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THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Recruits Former ARSIS Guitarist
Michigan-based melodic death metal band THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER has tapped former ARSIS guitarist Ryan Knight to replace John Kempainen, who "abruptly" left the fold last month. The news was revealed by vocalist Trevor Strnad in an interview with HardTimes.ca on December 17, 2008 in Montreal, Quebec...December 19, 2008
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SHINEDOWN Announces Lineup Change
Jacksonville, Florida-based hard rock/post-grunge band SHINEDOWN is elevating current guitarist Zach Myers to the role of lead guitarist beginning immediately. Myers is replacing Nick Perri who is leaving the group to explore other projects. "I'd like to thank Nick for touring with us over the past...December 19, 2008
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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Says 'Death Magnetic' Sound Debate Is 'Truly About Tastes'
Shay Quillen of MercuryNews.com conducted an interview with METALLICA's Kirk Hammett and Lars Ulrich backstage in Fresno on Saturday. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Kirk Hammett on file-sharing: "Our thinking hasn't changed at all. I mean, I think that intellectual property should...December 17, 2008
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OCEANO Show Turns Into Brawl
Chicago deathcore heavyweights OCEANO are quickly gaining notoriety as the angriest band on the planet and now, it seems, their anger is starting to rub off onto their fans. At the band's gig on December 10 at the Chenga 57 indoor skate park in Lorain, Ohio, the aptly titled "Seasons Beatings" tour...December 17, 2008
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AC/DC's 'Black Ice' Is Fourth-Best-Selling Album Of Year Despite Lack Of Digital Sales
redOrbit reports that AC/DC's new "Black Ice" album was released exclusively at Wal-Mart, and has become the fourth-best-selling album of the year with 1.6 million copies sold, despite the lack of any digital sales. According to Nielsen SoundScan, Kid Rock's "Rock N Roll Jesus" was the third-best-se...December 14, 2008
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BUCKCHERRY: Acoustic Set To Be Webcast Tonight
BUCKCHERRY members Josh Todd (vocals),Keith Nelson (guitar) and Stevie D. (guitar) will perform acoustically tonight (Friday, December 12) at the Alice @ 97.3 Green Christmas at Mezzanine in San Francisco, California. The event will be available as a live webcast beginning at 8:00 p.m. PST at this...December 12, 2008
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BILLY CORGAN Says SMASHING PUMPKINS Won't Release Any More Albums
According to The Pulse of Radio, SMASHING PUMPKINS frontman Billy Corgan says the band will not release any more new albums, citing the lack of enthusiasm for their 2007 comeback effort, "Zeitgeist", as one of the reasons. In a new interview with the Chicago Tribune, Corgan said, "We're done with ('...December 11, 2008
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HATEBREED, CARCASS, AMON AMARTH, MY DYING BRIDE Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE
HATEBREED, CARCASS, AMON AMARTH, MY DYING BRIDE and RAUNCHY are among the confirmed bands for next year's With Full Force festival, which will be held July 3-4, 2009 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ALL SHALL PERISH AMON AMARTH ASPHYX BACK...December 11, 2008
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IN FLAMES, OPETH, AMON AMARTH, THE HAUNTED Nominated For SWEDISH METAL AWARDS
IN FLAMES, OPETH, AMON AMARTH, THE HAUNTED and YNGWIE MALMSTEEN are among among the nominated artists for the second annual Swedish Metal Awards, which will be held January 23, 2009 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The complete list of nominees is as follows: Hard Rock: BULLET - "Bite The Bullet" YNGWIE MALMS...December 10, 2008
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PAUL WELLER Blasts LED ZEPPELIN Comeback
World Entertainment News Network reports that legendary British singer Paul Weller has slammed LED ZEPPELIN's comeback plans — and insisted he will never reform his old band THE JAM. ZEPPELIN members Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham announced in October that they plan to tour in 2009 wit...December 10, 2008
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CHRISTIAN OLDE WOLBERS: FEAR FACTORY Will 'Come Together Eventually'
MetalSucks recently conducted an interview with FEAR FACTORY guitarist Christian Olde Wolbers. Olde Wolbers recently handled vocal production for New Jersey metallers GOD FORBID's new album "Earthsblood" (Feb. 24, Century Media) and is currently recording with his side project ARKAEA, which also fea...December 9, 2008
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SEPTICFLESH: Tilburg Footage Available
Fan-filmed video footage of Greek demons SEPTICFLESH's (now written as one word) December 3, 2008 performance at 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands can be viewed below (clips uploaded by "SilverRainProduction"). SEPTICFLESH's "comeback" album, "Communion", was released in Europe on March 17 (March 25 in th...December 8, 2008
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ALL THAT REMAINS: Making Up For Cancelled Dates With Free T-Shirts
Massachusetts metallers ALL THAT REMAINS, who were forced to drop off the U.S. tour with IN FLAMES, 36 CRAZYFISTS and GOJIRA due to singer Phil Labonte's throat issues, have issued the following update: "We are so bummed we had to cancel. We can't wait to reschedule these shows and we promise to mak...December 8, 2008
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BUCKCHERRY: 'Don't Go Away' Performance Clip Available
California rockers BUCKCHERRY have unveiled a performance clip of their hit power-ballad "Don't Go Away". The video, which can be seen below, was filmed for Clear Channel's "Stripped" live series. "Black Butterfly", the new album from BUCKCHERRY, was recently certified gold in Canada for sales in ex...December 8, 2008
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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD: 'People Always Complain About Something'
Fish Griwkowsky of the Sun Media recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sun Media: How do you react to the fact fans are saying this is the best album in years, maybe decades? You're not taking it as an insul...December 8, 2008
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