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BAM MARGERA Brings Scandinavian 'Sleaze Rock' To The States

Maxine Shen of the New York Post reports: After successfully bringing unusual bands like H.I.M., TURBONEGRO and THE 69 EYES to the attention of the MTV-watching masses — all were guests on his "Viva La Bam" show — the popular pro-skater and "Jackass" star Bam Margera is taking a stab at the music .....

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TRIVIUM: 'To The Rats' Video Posted Online

TRIVIUM's new video for the track "To the Rats" has been released to the general public (view it below). Members of the band's TriviumWorld.com fan club have been able to see the clip since last Friday (July 20). TRIVIUM's video for the song "The Rising" has been posted online at this location. The...

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IN FLAMES, DARK TRANQUILLITY, KEEP OF KALESSIN: Photos From ARVIKAFESTIVALEN Available

More than 160 high-quality photos from this year's Arvikafestivalen taken by Swedish metal photographer Daniel Falk have been posted online at MetalNyheter.se. Arvikafestivalen 2007 was held July 12-14 in Arvika Sweden. Bands that appeared at the event included: DARK TRANQUILLITY IN FLAMES WITHIN TE...

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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Added To Japan's SUMMER SONIC Festival

Long-running Venice Beach, California thrash/punk band SUICIDAL TENDENCIES has been added to the Summer Sonic festival in Japan in early August. Also scheduled to appear are THE OFFSPRING, MOTÖRHEAD and AVENGED SEVENFOLD, among many others. The details are as follows: Aug. 11 - Osaka, Japan @ Maishi...

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EMPEROR, TESTAMENT, Ex-MORBID ANGEL Musicians Collaborate With Egyptian Artist

Egyptian artist Nader Sadek has invited Steve Tucker (ex-MORBID ANGEL),Trym (EMPEROR, ZYKLON),Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT),and Ralph Santolla (OBITUARY, ex-DEICIDE, DEATH),as well as Middle Eastern legend Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Miles Jay (ex-WEIRD AL, FATHY SALAMA'S ORCHESTRA),Liron Peled (RAQUY AND...

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NEMHAIN Announces New Lineup, Schedules Tour Dates

NEMHAIN, the British band featuring ex-CRADLE OF FILTH/AT THE GATES drummer Adrian Erlandsson and his wife, fetish model Morrigan Hel (a.k.a. Amber England),has issued the following update: "Massive apologies to everyone who was expecting to see NEMHAIN play in Prague. We had to cancel the show at...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND: 'I Find The Energy Of A Lot Of People Really Taxing'

Mike Exley of Planet-Loud.com recently conducted an interview with Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Planet-Loud.com: You're well known of course, for producing music with an introverted influence rather than stuff influenced fr...

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CHIMAIRA Bassist Forced To Miss SOUNDS OF THE UNDERGROUND Dates

CHIMAIRA bassist Jim LaMarca has been forced to miss a few shows on the current Sounds of the Underground tour due to a death in his family. Filling in on bass for the affected dates are Beefcake (GWAR),Paul Romanko (SHADOWS FALL),Andy Williams (EVERY TIME I DIE) and CHIMAIRA frontman Mark Hunter....

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Report: ALICE COOPER And Partners Dream Big For Phoenix Area Teens

Lawn Griffiths of EastValleyTribune.com reports: His four decades of shock-rock music with snakes slithering across his shoulders, fake blood and macabre black makeup would not suggest Alice Cooper entertains thoughts about providing a haven of activities for teens on a Christian college campus. But...

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IMPERANON Calls It Quits

Finnish melodic thrash/death metallers IMPERANON have called it quits. A statement at the group's MySpace page reads as follows: "Sadly, the guys from IMPERANON have decided to call it a day and lay the band to rest. I think I speak for many people when I wish them all the best for whatever path the...

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CHIMAIRA: Video Footage Of GRASPOP METAL MEETING Performance Available

Professionally filmed video footage of CHIMAIRA's performance at this year's Graspop Metal Meeting, which took place June 22-24 in Dessel, Belgium, has been posted at YouTube. An eight-minute video interview with CHIMAIRA frontman Mark Hunter, conducted by Finland's Get In The Pit magazine at this y...

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TRIVIUM: 'To The Rats' Video To Premiere Tomorrow

TRIVIUM's new video for the track "To the Rats" will make its online debut to the general public this coming Tuesday, July 24. Members of the band's TriviumWorld.com fan club will get to see the clip beginning tomorrow (Friday, July 20). A five-and-a-half-minute video interview with TRIVIUM guitaris...

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'America's Hot Musician' Debuts Today with Ex-KITTIE Bassist TALENA ATFIELD

"America's Hot Musician", the reality competition for instrumental artists, debuts today in syndication and on the web. The show debuts today at 3:30 p.m. on WRNN in the New York tri-state area and in Los Angeles/Southern California on KDOC late night Saturday, July 22 at 1:00 a.m. Additional channe...

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NIKKI SIXX Launches 'The Heroin Diaries' With Press Conference, SIXX: A.M. Live Performance

Executives from MTV along with sister company Pocket Books (a division of Simon & Schuster) held a press conference Monday (July 16) in a new venue, Crash Mansion, in downtown Los Angeles to give the media and a few lucky fans a preview of Nikki Sixx's book and soundtrack CD, "The Heroin Diaries...

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GOAT THE HEAD To Release 'Simian Supremacy' In October

Barbaric four-piece hailing from the muddy areas surrounding the river Nidelva in the Norwegian wilderness GOAT THE HEAD will be rearranging sonic sticks and stones at Hulen (literally translates as "The Cave", student union venue in sunny Bergen) on Saturday, August 25 at 14:00 (free entry between...