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ERIC PETERSON: New TESTAMENT Is Like 'Over The Wall' Meets 'Damage Inc.'

TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson recently spoke to Metal Asylum about the band's progress for the new record, working with new drummer Nick Barker, the group's promo videos, and the DRAGONLORD DVD. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Asylum: So are you in the middle of working on the n...

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BAD BRAINS Signs With MEGAFORCE RECORDS

Jeff Vrabel of Billboard.com reports that the classic BAD BRAINS lineup of enigmatic singer H.R., guitarist Dr. Know, bassist Darryl Jenifer and drummer Earl Hudson has inked a deal with Megaforce Records for the release of its new album, "Build a Nation". Produced by the BEASTIE BOYS' Adam Yauch, t...

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JIMI HENDRIX Lost Welsh Anthem A Hoax

BBC News reports that an electric recording of the Welsh anthem found on a tape from the '70s was not performed by Jimi Hendrix. The owner of the tape, Martin Davies, admitted he had propagated the myth for fun. Mr. Davies admitted he persuaded a friend who formed a '70s punk band to ...

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VINCE NEIL Jams With LOVE SEED MAMA JUMP At Atlantic City Birthday Bash

Roger Hillis of Salisbury, Maryland's The Daily Times reports that MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil was backed by members of local rock group LOVE SEED MAMA JUMP during a February 10 appearance at the Borgata nightclub in Atlantic City, N.J. LOVE SEED learned MÖTLEY's arrangement of the BROWNSVILLE S...

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SHADOWS FALL Frontman: 'We Just Wanted To Write A Full-On Metal Record'

"We just wanted to write a full-on metal record," says Brian Fair, lead singer of SHADOWS FALL. "We were like, 'I don't care what's going on, nowadays — let's write some fucking metal!' I mean, that's always been our attitude, but this time we went even further into our rock and thrash roots." "Thre...

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OTEP: Waving Goodbye To Metal Music

Mike Meyer of the Illinois Entertainer recently conducted an interview with OTEP frontwoman Otep Shamaya. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the subject of women in heavy metal; "I hate these kinds of interviews. I'm a woman. I sing in a band. And it's unique and rare and all that, ...

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Former AC/DC Drummer Joins ECOTONIC

ECOTONIC, the new band featuring Jason Ebs — the former singer for original KISS drummer Peter Criss on the "Bad Boys of Kiss" tours — and ex-AC/DC drummer Chris Slade, will play its debut show to support its upcoming CD, "Electrified", on Saturday, March 3 at the San Diego Indie Music Fest III on t...

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ECHOES OF ETERNITY Is 'Much More Metal-Oriented' Than Other Female-Fronted Groups

Mark Carras of RockMyMonkey.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Brandon Patton of ECHOES OF ETERNITY. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock My Monkey: You guys may have kind of had the idea and the concept of this before all the bands like LACUNA COIL and EVANESCENCE and LEA...

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Report: Rock Star for A Night At ROCK 'N' ROLL FANTASY CAMP

Tom Berg of The Orange County Register reports: Five minutes till showtime at the House of Blues and something is amiss. The lead singer of LISA & THE STREET SURVIVORS is not talking. Two guitarists are missing. And the drummer doesn't want to be here. Yet Paul Stanley of KISS is waiting to ...

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VELVET REVOLVER Guitarist: New CD Sounds 'F**king Awesome'

VELVET REVOLVER has recorded cover versions of TALKING HEADS' "Psycho Killer" and ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA's "Can't Get It Out Of My Head" during the sessions for the group's sophomore album, "Libertad". It is not presently clear where the cover songs will end up, but drummer Matt Sorum reportedly s...

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You are the Lamb

Canada's Goodfellow Records has consistently unearthed the kind of bands that scrape, crawl, and destroy in fine sludge and hardcore fashion. Add Seattle's IAMTHETHORN to that list. Debut EP "You Are the Lamb" is 23 minutes of EYEHATEGOD-style angry sludge and doom, in this case with the boys pissed...

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FASTWAY Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

FASTWAY, the reactivated band featuring original MOTÖRHEAD guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clark, have been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AEROSMITH AFTER FORE...

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LAMB OF GOD Guitarist Is 'Shocked' By The Band's Success

Amy Kelly of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Ultimate-Guitar.com: You recently made your television debut on the "Conan O'Brien" show. What was that experience like? Mark Morton: It went pretty well. It...

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DAN SPITZ: My Loving Brothers Of ANTHRAX Are Truly My Friends Forever

ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz has issued the following update: "On the home front: My wife, Candi, has been struggling along with twin identical boys inside her very small frame so it's been quite busy here, as you can well imagine. She is bed ridden at this time due to the complications of having twi...

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WARRANT: 'Born Again D.V.D. Delvis Video Diaries' To Receive European Release in April

MTM Music has set an April 20 European release date for WARRANT's "Born Again D.V.D. Delvis Video Diaries", which features 12 new video interpretations of the 12 bombastic songs from the WARRANT CD "Born Again" with video edits from Jerry Dixon, Steven Sweet and Tommy Thayer. Bonus features include:...