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AFTER FOREVER: Studio Footage Posted Online

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal outfit AFTER FOREVER has entered the studio to begin recording its new album, tentatively due next year via an as-yet-undetermined label. A brand new video shot in the recording studio has been posted online at this location (Windows Media). AFTER FOREVER's last...

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Pride of the Wicked

The acts on Christian hardcore/metalcore label Facedown may not be agreeable to every heavy music fan due to its bands' lyrical philosophies, but a good sized chunk of the releases are of decent fare. By the same token, those sick of being constantly clobbered over the head with hardcore and metalco...

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TOMMY LEE: The Words 'Reality' And 'Music' Do Not Go Together

Stuff.co.nz recently conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE/SUPERNOVA drummer Tommy Lee. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On whether he will have his eye on the SUPERNOVA singer if a woman wins "Rock Star: Supernova": "He he he! If we do choose a girl, that'll be interesting. On tours we usuall...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE To Guest On 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' This Tuesday

MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee will be a guest on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" this coming Tuesday, Septemebr 12. Lee will talk about his hit show "Rock Star: Supernova" and which contestant he thinks will be the best fit for his new band SUPERNOVA. "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" features a unique mix of c...

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GENE SIMMONS: Photos From Tower Records Signing Session Posted Online

The signing session by Gene Simmons and his longtime live-in lover Shannon Tweed that took place Thursday (September 7) at Tower Records in Los Angeles attracted a small yet enthusiastic crowd. Gene and Shannon not only signed their respective books, "Sex Money Kiss" and "Kiss And Tell", but also "D...

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SKINLAB Is Back!

After a three-year hiatus, acclaimed San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB rehearsed for the first time on Saturday, September 2. "Practice was amazing!" bassist/vocalist Steev Esquivel told BLABBERMOUTH.NET. "We're basically gonna writing a shitload of material and see what happens. There's like...

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ALICE COOPER: 'You Cannot Shock An Audience Anymore'

Sara Farr of The Paramus Post reports: Alice Cooper is the father of shock rock and he's talking about how things used to be when he started performing his bizarre stage show for audiences back in the late 1960s. "Fantasy used to be a lot more effective than reality," said Alice Cooper, speaking ...

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Rapist Who 'Thought He Was OZZY OSBOURNE' Gets 10 Years

The Australian man who drugged and sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl because he believed he was rock star Ozzy Osbourne and had to follow in his footsteps has been sentenced to a maximum 10 years in jail, according to News.com.au. Arthur Fairwell faced the NSW District Court today (Friday, Septe...

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WINTERBORN Signs With MASSACRE RECORDS

WINTERBORN, the self-proclaimed "coldest Finnish heavy metal band," has inked a deal with Massacre Records. The group's debut album, "Cold Reality", is scheduled for release in Europe on November 10 (distributed in the USA by Century Media and The End Records). The group has also signed a deal with...

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TOOL Frontman Wants People To Be Inspired By His Band's Music

Paul Gargano of Maximum Ink music magazine recently conducted an interview with TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Maximum Ink: There's such a sense of mystery and mysticism surrounding TOOL. Do you find your fans delving into that world, or do they seem c...

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Reunited ATROCITY To Release EP Through OPEN GRAVE

Reunited Torrington, Connecticut-based thrash/hardcore act ATROCITY (not to be confused with the German band) has teamed up with Open Grave Records to release an EP featuring alternate versions of previously released songs recorded during the "Infected" sessions in 1990. More information on this rel...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Drummer On Double Duty With Tour And TV Show

Launch Radio Networks reports: With the AEROSMITH/MÖTLEY CRÜE Route Of All Evil tour now underway, Tommy Lee has possibly replaced James Brown as the hardest working man in show business. In addition to the shows, the CRÜE drummer is also wrapped up in the last episodes of his "Rock Star: Supernova"...

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RUFFIANS: European Tour Dates Announced

RUFFIANS, the reunited power metal band that at one time featured in its ranks late VICIOUS RUMORS frontman Carl Albert, has announced the following European dates: Nov. 17 - Headbangers Ballroom - Hamburg, GER Nov. 19 - Bat Cave - Tilburg, NETH Nov. 22 - Rock City - Zurich, SWI Nov. 24 - Die Halle...

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INTO ETERNITY Prepares To Shoot Video; YouTube Guitar Lesson Available

Canada's INTO ETERNITY will be filming the video for "Severe Emotional Distress", from its September 25, 2006 release, "The Scattering Of Ashes", when the band hits Los Angeles as part of MEGADETH's Gigantour 2006. The band will be working with director by Kevin Wildt ("The Warriors", "Set Your Goal...

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TOMMY LEE's Former Mansion Stars In Reality

World Entertainment News Network reports that MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee's former Malibu, California mansion, which he shared with ex-wife Pamela Anderson, is one of the star attractions on the season premiere of new show "Million Dollar Listing", which follows realtor-to-the-stars Scotty Brown's...