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HAND Signs With FEMME METAL RECORDS

HAND, a three-piece progressive gothic metal band from Sussex, England, has inked a deal with Femme Metal Records. Originally a duo combining elements of rock and trance, the two founding members Kat Ward and Kieren Johnstone joined forces with drummer Cris Nelson early in 2006 and the band's curren...

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ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY: New Video Interview Available

Metal Injection has just posted a new interview (see below) with the British death metal act ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY. The group discusses being on its first U.S. tour, American beer, getting invited to house parties, what to do when you run out of merch and the upcoming ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY a...

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PRIMAL FEAR To Begin Mixing New Album Next Week

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR will begin mixing their new album, "16.6: (Before The Devil Knows You're Dead)", on January 5 at House Of Music studios in Winterbach, Germany with Dennis Ward and Achim Köhler. The CD, which is tentatively due in May via Frontiers Records, will mark the group's fi...

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YAKUZA Frontman's LED ZEPPELIN 2: THE LIVE EXPERIENCE To Play Chicago Tomorrow

LED ZEPPELIN 2: THE LIVE EXPERIENCE, the LED ZEPPELIN tribute act featuring Bruce Lamont (frontman for Chicago-based avantgarde metallers YAKUZA) and members of BUSKER SOUNDCHECK, will perform ZEPPELIN's entire "The Song Remains The Same" soundtrack plus a few other classic ZEPPELIN numbers on Janua...

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TESTAMENT Takes Top Honors In 2008 'Metal On Metal' Listener Poll

TESTAMENT's "The Formation Of Damnation" album took the No. 1 spot in WJCU's "Metal On Metal" annual listener Top 25 countdown show. The album beat out second-place finisher, METALLICA's "Death Magnetic", by a 36% margin on the recently broadcast program (see chart below). "The Top 25 countdown show...

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RAVENS CREED To Begin Recording Debut Album

RAVENS CREED, the "VENOM-worshipping scumbags" featuring ORANGE GOBLIN's Ben Ward, as well as Steve Watson (ex-IRON MONKEY),Jason Graham, and former SABBAT bassist Frazer Craske, will enter the studio at the end of January to begin recording their debut album, "Albion Thunder", for a late spring/ea...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Auctioning Backup Server For Official Web Site

The backup sever (see photo below) used for the official MÖTLEY CRÜE web site from 2002 to 2005 (also used to host guitarist Mick Mars' and singer Vince Neil's official web sites) is being auctioned on eBay. Current bid is $162.50. The auction ends on January 8 at 11:27:55 PST. MÖTLEY CRÜE in ...

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Reunited TORA TORA Announces Hometown Show

Reunited late '80s/early '90s Memphis, Tennesse-based rockers TORA TORA will play a one-off show in their hometown at the New Daisy Theater (330 Beale Street) on Saturday, March 7. Support at the gig will come from STIFFKITTY. Tickets go on sale Friday, January 9 and will be available online through...

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MASTODON: 'Crack The Skye' Track-By-Track Review Available

John Doran of The Quietus has posted a track-by-track review of the forthcoming MASTODON album, "Crack The Skye". Read it at this location. Patrizia Mazzuoccolo of the "Tinitus" radio show, which airs every Wednesday on Norway's NRK P3, spoke to MASTODON drummer Brann Dailor in late November prior t...

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SINGLE BULLET THEORY's New Album To Feature Guest Appearance By JACK FROST

Jack Frost (SEVEN WITCHES, BRONX CASKET CO., SAVATAGE) will contribute a guest solo to the upcoming album from the Philadelphia-based metal band SINGLE BULLET THEORY, "Divine Ways Of Chaos". The group will enter the studio in late February to begin recording the CD for a late 2009 release. The drums...

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CAULDRON To Play Toronto This Weekend

Toronto, Canada's CAULDRON has scheduled an all-ages show in the band's hometown on January 3 at The Black Swan Tavern (154 Danforth Ave.). Tickets are $10.00, doors open at 8:00 p.m. BATARDATOR and DEMON THRONE are also on the bill. CAULDRON recently signed a multi-album, worldwide deal with Earach...

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FATAL SMILE Singer's Home Destroyed In Fire

Vocalist Blade of the Swedish hard rock band FATAL SMILE received the terrible news early yesterday while he was on his holiday in Thailand that his house was on fire (see photo below). According to a press release, 13 fire trucks fought the blaze for over 12 hours but couldn't save the singer's hom...

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KIP WINGER Says LARS ULRICH Is 'Not Really That Talented'

WINGER frontman Kip Winger was recently interviewed by rock and roll comic C.C. Banana. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. C.C. Banana: In 2005 you were a featured artist on the VH1 Metal Mania Stripped Across America Tour, along with DON DOKKEN, STEPHEN PEARCY and FIREHOUSE. Jani Lane was a...

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STUCK MOJO Guitarist: 'My Career Has Certainly Exceeded Any Expectations That I Had'

Hails And Horns magazine recently conducted an interview with STUCK MOJO guitarist Rich Ward. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Hails And Horns: You have never been shy of tackling difficult subjects, for example "Worshipping A False God" or "For The Cause Of Allah". Do you ever worry that pol...

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AVIAN To Play Acoustic Set On 'Root Of All Evil' Radio Show

AVIAN, the melodic metal band featuring singer Lance King (BALANCE OF POWER, PYRAMAZE) and guitarist Yan Leviathan, will play an acoustic set on the "Root Of All Evil" radio show Saturday night, January 17, 2009 (technically early Sunday morning). You can tune in live in the Minneapolis / St. Paul a...