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Season in Hell

Hopped up on high-octane coffee, high on the herb, drunk on Wild Turkey, shuffling on Thorazine, you can take your pick as each will provide a state of mind at some point during the 28 tracks of grindcore and musical lunacy on 7000 DYING RATS' "Season in Hell". After a relatively long wait, the Detr...
January 8, 2007
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I Am Jim Jones

A lot of relentless pummel, pinches of dissonance, and elements of Swedecore, and none of its sounds like anything more than a noisy, semi-technical metalcore band. No, it doesn't suck; it doesn't soar either. "I am Jim Jones" from Virginia's CASSIUS sounds like a lot of the tougher metalcore bands...
January 8, 2007
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Label Owner To CHUCK SCHULDINER's Sister: Stop Weeping And Treat CHUCK's Legacy With Respect

Guido Heijnens, owner of the now-defunct Dutch record label Hammerheart Records (which was "resurrected" for a short while under the Karmageddon Media banner) has responded to comments made by Beth Schuldiner, sister of late DEATH/CONTROL DENIED mastermind Chuck Schuldiner, regarding the fate of the...
January 7, 2007
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WYKKED WYTCH: Cover Version Of 'Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)' Posted Online

Florida's WYKKED WYTCH has posted its cover version of THE EURYTHMICS' "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" on its MySpace page. The song comes off the group's upcoming fourth album, "Memories of a Dying Whore", tentatively due this spring. The CD was recorded at Redroom Recorders in Tampa with enginee...
January 7, 2007
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MÖTLEY CRÜE Fanatic: 'I'm Always Defending The Music, But I Can't Defend The Lifestyle'

Malene Arpe of the Toronto Star reports: "I'm outing myself. Most people would never believe it," says Laura Suchan. She's a 41-year-old mother of two boys and the executive director of the Oshawa Community Museum. But what co-workers and acquaintances may not know is Suchan is obsessed with veteran...
January 7, 2007
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VIRGIN STEELE Frontman To Guest On WebRadioWCWP Today

VIRGIN STEELE vocalist David DeFeis will be a guest of WebRadioWCWP today (Saturday, January 6) at 5:00 p.m. The show will air live and then repeat a week later on Saturday (January 13) at the same time. DeFeis will discuss the upcoming VIRGIN STEELE gig at Dublin Pub in New Hyde Park (Long Island),...
January 6, 2007
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WYKKED WYTCH: Debut Live Appearance Of 2007 Announced

Florida's WYKKED WYTCH will make its debut live appearance of 2007 at Churchill's Pub in Miami, FL on Saturday, January 13. As previously reported, WYKKED WYTCH has dropped off the upcoming No Mercy Festivals 2007 tour, which is set to feature MOONSPELL, NAPALM DEATH, BEHEMOTH, DEW-SCENTED and ROOT....
January 5, 2007
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CHUCK SCHULDINER's Sister: CONTROL DENIED's Second Album Will be Released This Year

Beth Schuldiner, sister of late DEATH/CONTROL DENIED mastermind Chuck Schuldiner, has issued a response to statements and accusations made by Guido Heijnens, owner of the now-defunct Dutch record label Hammerheart Records (which was "resurrected" for a short while under the Karmageddon Media banner)...
January 5, 2007
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Report: Deceased METALLICA Fan Was A 'Ticking Time-Bomb'

Chris Purdy of the Edmonton Journal reports: Stefan Conley (photo) was a "ticking time-bomb" who poked a teenaged neighbor in the stomach with a tire iron during a noise dispute six days before he died in a confrontation with other teens on a city bus, court was told today [Thursday, Jan. ...
January 5, 2007
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DIO: NAMM Signing Sessions Announced

DIO's official web site has been updated with the following message: "Ronnie [James Dio, vocals] and the boys celebrated the New Year with a bash in Varna, Bulgaria, which also celebrated the country's acceptance into the European Union. Ronnie was the guest of honor at the ribbon cutting ceremony a...
January 4, 2007
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HANOI ROCKS Frontman To Perform With Finnish Funk Band ETERNAL ERECTION

HANOI ROCKS frontman Michael Monroe will appear as a special guest to Finnish funk band ETERNAL ERECTION at Tavastia Club in Helsinki, Finland on January 20. HANOI ROCKS has lined up the following dates: Jan. 12 - Tornio, FIN @ Siltakartano Jan. 13 - Rovaniemi, FIN @ Tivoli Feb. 03 - Helsinki, FIN @...
January 4, 2007
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Report: Witnesses Offer Conflicting Testimony In METALLICA-Related Fan Death

Eliza Barlow of the Edmonton Sun reports: Four teens were walking away from a fight with Stefan Conley (photo) on a city bus when Conley reached for one of them and was shoved to the floor, a teen witness told court [Wednesday, Jan. 3]. The girl testified Wednesday at a preliminary ...
January 4, 2007
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Vocalist STEVE WHITEMAN: KIX 'Is Still A Nice Big Cash Cow'

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with FUNNY MONEY/ex-KIX frontman Steve Whiteman. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: How do you feel the music FUNNY MONEY creates compares to the music you recorded with KIX? Steve: "Well, initially, on all of the previous FUNNY MON...
January 2, 2007
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CHRIS POLAND's OHM: More California Dates Announced

OHM:, the group led by former MEGADETH guitarist Chris Poland, has announced three NAMM convention-area shows in late January: Jan. 18 - The Baked Potato - Studio City, CA Jan. 19 - The Blue Café - Huntington Beach, CA Jan. 20 - Winston's San Diego - San Diego, CA OHM: recently spent time in the ...
January 2, 2007
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Guitarist JASON TRUBY Confirms He Is No Longer A Member Of P.O.D.

P.O.D.'s manager, Tim M. Cook of Cook Management, LLC, has released the following letter to the group's fans: "I'm getting ready to get on a plane to New York for New Year's. "As most of you know by now, P.O.D. and MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE are playing on top of the 'Pontiac Garage' in Times Square. ...
December 30, 2006