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MUSHROOMHEAD Begins Recording New Album
The pioneering masked madmen MUSHROOMHEAD have locked themselves in their private studio at the Filthy Hands compound in Cleveland, Ohio to begin work on their seventh studio release, which is due out summer 2009 via Megaforce. Produced by co-founding member and drummer Steve "Skinny" Felton, the ye...February 25, 2009
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SACRILEGE B.C., SKINLAB Members Join Forces In SLOB
What happens when a bunch of old-school San Francisco Bay Area thrashers get together to do something completely different? Strephon Taylor, former frontman of SACRILEGE B.C., was approached to create some new music and decided to come up with a storyline more in tune with his turning 40 than relive...February 25, 2009
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CHRIS CORNELL: New 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Performance Date Announced
Former SOUNDGARDEN/AUDIOSLAVE singer Chris Cornell will be the featured musical guest on ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on the Tuesday, March 10 episode (which will actually air the morning of March 11 beginning at 12:05 a.m.). Cornell was originally scheduled to perform on the January 23 episode of...February 25, 2009
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Reunited COLD To Release New Album In The Fall
The reunited COLD — Scooter Ward on vocals, Jeremy Marshall on bass, Terry Balsamo on guitar and Sam McCandless on drums — is eager to hit the road in anticipation of its long-awaited new studio album, tentatively due in the fall on Sonic Star Records. Support on the trek will come from the Pennsylv...February 25, 2009
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ORDER OF ENNEAD: Video Interview Available
Sonic Excess recently conducted an interview with ORDER OF ENNEAD, the Florida extreme metal band featuring Steve Asheim (drums; DEICIDE),Scott Patrick (bass; RESURRECTION),Kevin Quirion (guitar, vocals; COUNCIL OF THE FALLEN) and John Li (guitar). Watch the 10-minute chat below. ORDER OF ENNEAD's...February 24, 2009
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LINKIN PARK To Headline Japan's SUMMER SONIC 09 Festival
LINKIN PARK will headline Japan's Summer Sonic 09 festival, set to take place August 7-9 at Chiba Marine Stadium in Tokyo and Maishima in Osaka. It is the historic 10th installment of the annual festival. Tickets go on sale at all ticket locations, including Lawson, E-plus, and Pia, on Saturday, May...February 24, 2009
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NEBULA: 'The Dagger' Live Video Posted Online
Video footage of Los Angeles rockers NEBULA performing the song "The Dagger" in November 2008 in Europe can be viewed below. "Heavy Psych", the latest EP from NEBULA, was expanded to include six tracks and was released initially in the U.S. through the band's own Salt Of The Earth Music. The track l...February 24, 2009
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SACRIFICE: First 'The Ones I Condemn' Audio Teaser Available
A 34-second teaser for "The Ones I Condemn", the much-anticipated new album from reunited Canadian thrashers SACRIFICE, is available below. Tentatively due this spring via Brazil's Marquee Records, the CD was recorded at Rouge Valley Studio in Toronto, Ontario with engineer Darius Szczepaniak, who h...February 24, 2009
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MASTODON Announces Digital Album Pre-Order Exclusively On iTunes Today
Atlanta-based hard rock behemoths MASTODON have announced an exclusive pre-order of "Crack The Skye", their seven-song strong, Brendan O'Brien-produced opus, which begins today, February 24, exclusively through iTunes. Those who pre-order the album digitally will also be able to immediately download...February 24, 2009
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The Harvest Floor
To this day, I remained impressed and honestly somewhat intimidated by the apex of extreme that is CATTLE DECAPITATION's "Karma.Bloody.Karma", and slight doubts stirred as to whether or not the band could surpass said album, or simply repeat themselves with its follow up. After all, when a group str...February 24, 2009
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ACTIVISION's TIM RILEY Talks 'Guitar Hero: Metallica'; Video Available
Tim Riley, vice president of music affairs at Activision, recently spoke to the Scandinavian gaming mag Gamereactor about the new importance of games as a platform for distribution and the new position it holds as catalyst for increased digital music sales in reference to the company's upcoming META...February 23, 2009
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MARIONETTE Hard At Work On New Album
Gothenburg, Sweden-based metal sextet MARIONETTE has entered Studio PH with Pontus Hjelm (DEAD BY APRIL, ex-CIPHER SYSTEM) to begin recording the follow-up 2008's "Spite". Commented guitarist and backing vocalist Aron Parmerud: "Last week Anton [guitar] and I arrived at Studio PH in Gothenburg to be...February 23, 2009
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HAMMERFALL Performs On Sweden's 'Popcircus'; Video Available
On Wednesday, February 18, Swedish metallers HAMMERFALL played at the Debaser Medis in Stockholm as part of a live broadcast of the SVT production "Popcirkus". Watch two songs from the performance below. HAMMERFALL's new album, "No Sacrifice, No Victory", was released in Europe this past Friday (Feb...February 23, 2009
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SLASH, Wife To Attend LEEZA GIBBONS' 'Oscar Night At Mr. Chow'
It's Oscar weekend, and this year VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash and his wife Perla will attend Leeza Gibbons' "Oscar Night at Mr. Chow". The event is being held to honor those celebrities that strive to be "Ambassadors of Change" — who lead by example by supporting charities. In a...February 21, 2009
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LONEWOLF Hard At Work On New Album
French heavy metal squad LONEWOLF has started pre-production for its brand new, fourth studio album. Some of the special guests that will take part in the recordings are Majk Moti (ex-RUNNING WILD) and Jan Bünning (ex-PARAGON). The as-yet-untitled CD will be recorded this summer, produced by Bart Ga...February 20, 2009
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