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CHILDREN OF BODOM Mainman Defends Band's Decision To Cover BRITNEY SPEARS

MetalUnderground.com recently conducted an interview with CHILDREN OF BODOM mainman Alexi Laiho. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: MetalUnderground.com: How did Kimberly Goss [SINERGY] come [end up] writing the lyrics to "Bastards of Bodom"? Alexi: "Towards the end of the recording process,...

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GIANT SQUID Re-Recording Debut Album

Northern California's GIANT SQUID spent the Thanksgiving weekend re-recording their 2002 independent release "Metridium Field" to serve as their debut for The End Records. Even though guitarist/singer Aaron Gregory is bogged down with studio and school work, he still found time to submit the followi...

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DAYSEND To Record Sydney Show For Upcoming Live CD/DVD

To celebrate the end of 2005 and what has been a truly momentous year, Sydney, Australia-based metallers DAYSEND will be recording their December 10, 2005 show at the Marquee Club in Sydney for a live DVD/CD, to be released next year. For the occasion, the group will be rejoined by original guitaris...

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CATTLE DECAPITATION To Enter Studio In February

Vocalist Travis Ryan of the San Diego extreme metallers CATTLE DECAPITATION has issued the following update: "Since we've been home, we recorded the CANINUS split 7" and have so far written eight songs for our next album, which are turning out to be very bizarre (exactly how we like it). Picture the...

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Former CARCASS Frontman JEFF WALKER: Solo Album Track Listing Revealed

Former CARCASS bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker has finalized the track listing for his upcoming solo album consisting exclusively of country and blues covers. The CD, entitled "Welcome to Carcass Cuntry", will include tracks from such artists as SKEETER DAVIS, HANK WILLIAMS, JOHNNY CASH, CONNIE SMITH,...

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SCOTT WEILAND To Perform With CAMP FREDDY In Las Vegas

Former JANE'S ADDICTION guitarist Dave Navarro announced on his radio show Saturday night (Nov. 26) that VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland will be performing STONE TEMPLE PILOTS' "Crackerman" with CAMP FREDDY at the Rain In The Desert nightclub (at Palms Resort & Casino) in Las Vegas on Dec...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Schedule 'Metal Show Unleashed' Session

"The Metal Show", as heard weekly on Sundays on 92.3 FM WXTM in Cleveland, Ohio, is looking for fans interested in attending a special "Metal Show Unleashed" session. The session will feature Relapse recording artists THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN performing songs from their latest release, "Miss Machin...

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DEMIRICOUS To Release Debut Album In January

Indianapolis-based death/thrash metal band DEMIRICOUS have set "One (Hellbound)" as the title of their Metal Blade Records debut, due on January 24, 2006. The album was recorded in June 2005 at Planet Z studios with producer Zeuss (HATEBREED, SHADOWS FALL). The band had previously stated about the u...

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Black Wings of Destiny

With TESTAMENT plagued by periods of frustrating dormancy, founding guitarist Eric Peterson resurrects his DRAGONLORD black metal side project, last seen on record racks with a respectable debut ("Rapture") in 2001. It's surprising that "Black Wings of Destiny" has been such a relatively low-profile...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Frontman Checks In From New York City

YNGWIE MALMSTEEN frontman Doogie White (CORNERSTONE, ex-RAINBOW) has posted the following message on his official web site: "Yesterday: Thanksgiving; Today: George Best died. "Well, here we are... New York City, a very fine city indeed. We have two days off and I am going to walk the streets of this...

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AC/DC Frontman, Bassist To Perform At Florida Benefit

According to a posting at AC-DC.net, AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson and bassist Cliff Williams will be performing at the "96 K-ROCK For Relief II" concert to benefit the victims of Hurricane Wilma. The show takes place on December 15, 2005 in Estero, FL at the Germain Arena, where they both performed...

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Former PANTERA Drummer Launches BIG VIN RECORDS

Former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott has launched Big Vin Records, a new Dallas-based record label with distribution via Fontana. Vinnie was a founding member, producer, and one of the masterminds behind the success of PANTERA, the seminal '90s Grammy-nominated metal band whose world...

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H.I.M. Frontman Talks About Songwriting Process For 'Dark Light', Breaking U.S. Market

Sauli Vuoti of Imhotep recently conducted an interview with H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the songwriting process for "Dark Light": Ville Valo: "We really had fun doing the album — for the first time in ten years. We have always had all these contrasts in...

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SUICIDE CITY Complete U.S. Tour, Prepare New Material

SUICIDE CITY (formerly RODEK),the new band featuring BIOHAZARD guitarist/vocalist Billy Graziadei and former KITTIE bassist Jennifer Arroyo, have just completed their first U.S. tour with MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE with great success. Since the May 2005 release of their self-financed EP, entitled "No...

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Bassist RANDY COVEN To Guest On Guitarist MILAN POLAK's CD

Bassist Randy Coven (ARK, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) has just completed seven bass tracks on up-and-coming guitarist Milan Polak's new CD along with Johnny Mac on drums. Other guest bassists on the album include Billy Sheehan (DAVID LEE ROTH, TALAS) and Fabrizio Grossi (STARBREAKER). Check out photos from th...