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TOXIC HOLOCAUST Signs To RELAPSE RECORDS

Relapse Records has announced the signing of TOXIC HOLOCAUST. TOXIC HOLOCAUST has released two full-length albums, "Evil Never Dies" and "Hell on Earth", in addition to several split releases and 7" singles since forming in '99. TOXIC HOLOCAUST's newest material will appear on the upcoming "Thrashin...

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WYKKED WYTCH: Four New Songs Posted Online

Florida's WYKKED WYTCH has posted four songs from its fourth album, "Memories of a Dying Whore", on the group's MySpace page. The CD, which was released through the band's own label Perish Music, is available for online purchase and will expand to retail outlets worldwide later this month. According...

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CIRCLE OF DEAD CHILDREN Prepares To Enter Studio

Pennsylvania's CIRCLE OF DEAD CHILDREN has issued the following update: "2008, a year of likely recession and warpiss is upon us and I'm sure we can all drink to that. It will also mark CIRCLE OF DEAD CHILDREN's 10th year in the ear-slaughter business. "2007 was a bum year for CODC and without a dou...

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FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES Announces LOONEY TUNES Benefit In-Store Performance

FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES will take part in a January 8, 2008 benefit performance for the Looney Tunes CD store in their hometown area of Long Island, NY. A massive fire destroyed the store, which is family-owned and has been in business for over 35 years, last August. The store has been rebuilt and re-o...

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SATAN'S HOST Seeks New Bassist

Long-running Colorado metal band SATAN'S HOST, whose classic 1986 debut, "Metal from Hell", featured lead vocals by JAG PANZER's Harry Conklin, entered Flatline Audio studio in October to record its new album, "Great American Scapegoat", for a February 2008 release via Moribund Records. Commented th...

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ADRIFT: Advance Radio Single from 'Absolution' Posted Online

ADRIFT, the Tampa-based heavy rock band featuring Jack Owen of DEICIDE/CANNIBAL CORPSE fame, has posted the song "Pushed Aside", from the group's debut full-length album "Absolution", on the ADRIFT MySpace page. This song is being marketed by ADRIFT as the first "single," or track formally released...

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Ex-KISS Guitarist BRUCE KULICK Issues Year-End Message

Former KISS and current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Bruce Kulick posted the following message on his web site: "I trust you all are having a great holiday with friends and family and I hope you all can be happy for whatever blessings in life you really have. Perfect example for me to share is my ....

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DORO PESCH To Celebrate 25th Anniversary With Hometown Concert

German "metal queen" Doro Pesch (ex-WARLOCK) will celebrate her 25th anniversary as a performer with a special concert in her hometown of Düsseldorf, Germany on December 13, 2008 at the ISS Dome. More information will be made available soon. Doro will embark on another North American tour beginning...

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MINISTRY Mainman's Christmas Poem

MINISTRY mainman Al "Alien" Jourgensen has penned a special Christmas poem entitled "T'was The Night Before Impeachment". It goes like this: T'was 2007 and all through the year Not a creature was buying this climate of fear The stockings were hung in a foreclosure scare In hopes that the Banks would...

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TYGERS OF PAN TANG: Forthcoming Album Is A 'Cracker'

NWOBHM legends TYGERS OF PAN TANG have issued the following update: "With your support and help, it has been a fabulous last five months for TYGERS OF PAN TANG, your reaction and support of the EP 'Back & Beyond' as well as the atmosphere you have created at the live shows have enabled the manag...

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ZAKK WYLDE Schedules Toronto Signing Session

OZZY OSBOURNE/BLACK LABEL SOCIETY guitarist Zakk Wylde will take part in a signing session at Long & McQuade (925 Bloor Street West) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Sunday, January 20 beginning at 3:00 p.m. Please note that wristbands will be limited to the first 150 people in line. The event is...

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ACE FREHLEY, ALICE COOPER, JAY JAY FRENCH: How LED ZEPPELIN Changed Our Lives

The December 2007 issue of Classic Rock magazine features the story of "the good times and bad times of LED ZEPPELIN — as seen through the eyes of rock's biggest stars." A couple of excerpts follow: Ace Frehley (KISS): "That show at the Fillmore East [in New York on January 31, 1969] changed my life...

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ASESINO: Texas 'Meet-And-Greets' Announced

ASESINO — the death metal/grindcore project featuring DIVINE HERESY/ex-FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares and STATIC-X bassist Tony Campos (on bass/vocals) — will take part in "meet-and-greet" appearances at Guitar Center locations in Texas beginning this Friday. Each session will start at 4:00 p.m...

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HINDER Singer Arrested For Drunk Driving

The Jonesboro Sun reports that the lead singer of the rock group HINDER was arrested in Jonesboro, Arkansas on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Austin John Winkler, 26, of Hermosa Beach, Calif., was arrested by Patrolman Anthony Zaffarano at about 11:30 p.m. Friday after a traffic stop at the...

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VELVET REVOLVER: U.S. Dates Announced

VELVET REVOLVER will embark on a U.S. theater tour in late January. The group's itinerary is now shaping up as follows: Dec. 29 - Trenton, NJ @ Sovereign Bank Arena Dec. 31 - New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom Jan. 24 - Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre Jan. 25 - Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom ...