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From Beale Street to Oblivion

Blame it on a steady diet of old blues and classic rock records, or on their friendship with jammy blues-rockers FIVE HORSE JOHNSON, but don't say you didn't see it coming. CLUTCH, the band who once came off like an off-kilter hardcore or noise-rock band, is now officially drenched in funky groove,...

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The Inner Sanctum

Terrible PR stunts be damned, you can't kill SAXON. Words like "venerable" and "stalwart" get used a lot when talking about these U.K. rockers, who've been bashing it out to uneven returns for three decades now. When they're not embarrassing themselves with ill-conceived promotional ideas far beneat...

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Age Eternal

Mike Scheidt may have been the guitarist and vocalist of revered northwest U.S. space-doom freaks YOB, but the opening track of his new band's debut seems determined to highlight the differences between his earlier outfit and MIDDIAN. "Dreamless Eye" crashes out of the gate with a fast, aggressive,...

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MALICE Confirmed For Germany's HEADBANGERS OPEN AIR Festival

Reunited Los Angeles heavy metal legends MALICE have been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Headbangers Open Air festival, set to take place July 12-14 in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AVENGER BEYOND FALLEN BULLET CANDLEMASS...

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New INSATANITY Track Posted Online

Drummer Dave Kinkade (INSATANITY, ex-DIVINE EMPIRE, MALEVOLENT CREATION, COUNCIL OF THE FALLEN) has issued the following update: "I have decided to release a pre-production demo of one of the new INSATANITY songs since I've been getting emails asking 'What the fuck?' everyday. This is a super-raw, u...

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'Metal: A Headbanger's Companion': New EARACHE Collection Due In April

Earache Records will release a six-CD collection, entitled "Metal: A Headbanger's Companion", on April 23. Headbang away to over 100 all-out blistering tracks on six separate discs, featuring Earache's own genre-defining, groundbreaking artists. The set will be priced only £9.99 (U.K.) or $15.98 (U....

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MORTAL SIN To Support SLAYER In Sydney

Reactivated Australian thrashers MORTAL SIN will support SLAYER and MASTODON on April 17 at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney. "If you ain't inside the venue early to catch our show I will personally whip your ass!" vocalist Mat Maurer joked in an online posting. "We wanna show some Aussie metal pride!...

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Former BIOHAZARD Frontman Launches THE SPYDERZ

AVN.com reports that former BIOHAZARD frontman Evan Seinfeld is headed into Pye Studios to record demos with his new band, THE SPYDERZ. Formerly known as WHITE LINE FEVER, the band made its live debut March 11 opening for BUCKCHERRY at the Crazy Donkey in Farmingdale, NY. [Check out a photo of THE S...

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IRON MAIDEN Manager's Diary From India Posted Online

IRON MAIDEN's official web site has been updated with a tour diary entry from the group's manager, Rod Smallwood, covering the group's recent gig in Bangalore, India. An excerpt follows: "Flight to Bangalore on Thursday [March] 15th took about nine and a half hours. Usually l just read and cat nap o...

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SIX FEET UNDER: New Songs Posted Online

Two brand new songs from the upcoming SIX FEET UNDER album, "Commandment", are available for listening at this location. "Commandment" is due on April 20 via Metal Blade Records in Germany (April 23 in the rest of Europe). The track listing is as follows: 01. Doomsday 02. Thou Shall Kill 03. Zombie...

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CHRIS CORNELL: New Single Posted Online; 'Rockline' Appearance Scheduled

Former AUDIOSLAVE/SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell's new single, "No Such Thing", has been made available for streaming via his MySpace page. The track comes off the singer's upcoming Suretone/Interscope album, "Carry On", due on June 5. In other news, Cornell will be the featured guest on the nat...

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SIRENIA: 'Nine Destinies And A Downfall' Enters German Chart At No. 54

SIRENIA's new album, "Nine Destinies and a Downfall", has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 54. The album was recorded at Jailhouse studios in Norway with engineer Hans Eidsgard and Soundsuite studios in France with Terje Refsnes and was mixed and mastered at Antfarm studios in...

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PAIN CONFESSOR: 'Purgatory Of The Second Sun' Enters Finnish Chart At No. 15

PAIN CONFESSOR's third album, "Purgatory of the Second Sun", has entered the Finnish chart at position No. 15. View the entire chart at this location. Commented the band: "Amazing! We are utterly astonished by the way people have embraced our beloved third jewel, 'Purgatory of the Second Sun'. We hu...

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MACHINE HEAD, MEGADETH, VELVET REVOLVER Confirmed For For ROCK AM RING/ROCK IM PARK Festivals

MACHINE HEAD, MEGADETH, VELVET REVOLVER, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TYPE O NEGATIVE, LAMB OF GOD, AS I LAY DYING, CHIMAIRA and BLOODSIMPLE are among the newly confirmed bands for this year's Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals, set to take place June 1-3 in the German towns of Nürburgring and Nürnberg,...

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KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE Members Attend MICHAEL DENNER's Wedding

FORCE OF EVIL, the Danish band featuring guitarist Michael Denner (ex-MERCYFUL FATE),guitarist Hank Shermann (MERCYFUL FATE),bassist Hal Patino (KING DIAMOND),drummer Bjarne Holm (MERCYFUL FATE),and vocalist Martin Steene (ex-IRONFIRE),has issued the following update: "A rare meeting took place...