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TYGERS OF PAN TANG To Tour UK With STEVE GRIMMETT

NWOBHM legends TYGERS OF PAN TANG have issued the following update: "Although we are awaiting some more confirmed dates, we wanted to let you all know as soon as possible about the upcoming UK tour. This will be a three-band bill with the TYGERS OF PAN TANG as headliners and the fantastic Steve Grim...

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THE AUTUMN OFFERING To Enter Studio In December

Daytona Beach, Florida's THE AUTUMN OFFERING will enter a Hollywood, California studio on December 3 with producer Logan Mader (FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, DIVINE HERESY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY) to begin recording its new album for an early 2009 release. According to the group, the follow-up to 2007's "Fe...

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BLOODSHOT To Release New Album In October

Belgian hardcore-metal masters BLOODSHOT will release their third full-length effort, "Murder The World", on October 20 via Scarlet Records. According to a press release, the follow-up to "Ultimate Hatred" is "more vicious and agressive than ever before, redefining brutality and combining the best e...

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SKULLSHIFTER: 'Inner Demons' Cover Art Unveiled

SKULLSHIFTER, the New Jersey-based metal band featuring former INSANIAC members Tom Nolz and CJ Scioscia as well as EXXPLORER bassist J. McCaffrey, has uploaded the cover art (see below) for its forthcoming full-length release, "Inner Demons". The follow-up to 2005's "Here In Hell", "Inner Demons" f...

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CRADLE TO GRAVE Forced To Cancel U.S. Tour

CRADLE TO GRAVE, the Vancouver, British Columbia-based band featuring ex-AGGRESSION guitarist Denis "Sasquatch" Barthe, has been forced to cancel its recently announced tour of the West Coast after the group was detained by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security "for suspicion of either sneaking d...

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MIDDIAN Calls It Quits; YOB Reformation In The Works

AGE ETERNAL (formerly MIDDIAN),the band featuring former YOB leader Mike Scheidt, has issued the following update: "AGE ETERNAL (MIDDIAN) is fucking dead. "Our lawsuit [involving a Milwaukee-based band called MIDIAN over the use of the MIDDIAN name] is finally coming to a close. It has been a hard...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE: 'Uncensored' Version Of 'Mutherf**ker Of The Year' Video Available

The "uncensored" version of MÖTLEY CRÜE's video for the song "Mutherfucker of the Year" can be viewed below. The track comes off the group's new album, "Saints of Los Angeles", which has sold 207,000 copies in the United States since its June 24 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD is MÖT...

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TESLA Guitarist's DAVE RUDE BAND To Play Oakland This Weekend

DAVE RUDE BAND, the group led by TESLA guitarist Dave Rude, will play on Saturday, August 30 at the Stork Club in Oakland, California. The band recently completed a West Coast tour and is currently planning more SoCal/Central California dates for the fall. For more information, visit www.myspace.com...

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SKINDRED: 'Roots Rock Riot' Video Posted Online

Welsh ragga-metal band SKINDRED has posted a raging underground video (see below) for its track "Roots Rock Riot". Filmed during the group's recent UK tour, the clip features a compilation of backstage and live performance footage. SKINDRED is preparing for a stateside assault with its new single "T...

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OPIATE FOR THE MASSES: New Performance Footage Posted Online

Altitude has posted video footage of the Los Angeles industrial rock band OPIATE FOR THE MASSES performing the song "Dead Underground" at the Roxy in West Hollywood, California. Watch the clip below. OPIATE FOR THE MASSES recently took part in a successful North American trek alongside FILTER and 10...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman Issues Post-ROCKSTAR ENERGY MAYHEM Update

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn has posted the following entry in his online "diary" at the band's official web site: "Kicking it here in The Bay once again after wrapping up the last day of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. I am downright shocked at how fast this tour went by. I guess the...

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RATT Begins Work On New Material; New Album Due In Early 2009

According to a posting on RATT singer Stephen Pearcy's MySpace page, he and RATT guitarist and Warren DeMartini have started writing material for the band's next album, tentatively due in early 2009. Following weeks of rumors and speculation, RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer recently confirmed that former...

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DIVINE HERESY Performs With New Singer For First Time; Video Footage Available

DIVINE HERESY, the Southern California-based band led by former FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares, has issued the following update: "[Thursday night, August 21] we took the stage at Café Iguana in Monterrey, Mexico. Before we even started the intro to the set, the crowd was roaring 'Divine Heresy'...

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WAYSTED: More Tour Dates Announced

WAYSTED, the reunited mid-'80s British heavy metal outfit led by UFO bassist Pete Way (hence the spelling of the group's name),has scheduled the following dates: Sep. 06 - Rock of Ages Festival - Asylum - Birmingham, UK Oct. 31 - The Rigger Bar - Stoke, UK Nov. 01 - The Marlborough Club - Ilfracomb...

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THE PLASMARIFLE: New Album Trailer Posted Online

Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based metallers THE PLASMARIFLE have posted a trailer (see below) for their new album, "While You Were Sleeping the World Changed in an Instant", which is scheduled for release on September 30 via Siege of Amida/Ferret Music. The CD was recorded by Bart Frydrychowicz (NECRON...