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RESISTANCE Seeking New Guitarist

Los Angeles metallers RESISTANCE are looking to fill their second-guitarist position following the departure of Dave Watson (DEATHRIDERS, HIRAX). Interested parties can check out the band at the RESISTANCE MySpace page. RESISTANCE's latest album, "Patents of Control", was released in Europe in Octob...

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BRITTON Classic To Be Reissued With Bonus Tracks

Z Records has announced the signing of an agreement that finally allows the underground classic hard rock debut from BRITTON, "Rock Hard", to finally be released on CD format. The remastered version features all ten original track plus ten bonus tracks. Originally released during 1988 via a CBS sub-...

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SKULLSHIFTER: Another New Song Posted Online

SKULLSHIFTER, the New Jersey-based metal band featuring former INSANIAC members Tom Nolz and CJ Scioscia as well as EXXPLORER bassist J. McCaffrey, has posted another new song, "Veil Of Deception", on its MySpace page. The track comes off the group's brand new full-length release, "Inner Demons", wh...

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LENG TCH'E: Audio Sample Featuring New Singer Posted Online

Belgian razorgrind warriors LENG TCH'E, who recently parted ways with vocalist Boris Cornelissen and replaced him with Serge Kasongo from southern Belgian band ACKROS, have uploaded a song off their upcoming split CD/7" with FUCK THE FACTS. The album, which marks LENG TCH'E's first release with Kaso...

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IRON MAIDEN Manager On 'Heavy Metal Islam' Book

IRON MAIDEN manager Rod Smallwood has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "We would like to make you guys aware of a very interesting book, 'Heavy Metal Islam: Rock, Resistance, and the Struggle for the Soul of Islam', which has recently been published by Mark LeVine. It de...

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Buy A Car From AEROSMITH Drummer, Bassist

AEROSMITH drummer Joey Kramer and bassist Tom Hamilton are selling their cars via Corvette Mike, the largest Corvette dealer on the West Coast and in New England. For more information, visit AeroForceOne. Although AEROSMITH has yet to officially begin recording its new album, guitarist Joe Perry has...

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SCOTT WEILAND: 'Happy In Galoshes' EPK Available

An Electronic Press Kit (EPK) Quicktime video about Scott Weiland's sophomore solo album, "Happy In Galoshes", can be viewed at this location. "Happy In Galoshes" is reportedly scheduled for release on November 18, 2008 via the artist's label Softdrive Records and distributed by New West Records/ RE...

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ANTAGONY Signs With DEEPSEND RECORDS

Deepsend Records has announced the signing of California's ANTAGONY. The group's new album is tentatively due this winter. Hailing from Oakland, ANTAGONY fuses the raw power of traditional metal with hardcore-tinged death metal of to form a massive conjuration of passion, darkness and unmatched heav...

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Aboriginal Headbanging: A Special Report From VICE Magazine

Jonathan West of Vice Magazine reports: "At the beginning of 2008, the Australian national news reported on a small, isolated Aboriginal community deep in the Northern Territory, aka the middle of nowhere, aka Satan's Asshole, aka East Bumblefuck. "Violent riots had erupted between two of the town’s...

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APOCALYPTICA: AREA4 Festival Performance To Air On German TV

APOCALYPTICA's performance at the Area4 Festival, which was held August 29-31 in Lüdinghausen, Germany, will be broadcast on WDR's (German public TV) series "Rockpalast" on Monday, September 22 between 12:45 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. As previously reported, APOCALYPTICA has contributed a special remix of "...

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Utah Fan Charged In CRÜE FEST Concert Gropings

Steve Gehrke of The Salt Lake Tribune reports that a 38-year-old man is charged with two counts of forcible sexual abuse after he allegedly groped two women during the Crüe Fest concert in West Valley City, Utah. Read more from The Salt Lake Tribune. ...

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IRON MAIDEN's ADRIAN SMITH Will Not Appear At 'Party In The Paddock'

Adrian Smith (IRON MAIDEN) will no longer be appearing at Bernie Marsden's (ex-WHITESNAKE) Party in the Paddock on Friday, September 19 at West Well Farm, Tingewick, Buckinghamshire, England due to "other commitments." Still scheduled to perform are Don Airey (DEEP PURPLE),Roger Daltrey (THE WHO),...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Cancels Remaining Tour Dates

Orange County, California's AVENGED SEVENFOLD has cancelled the remaining shows on its current U.S. in order to allow frontman Matt Shadows to rest his voice. Shadows first began to experience problems singing during the band's show on September 6 in Huntington, West Virginia. After being unable to...

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Heavy Metal Tops West Australia Funeral Songs

The West Australian reports that football theme songs and rock anthems by AC/DC and METALLICA are now the most requested at West Australia funerals. West Australia funeral directors say they had noticed a rise in more contemporary funerals where heavy metal had replaced traditional hymns for final s...

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ANGER AS ART Mainman Promises 'Heavier, Faster' New Album

Steve Gaines of the Los Angeles-based thrash metal band ANGER AS ART has issued the following update: "Looking at the calendar, exactly one year ago today we were finishing up a run through the Mountain time zone with headlining date in Salt Lake City. Little did we know that it would be Mars' [Marc...