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TWISTED TOWER DIRE Parts Ways With Singer, Announces Temporary Replacement

Virginia's "classic metal" act TWISTED TOWER DIRE have parted ways with vocalist Tony Taylor. "Because of some personal problems he's been having, we asked him to take a break from the band and not do the string of shows we have lined up throughout the fall," guitarist Scott Waldrop writes on the gr...

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STONE SOUR Shares Similar Work Ethic With DISTURBED

Launch Radio Networks reports: STONE SOUR will join DISTURBED on this November's Music As A Weapon tour, for which dates and cities were revealed on Tuesday (October 3). STONE SOUR vocalist Corey Taylor said that both bands share a similar work ethic that makes it a good pairing, and elaborated on t...

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VELVET REVOLVER To Perform At SPIRIT OF LIFE AWARDS In Los Angeles

VELVET REVOLVER will perform at the City of Hope's Spirit of Life Awards gala at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles later today (Thursday, October 5). MAROON 5, TAYLOR HICKS, SARAH MCLACHLAN and JOSH GROBAN will also take the stage at the event, which is honoring BMG U.S. President and COO Cha...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS POLAND Checks In

Former MEGADETH guitarist Chris Poland has posted the following message in the "Megadeth Alumni" section of the band's official web site: "Just checking in! Met up with Glen Drover [current MEGADETH guitarist] a couple of weeks ago and had some fun playing some MEGADETH tunes in my studio. I sure wo...

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CHRIS POLAND: 'Return to Metalopolis – Live' Audio Sample Available

A tune and the art from the forthcoming Chris Poland (ex-MEGADETH) "Return to Metalopolis - Live" CD has been posted on the OHM: MySpace page. The art for the disc (done by artist Skip Snyder) can also be found on the opening page of www.chrispoland.com. The title song posted was recorded ...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman Comments On U.S. Tour; Band To Shoot New Video

Swedish titans THE HAUNTED will make their triumphant return to the U.S. this November on the Blackest of The Black tour with DANZIG and labelmates LACUNA COIL in support of "The Dead Eye", their highly anticipated new album that hits stores on Oct. 31. This offering sees the band effectively combin...

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It's Official: CYNIC To Reunite For European Festival Appearances, Possible U.S. Dates

Long-defunct Florida-based band CYNIC, whose 1993 album "Focus" is regarded as a landmark release in the field of technical/progressive metal, has confirmed plans to embark a reunion tour in the spring/summer of 2007, beginning with possible U.S. warm-up performances and culminating in a number of f...

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Former MARDUK Frontman Issues Update On ELIZIUM Project

Former MARDUK vocalist Legion (a.k.a. Erik Hagsted) has issued the following update on his ELIZIUM project (formerly REBELANGELS),which also features ex-MARDUK bassist B.War (a.k.a. Roger "Bogge" Svensson): "First off, we have a lineup change. Our guitarist Jimmy Larsen is no longer in our ranks, w...

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COREY TAYLOR Says New STONE SOUR CD Is 'One Of My Most Brutally Honest Albums'

Patrick Douglas of the Great Falls Tribune recently conducted an interview with STONE SOUR/SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the new STONE SOUR album, "Come What(Ever) May": "'Come What(Ever) May' is probably one of (my) most brutally honest albums. Even with th...

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STONE SOUR Guitarist Says Getting Back Onstage Was 'Terrifying'

Launch Radio Networks reports: STONE SOUR ends its stint on the Family Values tour tonight (Wednesday, September 20) as the KORN-led festival closes out its run in West Palm Beach, Florida. STONE SOUR's first tour in three years started earlier this summer in Europe, and guitarist Josh Rand told Lau...

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STONE SOUR's COREY TAYLOR Performs With KORN In Camden

STONE SOUR's Corey Taylor (also of SLIPKNOT) joined KORN onstage at Friday's (Sept. 15) Family Values Tour date in Camden, New Jersey to perform "Freak On A Leash". This marked the second time Corey performed the song with KORN — this time sharing vocal duties with KORN's Jonathan Davis — as he firs...

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HAMMERFALL, LIZZY BORDEN, ANDROMEDA Members To Guest On MOUNTAIN OF POWER CD

Swedish guitarist Janne Stark (OVERDRIVE, LOCOMOTIVE BREATH) has released more information about his MOUNTAIN OF POWER project, featuring guest appearances by current and/or former members of HAMMERFALL, LIZZY BORDEN, ANDROMEDA and TREAT, among many others. Says Janne: "The project is basically me w...

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GRAHAM BONNET Continues Work On ELEKTRIC ZOO CD

Legendary hard rock vocalist Graham Bonnet's (RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, ALCATRAZZ, IMPELLITTERI) web site has been updated with the following message: "The new Taz Taylor album 'Welcome To America' [featuring an appearance by Graham Bonnet] has been released and we have received lots of posit...

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CHRIS POLAND's OHM: Hard At Work On New Album

OHM:, the group led by former MEGADETH guitarist Chris Poland, is currently in the studio recording the follow-up to "Amino Acid Flashback". Kofi Baker (who played on OHM:'s last two records) and Joel Taylor (ALLAN HOLDSWORTH, FRANK GAMBALE, also toured with OHM: earlier this year) will be sharing d...

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SICK OF IT ALL: 'Take The Night Off' Video To Receive 'Headbanger's Ball' Premier

SICK OF IT ALL's video for the track "Take the Night Off", directed by Ian McFarland (AGNOSTIC FRONT, SLAPSHOT, RAMALLAH, ROGER MIRET & THE DISASTERS),will make its "Headbanger's Ball" debut this Saturday, September 16 on MTV2. The clip can be viewed online at this location. "Take the Night Off...