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MENA BRINNO Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement
MENA BRINNO, the Tampa gothic metal band featuring former ROYAL ANGUISH members Katy Decker (vocals) and Marius Kozlowski (guitar),has parted ways with drummer Tom Klinesmith due to "creative differences," and has replaced him with Jeff Thal (A DEEPER DOWN). According to a press release, "Jeff is e...July 13, 2008
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LITA FORD: Footage From ROCKLAHOMA Available
Video footage of '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford's July 12, 2008 performance at the Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, Oklahoma can be viewed below (clips uploaded by YouTube user "dirkintexas"). Lita Ford recently played a few warm-up shows in the New York area for her Rocklahoma appearance. Ford was bil...July 13, 2008
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EXODUS Singer On 'Bonded' Re-Recording: 'This Record Is A Total Homage' To PAUL BALOFF
Vocalist Rob Dukes of the veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers EXODUS has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding the band's decision to re-record its classic 1985 debut album, "Bonded by Blood": "Paul [Baloff, former EXODUS vocalist who passed away in 2002] was rad, total...July 13, 2008
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LUPARA Unveils New Lineup
LUPARA, the Illinois-based band led by ex-BROKEN HOPE guitarist Jeremy Wagner, has issued the following update: "LUPARA has spent the first half of 2008 writing their second album and completing their new lineup. LUPARA plans to record 12 songs of pre-production at Mercenary Digital Studios this sum...July 12, 2008
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SLIPKNOT To Launch Clothing Line
Mitchell Peters of Billboard (via Reuters) reports that SLIPKNOT will launch its own clothing line this summer. Tattered and Torn is named after a song on the band's self-released 1996 album, "Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat", and will initially be sold exclusively in North America at Hot Topic stores begi...July 12, 2008
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Former GREEN CARNATION Singer Issues Update On Solo Album
Former GREEN CARNATION vocalist Kjetil Nordhus has issued the following update: "Been in Italy now for almost two weeks. After experiencing a heat shock on my arrival, I am slowly getting used to the new temperatures. I am hanging in there — in half tempo. "The first few days were spent in Rome, and...July 11, 2008
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AEROSMITH Singer To Appear At Sturgis' BROUHAHA!
According to Motorcycle-USA.com, AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler will appear at this year's Brouhaha!, located at Thunder Road in Sturgis, which kicks off August 8, 2008, and features dawn-to-dusk non-stop entertainment. Headlining the event is a ride-in bike show with skits, giveaways, music and sp...July 10, 2008
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THE ALIEN BLAKK: Rhythm Guitar Tracks For New CD Complete
THE ALIEN BLAKK, the band led by guitarist/producer Joshua Craig, has finished laying down the rhythm guitar tracks for its sophomore album, tentatively due late 2008/early 2009. The drums on the new THE ALIEN BLAKK CD were tracked by Kevin Talley (DAATH, ex-CHIMAIRA, THE RED CHORD) while the bass w...July 10, 2008
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Former NEVERMORE/TESTAMENT Guitarist To Take Part In 'Metal Hammer Weekend'
The Institute's Metal Hammer Weekend, sponsored by the industry's No. 1 metal magazine, Metal Hammer, is happening this August in London, England — two full-on days for participants to get those metal chops up to warp speed. Not only will you get the best tuition from the Institute's own metal gurus...July 10, 2008
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TOM GABRIEL FISCHER: 'Success Breeds Arrogance And, In Some Cases, Boundless Self-Importance'
Former CELTIC FROST and current TRIPTYKON frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has issued the following update via his blog: "Success breeds arrogance and, in some cases, boundless self-importance. A mechanism which appears even more preposterous if the attention in question predates a particular person's p...July 9, 2008
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CINDERELLA's FRED COURY Performing With LYNCH MOB At ROCKLAHOMA
Kevin Lee of CINDERELLA's management company, Union Entertainment Group, Inc., has released the following statement: "As many fans know, CINDERELLA was forced to postpone their summer tour this year. LYNCH MOB, along with WARRANT, were supporting that tour and all the bands were to be on the Rocklah...July 9, 2008
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Ex-CELTIC FROST Frontman TOM GABRIEL FISCHER: 'The Triptych Is Thus Complete'
Former CELTIC FROST and current TRIPTYKON frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has issued the following update via his blog: "It is as if a prophecy. Three times in my life have I been led by events to form an occult extreme metal group in the month of May. HELLHAMMER, in May 1982; CELTIC FROST, the night ....July 9, 2008
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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Guitarist's Performance With BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Being Released
According to The Pulse of Radio, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello's performance (see video below) with Bruce Springsteen during Springsteen's April 7 concert in Anaheim, California will be featured on a four-song digital EP called "Magic Tour Highlights". The July 15 release will featu...July 8, 2008
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LITA FORD Joined By DEE SNIDER, CARMINE APPICE For New York City Gig
TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider and legendary drummer Carmine Appice (OZZY OSBOURNE, ROD STEWART, VANILLA FUDGE, JEFF BECK) joined '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford last night (Monday, July 7) during her concert at the B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City. Lita's setlist was as follows:...July 8, 2008
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SHINING Frontman Says 'Black Metal Mongoloids' Will Hate Band's New Album
A six-minute video interview with Swedish black metallers SHINING conducted by Metalhead TV late last month at the Hellfest in Clisson, France can be viewed below. Performance footage of SHINING at Hellfest is available at MetalheadTV.com. SHINING's sixth album, "VI / Klagopsalmer", was recorded at...July 8, 2008
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