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NEMHAIN Announces New Lineup, Schedules Tour Dates

NEMHAIN, the British band featuring ex-CRADLE OF FILTH/AT THE GATES drummer Adrian Erlandsson and his wife, fetish model Morrigan Hel (a.k.a. Amber England),has issued the following update: "Massive apologies to everyone who was expecting to see NEMHAIN play in Prague. We had to cancel the show at...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND: 'I Find The Energy Of A Lot Of People Really Taxing'

Mike Exley of Planet-Loud.com recently conducted an interview with Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Planet-Loud.com: You're well known of course, for producing music with an introverted influence rather than stuff influenced fr...

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CHIMAIRA Bassist Forced To Miss SOUNDS OF THE UNDERGROUND Dates

CHIMAIRA bassist Jim LaMarca has been forced to miss a few shows on the current Sounds of the Underground tour due to a death in his family. Filling in on bass for the affected dates are Beefcake (GWAR),Paul Romanko (SHADOWS FALL),Andy Williams (EVERY TIME I DIE) and CHIMAIRA frontman Mark Hunter....

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Report: ALICE COOPER And Partners Dream Big For Phoenix Area Teens

Lawn Griffiths of EastValleyTribune.com reports: His four decades of shock-rock music with snakes slithering across his shoulders, fake blood and macabre black makeup would not suggest Alice Cooper entertains thoughts about providing a haven of activities for teens on a Christian college campus. But...

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IMPERANON Calls It Quits

Finnish melodic thrash/death metallers IMPERANON have called it quits. A statement at the group's MySpace page reads as follows: "Sadly, the guys from IMPERANON have decided to call it a day and lay the band to rest. I think I speak for many people when I wish them all the best for whatever path the...

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CHIMAIRA: Video Footage Of GRASPOP METAL MEETING Performance Available

Professionally filmed video footage of CHIMAIRA's performance at this year's Graspop Metal Meeting, which took place June 22-24 in Dessel, Belgium, has been posted at YouTube. An eight-minute video interview with CHIMAIRA frontman Mark Hunter, conducted by Finland's Get In The Pit magazine at this y...

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TRIVIUM: 'To The Rats' Video To Premiere Tomorrow

TRIVIUM's new video for the track "To the Rats" will make its online debut to the general public this coming Tuesday, July 24. Members of the band's TriviumWorld.com fan club will get to see the clip beginning tomorrow (Friday, July 20). A five-and-a-half-minute video interview with TRIVIUM guitaris...

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'America's Hot Musician' Debuts Today with Ex-KITTIE Bassist TALENA ATFIELD

"America's Hot Musician", the reality competition for instrumental artists, debuts today in syndication and on the web. The show debuts today at 3:30 p.m. on WRNN in the New York tri-state area and in Los Angeles/Southern California on KDOC late night Saturday, July 22 at 1:00 a.m. Additional channe...

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NIKKI SIXX Launches 'The Heroin Diaries' With Press Conference, SIXX: A.M. Live Performance

Executives from MTV along with sister company Pocket Books (a division of Simon & Schuster) held a press conference Monday (July 16) in a new venue, Crash Mansion, in downtown Los Angeles to give the media and a few lucky fans a preview of Nikki Sixx's book and soundtrack CD, "The Heroin Diaries...

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GOAT THE HEAD To Release 'Simian Supremacy' In October

Barbaric four-piece hailing from the muddy areas surrounding the river Nidelva in the Norwegian wilderness GOAT THE HEAD will be rearranging sonic sticks and stones at Hulen (literally translates as "The Cave", student union venue in sunny Bergen) on Saturday, August 25 at 14:00 (free entry between...

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Classic BLACK SABBATH, SLAYER Albums Focus Of Books In '33 1/3' Series

BLACK SABBATH's "Master of Reality" and SLAYER's "Reign in Blood" LPs will be the focus of the first two books about heavy metal albums in Continuum Books' popular 33 1/3 series. The 33 1/3 series documents some of the most important albums ever made. "After 50 books in the series on pop, rock, R&am...

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Phantom Limb

Is there another act that plays as ferocious brand of grindcore — with only guitar, drums, and vocals for that matter – as the mighty PIG DESTROYER? You've heard it on "Prowler in the Yard", "38 Counts of Battery", and 2004's all-encompassing "Terrifyer". Now get ready for what just may be the act's...

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OSBOURNE, HETFIELD, SIMMONS Featured In VH1 Classic's 'Seven Ages Of Rock' Series

"Seven Ages of Rock", a co-production with the BBC, will make its U.S. debut on VH1 Classic Monday, December 17. MTV veteran Mark Goodman narrates this seven-part series, which showcases the various genres of rock music that impacted and shaped pop culture. From the birth of rock to metal to alterna...

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SICK OF IT ALL: RHEINKULTUR Performance To Be Webcast This Weekend

SICK OF IT ALL's performance at the Rheinkultur festival in Bonn, Germany in front of more than 100,000 fanatics will air on www.bunch.tv on Sunday, July 15 at 20:00 CET. The show and the accompanying video interview will also be available as an on-demand clip from September 1. SICK OF IT ALL recent...

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THE CULT: 'Born Into This' Pushed Back To October

THE CULT's new album, "Born Into This" (Roadrunner Records),has had its North American release date pushed back to October 2 from the previously announced September 25. As previously reported, a 90-second audio sample of THE CULT's new single, "Dirty Little Rock Star", is available for download at...