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UNEXPECT On FOX's 'Fearless Music'; Video Available

Montreal's rambunctious and unique classical/black metal ensemble UNEXPECT has posted its live performance from last weekend's episode of Fox TV's "Fearless Music". Footage of the band playing the song "Desert Urbania" from their debut album "In A Flesh Aquarium" can be viewed below. Currently in it...

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THE FUNERAL PYRE: Working Title For New Album Revealed

Southern California's THE FUNERAL PYRE has issued an in-depth update on the band's plans for 2008. An excerpt follows: "We'll be playing very select amounts of shows until the new year," writes the band's frontman John. "But in January, we will be doing nine shows with BOOK OF BLACK EARTH from Seatt...

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WYKKED WYTCH: New Album Release Announced

After almost a year of delays, Florida-based metal band WYKKED WYTCH will release its fourth album, "Memories of a Dying Whore", through the group's own label Perish Music. The CD will be available for online purchase the first week of December and will expand to retail outlets worldwide in January....

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JETBOY To Release 'The Glam Years Movie And CD'

San Francisco rockers JETBOY will release "The Glam Years Movie And CD" on November 20 via MVD. The DVD/CD package includes a 1986 performance at the Whisky A Go-Go in West Hollywood, a slideshow photo movie through the years, plus interviews with each member from 2007. The audio disc includes 21 tr...

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ANGEL OF EDEN To Release Debut This Month

ANGEL OF EDEN, the brainchild of Swiss guitarist Roger Staffelbach (ARTENSION),will release its debut album, "The End of Never", on November 16 via Lion Music. Acclaimed for his unique style, aggressive rhythm playing and his considerable soloing skills over seven albums with prog metallers ARTENSI...

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SYMPHONY X, EPICA, INTO ETERNITY To Team Up For North American Tour

Progressive metallers SYMPHONY X will embark on a North American headlining tour in April 2008. Support on the shows will come from EPICA and INTO ETERNITY. The dates are as follows: Apr. 04 - Cambridge. MA @ Middle East Apr. 05 - New York, NY @ Nokia Theater Times Square Apr. 06 - Philadelphia, PA...

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ROCKLAHOMA: More 2008 Festival Details Revealed

Rocklahoma, which purports to be the largest '80s rock festival of its kind ever to be organized, has announced more details about next year's event, which will be held July 11-13, 2008 at the Catch The Fever Festival Grounds, four miles north of Pryor, Oklahoma. "With tickets having been sold in al...

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Tales From Dirt Town

Spending enough time on the bottom of the music industry's bootheel to get real used to the taste of asphalt and piss has made West Virginia alt-metal C-listers BOBAFLEX just a little bit bitter. Of course, getting the gear they spent a lifetime accumulating ripped off on tour probably didn't help....

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OCTAVIA SPERATI To Utilize Session Bassist, Drummer For UK Tour

Norwegian metal band OCTAVIA SPERATI has issued the following update: "We will be using a session bass player and a session drummer during our upcoming UK tour. Don't worry, there are no problems in the Octavian camp. It so happens that both Trine and Ivar's partner are pregnant. Due to this joyful...

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POWER QUEST: 'Recording Of The New Album Is Going Well'

UK melodic power metallers POWER QUEST have have issued the following update: "The recording of the new album is going well. Francesco [Tresca] has completed his drum tracks for all the songs and Andrea [Martongelli] has already started the guitars and is making awesome progress. Steve Scott will fl...

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SIXX A.M. To Film 'Accidents Can Happen' Video

SIXX A.M., the new band led by MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx, will film a video for the song "Accidents Can Happen" on Monday, November 5. The track comes off the group's debut album, "The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star, The Soundtrack", which was written and produced b...

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(HED)P.E. Announces Headlining Dates

Southern California's (HED)P.E. recently returned from a headlining tour of Europe and are preparing to head out on a short West Coast run. Frontman Jared Gomes stated, "All the shows were sweet, but of course London sticks out in my mind, because it is always so hardcore. Amsterdam, of course, was...

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CIRCUS DIABLO: NGTV Video Interview Posted Online

A seven-minute video interview with CIRCUS DIABLO vocalist Billy Morrison (ex-THE CULT touring bassist/current CAMP FREDDY guitarist) and guitarist Ricky Warwick (THE ALMIGHTY frontman) conducted by NGTV.com (No Good TV) can be viewed below. CIRCUS DIABLO is the new project featuring THE CULT guitar...

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TRIGGER POINT To Enter Studio This Weekend

Los Angeles-based band TRIGGER POINT has begun pre-production on its new album, tentatively titled "Giving Up The Ghost", with producer Shaun Lopez (DEFTONES, WILL HAVEN, DEMON HUNTER). Vocalist Taylor Wallace states, "We are all very excited about making this record. It pretty much captures everyth...

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BOBAFLEX: 'Home' Video Posted Online

West Virginian metal maniacs BOBAFLEX have released their video for the song "Home". The clip, which was shot by director Dan Dobi on October 12 before and during the band's concert at Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio, can be viewed below. "Tales from Dirt Town", BOBAFLEX's follow-up its acclaimed "Ap...