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AC/DC Named Fifth Greatest Rock Act Of All Time

Australia's Melbourne Herald Sun is reporting that AC/DC have been named the fifth greatest rock act of all time in a poll of 60,000 British fans. PINK FLOYD topped the list, beating other rock legends such as U2 and THE WHO to the title. LED ZEPPELIN came second, followed by THE ROLLING STONES. THE...

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SAVAGE CIRCUS: Live Debut Postponed

SAVAGE CIRCUS, the new band featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch and PERSUADER members Jens Karlsson (vocals, guitar) and Emil Norberg (lead guitar),have postponed their live debut at Planet Music in Vienna, Austria to April 21, 2006 from the previously announced February 10, 2006....

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SOULFLY's MAX CAVALERA: Making Music Is Like 'A Never-Ending Quest'

Jake McGee of GetUnderground.com recently conducted an interview with SOULFLY mainman Max Cavalera (ex-SEPULTURA). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: GetUnderground.com: Do you ever look at stuff like [SEPULTURA's] "Chaos A.D." or anything you've done with SOULFLY, and get a little amazed th...

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TODESBONDEN To Headline Virginia's A MIDWINTER NIGHT'S DREAM

TODESBONDEN, the doom metal, atmospheric, renaissance, ethnic, Celtic, medieval, and classically influenced project founded by Laurie Ann Haus (AUTUMN TEARS, EPHEMERAL SUN, NEST, RAIN FELL WITHIN, GARDEN OF SHADOWS),have been confirmed as the headliners of A Midwinter Night's Dream, set to take pla...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN To Enter Studio In January

JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the solo project of SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, will enter the studio on January 2, 2006 to begin recording their sophomore album for a tentative May release via SPV Records. A number of live appearances have been scheduled for late spring/early summer, including a few shows alo...

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AL JOURGENSEN: New MINISTRY Album Is 'Fastest, Hardest, Most Maniacal Record I've Ever Done'

REVOLTING COCKS, the side project of MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen, have pushed back the release date of their new album, "Cocked and Loaded", to March 7, 2006 from the previously announced February 14. Produced by Al Jourgensen, the CD features the contributions of guest artists Jello Biafra (DEAD...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: New Album Update

BLIND GUARDIAN frontman Hansi Kürsch has posted the following message at the band's web site: "A sign of life message just to let you know that Christmas is getting closer and we are still not done with recordings, yet. But that is the good news for the album: we are still on schedule. The descripti...

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RITUAL CARNAGE Frontman Says America Has Lost Its Focus

Dr. Abner Mality of the Wormwood Chronicles webzine recently conducted an interview with RITUAL CARNAGE frontman Danny Montgomery. An excerpt from the chat follows: Wormwood Chronicles: Your lyrics on the new album condemn terrorism, but are different because they specifically name Islam as a source...

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DARK FUNERAL: More European Dates Confirmed

Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL have announced more dates for their upcoming European headlining tour, which is scheduled to kick off in late February. Confirmed dates are as follows: DARK FUNERAL w/ NAGLFAR Feb. 21 - Helsinki, FIN - Tavastia Feb. 22 - Jyväskylä, FIN - Lutakko DARK FUNERAL w/ N...

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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI: Playlist For Inaugural 'Black Sunday' Show Available

BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi began his radio career Sunday night (Dec. 18) with his "Black Sunday" show on the U.K.'s Planet Rock radio station, and he chose to launch the show with "Black Sabbath", the song that launched his career in music. The full list of tracks played during the two hour...

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GLENN HUGHES Guitarist JJ MARSH: Full-Length MP3 From Solo Project Available

Glenn Hughes' (ex-DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) longtime co-writer and guitarist JJ Marsh has released a full-length MP3 from his soon-to-be-distributed debut solo album. "Into the Light" is said to be a prime cut from the album, clocking in at 9 minutes 40 seconds. The song, which is available for do...

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GORY BLISTER To Release New Album In January

Long-running Italian technical death metallers GORY BLISTER will release their new album, entitled "Skymorphosys", on January 30, 2006 via Holland's Mascot Records. The CD contains "14 tracks, 52 minutes of pure, fast and warm death metal," according to a press release. Check out audio samples of th...

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SEBASTIAN BACH To Enter Studio In January

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has posted the following message on his official web site: "We are are about to enter the studio after January 1 to record the new CD! We have over 25 songs demoed and we will be picking a producer [as soon as possible]. The CD is set to be ...

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Synchestra

As much as I enjoy STRAPPING YOUNG LAD I always find myself enjoying THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND more. It is something about the way Canada's resident musical genius wraps beautiful melodies around layers of soulful wisp and intense emotion. Much like "Accelerated Evolution", "Synchestra" takes repeat l...

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DEMIRICOUS Hard At Work On Debut Video

Indianapolis-based death/thrash metal band DEMIRICOUS are currently working on their debut video for the track "Vagrant Idol" with acclaimed director Dale "Rage" Resteghini (HATEBREED, MUDVAYNE, ILL NINO, SHADOWS FALL). Co-directing is Resteghini's protégé Frankie Nasso (SWORN ENEMY, DANNY DIABLO, A...