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NIRVANA Members To Reunite On New FOO FIGHTERS Album

According to The Pulse of Radio, the next FOO FIGHTERS album, due out in 2011, will feature a reunion of FOO FIGHTERS frontman and former NIRVANA drummer Dave Grohl with NIRVANA bassist Krist Novoselic. Grohl broke the news to the BBC in England, saying only that Novoselic will make a guest appearan...

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BLACK BREATH: 'Unholy Virgin' Video Released

"Unholy Virgin", the new video from Seattle's BLACK BREATH, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's full-length debut, "Heavy Breathing", which was released in March via Southern Lord. The CD was recorded at Kurt Ballou's Godcity Studios (CONVERGE, TRAP THEM, DISFEAR) and picks up where 2...

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NIRVANA Exhibit Planned For Seattle

The Pulse of Radio reports that the largest-ever NIRVANA exhibit will open next April in Seattle. According to the Seattle Post Intelligencer, "Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses" will feature 200 rare items, including instruments, Kurt Cobain's handwritten lyrics for NIRVANA songs "Spank Thru" and...

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GOJIRA Frontman Performs With KRUGER At Switzerland's ROCK ALTITUDE Festival (Video)

Video footage of Joseph Duplantier of French progressive metallers GOJIRA performing the song "Muscle" with Swiss noise-mongers KRUGER at the Rock Altitude festival, which was held August 12-14, 2010 in Le Locle, Switzerland can be viewed below. "Muscle" comes off KRUGER's fourth album, "For Death,...

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BELIEVER: New Album Update

Reactivated late '80s/early '90s technical-thrash metallers BELIEVER recently entered the studio to begin recording their new album for a tentative early 2011 release. Guitarist/vocalist Kurt Bachman writes in an online posting, "The recording is going well for and the guitars, bass, drums are compl...

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'The Wit and Wisdom Of Ozzy Osbourne' Book Due In November

Due in November via Krause Publications, a division of F+W Media, Inc., "The Wit and Wisdom Of Ozzy Osbourne" by Dave Thompson is an entertaining look at Ozzy's life, from his beginnings as the "Godfather of Heavy Metal" when he was with BLACK SABBATH, to the pop-culture icon he now is. This paperba...

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CONVERGE Guitarist Interviewed In Croatia (Video)

Vile Noise conducted an interview with guitarist Kurt Ballou of the Massachusetts-based hardcore/metal band CONVERGE just before the group's August 11, 2010 performance at the Mochvara club in Zagreb, Croatia. Kurt talked about CONVERGE's 2010 European tour, the band's recently self-released seven-i...

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TRAP THEM To Enter Studio Next Week

On Monday, Seattle's TRAP THEM will convene in Salem, Massachusetts at Godcity Studio with producer Kurt Ballou (CONVERGE, DISFEAR, BLACK BREATH) to commence recording its Prosthetic Records' debut (and third full-length album overall). This will be the band's first album to feature drummer Chris Ma...

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TORCHE: 'U.F.O.' Track Available For Streaming

"U.F.O.", the first track from Florida-based band TORCHE's new collection of singles, aptly titled "Songs For Singles", is available for streaming at Stereogum.com. "Songs For Singles" will be released on September 21 via Hydra Head. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. U.F.O. 02. Lay...

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NIRVANA Lawsuit Settled Between COURTNEY LOVE And Management

The Pulse of Radio reports that Courtney Love, the widow of late NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain, has settled a lawsuit brought by a management firm over money earned from the sale of the rights to Cobain's songs. According to the BBC, Love was sued in 2008 for $1 million by London & Co., who claim...

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BELIEVER Begins Recording New Album

Reactivated late '80s/early '90s technical-thrash metallers BELIEVER have entered the studio to begin recording their new album for a tentative early 2011 release. Guitarist/vocalist Kurt Bachman writes in an online posting, "The drums are just about finished and I have many tunes in the bag for the...

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PASADENA NAPALM DIVISION To Release Debut EP

PASADENA NAPALM DIVISION, the new band featuring members of D.R.I., DEAD HORSE and VERBAL ABUSE, will release its debut EP in September via Abyss Records. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Spell It Out 02. 100 Beers With A Zombie 03. Non Ti Amo 04. Speaking In Tongues 05. Failure 0...

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TORCHE Guitar-Lesson Videos Available

Music lesson web site PlayThisRiff.com is now featuring guitar lesson videos with Steve Brooks of TORCHE. At PlayThisRiff.com you will find the following lesson videos by TORCHE: * "Little Champion" * "Rock It" * "Steve's Gear" * "Tar Pit Carnivore" * "Without A Sound" The lesson video for "Tar Pit...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Guitarist: There's No Replacing LAYNE STALEY

Avril Cadden of the Sunday Mail recently conducted an interview with ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Q: A lot of your fans probably didn't think they would see the band again after the death of your front man Layne Staley in 2002. What ...

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HELLYEAH's VINNIE PAUL: We 'Love Playing With Each Other' And 'Enjoy Each Other's Company'

Brendan Crabb of Utopia.com.au recently conducted an interview with drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott (HEALLYEAH, PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Utopia.com.au: You've already done some shows in support of [the new HELLYEAH album] "Stampede". How is the new material g...