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HIMSA Signs Worldwide Deal With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS

Century Media Records has announced the signing of HIMSA. The Seattle-based metal quintet’s ferocious blend of melodic, unrelenting thrash speed mixed with old-school influences resulted in a savage, unique and uncompromising sound that was welcome, refreshing and undeniable. The group continued to...

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DIO Drummer To Appear At Charity Event This Saturday

DIO drummer Simon Wright will appear at the Rock The Toy Box VII benefit at Harper's Bar & Grill in Northridge, CA this Saturday, December 2, 2006. Simon will sit in with THUNDHERSTRUCK (tribute to AC/DC) at 9:00 p.m. and will be signing photos at the merch booth after the show, with all proceed...

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Original SACRED REICH Lineup To Reunite For European Dates, WACKEN OPEN AIR

The original lineup of the long-defunct Arizona thrashers SACRED REICH — Phil Rind (bass, vocals),Wiley Arnett (lead guitar),Jason Rainey (rhythm guitar) and Greg Hall (drums) — will reunite for several shows in Europe next summer, including an appearance at the Wacken Open Air festival on August...

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NAPALM DEATH Frontman: 'Nothing Is Solid About Religion'

James Arter of Planet-Loud.com recently conducted an interview with NAPALM DEATH frontman Mark "Barney" Greenway. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Planet-Loud.com: Sure, how do you feel you've changed over the years? Barney: Well, we've certainly kept the starting points, I mean, you can tell fr...

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ROBERT PLANT's Appeal Boost

According to Express & Star, a British woman seeking life-saving treatment for a tumor was due to meet her surgeon in America today after fundraisers, including rock legend Robert Plant, helped raise vital funds. He was among enthusiastic bidders at a fundraising auction for the Jackie Jennings...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: Las Vegas Is 'Completely Off-The-Chart Bonkers, Cuckoo'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following two entries in his online blog: "Thursday, November 23: Las Vegas is bizarre. Completely off-the-chart bonkers, cuckoo. You drive hours of absolutely nothing, rocks, sand and tumble weed and then BAM! An abomination in defiance to the very...

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DISTURBED Frontman: 'I See Ourselves As Being A Three-Decade Spanning Band'

Howie Magner of BattleCreekEnquirer.com recently conducted an interview with DISTURBED frontman David Draiman. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On DISTURBED's cover of "Land of Confusion", a song first made popular by GENESIS in the late 1980s: "That's kind of the whole idea. It's taking a...

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Report: Disabled GUNS N' ROSES Fan Gets A Ride

Greg Guy of TheChronicleHerald.ca reports: Mary MacDonald's dream of seeing GUNS N' ROSES was to be fulfilled on Monday night (Nov. 20). "I got a drive to and from the concert," the happy Halifax woman said Monday. "Kevin, the owner of Need-A-Lift, offered to take me there and pick me up." MacDonald...

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MORS PRINCIPIUM EST: 'Liberation = Termination' Track Listing Revealed

Finnish melodic death/thrash metallers MORS PRINCIPIUM EST have finalized the track listing for their third album, "Liberation = Termination", due in early 2007 via Listenable Records. The follow-up to "The Unborn" was recorded at Astia Studio in Finland and was mastered at Imperial Mastering in Con...

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BREAKING BENJAMIN Drops Off GODSMACK Tour; SOIL Steps In For Select Dates

BREAKING BENJAMIN has dropped off the current GODSMACK tour "due to health issues," according to a posting on the GODSMACK web site. DEADLY FISTS OF KUNG FU replaced BREAKING BENJAMIN Wednesday night (Nov. 22) in Pensacola, Florida. Meanwhile, Chicago's SOIL has been added to the following GODSMACK...

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ROLLINS BAND Reissues In The Works

Punk rock icon Henry Rollins has issued the following update: "Hello folks. It's November and it's been awhile since I have done a newsletter. This was a long year with a lot of work and I hope that next year will be just as busy. "We have started work on the next season of the ...

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DIMEBAG Apparel Coming Soon To HOT TOPIC Store Near You

Coffin Case has teamed up with Dime Hardware to offer exclusive "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott apparel — coming soon to select Hot Topic stores. Three exclusive Dimebag Darrell designs are scheduled at this time. Also, Guitar Center is now carrying the first of a series of blood-curdling effects pedals by...

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Rock Star Supernova

So let's take a poll: how much do you think Jason Newsted paid someone to have that bass head dropped on his arm (if that well-timed incident actually happened, that is)? Whatever the price was, it couldn't have been too high to extricate the former METALLICA bassist from the debacle known by the ch...

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THE CLASSIC STRUGGLE Announces New Guitarist

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina-based metal/thrash/hardcore act THE CLASSIC STRUGGLE — whose drummer Tyler Solnosky was involved in an accident while on tour in March, requiring hospitalization — has issued the following update: "Our new guitar player is Chris Grant. He has played in some kick-ass band...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: 'I Had A Very Artistic Kind Of Upbringing'

Dave Harrison of Australia's X-Press Online recently conducted an interview with legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. A few excerpts from the chat follow: X-Press Online: Where did the idea to combine classical music and rock guitar come from? Yngwie: I was the youngest member of my family,...