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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE To Perform At Germany's EXTREME PLAYGROUNDS Event

Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE will perform at the Extreme Playgrounds 2007 skateboard world cup and international BMX contest. The event takes place on October 12-13 in Berlin, Germany. A TV commercial for the event can be viewed below. For more information (in German),click here. BULLET...

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MNEMIC Bass Player Featured In Danish Commercial

MNEMIC bass player Tomas "Obeast" Koefoed makes a "destructive" appearance in one of the new commercials for the Danish music retail chain Hi-Fi Klubben (which is said to be Denmark's answer to Best Buy). Watch the clip at this location. MNEMIC is continuing to support its latest album, "Passenger"....

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SLASH Says His Autobiography Treats AXL ROSE Fairly

World Entertainment News Network reports that veteran rocker Slash insists his new autobiography isn't a veiled excuse for him to slam his former GUNS N' ROSES bandmate Axl Rose. Slash — real name Saul Hudson — quit GUNS N' ROSES in 1996 after falling out with Rose for the umpteenth time. But the gu...

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FU MANCHU: European Tour Dates Announced

The SoCal godfathers of fuzz FU MANCHU head back to Europe for the second time in 2007 to support their most recent album, "We Must Obey" (Century Media). The dates are as follows: Oct. 28 - Netherlands, Tilbourg 013 Oct. 29 - Netherlands, Nijmegan Doonroosje Oct. 30 - France, Paris La Trabendo Oct....

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THRESHOLD Music Featured On 'In The Name Of The King' Soundtrack

The THRESHOLD song "Pilot in the Sky of Dreams" will be included on the movie soundtrack for "In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale", due for general release in January 2008. The movie is directed by Uwe Boll ("Postal", "House of the Dead") with a strong cast including Jason Statham ("Revolv...

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PHILIP ANSELMO: Every Action I Do, I Think Of DIMEBAG

Former PANTERA/current DOWN frontman Philip Anselmo has slammed VH1's "Behind the Music" special on PANTERA as "awful," claiming that "they glossed over everything that PANTERA did to and for metal." The "Behind the Music" PANTERA episode, which had its premiere in May 2006, included interviews with...

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ALICE IN CHAINS: St. Louis 'Unplugged' Concert Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of ALICE IN CHAINS' September 1, 2007 acoustic performance at the Pageant in St. Louis, Missouri can be viewed below. The concert was one of several AIC acoustic shows that are being recorded for an upcoming live album, tentatively due in early 2008. ALICE IN CHAINS's setlis...

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DEATH ANGEL: Photos From Recording Studio Posted Online

Long-running San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL entered a Los Angeles studio on September 16 with producer Nick Raskulinecz (FOO FIGHTERS, RUSH, VELVET REVOLVER, SHADOWS FALL, STONE SOUR) to begin recording their new album for an early 2008 release via Nuclear Blast Records. The group's gu...

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CAMP FREDDY Joined By LINKIN PARK's BENNINGTON For 'Declare Yourself' Performance

Los Angeles-based "jam" group CAMP FREDDY appeared at the Declare Yourself event in Beverly Hills this week and performed three songs that were recorded by producer Mike Clink (GUNS N' ROSES). The band was fronted by Chester Bennington of LINKIN PARK and featured THE CULT bassist Chris Wyse and JANE...

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DANKO JONES Pays Tribute To PHIL LYNOTT: Video Available

Video footage of DANKO JONES' performance that was specially filmed for Toronto's sixth annual "Thin Lizzy - A Celebration: The Music of Phil Lynott" (held on July 21, 2007 at Jeff Healey's Roadhouse in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) can be viewed below. Danko Jones was at Studio 606 in Los Angeles with...

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ASRAI To Release New Album In November

Season of Mist will release the third album from Dutch goth metallers ASRAI, entitled "Pearls in Dirt", in Europe on November 12 (November 20 in the U.S.). A single, "Sour Ground", will precede the full-length effort on November 5. The title track will also be available on the limited edition of "Pe...

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OLIVER/DAWSON SAXON's STEVE DAWSON: 'We Have Never Ever Tried To Be The Original Band'

Komodorock.com recently conducted an interview with former SAXON bassist Steve Dawson (currently in OLIVER/DAWSON SAXON). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Komodo Rock: For those that are unaware, how did the OLIVER/DAWSON SAXON come into being? Steve Dawson: "Graham [Oliver; ex-SAXON guita...

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THE SHOWDOWN Issues 'Feel Like Hell' Digital EP

Tennessee's THE SHOWDOWN has issued the following update: "We dug up the three B-sides for [the latest THE SHOWDOWN album] 'Temptation Come My Way', and put them up online. All of the songs simply would not fit on one disc, so to keep a steady stream of high-voltage heavy metal flowing in your life,...

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SCOTT WEILAND Says Touring With Other Ex-Drug Addicts Helps Him Stay Sober

The Pulse of Radio (formerly Launch Radio Networks) reports: VELVET REVOLVER's Scott Weiland has done his fair share of drugs, eventually entering rehab back in 2003. Now out on tour and sharing the bill with ALICE IN CHAINS, Weiland is almost always surrounded by the party lifestyle. But he's also...

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THE SHOWDOWN: DAVID BUNTON Audio Interview Posted Online

The latest episode of "Talking Metal" features an interview hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy conducted at Ozzfest 2007 with David Bunton of THE SHOWDOWN. Topics include the band's latest album "Temptation Come My Way", Ozzfest, STRYPER, VAN HALEN, and old-school metal. The 50-minute podcast can...