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GODHATE Part Ways With Drummer, Announce Replacement

Swedish death metallers GODHATE (formerly THRONEAEON) have parted ways with drummer and founding member Roger Sundquist. The band's official statement on the matter reads as follows: "Roger has left the band for good!!! A few of you know that Roger has parted before and returned, but this time we al...

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LAETHORA Featuring Members of DARK TRANQUILLITY Sign To THE END RECORDS

LAETHORA, the new band featuring members of DARK TRANQUILLITY and THE PROVENANCE, have signed to The End Records for release in North America and Australia. LAETHORA is: Jonatan Nordenstam - vocals Joakim Joakim Rosén - guitars Niklas Sundin - guitars Jonnie Tell - bass Joel Lindell - drums On their...

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PREJUDICE To Film F*CK THE COMMERCE Performance For Upcoming DVD

Belgian death metallers PREJUDICE will be filming their appearance at this year's edition of the Fuck the Commerce festival (May 25-27 at MZA [Mehrzweckhalle] in Luckau, Germany) for an upcoming DVD. Sitting behind the drum kit for the performance will be Frank, who recently announced his departure...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Guitarist Doesn't Rule Out New Studio Album

Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Ultimate-Guitar.com: Certainly the notion of finding a singer to front the band must have brought a lot of emotions to the surface. Jerry: "There was two ways that...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist DAN SPITZ: 'I Got The Anger Back From Listening To KORN'

Guitar Player magazine recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX members Scott Ian and Dan Spitz. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Guitar Player: How has the reunion been going? Ian: "It just keeps getting better. These shows have been some of the best shows we've played in a long time....

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SOILWORK Drummer To Play On New SYBREED CD

Swiss metallers SYBREED have tapped Dirk Verbeuren (SOILWORK, SCARVE) to lay down the drum tracks for the band's sophomore album, tentatively due before the end of the year. The drums will be recorded mid-June at the Taurus Studio in Geneva while the guitars, bass and vocals will be tracked during J...

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DARK NEW DAY To Release Acoustic EP

DARK NEW DAY, the new band featuring Clint Lowery (ex-SEVENDUST) on guitar, Brett Hestla (ex-CREED, VIRGOS MERLOT) on vocals, Will Hunt (ex-SKRAPE, TOMMY LEE) on drums, Clint's brother Corey Lowery (ex-STEREOMUD, STUCK MOJO) on bass, and Troy McLawhorn (ex-DOUBLE DRIVE) on guitar, will release an ac...

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KONKHRA Part Ways With Drummer, Seek Replacement

Guitarist/vocalist Anders Lundemark of the Danish extreme metallers KONKHRA has issued the following update on the band's current activities: "Well, I thought it was about time I told everybody what has and hasn't been brewing in our camp the last months. Johnny [Nielsen, drums] left the band — he h...

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BILL WARD Thanks BLACK SABBATH Bandmates For 'Lifetime Of Fun And Achievements'

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has posted the following message on his official web site: "Something I didn't say on the night of March 13, 2006 at the Waldorf Astoria, New York, NY. Better late than never. I'd planned to put up a 'thank you' to the band on my web site the week of ...

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WINTERBORN: Continuing Label Negotiations

WINTERBORN, the self-proclaimed "coldest Finnish heavy metal band," are continuing to talk to several record companies about a possible release of their debut album, "Cold Reality", which was produced at Studio 57 in Alaveteli, Finland by the band's guitarist Pasi Vapola, mixed by Vapola and Pasi Ka...

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MERCENARY Announce New Album Title

Danish metallers MERCENARY have posted the following message on their official web site: "We've been waiting for this moment for a long time, and now it's finally here. The new MERCENARY album — the follow up to '11 Dreams' – is done. The recordings ended on Friday, April 7th. We're also finally abl...

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PREJUDICE Part Ways With Drummer, Seek Replacement

Belgian death metallers PREJUDICE have parted ways with drummer Frank due to "personal reasons," according to a posting on the band's web site. "He will, however, stay with us 'till we have found a good replacement for him," the group write. "People that are willing to give it a chance are welcome t...

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SILVERTIDE Frontman Talks About Touring With VAN HALEN, MÖTLEY CRÜE

In a brand new, exclusive interview with Rock N Roll Universe, SILVERTIDE vocalist Walt Lafty discusses the band's upcoming, as-yet-untitled album, the follow-up to 2004's "Show And Tell", the band's extensive touring which took them around the world opening up for VAN HALEN, AEROSMITH, MÖTLEY CRÜE,...

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Having survived the "Robbo" phase that resulted in 1983's often unjustly derided "Another Perfect Day", 1984's double-LP compilation "No Remorse" introduced the world (by way of four new songs) to another revamped MOTÖRHEAD lineup. Ex-SAXON drummer Pete Gill replaced Philthy Animal Taylor and Brian...

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Ex-SKYCLAD Singer MARTIN WALKYIER Announces His 'Last-Ever Musical Release'

Former SKYCLAD/SABBAT singer Martin Walkyier has posted the following message on the web site of THE CLAN DESTINED, his short-lived collaboration with ex-IMMORTAL bassist Iscariah: "I'm sorry that it has been such a long while since I've written anything on here, but my elderly father's rapidly dete...