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SHADOWS FALL Frontman: New Album Is 'As Complete A Metal Record As Possible'

SHADOWS FALL frontman Brian Fair has issued the following update: "We are back in [Massachusetts]. Just in time for the snow and cold weather! Perfect timing. "After six weeks on the West Coast recording the new album 'Threads of Life' with Nick Raskulinecz [FOO FIGHTERS, STONE SOUR, RUSH] at Studio...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: What A Complete And Utter Joy It Is To Play In A Packed Arena

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has issued the following update: "Played to almost 30,000 people in the last two nights. What a complete and utter joy it is, almost dreamlike, to play in a packed arena to 15,000 or so appreciative people. There is literally nothing else I would rather do, no...

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MINISTRY Mainman Comments On GRAMMY Nomination

MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen has commented on the band's Grammy nomination in the "Best Metal Performance" category for the song "Lies Lies Lies" off the band's latest album "Rio Grande Blood". This is the fourth Grammy nomination for Jourgensen and MINISTRY, who were also nominated in 1993, 2000...

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Guitarist JESPER STRÖMBLAD: 'I Have Not Quit IN FLAMES'

DIMENSION ZERO — the Swedish band featuring IN FLAMES guitarist Jesper Strömblad (on bass),ex-MARDUK vocalist Joakim "Jocke" Göthberg, LUCIFERION/DIABOLIQUE drummer Hasse Nilsson, and PATHOS guitarist Daniel Antonsson — has begun recording its third album, tentatively due in early 2007. We spent th...

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SKID ROW Bassist Says He Doesn't Support Ex-Drummer's 'Waking Up Dead' Movie

Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metalshrine: So, what's it like working with [Michael Wagener] again? You worked with him on your first and second album. Rachel: We've stayed close. Michael and I are very c...

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Ex-BONHAM Singer: EMERALD MONKEY Demos Posted Online

Four songs that former BONHAM singer Daniel MacMaster recorded with the unsigned Connecticut-based hard rock solo artist EMERALD MONKEY have been posted online at MySpace. Check out the tracks "Hellfire", "Motor Runnin'", "Last Word" and "Long Road Back" at this location. A posting on the MySpace pa...

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PAIN OF SALVATION Members To Perform Acoustic Set In Athens

PAIN OF SALVATION's Daniel Gildenlöw (vocals/ guitar) and Johan Hallgren (guitar) will perform an exclusive acoustic show at the Rock Hard Greece party on January 21, 2007 at the Underworld Club in Athens, Greece. They will also present their new album, "Scarsick", which is due on January 22 via Ins...

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WHITESNAKE: 'Ready To Rock' Video Posted Online

WHITESNAKE's video for the new studio song "Ready to Rock" has been posted online at this location (Real Media). The track is one of four previously unreleased cuts that appear on WHITESNAKE's new live record, entitled "Live… In the Shadow of the Blues", which was issued in Europe last month via Ste...

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DEMIRICOUS Added To SLAYER/UNEARTH Show In Indianapolis

Indianapolis-based death/thrash metal band DEMIRICOUS will support SLAYER/UNEARTH in its hometown at the Egyptian Room on February 5, 2007. As previously reported, DEMIRICOUS has been added to the CHIMAIRA-headlined "Chimaira Christmas 7" event on Wednesday, December 27 at the House of Blues in Clev...

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WHITESNAKE To Release New Studio Album Next Summer

WHITESNAKE has set "Good to be Bad" as the title of its forthcoming studio album, tentatively due next summer. A 20th anniversary reissue of the multi-platinum "1987" album (featuring a bonus DVD) is expected in the spring. WHITESNAKE has just released a live record, entitled "Live… In The Shadow of...

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THE MEADS OF ASPHODEL: All Things Bright and Sh*t

U.K. black metallers THE MEADS OF ASPHODEL have a brand new unreleased track included in the Decemeber issue of Terrorizer magazine. Titled "All Things Bright and Shit", it is an homage to the Christmas single done "MEADS style." The band is also featured in the "Hard of Hearing" section of Terroriz...

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YEARNING Signs New Deal With HOLY RECORDS

Finnish dark/atmospheric metal band YEARNING has signed a one-album deal with France's Holy Records for the release of its fifth CD. The group will enter the studio in March 2007 to begin recording its fourth album, "Merging into Landscapes", for a summer/fall release. According to the band, the upc...

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NOVEMBERS DOOM: European Tour Diary Posted Online

Chicago dark metal act NOVEMBERS DOOM, who just returned home from a two-week tour of Europe with labelmates AGALLOCH, have posted a tour diary on their official MySpace page. Singer Paul Kuhr writes, "We've arrived back home in Chicago, after two weeks in Europe. This was simply an amazing time, an...

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NICK OLIVERI: New Video Interview Available

FaceCulture spoke to Nick Oliveri just before his gig in the Patronaat in Haarlem, the Netherlands. Nick discussed QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, Josh Homme, the possibility of a reunion, KYUSS, MONDO GENERATOR, his divorce and lots more. Watch the interview in seven parts at www.faceculture.nl. Since his...

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Reunited TRANSGRESSOR Begins Work On New Material

American experimental thrash band TRANSGRESSOR has reunited and is currently recording its first album since 1990. Formed in 1987 from the ashes of seminal New Jersey metal band CHAOS, TRANSGRESSOR was made up of guitarist A. Cid, bassist Jonby, guitarist Vas, and drummer Vis. TRANSGRESSOR recorded...