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ROADRUNNER UNITED: 'The All-Star Sessions' To Surface In October

Roadrunner Records has put together a groundbreaking record to mark the label’s 25th Anniversary. The group is called ROADRUNNER UNITED and the album titled "The All-Star Sessions". This full-length release, in stores on October 11, 2005, is a "master class" in hard rock/metal. Boasting 57 artists f...

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SOULFLY Live Video Featuring DEFTONES Frontman Posted Online

A video clip of SOULFLY peforming the song "Pain" — featuring special guests Chino Moreno of the DEFTONES and Ritchie Cavalera (SOULFLY mainman Max Cavalera's stepson) — at the Fields of Rock Festival on June 18, 2005 in Nijmegen, Netherlands, has been posted online at BandsVideos.com. SOULFLY's new...

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HEARSE: Former ARCH ENEMY Frontman Signs With COLD RECORDS

Swedish "death 'n' roll" band HEARSE, featuring former ARCH ENEMY singer Johan Liiva, have inked a deal with Cold Records. The group recently issued their third album, "The Last Ordeal", through Holland's Karmageddon Media. Formed by longtime friends Max Thornell (drums) and Liiva, HEARSE recorded a...

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DREAM THEATER Drummer's 'Drumavarium' Available For Pre-Order

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy's "Drumavarium" DVD is now available for pre-order from the MikePortnoy.com store. The "Drumavarium" DVD contains Mike's drum-cam footage from DREAM THEATER's "Octavarium" recording sessions. Audio Options include Full Band and Isolated Drums. Bonus features includ...

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KATAKLYSM Singer Finishes Laying Down Vocals For New Album

KATAKLYSM vocalist Maurizio Iacono has issued the following update: "The artwork contest [for the upcoming KATAKLYSM album] is now over. We would like to thank everyone from our fans to artists from the four corners of the world that have sent in their visions. The response was great!! Now we've got...

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MANOWAR To Embark On 'Demons, Dragons And Warriors' World Tour With RHAPSODY, HOLYHELL

MANOWAR will be teaming up with RHAPSODY and HOLYHELL for the "Demons, Dragons And Warriors World Tour 2006" beginning next spring. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Apr. 04 - Frankfurt, GER - Festhalle Apr. 06 - Munich, GER - Olympiahalle Apr. 07 - Stuttgart, GER - Schleyerhalle Apr. 08 - Nure...

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ROB ZOMBIE Talks About Making Of 'The Devil's Rejects'

ROB ZOMBIE recently spoke to U-Press Telegram about his second feature film, "The "Devil's Rejects", and his headlining stint on the second stage of this year's Ozzfest, which kicked off on July 15 in Mansfield, MA. An excerpt from the interview follows: U-Press Telegram: Your wife has said that "On...

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SOULFLY Mainman's Stepson To Sing For GRIDLOKT

According to a posting on the SOULFLY fan site SoulflyWeb.com, SOULFLY mainman Max Cavalera's stepson, Ritchie Cavalera, will be practicing with Tempe, AZ band GRIDLOKT and will be filling in on vocals for them for a couple shows. Ritchie, who is also in the Phoenix band INCITE, sings on the SOULFL...

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KATAKLYSM: More Guest Appearances Announced

KATAKLYSM vocalist Maurizio Iacono has issued the following update: "I received a call today from our producer/guitarist J-F [Dagenais], informing me that the drums are almost all done and they sound monstrous!! Max once again has done a killer job and put a lot of feel into the songs. We're going l...

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SOULFLY: 'Dark Ages' Digipack To Include Bonus Tracks

In addition to the regular release of SOULFLY's "Dark Ages", there will also be a limited-edition three-panel digipack, according to Roadrunner Records U.K. The complete track listing for the digipack version is as follows: 01. The Dark Ages 02. Babylon 03. I And I 04. Carved Inside 05. Arise Again...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'I Made The Right Decision' Picking Bands For GIGANTOUR

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "I just got back, literally, from my time off in Europe and you can plan on things ramping up around here and over at the Gigantour site in the next week. We all are going to ...

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KATAKLYSM Singer Says They Missed London Terrorist Attack By Two Days

KATAKLYSM vocalist Maurizio Iacono has issued the following update on the band's current and future activities: "We have just returned from a very successfull tour in Europe. The German shows were all packed and the open-air festival in Slovenia (Metal Camp) was really cool and so was With Full Forc...

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ILL NINO Slam SOULFLY Guitarist MARC RIZZO: 'Stop Crying Already!'

ILL NINO have hit back at former guitarist Marc Rizzo over his assertion that the band use backing tapes during their live performances and that he gave the group's lead singer, Cristian Machado, a "beatdown" after Machado allegedly "talked shit" about Rizzo's current band, SOULFLY, from the stage w...

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SOULFLY Guitarist: ILL NINO 'Fake' Live Performances By Playing To A Tape

Metalrage.com recently conducted an interview with SOULFLY/ex-ILL NINO guitarist Marc Rizzo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metalrage.com: There's been this quote going around that Max Cavalera has labeled the new album "a calm and peacefull album." Explain to me what a calm SOULFLY albu...

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SYMPHONY X Singer Talks About GIGANTOUR

SYMPHONY X frontman Russell Allen recently spoke to Classic Rock Revisted about his solo album, "Russell Allen’s Atomic Soul", and SYMPHONY X's participation in this summer's Gigantour, a six-week North American tour co-headlined by MEGADETH and DREAM THEATER. An excerpt from the interview follows:...