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TYPE O NEGATIVE's HICKEY Plays SEVENTH VOID Riffs; Video Available

FPE-TV has posted video footage TYPE O NEGATIVE guitarist Kenny Hickey playing riffs from his new project, SEVENTH VOID (which also features TYPE O NEGATIVE drummer Johnny Kelly). Watch the clip below. "Heaven Is Gone", the debut album from SEVENTH VOID, sold around 1,800 copies in the United States...
May 4, 2009
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TRANSPORT LEAGUE Bassist To Sit Out First Reunion Show

The reunited Swedish heavy rock band TRANSPORT LEAGUE has issued the following update: "We are sad to announce that Ken Sandin [bass] will not be able to participate at our reunion show on May 15! The stand-in for Ken will be the actual former 'former' bass player of TRANSPORT LEAGUE, Johan Reivén....
May 4, 2009
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NECROPHAGIST, ORIGIN, DARKEST HOUR, DYING FETUS Confirmed For Michigan's DIRT FEST

Dirt Fest, Michigan's premier independent outdoor music festival, will celebrate 13 years of metal and alternative music mayhem on Saturday, July 11, 2009 at the Birch Run Expo Center in Birch Run. The 13th annual Dirt Fest boasts an impressive lineup of well known hard rock, metal, alternative, and...
May 4, 2009
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TRIVIUM Frontman Interviewed In Montreal; Video Available

HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with Matt Heafy of the Florida-based metal band TRIVIUM on April 29, 2009 when the group played Montreal, Quebec, Canada with SLIPKNOT and 3 INCHES OF BLOOD. Watch the 25-minute chat below. TRIVIUM will embark on a headlining tour of Australia later this month. Th...
May 4, 2009
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APRIL WINE, HONEYMOON SUITE, CHERIE CURRIE Confirmed For ROCK GONE WILD Festival

APRIL WINE, HONEYMOON SUITE and original RUNAWAYS singer CHERIE CURRIE have been confirmed for the inaugural Rock Gone Wild festival on August 20-23, 2009 in Algona, Iowa. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: APRIL WINE ARMORED SAINT BLACK 'N BLUE CANDLEBOX CHERIE CURRIE CRAZY LIXX DAN...
May 4, 2009
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POP EVIL Added To JUDAS PRIEST / WHITESNAKE Tour

Grand Rapids, Michigan's POP EVIL has been confirmed as the opening act for JUDAS PRIEST and WHITESNAKE on their upcoming North American tour. POP EVIL has toured consistently since (and prior to) the release of its latest album, "Lipstick on the Mirror", with a combination of headline dates and spe...
May 3, 2009
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ATHEIST: European Tour Dates Announced

Reactivated seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST and Atlanta, Georgia's GNOSTIC — the band featuring three members of ATHEIST — will team up with German death metallers OBSCURA for a number of European shows in August. Confirmed dates are as follows: Aug. 07 - Czech Rep Jaromer @ Brutal Assault...
May 1, 2009
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TRIVIUM's HEAFY, BEAULIEU Interviewed In Montreal; Video Available

Matt Heafy and Corey Beaulieu of the Florida-based metal band TRIVIUM were interviewed on April 29, 2009 for the MusiquePlus show "Confessions" when the band played Montreal, Quebec, Canada with SLIPKNOT and 3 INCHES OF BLOOD. Watch the chat at this location. TRIVIUM will embark on a headlining tour...
May 1, 2009
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MATT SORUM Doesn't Think AXL ROSE Should Tour Under GUNS N' ROSES Name

Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum, who joined the group in 1990, told The Pulse of Radio last week that he doesn't think it's cool for Axl Rose to take his current band on the road under the GUNS N' ROSES name. "I'm not saying I'm an original member, okay, but I understand the ...
April 30, 2009
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CAMP FREDDY: Swine Flu Forces Mexican Cancellation

CAMP FREDDY — the Los Angeles-based "jam" band featuring Dave Navarro (ex-JANE'S ADDICTION, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS),Billy Morrison (ex-THE CULT bassist, current CIRCUS DIABLO vocalist),Matt Sorum (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES),Donovan Leitch (son of legendary folk singer Donovan),and Chris C...
April 30, 2009
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SAVATAGE, METAL CHURCH Members Join Forces In MACHINES OF GRACE

MACHINES OF GRACE, the new band featuring drummer Jeff Plate (TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, SAVATAGE, METAL CHURCH),lead singer Zak Stevens (CIRCLE II CIRCLE, SAVATAGE),guitarist Matt Leff (guitar) and bassist Chris Rapoza (bass),will release its self-titled debut this summer. "It's just a pure, soli...
April 30, 2009
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VELVET REVOLVER Drummer MATT SORUM: 'We Need A Singer Soon'

"We need a singer soon," VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum told MusicRadar in an exclusive interview. "We need the right guy in six months. We can't wait another year. Otherwise, it might not matter." Sorum told MusicRadar that the band was recently close to deciding on a singer, whose identity he...
April 29, 2009
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SEVENTH VOID: 'Heaven Is Gone' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Heaven Is Gone", the debut album from SEVENTH VOID, the band featuring TYPE O NEGATIVE guitarist Kenny Hickey and drummer Johnny Kelly, sold around 1,800 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD debuted at No. 21 on the Top New Artist Albums (...
April 29, 2009
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KIM THAYIL, CHRIS DEGARMO Hang With CHRIS CORNELL In Seattle; Photo Available

Last night (Monday, April 27),former SOUNDGARDEN/AUDIOSLAVE singer Chris Cornell played a sold-out show at Seattle's Showbox SoDo. Good friend and former SOUNDGARDEN bandmate Kim Thayil was at the concert, as was former QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Chris DeGarmo (see photo below). Cornell commented to the...
April 28, 2009
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THE AGONIST, STARRING JANET LEIGH Members Interviewed On 'The Governor's Ball'

Vocalist Alissa White-Gluz of Montreal's THE AGONIST and guitarist Matt Zadkovich of Toronto's STARRING JANET LEIGH were interviewed for this week's edition of "The Governor's Ball". You can download the program at this location. THE AGONIST has just completed a short run of dates alongside Swedish...
April 28, 2009