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Former MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS POLAND To Appear On STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Tribute Album

Ex-MEGADETH guitarist Chris Poland will team up with multi-platinum producer and recording artist Matt "Dr." Fink, formerly of PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION, to record a cover version of "Crackerman" for the forthcoming CD "Wicked Garden: A Millennium Tribute to Stone Temple Pilots", due in the summer v...

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SOUNDGARDEN Near-Reunion At TOM MORELLO's Justice Tour Stop in Seattle; Video Available

According to RollingStone.com, three former members of SOUNDGARDEN — Kim Thayil, Ben Shepherd and Matt Cameron — performed together last night (Tuesday, March 24) in Seattle at one of Tom Morello's Justice Tour stops. "I haven't been this fucking excited about something in a long time," Morello excl...

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ADUST Signs With GLASSTONE RECORDS

Birmingham, England-based metal band ADUST has inked a deal with Glasstone Records. The group's second mini-album, "Question The Illogical", will be released soon. A video for the track "The Evil That Dwells Within" is also in the works. Formed in late 2006, ADUST received critical acclaim with the...

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Former ACCEPT Bassist Launches Christian Project 4 INCH NAILS

Former ACCEPT bassist Peter Baltes has joined forces with friend Tim Laidlaw to form a new Christian-themed project called 4 INCH NAILS. The band's first track, "How Do You Write A Song?", is available for streaming on the 4 INCH NAILS MySpace page. Baltes says, "We are very excited about this new b...

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HIGH ON FIRE Members Talk New Album

On February 27, 2009, Swigged! conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Matt Pike and drummer Des Kensel of Oakland, California's HIGH ON FIRE. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Swigged!: So there are talks of an upcoming album in 2009. Considering anyone special for the produce...

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EARLY GRAVES Announces New Bassist

San Francisco's metal/punk act EARLY GRAVES has announced the addition of bassist Matt O'Brien (ex-GRACE ALLEY, THE SICK) to the group's ranks. Matt replaces Tyler Jensen, who has moved to guitar in the band. "We are all really excited about having two guitars and a smasher for a bassist while we ar...

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DC4 Performs At TEXAS ROCK FEST; Video Available

DC4 — the Los Angeles-based hard rock band featuring Rowan Robertson (ex-DIO) alongside brothers Jeff Duncan (ARMORED SAINT, ODIN) on lead vocals and guitar, Shawn Duncan (ODIN) on drums and Matt Duncan on bass — descended upon Austin, Texas for three days for the annual Texas Rock Fest, held during...

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SOCIETY 1 Adds Second Guitarist

Los Angeles' SOCIETY 1 has announced the addition of Mike Greenfield (HEMLOCK, DETERIOROT) as the group's second guitarist. According to a press release, "During the recording of the band's yet-to-be-officially-named new release, it became apparent that two guitar players were going to be required t...

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CHAOSANCT Begins Work On New EP

CHAOSANCT, the band featuring James McIlroy (guitar; ex-CRADLE OF FILTH),Matt C. (drums; ex-BIOMECHANICAL),and Paul Scanlan (guitar; SKALDIC CURSE, ex-AKERCOCKE),has commenced work on its second EP. According to McIlroy, "The songs for it have been around for a while, and we're now happily commit...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist JEFF YOUNG: Solo Album Track Listing Revealed

Former MEGADETH guitarist Jeff Young is scheduled to release his debut solo album, "Equilibrium", this summer. The CD was mixed by Michael Wagener (OZZY OSBOURNE, JANET JACKSON, METALLICA, QUEEN, KING'S X, SKID ROW, EXTREME) and features performances by Los Angeles vocal phenom Debby Holiday (JOHN W...

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WHITE WIZZARD Signs With EARACHE RECORDS

WHITE WIZZARD, Los Angeles-based high-energy, NWOBHM-influenced metallers who could be described as a cross between DIAMOND HEAD and VAN HALEN, have inked a worldwide, multi-album deal with Earache Records. WHITE WIZZARD formed in 2007 and shortly afterwards recorded their "High Speed GTO" demo, whi...

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SEVENTH ANGEL To Enter Studio This Week

Reformed British metal band SEVENTH ANGEL will enter Priory studios in Birmingham this Thursday (March 19) with Greg Chandler to begin recording its first album since the release of "Lament for the Weary". Entitled "The Dust of Years", the new CD will be made available in the summer as a deluxe digi...

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Kingdom of Might

"Watch out for the next release; it just may crush all in its path," was the statement I made to end my review of WOE OF TYRANT's "Behold the Lion", the group's Tribunal Records debut. That next release is "Kingdom of Might" and the label is now Metal Blade. I don't know about crushing all ...

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TRIVIUM: Entire MATT HEAFY Interview From Council Bluffs Posted Online

Bryan Odell, a correspondent for "The Omaha Buzz", a weekly entertainment show on WOWT in Omaha, has uploaded the entire interview he conducted with guitarist/vocalist Matt Heafy of Florida metallers TRIVIUM before the band's January 25, 2009 concert at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Frontman Discusses Songwriting Process For Next Album

Guitarist/vocalist Matt Tuck of Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE recently spoke to U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine about the songwriting process for the band's next album. The podcast containing the entire interview is available for download as an MP3 audio file at this location. Tuck revealed t...