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M.O.D. Guitarist Looking To 'Bring Back Substance To Extreme Heavy Music'

M.O.D. guitarist Jon Aaron is continuing to seek members for his new project, tentatively dubbed DILATE. According to Aaron, DILATE will be a group that "brings back substance, songwriting, and new sounds back to extreme heavy music." More information is available at JonAaron.net. In other news, Aar...

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P.O.D. On '60 Minutes' This Wednesday

P.O.D. will be featured on a "60 Minutes" report on spiritual themes in mainstream music airing on the CBS network this Wednesday, December 8, at 8:00 p.m. A short preview of the show can currently be viewed at CBSNews.com. As previously reported, P.O.D. have commenced work on the follow-up to 2003'...

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M.O.D.: Texas Tour Dates Announced

M.O.D. have announced the following dates in late December/early January: Dec. 31 - HeadHunters - Austin TX Jan. 01 - Zero's - Corpus Christi, TX As previously reported, M.O.D.'s video for the track "Wigga" has been made available for download at this location. "Wigga" comes off M.O.D.'s most recent...

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TO/DIE/FOR Complete Work On New Album

Finnish goth-metallers TO/DIE/FOR have set "IV" as the title of their fourth album, due on March 16, 2005 via Spinefarm Records. A single will precede the album on February 17. The follow-up to 2003's "Jaded" was recorded at Sonicimage studios in Kouvola, Finland and was mixed at Finnvox studios in...

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U.D.O. Begin Recording New Album

U.D.O., the German band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, have commenced the recording sessions for their new album, tentatively due in October 2005. According to a posting at the group's official web site, Udo has begun laying down the first vocal tracks. A world tour in support of t...

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BEATALLICA: JAMES HETFIELD And LARS ULRICH Have Been Nothing But Cool To Us

BEATALLICA, the Internet sensation who combine the work of THE BEATLES with the sound of early METALLICA, recently spoke to the Ear Candy webzine about the inspiration behin the band's formation and the group's future plans, among other topics. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Ear Can...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist Talks About New Album, End Of S.O.D.

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian recently spoke to the Chronicles of Chaos extreme metal webzine about the group's recently released collection of re-recordings, "The Greater of Two Evils", and the break-up of his hugely popular side-project S.O.D. (STORMTROOPERS OF DEATH),among other topics. A couple o...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: DVD To Arrive Next Year

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE are all set to usher in the New Year with a string of U.K. shows. These look likely to be the band's last U.K. shows before they begin work on their next album which is slated for a 2006 release. 2005 will however, see a KILLSWITCH ENGAGE DVD, featuring concert footage and assorted...

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GUANO APES To Release 'Best Of' Collection Next Week

GUANO APES will release a "best of" collection, entitled "Planet of the Apes", on November 29 via BMG. The group's tour in support of the upcoming release will mark " the end of all GUANO APES activities for the next few years," according to a posting on the band's web site. "After the tour, we ...

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Original M.O.D. Guitarist To Perform With Reunited RHYTHM TRIP

Original M.O.D. guitarist Tim McMurtrie will be performing with his reunited band RHYTHM TRIP at a scheduled benefit concert for underprivileged kids, Toys for Tots, on December 17 at DingBatz in Clifton, NJ. Former S.O.D. and current M.O.D. frontman Billy Milano, who produced and managed RHYTHM TRI...

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MEGADETH, RAGE, U.D.O. Confirmed For Spain's ATARFE VEGA ROCK Festival

MEGADETH, RAGE, U.D.O., THERION, BONFIRE, ANATHEMA, HAGGARD, SUIDAKRA, and AGATHODAIMON are the first acts confirmed for the 2005 edition of Spain's Atarfe Vega Rock festival, set to take place February 25-26 in Atarfe, Granada. More bands will be announced soon. (Thanks: Rafa Basa) ...

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Ex-IRON MAIDEN Singer PAUL D'ANNO To Headline Israel's HEAVY METAL MONSTERS Festival

Former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno will headline the Heavy Metal Monsters mini melodic metal festival on December 10-11, 2004 in Tal-Aviv and Haifa, Israel. Di'Anno will reportedly play a very long set consisting of 70 percent IRON MAIDEN songs and 30 percent his own material. Other groups sched...

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P.O.D. Commence Work On New Album

P.O.D. have commenced work on the follow-up to 2003's "Payable On Death", Undercover News reports. According to the group's newsletter, "the new songs are coming out very, very heavy. We're in a place where we can hear from Jah and bring honor to the almighty". The message alludes to changes happeni...

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MERCENARY: Japanese Version Of '11 Dreams' To Include Special Bonus Track

Danish metallers MERCENARY will release their fourth full-length, entitled "11 Dreams", in Japan on November 21 via Marquee/Avalon. The bonus track for the Japanese edition will be a very special remixed version of the title track in 3-D sound — "a completely new technology that takes the listener o...

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M3 Keyboardist To Tour With THE DOGS D'AMOUR

M3 keyboardist Mark Stanway (keyboards, ex-MAGNUM) will be joining THE DOGS D'AMOUR on their upcoming U.K. tour. The next leg of THE DOGS D'AMOUR's "Heart-Shaped Tour 2004-2005" is scheduled to kick off on December 11 at The Peel in Kingston, U.K. A complete list of currently confirmed tour dates ca...