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KORN Singer: 18 Songs Written For New Album

KORN frontman Jonathan Davis has told rock radio station HardDrive Radio that the band has already written 18 songs for its new album since heading into the studio last month. KORN began writing its eighth studio album on October 2. Davis wrote in an Oct. 1 online post, "I can't wait. I know it's go...

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METALIUM: 'Nothing To Undo – Chapter VI' Track Listing Revealed, Audio Samples Available

German metallers METALIUM have finalized the track listing for their sixth album, "Nothing to Undo – Chapter VI", due in February 2007. Commented the band: The lyrical themes are about the deepest innerside of a human being…. Lies, betrayal, false friends… but also about honour, loyalty and blind un...

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AC/DC Frontman Involved In TV Show Car Crash

BBC News reports that singer Ms Dynamite is spending the night in hospital after AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson clipped the back of her car while filming for Sky reality television show "The Race", sending it spinning out of control. The R&B star, 25, was treated at Silverstone, in Northants, Engl...

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TED NUGENT's Wife In TV Pilot On Hunting

United Press International reports that the wife of Ted Nugent is breaking into U.S. television with a pilot for a new reality show with a hunting theme. Shemane Nugent tells the Detroit Free Press her project "Queen of the Forest" involves experienced hunters giving city slickers a crash course in...

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SLIPKNOT: Second 'Voliminal: Inside The Nine' DVD Teaser Clip Available

The second in a series of SLIPKNOT teaser clips for the band's upcoming "Voliminal: Inside the Nine" DVD has been posted online at the Roadrunner Records web site. Check it out: Windows Media, Quicktime. Due on December 5 via Roadrunner, the special double disc package takes the viewer on a several-...

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'Gene Simmons Family Jewels' To Air In The U.K. Via BIOGRAPHY CHANNEL

According to The Sun Online, KISS bassist Gene Simmons' "Osbournes"-style reality show will be screened in the U.K. by the Biography Channel. "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" features the rocker, 57, at home with his partner ex-Playboy centerfold Shannon Tweed, 49, and their kids Nick, 17, and Sophie, 1...

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RUFFIANS: More European Dates Announced

RUFFIANS, the reunited power metal band that at one time featured in its ranks late VICIOUS RUMORS frontman Carl Albert will be on tour in Europe this month in support of its new album, "Desert of Tears". The dates are as follows: Nov. 16 - (DE) Sounds - Lubeck Nov. 17 - (DE) Headbangers Ballroom .....

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SYBREED To Announce New Drummer This Month

Swiss metal group SYBREED is currently working on the follow-up to its critically acclaimed debut, "Slave Design" (Reality Entertainment). The band has issued the following update: "There is a concert announced on SYBREED 'Tour Dates' section [of the group's official web site]! Does it mean that we...

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AC/DC Frontman Competing In U.K. Reality TV Show 'The Race'

According to a posting on the AC/DC fan site Highway To Hell, AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson has been participating in a new U.K. "reality" TV series titled "The Race" which is being aired on Sky One in the U.K. A group of celebrities are competing in race cars in this challenge, which has ...

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GUNS N' ROSES Manager: Portland Cancellation 'Had Nothing To Do With Pyro Or Ticket Sales'

GUNS N' ROSES' manager manager Merck Mercuriadis and the band's lead singer Axl Rose have issued a statement in response to an overwhelming number of negative posts on the message board of the GN'R fan site Here Today… Gone To Hell! regarding the cancellation of the group's Nov. 6 concert in Portlan...

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Vocalist WADE BLACK Quits LEATHERWOLF

Vocalist Wade Black (LEATHERWOLF, CRIMSON GLORY, SEVEN WITCHES) has issued the following update: "Greetings metal freaks worldwide! "I wanted to take a few minutes of your time to update you on the latest goings on. "I have been fortunate enough to travel the world bringing metal to the masses. With...

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THE HAUNTED Singer: 'Heading Into Week Two Of Tour And I Start Obsessing Over Sex'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "I crack myself up, predictable son of a bitch... Heading into week two of tour and I start obsessing over sex. "I'm a big boy. I should know better. At least I think I should. So there's the everlasting duality...

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Lost OZZY OSBOURNE Song Re-Recorded By Edinburgh Band

Hazel Mollison of the Edinburgh Evening News reports: He is better known to a new generation as the star of his own reality TV show. But now an Edinburgh band are hoping to give Ozzy Osbourne a blast from the past by recording one of his earliest — and now forgotten — songs. ...

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SLIPKNOT: 'Voliminal: Inside The Nine' DVD Teaser Clip Available

The first in a series of SLIPKNOT teaser clips for the band's upcoming "Voliminal: Inside the Nine" DVD has been posted online at this location. Due on December 5 via Roadrunner, the special double disc package takes the viewer on a several-hour journey into the world of SLIPKNOT as the band recentl...

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ANTHRAX Drummer: 'We Need To Make A Change In This Country'

ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "It's that time again, you get to vote — YEAH!!! Let's all meet up at the going out of business Tower Records in Shaumburg and make a change. "Oh boy, Herman Munster, I mean John Kerry really screwed up...