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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Singer Plans Arizona Protest Concerts
The Pulse of Radio reports that RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE frontman Zack de la Rocha's campaign to get Arizona's controversial new immigration law repealed is going to a whole new level. According to Billboard.com, NINE INCH NAILS, Chris Rock and Ry Cooder have joined the list of artists refusing to p...June 29, 2010
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AGNOSTIC FRONT Drummer Forced To Leave Tour
New York hardcore legends AGNOSTIC FRONT are utilizing the services of drummer Dominik Timm of the band CIRCLE OF DEATH on their current European tour after AF's regular skinsman, Pokey Mo, was forced to leave the trek due to an unspecified injury. For the band's upcoming Mexico tour, AGNOSTIC FRONT...June 25, 2010
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STATIC-X Frontman: I Was Joking When I Said TONY CAMPOS Was Jealous Of My Wife
Frontman Wayne Static of California industrial heavy rockers STATIC-X has responded to several fan questions regarding the band's current status following an interview that he gave to Uncensored Net Noise last week in which he implied that the group may be gone for good. Writing on the official STAT...June 25, 2010
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Three-Quarters Of KYUSS Reunites At France's HELLFEST; Video Available
Three-quarters of KYUSS — the influential American stoner rock/metal band, originally from Palm Desert, California — reunited for an appearance at last weekend's Hellfest, which took place in Clisson, France. Bassist Nick Olivieri and drummer Brant Bjork joined singer John Garcia to perform the song...June 23, 2010
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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist Says Next Album 'Needs To Be More Raw'
Joe Bosso of MusicRadar.com recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MusicRadar.com: Let's talk about DEF LEPPARD. I understand the band is on a hiatus. Phil Collen: "Kind of. We getting some new songs together because w...June 22, 2010
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KAMELOT Signs With earMUSIC; New Album Details Revealed
earMUSIC, the international rock label of the Hamburg-based entertainment group Edel, has announced the signing of American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAMELOT. The band's new studio album, "Poetry For The Poisoned", will be released in Europe on September 3, 2010. KAMELOT is one of metal's most uni...June 21, 2010
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Bears, Mayors, Scraps and Bones
A lot may have gone into the sonic stew that is Canada's CANCER BATS — everything from horror punk to sci-fi thrash to PANTERA groove metal to basement-show hardcore — but it's all boiled down here to its most rudimentary elements, reduced to its primal basics. CANCER BATS are all about simple forwa...June 20, 2010
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Dark Ages
The Great White North's BISON B.C. had some big shoes to fill following up the beastly juggernaut that is "Quiet Earth", one that afforded them the right to claim status as Canada's answer to – depending on who you ask — MASTODON or HIGH ON FIRE. The good news is that "Dark Ages" slips comfortably ....June 20, 2010
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The Human Machine
Though not matching the same level of output and revered status, in more than a few ways MASTER could be considered the MOTÖRHEAD of death metal. The (now-)Czech Republic-based band led by sole original member, founder, and journeyman Paul Speckmann (vocals/bass) keeps cranking out often underapprec...June 20, 2010
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Disgust at the Status Quo
I hadn't heard much from the U.K. fuzz bastards in quite some time; if memory serves, the last release that scraped the ole eardrums was the Billy Anderson-produced "Confessions of a Man, Mad Enough to Live Amongst Beasts". Never getting the recognition due the band outside of Europe, "Disgust at th...June 20, 2010
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Draw Down the Moon
While I've never outright "disliked" ICARUS WITCH, I've never found their albums to be especially impacting nor have I gotten in line with what seemed to be a parade of praise from critical circles. Solid albums, yes; ones with long-lasting appeal, no. Some of that had to do with Matthew Bizilia's s...June 20, 2010
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JOHN GARCIA Discusses GARCIA PLAYS KYUSS Project In New Video Interview
Diskant.dk conducted an interview with former KYUSS frontman John Garcia when he played in Copenhagen, Denmark with his GARCIA PLAYS KYUSS project on June 9, 2010. Watch the chat below. Also available is performance footage from the Copenhagen concert. Since KYUSS, Garcia's musical projects include...June 19, 2010
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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Interviewed By BBC RADIO 1
Mike Davies of BBC Radio 1 conducted an interview with Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE at this year's Download festival, which was held June 11-13, 2010 at Donington Park, United Kingdom. Watch the chat below. "Fever", the third album from BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, sold 71,000 copies in the U...June 19, 2010
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SLASH Talks About Musical Influences, Staying Clean And Sober
The List recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The List: How did you first get into rock music? Slash: It's funny you should ask me that because I was thinking along those lines about ten minu...June 17, 2010
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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE: New DOWNLOAD Festival Interview Posted Online
The Lowdown's Kylie conducted an interview with Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE at this year's Download festival, which was held June 11-13, 2010 at Donington Park, United Kingdom. Watch the chat below. "Fever", the third album from BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, sold 71,000 copies in the United S...June 16, 2010
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