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UNEARTH To Launch Headlining Tour

Massachusetts-based metallers UNEARTH will kick off their first headlining tour next week. Support at all dates will come from THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, TERROR and REMEMBERING NEVER. Commented guitarist Ken Susi: "It is invigorating to finally have our first headline tour; we are so excited to play o...

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STARRATS: Debut Album Details Revealed

Danish hard rockers STARRATS will release their debut CD, "Broken Halo", on September 16 through Adrenaline Records. The complete track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Demon 02. Warrior Soul 03. Days of New Thunder 04. Open Wound, Closed Fist 05. Mountain of Disbelief 06. Stars and Lines 0...

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MINISTRY's AL JOURGENSEN: America Needs Different Baggage

MINISTRY founder Al Jourgensen sounded off politically in a Q&A with Jeff Inman of Las Vegas City Life. "The whole left is more energized because we all can see what is happening," Jourgensen said. "This is an intense time in social history. We're at the beginning of, or potentially in the middl...

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World Wide Death

There's a thin line between paying intuitive homage to the classic sounds of yesteryear and churning out a load of old dross way past its sell-by date. GOD AMONG INSECTS have most certainly landed in the latter camp with an unceremonious thump, and could do well to remember that you can smother ever...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Signs Endorsement Deal With ROLAND/BOSS

Legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen has signed an endorsement deal with Roland/BOSS as part of their GS-10 Artist Patch Series. These are GS-10 sound sets created by guitar virtuosos. Download them into your GS-10 to play their same guitar sounds. The following information about the GS-10 G...

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QUEEN Album Gets Official Release In Iran

BBC News is reporting that QUEEN, fronted by gay icon Freddie Mercury, has become the first rock act to receive an official seal of approval in Iran. Western music is strictly censored in the Islamic republic, where homosexuality is considered a crime. But an album of QUEEN's greatest hits was offic...

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BERNIE MARSDEN To Launch New Solo Project In The Fall

Former WHITESNAKE and current M3 guitarist Bernie Marsden has posted the following message on his official web site: "This year has been interesting to say the least. The new [Bernie Marsden] solo project is ready for release in the autumn. It features Jimmy Copley on drums, John Gordon on bass and...

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ANAAL NATHRAKH Finalize Track Listing For New Album

British black metal act ANAAL NATHRAKH have finalized the track listing for their second full-length album, "Domine Non Es Dignus", due on November 2 through Season Of Mist Records. The follow-up to 2001's "The Codex Necro" was recorded at Necrodeath studios and contains no "keyboards, vocal distort...

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STARRATS: Debut CD Delayed

Adrenaline Records has pushed back the release date of the debut CD from Danish hard rockers STARRATS, entitled "Broken Halo", to September 16. The delay is being attributed to "distribution problems," according to a statement from the band. STARRATS, who feature in their ranks former members of suc...

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PURE INC. To Release Debut Album In September, Hit The Road With MSG

Swiss rockers PURE INC. will release their self-titled full-length debut on September 13 through AFM Records. Produced by former CORONER/KREATOR axeman Tommy Vetterli, "Pure Inc." "demonstrates another major advance in the band's craft, blending mainstream rock with modern ferocity," according to a...

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HIGH ON FIRE Joined By Ex-MELVINS Bassist

HIGH ON FIRE will be joined by bassist Joe Preston (THRONES, ex-MELVINS) for their forthcoming U.S. tour. Preston replaces longtime HIGH ON FIRE bassist George Rice, joining the power trio alongside guitarist/vocalist Matt Pike (ex-SLEEP) and drummer Des Kensel. Preston will make his live debut with...

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YYRKOON: New Album Delayed

French thrash/death metallers YYRKOON have pushed back the release date of their third album, "Occult Medicine", to October 2004. The CD, which will come out through Osmose Productions, was recorded and mixed at Hansen studios in Ribe, Denmark and features 12 "madness songs" with a "horror/fantastic...

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STARWOOD: LIZZY BORDEN Under A Different Name

Although promoted as a fresh young act in a similar mold to THE DARKNESS, the recent Metal Blade signing STARWOOD is in fact Eighties heavy metal band LIZZY BORDEN in an all-new guise, according to RockDetector.com. The band comprise vocalist Lizzy (Borden),guitarist Joe Steals, bassist Marten Ande...

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BONGZILLA Announce U.S. Tour With MONSTER MAGNET

Relapse Records recording artists BONGZILLA have announced their first tour of 2004 in support of their recently released album, "Apogee". BONGZILLA will team up with MONSTER MAGNET for a four-week trek beginning September 9 in Hollywood, CA. The tour will be sponsored by long-running web portal Sto...

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DON DOKKEN Says There's A Lot Of Hypocrisy In Today's Music Scene

In a recent interview with New York Press, Don Dokken spoke about his disdain for the younger scene. "I know I'm supposed to be this old shallow poseur," he said. "There's a lot of hypocrisy out there. We found that out on a show with SEVENDUST and SOCIAL DISTORTION. I'm walking around, and there's...