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BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION: 'We Make Really Smart Decisions'

North Shore Sunday recently conducted an interview with former L.A. GUNS and current BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION guitarist Tracii Guns. Several excerpts from the chat follow: North Shore Sunday: Growing up in Hollywood in the early '80s, what was the whole vibe like on the strip? What bands influenced you...

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AUDIOSLAVE Address Life During Wartime In Compelling New Video

AUDIOSLAVE's current hit "Doesn’t Remind Me" — Top 5 across all rock formats in the U.S. — is an expression of hope and the longing for personal transcendence against the backdrop of the world's uncertainties. For the song's video (Real Media, Windows Media),AUDIOSLAVE teamed with director Chris Mi...

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CELTIC FROST Mainman: 'We Never Broke The Oath'

CELTIC FROST frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has posted the following message on his official blog: "One of the major merchandisers in the music industry, one whose work had been recommended to us by other bands and whom we favored up to this point to become an imminent partner to CELTIC FROST, deemed...

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LED ZEPPELIN, GUNS N' ROSES And DEF LEPPARD Leather Products Featured In New Collection

Wilsons The Leather Experts Inc., the leading specialty retailer of leather outerwear, accessories and apparel for men and women in the United States, has announced its new licensing arrangement with Bravado International Group. Wilsons Leather together with Bravado International Group will launch a...

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Seven Seals

Let's get right to the point. Germany's PRIMAL FEAR are about to release the finest album of its career. This is no JUDAS PRIEST tribute album and you'll hear nothing like the scream of "Metal is forreeevvveeerrr!" from last year's "Devil's Ground". That does not mean that the PRIEST influence is no...

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CINDERELLA: Live Album, Retrospective CD On The Way

CINDERELLA's management has issued the following update on the band's current and upcoming activities: "The guys had a great summer and are thankful to EVERY person that came to see one or more CINDERELLA shows...In fact, CINDERELLA will be out touring in full force next summer as well! In the meant...

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KISS: Updated Collectibles Guide Now Available

A KISS collectibles guide, entitled "Warman's KISS Collectibles Field Guide", is currently available for order via the book's companion web site, www.kisshall.com. Featuring 512 high-gloss pages packed with over 525 full-color photographs of rare KISS collectibles (no black-and-white photos on poor...

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NON-FICTION: Early Albums To Be Reissued

NON-FICTION, the long-defunct New Jersey band which featured in its ranks Alan Tecchio (HADES, WATCHTOWER) on vocals and Dan Lorenzo (HADES) on guitar, have finalized a deal to re-release the group's first two CDs, "Preface" (1991) and "In The Know" (1992),on November 8 via Tom Derr's Rock Ridge Re...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD Festival

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Bang Your Head festival, set to take place June 23-24, 2006 in Balingen, Germany. Also scheduled to appear at the festival are EUROPE, VICTORY, L.A. GUNS, Y&T and RIK EMMETT (TRIUMPH). More acts are expected to be announce...

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CELTIC FROST: New Album Mastered

CELTIC FROST frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has posted the following message on his official blog: "Martin [Ain, bass] called me last night to brief me that the album has now been mastered. We thus decided to shelve a new song we had both been developing for — an admittely inane — last minute inclusio...

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EXODUS Guitarist GARY HOLT: 'I'm Relieved That RICK HUNOLT Is Gone'

Germany's Terrorverlag recently conducted an interview with EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Terrorverlag: It was [reported] in the media that [former EXODUS drummer] Tom Hunting was ill, but nothing was said about whether he would return to the band again. I me...

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From Your Grave

Sometimes I think folks have exaggerated Metal Blade's supposed transition to a more "modern" metal label (read: metalcore),simply because of bands like AS I LAY DYING, UNEARTH (really a Swede-influenced melodic death/thrash band),and THE RED CHORD (a band for which the genre tag is far too limiti...

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SKULLSHIFTER: Sound Clips From 'Here In Hell' EP Posted Online

SKULLSHIFTER, the New Jersey-based band featuring former INSANIAC members CJ Scioscia (guitar) and Tom Nolz (guitar, vocals),have posted 30-second sound clips from their debut EP, "Here In Hell" at this location. Mixed by acclaimed producer Simon Efemey (NAPALM DEATH, PARADISE LOST, THE WILDHEARTS)...

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OBITUARY: Photos From U.S. Tour Posted Online

OBITUARY frontman John Tardy has posed the following message on the group's official web site: "Our 2005 U.S. tour is done! We finished with a great show in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Thanks to all our fans that came out to see us and all the great people at Revolution that made it a memorable night....

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MORTIIS Announce New Session Guitarist

Norway's legendary eccentric artist MORTIIS has posted the following message at his official web site: "We're getting ready to head off to the U.S. for about four weeks to tour as part of the DANZIG 'Blackest of the Black' tour, and replacing Åsmund as a session guitarist is Levi's brother, Åge Mich...