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L.A. GUNS Frontman Says AMERICAN METAL BLAST Tour Has Been 'A Mostly Pleasant Blur'
L.A. GUNS frontman Phil Lewis has posted the following message about the group's in-progress U.S. tour with W.A.S.P., STEPHEN PEARCY (ex-RATT) and METAL CHURCH: "Back home in Babylon for a few days. The last six weeks has been a mostly pleasant blur. I try not to count but I think we just played 38...August 13, 2005
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Reunited RIGOR MORTIS To Embark On 'Reanimate' Tour
The original RIGOR MORTIS line up of Bruce Corbitt, Mike Scaccia (MINISTRY, REVOLTING COCKS),Casey Orr (GWAR, X-COPS, THE HELLIONS, THE BURDEN BROTHERS),and Harden Harrison (PERVIS, SPEEDEALER, MITRA) have announced their first shows together in 15 years. The Re-Animate tour starts with a handful...August 10, 2005
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Vendetta
Based on my lukewarm feelings about "Haymaker", I was prepared to give THROWDOWN's "Vendetta" a mediocre review. I seem to be one of the few that weren't knocked on their asses by the 2003 release. The album has its moments, but seems to drag at times; something about those extra thick, breakdownish...August 7, 2005
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Moment of Reckoning
One gets the feeling that Texas-born JACKNIFE were once a lot more basic and hardcore-oriented, perhaps cut from the same cloth as PISSING RAZORS or HATEBREED. Then they discovered the likes of SHADOWS FALL and heard some "new wave of American metal", and that influence (or perhaps the same Swedish...August 7, 2005
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KING'S X: New Song Posted Online
A brand-new KING'S X track, entitled "Alone", is available for streaming on guitarist Ty Tabor's MySpace.com page. "Alone" comes off the Texas-based rock trio's upcoming album, "Ogre Tones" (view artwork at this location),due on September 27 via InsideOut Music America. The new KING'S X album was p...August 6, 2005
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EMINENCE: Live Video Posted Online
Brazilian extreme metallers EMINENCE, who feature in their ranks former SEPULTURA guitarist Jairo Guedz on bass, have uploaded a live video of the track "Hawking Radiation", recorded on the band's 2005 European tour at TSR in Geneva, Switzerland. Check it out at this location. "Hawking Radiation" co...August 5, 2005
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GIGANTOUR, CINDERELLA, JUDAS PRIEST, DEF LEPPARD Concert Attendance Figures Revealed
The following are a few select recent heavy metal/hard rock concert attendance figures, as reported by Billboard magazine: Artist/Event: GIGANTOUR: MEGADETH, DREAM THEATER, FEAR FACTORY, NEVERMORE, LIFE OF AGONY, SYMPHONY X, DRY KILL LOGIC, BOBAFLEX Venue: Selland Arena City/State: Fresno, Calif. Da...August 4, 2005
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A NEW REVOLUTION: Former SLAVES ON DOPE, UNLOCO Members To Hit The Road
A NEW REVOLUTION, the new Austin, Texas-based band featuring former SLAVES ON DOPE members Frank "Frankie" Salvaggio (bass) and Rob Urbani (drums),along with ex-UNLOCO singer Joey Duenas, have uploaded their cover of NEW ORDER's "True Faith" at this location. A NEW REVOLUTION recently completed a f...August 4, 2005
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MUSTAINE, BELL Join DREAM THEATER For PANTERA Cover In Honor Of DIMEBAG
DREAM THEATER were joined by special guests Dave Mustaine (MEGADETH),Burton C. Bell (FEAR FACTORY) and Russell Allen (SYMPHONY X) during the final song of their set — a cover of PANTERA's "Cemetery Gates", in honor of fallen hometown hero "Dimebag" Darrrell Abbott — Tuesday night (August 2) at Noki...August 3, 2005
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KING'S X: Album Title Changed, Artwork Posted Online
Texas-based rock trio KING'S X have changed the title of their new CD to "Ogre Tones" from the previously announced "Landscape". The CD is due on September 27 via InsideOut Music America. Commented frontman Doug Pinnick: "I made up the name 'Landslide', and we all agreed, but the record company didn...August 1, 2005
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New DROWNING POOL Singer To Band And Fans: 'I Will Make You Proud'
DROWNING POOL have posted a message on their official web site confirming that they have recruited former SOIL frontman Ryan McCombs to replace their last vocalist, Jason "Gong" Jones, who left the band in early June. Commented Ryan in a statement: "When I walked away from music to be with my family...July 29, 2005
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ABSU: North American Release Date Announced For Two-CD/LP Anthology Of Rarities
The End Records has set an October 11 North American release date for a new double CD/LP anthology from Texan occult metallers ABSU, entitled "Mythological Occult Metal: 1991-2001". The collection of songs, compiled by Equitant and remastered by Proscriptor, will feature tracks recorded by the band...July 29, 2005
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AC/DC: BON SCOTT's 'Aftershave' Incident
The U.K.'s The Herald reports: "Heavy metal fans, delighted at the news that an exhibition about colourful AC/DC singer Bon Scott is to be established in his birthplace, the sedate Angus town of Kirriemuir, wonder if the memorabilia will include one particular bottle. During one of the band's infamo...July 28, 2005
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It's Official: Former SOIL Frontman Joins DROWNING POOL
In a widely anticipated move, former SOIL frontman Ryan McCombs has been officially named the new lead singer of DROWNING POOL. McCombs made the announcement earlier today live on the Ft. Wayne, Indiana radio station 98.9 The Bear, where he had been co-hosting the morning show all week. Listen to th...July 28, 2005
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SOIL Bassist: DROWNING POOL 'Lied To Our Faces'
SOIL bassist Tim King has explained his decision to publicly slam the group's former singer, Ryan McCombs, for joining DROWNING POOL after McCombs allegedly deemed the songs on the first DROWNING POOL album "average." As previously reported, DROWNING POOL are believed to be have recruited McCombs to...July 27, 2005
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