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CATARACT Part Ways With Bassist, Seek Replacement

Swiss metalcore band CATARACT have parted ways with bassist Michael Henggeler. "We thank him for everything in the past 8 years and wish him all the best for his future!!!" the band write in a statement. "We are now looking for an immediate replacement. We need a dedicated person that is willing to...

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DISTURBED Frontman DAVID DRAIMAN: 'I Like The Finer Things'

DISTURBED frontman David Draiman told the Associated Press that his band recently took a helicopter to a winery on an island off the coast of New Zealand, had a private cruise in a $8 million yacht and the singer then took a solo scuba-diving jaunt to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. "The ...

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BREED 77: New Album Pushed Back

Following a storming set at the Download festival, a Metal Hammer Golden Gods "Best British Act" nomination and a sold-out tour, BREED 77 are gearing up for a pan-European album release and as a result have been forced to push back the release of their highly anticipated new album "In My Blood (En M...

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BODY COUNT To Release 'Murder 4 Hire' In August

Rapper/actor/rock 'n' roller Ice-T is at it again on "Murder 4 Hire" (Escapi Records) by BODY COUNT, to be released August 1, 2006. Lead guitarist Ernie C, bassist Vincent Price, drummer OT and rhythm guitarist Bendrix hit the metal hard on 12 tracks of what is sure to be controversial, argued over...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist: 'New Material Is Sounding Pretty Old-School'

Steve Saks of LivingForMetal.com recently conducted an interview with TESTAMENT/DRAGONLORD guitarist Eric Peterson. A few excerpts from the chat follow: LivingForMetal.com: After the CD "Live At The Fillmore" you released "Demonic". How was that era for the band? Eric: "We toured our asses off for '...

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KORN Frontman JONATHAN DAVIS: 'I Should Be Healthy To Play In A Few Weeks'

KORN frontman Jonathan Davis has issued a statement regarding the illness which has forced him to miss the band's Download festival appearance on Saturday (June 10) and has caused the group to cancel the gigs in Dublin, Ireland (June 11) and Amsterdam, Holland (June 13). Davis' statement reads as fo...

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State of Disgrace

The problem is not that HOURCAST's "State of Disgrace" is bland, radio-friendly, nu-rooted modern rock/metal. Oh wait, that is at least part of the problem. The big problem is that the light-to heavy (relatively speaking) arrangements are tolerable if the songwriting is especially catchy or the band...

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KERRY KING: 'If We Did Anything Different, It Wouldn't Be SLAYER'

Wes Orshoski of The Star-Ledger recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On never forgetting what it's like to be a fan. "I was a fan to start with. And when bands that I admired did something I didn't like, it pissed me off. ...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Frontman: ROB ZOMBIE Didn't Say 'Hello' To Us Once During Entire Tour

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE frontman Matt Tuck has "set the record straight" with regards to the abrupt end of the band's U.S. tour with ROB ZOMBIE following reports that they were forced to drop off the trek after Tuck publicly voiced his displeasure with the tour's conditions via the official BULLET m...

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AEROSMITH, MÖTLEY CRÜE: First U.S. Date Announced

Live Nation, the concert promotion company recently spun-off by radio giant Clear Channel, has confirmed via its web site that AEROSMITH and MÖTLEY CRÜE will be teaming up for a U.S. tour this fall. So far, only one date has been released: Saturday, September 23 at the Tweeter Center at the Waterfro...

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GUNS N' ROSES: London Gig Leaves Fans Stranded

According to Virgin.net, GUNS N' ROSES made a controversial return to the U.K. stage on Wednesday night (June 7) — leaving many fans stranded in London after their set ran drastically late. The group arrived on stage over an hour late for their comeback show at London's Hammersmith Apollo and the gi...

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ZAO: Entire New Album Available For Preview

Greensburg, Pennsylvania-based band ZAO have made their entire new album, "The Fear Is What Keeps Us Here", available for preview at this location. Due on June 13 via Ferret, the CD was recorded at Electrical Audio in Chicago with the studio's famed owner, Steve Albini, at the helm. Albini approache...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist Comments On Episode Three Of 'SuperGroup'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has commented on episode three of "SuperGroup", the VH1 "reality" TV program starring Ian, Ted Nugent, former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach, ex-BIOHAZARD bassist/vocalist Evan Seinfeld and drummer Jason Bonham (BONHAM, UFO, FOREIGNER). Filming for the program commenced...

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MANOWAR To Headline Next Year's GODS OF METAL Festival

MANOWAR — the only band to have headlined Italy's Gods Of Metal festival three times — have announced that they will make their fourth headlining appearance at next year's edition of the festival on Saturday, June 9, 2007. Along with MANOWAR will be special guests RHAPSODY and HOLYHELL, who will be...

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OBITUARY Ready To 'Kick The Sh.t Out Of The Brits'

To put the U.K. at ease with regards to their upcoming appearance in London and the cancellation of their scheduled Jan. 8, 2006 performance at the Mean Fiddler in over "immigration issues," legendary death metallers OBITUARY have sent an e-mail to the folks at Arcane Promotions to let everyone know...