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SOLITUDE AETURNUS Continue Work On New Album

Long-running Arlington, Texas-based doom metallers SOLITUDE AETURNUS are currently in the studio recording their new album, tentatively titled "Alone". "The drums are completed and the rhythm guitars and bass tracks are being recorded as I write this," singer Robert Lowe writes on the group's web si...

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Report: Clubs Don't See Need To Change Security

Carrie Spencer of The Southern Illinoisan reports: A nightclub shooting that left four people dead, including a heavy-metal guitarist, has concert bookers and bar managers wondering whether fans will grumble less the next time they're patted down or directed through a metal detector. Scott Stienecke...

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DEEP PURPLE: LED ZEPPELIN Stars Decline To Jam With Band At Brighton Concert

Brighton, U.K.'s daily newspaper The Argus reported in its Nov. 24 edition that LED ZEPPELIN stars Jimmy Page and Robert Plant came along to DEEP PURPLE's sold-out gig at the Brighton Centre last month. After being "begged to get on stage and join their old mockers," they declined, preferring to wat...

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ATROCITY And LEAVES' EYES Attacked By French Police In Paris

ATROCITY and LEAVES' EYES have issued the following statement regarding a recent incident on the two group's joint European tour: "After their grand finale show of the Atlantis Lovelorn Tour in La Locomotive, Paris, November 28, 2004, the bands experienced an arbitrary infringement by the French pol...

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MACHINE HEAD's ROBERT FLYNN Gets Dissed By SLAYER's KERRY KING

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn has posted another installement in his online "diary" at the group's official web site. An excerpt from the entry follows: "Played in Paris with SLIPKNOT and SLAYER. MASTODON opened the show, which was really cool. Hung with them for a while, really nice guys, drin...

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MACHINE HEAD 'Rockumentary' To Air On Norway's Metal Express Radio

Norway's Metal Express has put together a "Rockumentary" on MACHINE HEAD, featuring the band's frontman, Robert Flynn, as special guest. In this 44-minute extended interview, Flynn discusses the background behind each MACHINE HEAD album, reasons for the various lineup changes, battles with drug addi...

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PHILIP ANSELMO: 'DIMEBAG DARRELL Deserves To Be Beaten Severely'

In a lengthy interview published in the "Xmas 2004" issue of Metal Hammer magazine, ex-PANTERA/curent SUPERJOINT RITUAL frontman Philip Anselmo spoke extensively about the breakup of his previous band and the status of all of his musical projects, among many other topics. Several excerpts from the i...

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ELEGY Singer IAN PARRY Working On New Solo CD

ELEGY singer Ian Parry is currently working on his fourth solo CD, tentatively due in early 2005. A posting on Parry's web site reads as follows: "After spending the past two months putting the finishing touches to his lead vocals and recording guitars with newcomer Mario Zapata (whom Ian discovered...

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JUDAS PRIEST: Czech Republic Date Added To European Tour

JUDAS PRIEST have added a Czech Republic date to their upcoming European tour. The group will be performing at Hala Rondo in Brno on April 7, 2005 — one day after their scheduled appearance in Katowice, Poland. As first reported by BLABBERMOUTH.NET on Nov. 25, the U.K. leg of JUDAS PRIEST's upcoming...

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Swedish Metal Magazine CLOSE-UP Reveals Top Albums Of 2004

MASTODON's "Leviathan" has been named "Album of the Year" by the critics at Sweden's premiere metal/rock publication Close-Up. In the December/January issue, an array of musicians, including cover stars Robert Flynn from MACHINE HEAD and Anders Fridén from IN FLAMES (view cover here),discuss the mu...

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JUDAS PRIEST To Tour Europe With The SCORPIONS?

The U.K. leg of JUDAS PRIEST's upcoming European tour is rumored to include the SCORPIONS as special guests. There has been no official confirmation on the matter, although the SCORPIONS' official web site has already posted the U.K. dates (with no mention of JUDAS PRIEST). The following are believe...

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BACKYARD BABIES/HELLACOPTERS Side Project To Release Limited Edition Single

URRKE T & THE MIDLIFE CRISIS, the new Swedish project formed by Urrke T from MARYSLIM, Dregen from BACKYARD BABIES, Måns M from THE MAGGOTS and Robert Eriksson from THE HELLACOPTERS, will be releasing a seven-inch single, entitled "Ask Not What You Can Do For Your Country...", on December 15 via...

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GEORGE LYNCH Launches Custom Guitar Pedal

Former DOKKEN guitarist George Lynch has joined forces with LegendaryTones and pedal guru Robert Keeley to create a new customized version of the acclaimed Time Machine Boost pedal. The new GL Time Machine Boost (GL TMB) takes the unique voicings of the original Time Machine Boost, but adds a more a...

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METALLICA's HAMMETT Says He's Having The Time Of His Life On The Road

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett has spoken to The Salt Lake Tribune about the fact that the group are less than two weeks away from the end of a 17-month tour in support of their "St. Anger" album. "In the overall scheme of things, it's a decent METALLICA tour," Hammett said. "But we've definitely...

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VICIOUS ART: Live Photos Posted Online

VICIOUS ART, the new Swedish death/thrash band featuring former DARK FUNERAL members Matias Mäkelä and Robert Lundin, along with Jörgen Sandström (THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED, GRAVE) on bass, made their live debut on November 12 at Tantogården in Stockholm, Sweden. Also appearing on the bill were...