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Actor KIEFER SUTHERLAND Cites JIMMY PAGE and ANGUS YOUNG As Guitar Influences

Paul Cashmere of Undercover News reports that actor Kiefer Sutherland says that he owes his passion for guitar to AC/DC's Angus Young and LED ZEPPELIN's Jimmy Page. Sutherland, co-owner of Ironworks Studios in Los Angeles with Jude Cole, is a guitar freak and collector of Gibson guitars. In an inter...

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TOM ARAYA Says There Is A Feel-Good, Family Side To SLAYER's Heavy Metal Assault

SLAYER frontman Tom Araya recently told Dan Nailen of The Salt Lake Tribune that his two kids ages 7 and 10, both veterans of SLAYER tours, love videos with lots of music, so Araya and his wife Sandra have a collection that includes the best-selling tween flick and other movies that are pretty ...

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CRUMBSUCKERS, THE ACCUSED: European Tour Cancelled

Legendary New York hardcore/metal act CRUMBSUCKERS has issued the following statement: "The February 2007 European tour with CRUMBSUCKERS, THE ACCUSED and LYZANXIA has unfortunately been canceled. The decision to cancel the tour was not made by any of the bands or venues, but by the agency that book...

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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Managing Itself For Upcoming Reunion

Hits Daily Double reports that the reunion of RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, who will appear at this summer's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, follows a winding road that included an aborted Zack de la Rocha solo project, and the three remaining members — Tom Morello, Brad Wilk and Tim Commerfor...

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MUDVAYNE: Winner Of Online Karaoke Contest Announced

More than two hundred people participated in MUDVAYNE's "Shot in the Vayne" contest on online karaoke site SingShot. To hear the winning version of MUDVAYNE's "Happy?", go to SingShot.com. MUDVAYNE lead singer Chad Gray and guitarist Greg Tribbett are currently involved with HELLYEAH, the new band a...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Wants To Write 'Unbelievable' New Record

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM drummer Craig Nielsen has issued the following update: "Unreal and impressive is the only way to describe how [Eric] A.K. [vocals] is doing so well at his flight training, and he will very soon be eligible to fly helicopters privately, then he gets his professional license soon af...

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ROB ZOMBIE: 'Werewolf Women' Trailer Is 'Quite Possibly The Greatest Motion Picture Ever Made'

Rob Zombie has completed work on "Werewolf Women of the SS", one of the series of fake trailers audiences will see between Robert Rodriguez's "Planet Terror" and Quentin Tarantino's "Death Proof" when they check out "Grindhouse" beginning April 6. In a Jan. 21 posting on his MySpace page, Zombie cal...

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SLAYER Frontman On Writing Songs About 'Humanity's Demons And Humanity's Devils'

Paul Gargano of Maximum Ink recently conducted an interview with SLAYER frontman Tom Araya. An excerpt from the chat follows: Maximum Ink: Is it fair to say that SLAYER have become a lot more political in recent years? Tom Araya: It comes across that way, but it's not. There are more social ...

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QUIET RIOT Frontman: 'People Just Expect Us To Be Old And Sh*tty With No Energy'

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently interviewed QUIET RIOT frontman Kevin DuBrow. An excerpt from the chat follows: Classic Rock Revisited: Are you ashamed of any performance on an album in your career? Kevin: "Condition Critical". I think "Metal Heath" is a great record for the time and I...

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SLAYER On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!': First-Hand Account

SLAYER made its first-ever network television appearance on ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" last night (Friday, January 19),performing in front of a 1,000 fans on an outdoor stage in Hollywood, California. A BLABBERMOUTH.NET visitor by the name of Michael James Seidenberg has submitted the following...

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TOM MORELLO Goes Solo, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE To Reunite?

According to MTV.com, AUDIOSLAVE guitarist Tom Morello's debut solo album as the NIGHTWATCHMAN will land in stores April 24. "One Man Revolution" will feature 13 songs, with Morello playing acoustic guitar and singing lead vocals for the first time. Morello, who has performed as the NIGHTWATCHMAN a...

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CELTIC FROST Frontman: 'I Carry Incredible Hatred For My Mother'

In a candid, 5,000-word interview with Guitar World magazine (web site) (March 2007 issue, on sale now),CELTIC FROST frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer recounts the shocking details of his troubled youth, explains how music and the guitar became an outlet for his loneliness and aggression, and talks abou...

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RIKETS Splits With CRASH MUSIC

Ohio's RIKETS has parted ways with Crash Music Inc. less than two months after the label announced the group's addition to its roster. According to the band, RIKETS is once again shopping for a new label home while preparing to enter the studio to record its new album. The CD, tentatively titled "Al...

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ROYAL ANGUISH Announces New Lineup

Florida-based extreme metal act ROYAL ANGUISH has announced the addition of guitarist Asgrim (YETI, COUNCIL OF THE FALLEN, CHALICE) has and drummer Tom Klinesmith (ENIGMATIC PARANOIA, NIGHTSBANE, MORBID SACRIFICE) to the group's ranks. ROYAL ANGUISH recently parted ways with Katy Decker (vocals) and...

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OBITUARY To Release New Album In July

OBITUARY frontman John Tardy has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "The new DVD is out worldwide and we have been getting nothing but good e-mails from everyone and we really appreciate the suppport! I told [you] it was heavy! "We had a great weekend of practice and have...