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HANK SHERMANN's DEMONICA Putting Finishing Touches On Debut Album

DEMONICA, the solo project of MERCYFUL FATE guitarist Hank Shermann, is putting the finishing touches on its debut album for a tentative late spring/early summer release via an as-yet-undisclosed label. The CD will be mixed in February in Denver, Colorado. DEMONICA's core lineup: Hank Shermann (MERC...

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VOMITORY Begins Recording New Album; Title Revealed

Swedish death metallers VOMITORY have entered Leon Music Studios in Karlstad, Sweden with producer/engineer Rikard Löfgren to begin recording their seventh album, "Carnage Euphoria", for a late spring/early summer release via Metal Blade Records. According to the band, the CD will contain "ten songs...

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D.R.I. 'Semi-Reunion' At PASADENA NAPALM DIVISION's Austin Gig; Video Available

PASADENA NAPALM DIVISION, the new band featuring former DEADHORSE members Greg Martin, Ronny Guyote and Scott Sevall along with D.R.I. frontman Kurt Brecht and bassist Pone, performed at Room 710 in Austin, Texas this past Saturday night, Decemebr 13. One of the opening bands at the show was BLUNT F...

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River, Bear Your Bones

CARPICORNS have given themselves an interesting challenge with their latest release, "River, Bear Your Bones". Without the use of vocals, the trio has written a concept album around the River Thames (which has a history dating back over 58 million years) and the city, London, which crept up from its...

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DEFTONES Bassist Moved To New Hospital

According to The Pulse of Radio, DEFTONES bassist Chi Cheng remains in a coma following a November car accident but has now been moved to a different hospital for long-term care, according to a new post on the band's MySpace page. The post stated, "Chi remains in a coma, and as of this morning there...

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THE GATES OF SLUMBER Announces U.S. Tour With DEMIRICOUS

Heralded Indianapolis, Indiana doom metal masters THE GATES OF SLUMBER have announced a fall 2008 U.S. tour in support of their celebrated new album "Conqueror". The respected power trio will team up with fellow Indianapolis metal troupe DEMIRICOUS for a four-week, 27-city trek that is scheduled to...

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DYING FETUS: Entire Rochester Show Posted Online

UVTV's web site has been updated with the entire performance from Maryland-based extreme metallers DYING FETUS, filmed at The Penny Arcade in Rochester, New York when the band was on tour earlier this year. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Schematics 02. In Times Of War 03. Homicidal Retribut...

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MASTODON: Head Injury Inspires New Melodic Album

MASTODON guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds has told RollingStone.com that the origins of the group's forthcoming fourth album can be traced to the pavement in front of the Mandalay Bay casino in Las Vegas. That's where Hinds was attacked and cracked his head open during a drunken altercation following...

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PLAN 9 Singer Dies In Motorcycle Crash

Aaron Fuller, lead singer of the MISFITS-inspired punk band PLAN 9, died early Tuesday morning (September 30) after crashing his motorcycle on a connector ramp between westbound Interstate Highway 580 and eastbound state Highway 24 in Oakland, California, according to the California Highway Patrol....

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DEF LEPPARD Drummer On RAVEN DRUM FOUNDATION

Metal Edge correspondent Gail Flug spoke with DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen about his side project, the Raven Drum Foundation, the California-based organization which encourages trauma survivors to heal healing through drum circles. A couple of excerpts follows. Metal Edge: How and when did you fin...

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VOMITORY, DEMIGOD Confirmed For Spain's TRAUMA FEST

VOMITORY and DEMIGOD are among the confirmed bands for this year's Trauma Fest, set to take place November 7-8 at Sala El Grito in Fuenlabrada (Madrid),Spain The festival billing is as follows: VOMITORY (SWE) SKEPTICISM (FIN) DEMIGOD (FIN) REGURGITATE (SWE) HAEMORRHAGE (SPA) ROMPEPROP (HOL) NERLICH...

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DEF LEPPARD Drummer Announces Raven Drum Drive For UK Shows

DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen is offering the chance to meet him backstage before the band's concert in select UK cities during the month of June. The winner, plus one guest, will get the chance to chat with Rick, take photos, and get autographs before the show. All proceeds from this drive will be...

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CARL DIXON: 'I'm Working Hard To Get Back On My Feet'

Canadian rocker Carl Dixon (ex-CONEY HATCH, THE GUESS WHO),who is is currently in an Australian hospital recovering from injuries sustained on April 14 in a head-on collision in Australia, has issued the following statement: "To my family, relatives, friends and loved ones of all stripes, I lie her...

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BELIEVER: New Album To Feature 'Some Very Talented Guests'

Guitarist/vocalist Kurt Bachman of the reactivated late '80s/early '90s technical-thrash metal band BELIEVER has posted the following message on the group's MySpace page: "It's been a productive week at Trauma [BELIEVER's recording studio]. Following some much-needed gear and software upgrades, the...

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DEF LEPPARD's RICK ALLEN Auctioning VIP Packages For RAVEN DRUM FOUNDATION

Rick Allen, drummer of DEF LEPPARD, will auction off once-in-a-lifetime VIP packages, in four cities, to benefit his Raven Drum Foundation and U.S. troops coming home. Each package will include: two premium tickets to watch DEF LEPPARD live in concert, pre-concert meet-and-greet with Rick Allen for...