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MUTINY WITHIN's Producer Switch

New Jersey-based quintet MUTINY WITHIN (formerly MUTINY) has finished recording the drums and most of the guitars for its debut album at Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida with producer Jason Suecof (ALL THAT REMAINS, GOD FORBID, TRIVIUM, DEVILDRIVER). The band says, "We are still left to track...

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DAATH: New Song Posted Online

Atlanta-based quintet DAATH has posted the track "Day Of Endless Light" on the band's MySpace page. The song comes off the group's sophomore album, "The Concealers", which is scheduled for release on April 20 in Europe and April 21 in the U.S. through Century Media Records (via a partnership with Ro...

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MEGAFORCE RECORDS, ANTHRAX Drummer Comment On METALLICA's ROCK HALL Induction

Megaforce Records has released the following statement: "Megaforce Records congratulates METALLICA on their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. It's astoundingly poignant that this band that crossed our path in 1983, and in many ways was the impetus for Megaforce even starting as a label,...

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SHADOWS FALL Frontman Discusses New Album

Massachusetts metallers SHADOWS FALL have completed work on their sixth album — the band's first to be released through their own label in conjunction with Warner Music Group's Independent Label Group and Ferret Music. Tentatively due in September, the CD was recorded primarily at Planet Z in Hadley...

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NEUROSONIC Calls It Quits

Vancouver, British Columbia hard rock band NEUROSONIC has called its quits. The group's frontman Jason Darr states, "After touring nonstop for over two years, Troy [Healy, guitar], Jacen [Ekstrom, bass], Shane [Smith, drums] and I decided to take a little break. Nobody deserved it more, and I can te...

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METALLICA Spokesperson: NEWSTED And TRUJILLO Will Both Play At ROCK HALL Induction

A day after former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted told Billboard.com that his replacement, Robert Trujillo, would not take part in the performance part of Saturday night's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cleveland, a spokesman for the group's label, Warner Bros. Records, clarified...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Interviewed In Munich; Video Available

Germany's Hurricane Rock radio station conducted an interview with Los Angeles metallers FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH on March 2, 2009 in Munich. Watch the nine-minute chat below. FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH will release its first U.K. single, "The Bleeding", on April 6. Taken from the band's debut outing, "...

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NEVERMORE Guitarist To Perform With VICTOR SMOLSKI And VINNIE MOORE At MUSIKMESSE FRANKFURT

NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis will attend the Musikmesse Frankfurt 2009 fair in Frankfurt, Germany this week. His schedule is as follows: April 03 - Schecter Booth at 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. April 04 - Schecter Booth at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. April 04 - Agora Stage at 5:00 p.m. (for Engl Amps) -...

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JASON NEWSTED: TRUJILLO Won't Play With METALLICA During ROCK HALL Induction

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted has told Reuters/Billboard that he had modest expectations for his role in the group's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction on Saturday (April 4) in Cleveland. "I just planned on going, looking good in my suit, hanging out with my family, going up and getting t...

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KISS To Play This Year's VOODOO EXPERIENCE?

According to WDSU.com, Voodoo Experience festival founder Steve Rehage has announced that he has booked many performers for this year's event — which will take place the weekend of Oct. 30-Nov. 1 in New Orleans, Louisiana — including the rock band KISS. Voodoo is an economic driver for New Orleans a...

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JASON NEWSTED: 'I Have Never Regretted Leaving METALLICA'

Since bassist Jason Newsted left METALLICA in 2001 to form the short-lived ECHOBRAIN, METALLICA fans have wondered whether Newsted has ever regretted exiting the band. "I tell you very honestly, 1 billion percent, I have never regretted leaving METALLICA," Newsted tells RollingStone.com. "It was the...

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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY - BLIND: Video Footage Of Entire Raleigh Concert Available

Video footage of CORROSION OF CONFORMITY - BLIND's entire March 28, 2009 performance at Volume 11 in Raleigh, North Carolina can be viewed at Revilution Television. Photos and a review are available on Away-Team.com. CORROSION OF CONFORMITY - BLIND features Karl Agell, who sang on the classic CORROS...

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CHRIS CORNELL: I Know 'Scream' Is A Great Album

Former SOUNDGARDEN/AUDIOSLAVE singer Chris Cornell was interviewed on the March 24, 2009 edition of NBC-TV's "Last Call with Carson Daly". Watch the eight-minute segment below. Cornell recently spoke to Jason Newman of Metromix about his latest solo album, "Scream". A couple of excerpts from the cha...

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AM CONSPIRACY Begins Work On Full-Length Debut

AM CONSPIRACY, the Orlando, Florida-based based rock group featuring ex-DROWNING POOL frontman Jason "Gong" Jones, has entered Belle City Sound studio in Racine, Wisconsin with Chris Djuricic (NOVEMBERS DOOM bassist) to begin recording its full-lengh debut. More information will be made available so...

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JASON NEWSTED On METALLICA's ROCK HALL Induction: 'The Black Album Band Will Be Back Together'

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted has confirmed to RollingStone.com that he's going to perform with the band at their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, along with guitarist James Hetfield, drummer Lars Ulrich, guitarist Kirk Hammett, and the man who replaced him, bassist Robert Tru...