". Fan-filmed video footage of Taylor addressing Clown absence during the band's May 1, 2...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Rocking The South

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan has penned the latest installment of his weeky column, which appears every Thursday on Reverb at SeattleWeekly.com. An excerpt follows below. "I am back out on the road with LOADED. This is our first-ever foray into the U.S. rock marketplace. A b...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist's OHMPHREY: California Dates Announced

OHMPHREY, the new band featuring Chris Poland (OHM:, MEGADETH) and Robertino Pagliari (OHM:) alongside jam-band masters Jake Cinnger, Joel Cummins, and Kris Myer of UMPHREY'S MCGEE, will play three rare promotional live shows in Southern California in mid-May. These concerts are to promote the relea...