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ALICE IN CHAINS Guitarist: 'I'm Really Excited For The Future'
In early August, Meltdown of Detroit, Michigan's WRIF 101.1 FM radio station conducted an interview with ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. ALICE IN CHAINS officially returned nearly a year ago when its first album since 1995, "Blac...September 9, 2010
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PAPA ROACH: 'Time For Annihilation' EPK Available
PAPA ROACH's new album, "Time For Annihilation... On The Road And On The Record", sold 16,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 23 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's previous CD, 2009's "Metamorphosis", opened with 44,000 units to land at No. 8. PA...September 9, 2010
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PENTAGRAM Confirmed For Holland's ROADBURN Festival
Long-running D.C. doom legends PENTAGRAM, with riff-meister Victor Griffin back in the fold, have been confirmed for the Roadburn festival, set to take place from Thursday April 14 to Saturday April 16 at the 013 venue and Midi Theatre in Tilburg, Holland. There will be an additional afterburner eve...September 9, 2010
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Former WITCHCRAFT Drummer Joins ATLANTIC TIDE
Former WITCHCRAFT/ABRAMIS BRAMA drummer Fredrik Jansson, who also plays bass in COUNT RAVEN, has joined ATLANTIC TIDE, the Swedish project featuring guitarist Freddie Eugene (UNLEASHED, TERRA FIRMA, LOUD PIPES, HARMS WAY) alongside ex-TERRA FIRMA bassist Izmo Ledderfejs, former BLACKSHINE axeman Sta...September 8, 2010
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MACHINE HEAD Frontman: Thieves 'Knew Where To Look'
MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn spoke to the Contra Costa Times about the burglary of his home during which several of his guitars were stolen, including one that was a gift from late PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. Flynn is offering a $1,000 reward for the return of the black Ibanez St...September 8, 2010
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GWAR: New Album Release Date Announced
Metal Blade Records has set a November 9 U.S. release date for GWAR's "newest and sickest" album yet, "Bloody Pit of Horror". Commented GWAR frontman Oderus Urungus: "This year sees no end to the torment, and delight, we shall heap upon you ungrateful slobs. Our new album has got some of the heavies...September 8, 2010
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'Remember The Coop! A Tribute To Alice Cooper's Killer Classics' Due In October
Main Man Records has set an October 26 release date for "Remember The Coop! A Tribute To Alice Cooper's Killer Classics". A press release from the label states: "Before anyone knew who Vincent Furnier was, he fronted a band called ALICE COOPER. Their third album, 'Killer', is considered by most to b...September 8, 2010
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ALICE IN CHAINS's WILLIAM DUVALL: 'We're Excited About The Future'
ALICE IN CHAINS singer/guitarist William DuVall tells Billboard.com that there is no reason to assume that the band won't record another album following the success of the gold-certified "Black Gives Way to Blue", which came out in September 2009. "It would be fairly safe to say that you don't come...September 8, 2010
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MACHINE HEAD Frontman's House Broken Into; Reward Offered For Return Of Stolen Items
Guitarist/vocalist Robb Flynn of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Today, [Tuesday] September 7th, between the hours of 1:15 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. [PST] while I was picking my son up from school, my house [which is located i...September 7, 2010
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THE FAMINE Completes Work On New Album
Dallas, Texas-based death metal band THE FAMINE has completed work on its new album, "The Architects Of Guilt", with producer D. Braxton Henry (ex-DEVOURMENT). Mixing duties were handled by Jason Suecof (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, TRIVIUM, DEVILDRIVER). A fall release via Solid State Records is expect...September 7, 2010
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DEATH ANGEL: North American Headlining Tour Announced
San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL will embark on their first North American headlining tour in support of their new album, "Relentless Retribution", in early 2011. Joining them on the trek will be some of the best names in the new wave of thrash metal, including LAZARUS A.D., EARLY MAN, B...September 7, 2010
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SONIC SYNDICATE: First 'We Rule The Night' Chart Positions Revealed
"We Rule The Night", the new album from the Swedish modern rock/metal act SONIC SYNDICATE, has registered the following first-week chart positions so far: Germany: #22 Switzerland: #42 Austria: #44 Commented the band: "Today we received great news that our third album on Nuclear Blast Records titled...September 7, 2010
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DEATH ANGEL Frontman Discusses 'Relentless Retribution' In New Audio Interview
On September 5, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with vocalist Mark Osegueda of San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL. You can now listen to the chat in two parts below. DEATH ANGEL's new album, "Relentless Retribution", will be released on September 14 in the...September 6, 2010
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RUDY SARZO Talks About Musical Influences, Playing With RONNIE JAMES DIO
ACtv recently conducted an interview with bass veteran Rudy Sarzo (OZZY OSBOURNE, WHITESNAKE, QUIET RIOT, DIO, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT). You can now watch the chat below. A collector's edition of Rudy's book, "Off the Rails: Aboard the Crazy Train in the Blizzard of Ozz", was released in August 2008 via To...September 5, 2010
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SKELETONWITCH: New Audio Interview
Jon Daigle and Jared Dierks of the MetalsPeak.com monthly 90-minute podcast conducted an interview with Athens, Ohio blackened thrash tyrants SKELETONWITCH when the band played a headlining show on August 6, 2010 in Colorado Springs, Colorado on the way to Ozzfest. You can now stream the entire podc...September 3, 2010
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