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GOJIRA To Guest On TotalRock Tomorrow

Guitarist/vocalist Joe Duplantier of French metallers GOJIRA will be interviewed by TP of TotalRock on Tuesday, March 31 between 12:00 p.m. (noon) and 3:00 p.m. U.K. time. You can listen to the program live via the Internet at www.totalrock.com. Universal Music Publishing has released a 135-page tab...

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DESTRUCTION Guitar Stolen In Anaheim

German thrash legends DESTRUCTION have issued the following update: "[Thursday] night (March 26) some retard stole Mike's [Sifringer] Dean guitar [see image below] out of the backstage area at the Chain Reaction club in Anaheim, California! Any information that will help us to find the thief and bri...

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'Grunge Is Dead: The Oral History Of Seattle Rock Music' Due Next Week

Fifteen years after Kurt Cobain's suicide on April 5, 1994 comes the authoritative story of grunge. "Grunge is Dead: The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music" (released April 1, 2009, via ECW Press) by Greg Prato is the definitive story of the Pacific Northwest music scene of the late '80s and early '...

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SHINEDOWN: New Video Interview With BRENT SMITH Available

Leslie of the East Longmeadow, Massachusetts radio station WLZX Lazer 99.3 conducted an interview with vocalist Brent Smith of the Jacksonville, Florida-based hard rock/post-grunge band SHINEDOWN on March 26, 2009. Watch the nine-minute chat below. SHINEDOWN has announced that the title track from i...

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VELVET REVOLVER Drummer MATT SORUM Debuts New SORUM NOCE Collection In Hollywood

The new Sorum Noce collection of elegant, innovative rock-inspired couture was introduced last night at a packed reception at the Melrose Ave. boutique in West Hollywood, California. The event was hosted by Matt Sorum (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES, THE CULT) and new partner, designer Tony Sartino,...

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DESTRUCTION: West Hollywood, New York City Shows Recorded For Upcoming Live Album

German thrashers DESTRUCTION recorded their concert on March 24 at the Key Club in West Holywood, California and are planning on taping their April 7 performance at the B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City for an upcoming live album, due on July 31. The band's Wacken Open Air festival (...

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JASON BONHAM Performs With LED ZEPPELIN Tribute Band In L.A.; Video Footage, Photos Available

LED ZEPPELIN drummer Jason Bonham — son of the late John Bonham, the band's original drummer — joined ZEPPELIN tribute act LED ZEPAGAIN on Saturday, March 21 at the House of Blues in West Hollywood for the encore performance of the classic song "Rock and Roll". Watch video footage below. Photos can...

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WITCHBREED: 'Heretic Rapture' Artwork, Release Date Revealed; Audio Sample Available

WITCHBREED, the female-fronted Portuguese metal band formed by bassist Ares (ex-MOONSPELL, DEEPSKIN) and guitarist Dikk (ex-DEEPSKIN),will release its debut album, "Heretic Rapture", on June 29 via Ascendance Records. The CD was produced, mixed and mastered by Waldemar Sorychta, who has previously...

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MAROON: New Song Posted Online

German modern metal machine MAROON will release its new album, "Order", on April 20 via Century Media Records. The follow-up to 2007's "The Cold Heart Of The Sun" was recorded at Klangschmiede Studio E (EISREGEN, THE VISION BLEAK, SECRETS OF THE MOON) and was mixed at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, S...

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WARRIOR: More Shows Announced

Resurgent metal legends WARRIOR have announced two more Southern California shows following their recent Hollywood return after a 10-year absence. The band will be teaming up with Orange County's vaunted triple axe attack LEATHERWOLF and the reformed DRIVER, featuring guitarist Roy Z (HALFORD, BRUCE...

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RAISED FIST To Enter Studio In April

Swedish rock heavyweights RAISED FIST will enter Dugout Productions in Uppsala, Sweden in April with producer Daniel Bergstrand (IN FLAMES, MESHUGGAH) to begin recording their fifth album for a late 2009 release via Burning Heart Records. The follow-up to 2006's "Sound Of The Republic" is being appr...

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CREMATORIUM Writing New Material

Long-running death metal/hardcore stalwarts CREMATORIUM are currently writing and demoing new material for an album that should surface around the end of the year. The band has also confirmed a handful of West Coast dates, including shows with BRUTAL TRUTH and GOATWHORE, as well as and an appearance...

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PSYCHOSIS Announces New Lineup

Veteran Los Angeles thrash band PSYCHOSIS will debut its new lineup as the support act for FORBIDDEN next Thursday, March 26 at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California. The group's first show as a five-piece will see PSYCHOSIS performing new material as well as classics from the band's "Lifeforce...

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THE AUTUMN OFFERING Completes Work On 'Requiem'

Daytona Beach, Florida's THE AUTUMN OFFERING has issued the following update: "We have completed tracking our new album, 'Requiem'. It's by far the band's most mature 'offering' to date... hahahaha. We're going to head to Cleveland in the next few weeks to shoot a video or two, then back to the road...

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GOJIRA: 'The Way Of All Flesh' Tablature Book Available

"Toxic Garbage Island", a song by the forward-thinking French extreme progressive metal quartet GOJIRA — whose 2008 release, "The Way Of All Flesh", debuted at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and topped many year-end best-of lists — is transcribed in the May issue of Guitar World, which is on...