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CACTUS To Release 'Live' DVD In December

MVD has set a December 11, 2007 release date for CACTUS' "Live" (cover),a DVD of the first live CACTUS performance in over 30 years. Filmed in June 2006 at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City, the hard-driving, boogie based, blues rock band took control of the stage from ...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Drummer Launches Online Comic Books Retail Venture

With multi-platinum rock band SYSTEM OF A DOWN currently on hiatus and his SCARS ON BROADWAY project with SOAD's Daron Malakian in the early stages, drummer John Dolmayan will fulfill his other passion of comic books and collectibles by launching Torpedo Comics, an exclusively Internet-based retail...

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ARCH ENEMY: New York City Concert Footage Available

The wait is finally over as "Rise of the Tyrant", the highly anticipated new album by ARCH ENEMY has hit stores all across Europe and North America. The CD is already being hailed as one of the best metal releases of 2007 and the band's strongest effort in years so guitarist Michael Amott is glad .....

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DROWNING POOL Performs Acoustically On Boston's 'Fox 25 Morning News Show'

DROWNING POOL performed two songs acoustically on Boston's "Fox 25 Morning News Show" on Tuesday, September 25. Watch the set online: "Shame": Video "Tear Away": Video DROWNING POOL's new CD, "Full Circle", has sold 29,000 copies in the United States since its early August release, according to Niel...

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MASTODON In 'Beginning Stages' Of Writing New Album

While at the MTV Video Music Awards in early September, MASTODON told MTV News that they wrote their best song ever — even though it's not quite finished yet — while on the way to the big show. "It's pretty much the best record we've yet to write," guitarist Bill Kelliher said before singing a ...

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SLAYER Frontman Talks About MARILYN MANSON Tour, Songwriting Process

David Priest of OnTrackMagazine.com recently conducted an interview with SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. A few excerpts from the chat follow: OnTrackMagazine.com: There seemed to be a little bit of animosity that you guys were goin' on first (before MARILYN MANSON) and that you would even be on t...

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THE CULT To Headline JAGERMEISTER MUSIC TOUR

The fall 2007 installment of the hugely popular Jagermeister Music Tour will take a totally new turn with rock favorites, THE CULT. The tour kicks off on October 17 and runs through mid-December. Fresh from a series of summer festivals and European arena shows with rock legends THE WHO, THE CULT wil...

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TESLA Bassist On Making Videos, Running A Record Label

Cameron Edney of Inside_Out66 recently conducted an interview with TESLA bassist Brian Wheat. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Inside_Out666: You guys recently filmed a video for the LED ZEPPELIN cover "Thank You" [view clip below]. Many bands openly state that they hate making clips but a...

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CELLADOR Guitarist BILL HUDSON: I Had Nothing To Do With MASTODON's HINDS Getting Injured

Guitarist Bill Hudson of the Nebraska-based power metallers CELLADOR has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "I got a call from a friend this morning. He said he heard on a local radio station here in Omaha that I apparently got in a fight with a member of MASTODON, and he was seri...

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SCOTT WEILAND Says Touring With Other Ex-Drug Addicts Helps Him Stay Sober

The Pulse of Radio (formerly Launch Radio Networks) reports: VELVET REVOLVER's Scott Weiland has done his fair share of drugs, eventually entering rehab back in 2003. Now out on tour and sharing the bill with ALICE IN CHAINS, Weiland is almost always surrounded by the party lifestyle. But he's also...

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NONPOINT: New Song Posted Online

South Florida's NONPOINT has set posted a new track, entitled "March of War", on its MySpace page. The song comes off the group's fifth studio album, "Vengeance", due on November 6 via Bieler Bros. Records. The CD was recorded at Bieler Bros. Studios in Pompano Beach, FL with producer Matt LaPlant (...

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Alienigma

AGENT STEEL formed in 1984 and is one of those quality heavy metal acts that always seemed to get lost in the shuffle. After a dozen year absence, the band returned with a vengeance in 1999, releasing the excellent "The Omega Conspiracy" and following it up in 2003 with the equally powerful "Order o...

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GEEZER BUTLER Says DIO-Era SABBATH Is 'More Musical' Than Band's Original Version

Michael Roberts of the Denver Westworld Blogs recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal bassist Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN AND HELL). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Westworld Blogs: Most SABBATH fans rank the classic lineup of you, Tony (Iommi),Bill (Ward) and...

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THE CONFESSION To Support AVENGED SEVENFOLD

THE CONFESSION, championed by Alternative Press as one of "100 Bands You Need To Know in 2007," will support AVENGED SEVENFOLD on the following U.S. dates: Oct. 29 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern Oct. 31 - Las Vegas, NV @ House Of Blues Nov. 02 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre Nov. 04 ...

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NEVERMORE Guitarist Performs With ANNIHILATOR In Japan

NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis joined ANNIHILATOR on stage Saturday night (September 22) at Club Citta in Tokyo, Japan to perform the song "Clown Parade". Loomis previously recorded a guest solo on the recorded version of "Clown Parade", which is included on ANNIHILATOR's latest album, "Metal", ava...