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CREED Getting Ready To Hit Studio

CREED will enter the studio in about a week and a half to begin recording its first new album in eight years, singer Scott Stapp told Billboard.com on Thursday (May 22). "We're excited to share (the new music) with our fans, and we really have a lot we want to prove" after a five-year hiatus, ...

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ANVIL Members Interviewed At SXSW; Video Available

Rhapsody Blog conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow and drummer Robb Reiner of Canadian heavy metal legends ANVIL at the South By Southwest (SXSW) music conference and festival, which was held March 13-22, 2009 in Austin, Texas. Watch the chat at this location. As a resu...

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DER W Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

DER W, the project led by Stephan Weidner, singer, songwriter, musician, producer and bassist for German hard rock band BÖHSE ONKELZ, has been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as foll...

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SCOTT WEILAND Performs Acoustic Set On Vancouver's 99.3 THE FOX

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS/ex-VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland and his solo band performed an acoustic set for 99.3 The Fox radio station at the Armoury Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on May 18, 2009. Watch footage of the performance below. STONE TEMPLE PILOTS have begun announcing new...

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New ANTHRAX Album Being Mixed By DAVE FORTMAN

Dave Fortman, a member of UGLY KID JOE, who has also worked with artists such as MUDVAYNE, EVANESCENCE, and SLIPKNOT, began mixing the new ANTHRAX album, "Worship Music", late last week in a New Orleans studio. The album, now set for a fall release, is the band's first studio effort in six years and...

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ANVIL Documentary's U.S. Distribution 'Extensively Expanded'

As a result of the initial success of "Anvil! The Story of Anvil", VH1 Films and Abramorama have extensively expanded the distribution of the film beginning Friday, May 15 and will continue throughout the summer in additional markets across the country and Canada. Since debuting in theaters in April...

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New Album From TOMMY LEE's METHODS OF MAYHEM Will 'Surprise' A Lot Of People

Drummer Will Hunt (EVANESCENCE, STATIC-X, DARK NEW DAY, TOMMY LEE) has revealed to TuneLab.com that he recently recorded a guest appearance on the forthcoming sophomore album from MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee's METHODS OF MAYHEM project. "People are gonna be very surprised when they hear that recor...

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It's Official: DIRGE WITHIN Signs With E1 MUSIC

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported on May 14, DIRGE WITHIN (formerly DIRGE),the new metal band featuring ex-SOIL guitarist Shaun Glass, THE DOOMSDAY SOCIAL drummer James Knight (ex-THE BLANK THEORY, CHACOPA),vocalist Jeremy "Jerms" Genske, bassist Brian Paz and guitarist Matt Szlachta, has now off...

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German AC/DC Tribute Band BON SCOTT Confirmed For WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

German AC/DC tribute band BON SCOTT has been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 5TH AVENUE AIRBOURNE AMON AMARTH ANTHRAX ASP AXEL RUDI PELL BAI BANG BLOODWORK BON SCOTT BORK...

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On The Road With Former KORN Guitarist BRIAN 'HEAD' WELCH

Michael Valentine, the bassist for former KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch's solo band, has uploaded several video clips (see below) containing behind-the-scenes footage from the group's first U.S. tour. Welch's backing band consists of the following musicians: Scott Von Heldt (guitar) Ralph Patlan...

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ZAO Announces First Show Of 2009

Influential Greensburg, Pennsylvania-based heavy music act ZAO has announced what it is calling "maybe the only show of 2009... at least, the only one we have locked in."The gig will take place on Friday, July 24 at Mr Smalls Funhouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Also scheduled to appear are TO SPEA...

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SCOTT WEILAND Performs VELVET REVOLVER's 'Kids' In Tempe; Video Available

Video footage of STONE TEMPLE PILOTS/ex-VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland performing the VELVET REVOLVER song "Do It For The Kids" with his solo band on May 13, 2009 at Tempe, Arizona's Marquee Theatre can be viewed below. Weiland's setlist for the Tempe show was as follows: Set List 01. Opening...

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DANGEROUS TOYS: Long-Awaited 'XX' DVD To See Light Of Day

DANGEROUS TOYS' long-awaited DVD set, "XX", will finally see light of day later this year. "XX" is a two-hour performance DVD with all the hits, deep cuts and favorite TOYS material done live at the Red Eyed Fly in Austin, Texas, with all the band's friends in attendance. The debut self-titled, plat...

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SCOTT WEILAND In Tucson: Backstage, Performance Footage Available

Video footage of STONE TEMPLE PILOTS/ex-VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland's May 12, 2009 performance at the Rialto Theatre in Tucson, Arizona can be viewed below. STONE TEMPLE PILOTS have begun announcing new summer tour dates, the band's first since ending their six-month 2008 reunion tour at th...

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STEEL PANTHER Performs Acoustically On 'Johnny Dare Morning Show'; Video Available

STEEL PANTHER — the '80s metal/hard rock tribute band formerly known as METAL SKOOL — performed three songs acoustically live in the studio on the "Johnny Dare Morning Show" on the Kansas City radio station 98.9 The Rock on Wednesday, May 13. Watch footage of their appearance below. STEEL PANTHER wi...