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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Guitarist Discusses TENET Project

Metal Realm recently conducted an interview with STRAPPING YOUNG LAD guitarist Jed Simon. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Realm: First off, let's talk about STRAPPING YOUNG LAD. What is going on with the group? Are SYL on hiatus? Done? Jed: Good question, haha! Nothing is going on r...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman Comments On Virginia Tech Massacre

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "Seems like the another dude lost it. The tragedy at Virginia Tech gets to me. But it gets to me on many levels. "Certainly the death of teachers and students is hard to grasp, 30 something people murdered in .....

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GODSMACK Members To Release ANOTHER ANIMAL Debut In September

ANOTHER ANIMAL, the new band featuring GODSMACK members Shannon Larkin (drums),Robbie Merrill (bass) and Tony Rombola (guitar),alongside vocalist Whitfield Crane (UGLY KID JOE, LIFE OF AGONY, MEDICATION) and DROPBOX guitarist Lee Richards, will release its long-awaited debut album in September via...

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MEGADETH Mainman: 'I've Never Told Any Of Our Fans How To Vote, I Just Say Do Vote'

Caustic Truth's Morley Seaver recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A few excerpts follow: On having political lyrics: "Well, MEGADETH has had political records forever. All you need to do is look at the titles: 'Peace Sells, But Who's Buying?!', 'The System Has Failed...

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CELTIC FROST Frontman: 'We Haven't Done Our Greatest Work Yet; It's Still To Come'

Luxi Lahtinen of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with CELTIC FROST frontman Tom G. Warrior. A few excerpts follow: Metal-Rules.com: What about this co-headlining tour with Kreator? How's it been turning out for you so far? Tom: I think it's been turning out just fantastic for us. The...

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VICTORY RECORDS To Release Albums On Limited-Edition Colored Vinyl

Victory Records has announced plans to issue some of its most popular releases on limited-edition colored vinyl. Beginning May 1, 2007 five titles will be made available to the public, the oldest being the reissues of the BAD BRAINS' classic out-of-print 10-inch, "Omega Sessions", and the legendary...

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Fiction

Listening to DARK TRANQUILLITY's "Fiction", it was almost as if the Swedish melodic death metal institution was sending a message to the hordes of imitators: "Who are you trying to kid, this is the Gothenburg sound!" And "Fiction" is right up there with DARK TRANQUILLITY's strongest material. The ba...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Says Hearing AC/DC For First Time Changed His Life

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine recently spoke to Neil Jeffries of Classic Rock (web site) about AC/DC's classic "Let There Be Rock" LP for the magazine's "Every Home Should Have One - Albums You Should Own" feature. "When I was in my teens, I lived in Huntington Beach, California, and there was a gi...

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NIKKI SIXX Changes Title Of First Single From 'The Heroin Diaries' Soundtrack

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has posted the following message in his online diary: "The first single [from 'The Heroin Diaries' album; companion to the book drawn from Nikki's 1986 and '87 journals, when he was in the throes of a heroin addiction] which was originally called 'Funeral' has had a ti...

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W.A.S.P. Mainman Says BUSH 'Shouldn't Have Been Elected The First Time'

Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless. A couple of excerpts follow: Metalshrine: The new album, how long has it been in the making? Were there stuff done before "Neon God"? Blackie: No. It took about a month to write it and we recorded it on and o...

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TROUBLE Drummer Launches RETRO GRAVE Solo Project

TROUBLE drummer Jeff "Oly" Olson has launched a solo project called RETRO GRAVE. Three new recordings from the band — "Retro Grave", "Kid Ignoble" and "Stone Head" — are available for streaming via the RETRO GRAVE MySpace page. Oly is currently scheduling drum clinics throughout the U.S. for later i...

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Ex-ICED EARTH Singer MATT BARLOW is 'Looking Forward' To Working With PYRAMAZE

Danish metallers PYRAMAZE and former ICED EARTH singer Matt Barlow have issued separate statements confirming that Barlow has joined the group as its new frontman following the departure of Lance King. Commented PYRAMAZE guitarist/songwriter Michael Kammeyer: "I'm very happy to finally announce our...

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CROWN OF THORNS Signs With FRONTIERS RECORDS

Frontiers Records has announced the signing of CROWN OF THORNS. Band leader Jean Beauvoir recently agreed to bring back the legendary band with a brand new album. "Some basic tracks [have been] recorded already," says Jean, "but still early stages. We want to focus on great songs, I feel that this i...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman On Great Ideas

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "Crystalized Black Flag Insect Repellant. Taste those words. You know that's not healthy. I mean you can tell just saying that. It sounds kinda like Death Through Chemical Warfare. My uncle is a really cool dude...

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Mullets Rock Too!

Here's one for the old school hard rock lovers, the retro wannabes, and those who appreciate the kind of great music that one hears on your regional AOR station. "Mullets Rock Too!" is the follow-up to the aptly titled double-disc "Mullets Rock", itself inspired by the David Spade film epic Joe Dirt...