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Report: Hard Rockers Struggle To Find Mainstream Success

Todd Martens of Billbord magazine reports: SHADOWS FALL may be the latest hard rock band to jump from the indie world into the major label system, but breaking out of the metal genre and winning a mainstream fan base won't be easy. Bands like MASTODON on Reprise and LAMB OF GOD on Columbia may have...

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Former COAL CHAMBER Guitarist Is Back In Action

Former COAL CHAMBER guitarist Miguel "Meegs" Rascon is back in full effect with a revamped version of his PINATA project, now renamed GLASS PINATA. The band spent the last year recording its debut album at NRG studios in North Hollywood, California with producer Tom Fletcher. GLASS PINATA, which was...

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CHIMAIRA: New Audio Interview With MATT DEVRIES Available

An audio interview with CHIMAIRA guitarist Matt DeVries, conducted recently by Vancouver's Abort magazine, is available for download at this location. CHIMAIRA's latest music video, "Resurrection", the title track from the group's Ferret Music debut, can be viewed online at YouTube.com. The clip was...

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TRIVIUM Frontman Is Looking Forward To Touring With KORN

TRIVIUM frontman Matt Heafy has commented on the band's participation in the upcoming Family Values tour alongside co-headliners KORN and EVANESCENCE, plus HELLYEAH, ATREYU and FLYLEAF. Says Heafy: "Over the past three years TRIVIUM has had the pleasure and honor of touring, supporting, as well as h...

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Producer Says New BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE CD Is Full Of 'Pounding Old-School Metal'

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE started recording its new album in January at Sonic Ranch studios in Tornillo, Texas with producer Colin Richardson (MACHINE HEAD, FEAR FACTORY, NAPALM DEATH). Richardson has issued the following update on the project: "I've had a lot of messages from people asking for more d...

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TRIVIUM Frontman Explains Why He Likes Wearing Girls' Jeans

Writer/author Joel McIver recently interviewed TRIVIUM in California for the cover of Total Guitar magazine, Europe's biggest-selling guitar title. Guitarists Matt Heafy and Corey Beaulieu took the opportunity to clear up some rumors surrounding the band in the magazine (out on March 28). With unpre...

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SHADOWS FALL To Be Featured On MTV2's 'The Drop'

Atlantic recording group SHADOWS FALL has unveiled a whirlwind of activity surrounding the upcoming release of their new album, "Threads of Life". The much-anticipated collection — which features the single, "Redemption" — arrives in stores on April 3. This week will see the "Redemption" companion v...

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TRIVIUM's COREY And MATT Discuss Their Passion For DEAN; Video Available

Dean Guitars has uploaded a streaming video interview with TRIVIUM's Corey Beaulieu and Matt Heafy where the guys discuss their passion for Dean Guitars. Check it out at this location. A four-minute video interview with TRIVIUM, conducted late last month by Possum of Altitude TV at the Los Angeles s...

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DEATHEAD: New Song Posted Online

DEATHEAD, the Utah-based speed metal band, has posted a rough mix of its new song "Controlled by Chaos" on the group's MySpace page. "Controlled by Chaos" comes off the band's upcoming album, "Architect of Armageddon", due later this year on Infernal Agony Productions. In other news, DEATHEAD has an...

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As Our Army Grows

Those wishing for a return to the Matt Barlow days of ICED EARTH will find a measure of it in "As our Army Grows" from England's INTENSE. The band's sophomore full-length, and first for Napalm Records, is a competent batch of catchy power metal songs. Though the sound mix could stand to bring the gu...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Frontman: 'We Want To Be More Metal All Across The Board'

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE frontman Matt Tuck told Revolver magazine that he is writing meaner, less syrupy melodies for the group's upcoming CD, which the band recently started recording at Sonic Ranch studios in Tornillo, Texas with producer Colin Richardson (MACHINE HEAD, FEAR FACTORY, NAPALM DEATH)...

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VELVET REVOLVER: North American Tour Dates Announced

VELVET REVOLVER has lined up the following tour dates during the coming months: South American tour: April 10 - Pista Atlética Del Estadio Nacional - Santiago, Chile April 12 - Estádio do Morumbi - São Paulo, Brazil April 13 - Citibank Hall - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil April 15 - Quilmes Rock 2007 @ Est...

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WINDS OF PLAGUE Signs With CENTURY MEDIA

WINDS OF PLAGUE has inked a worldwide deal with Century Media Records. Hailing from Los Angeles, WINDS OF PLAGUE has its share of Southern California hardcore roots running in their backyard, though the atmospheric sounds of Scandinavian black metal and classic American metal reign supreme in the ba...

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VICIOUS RUMORS Confirmed For MILWAUKEE METALFEST

San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have been confirmed for the Milwaukee Metalfest on May 12 at the Waukesha County Expo Center in Wisconsin. For a list of upcoming VICIOUS RUMORS tour dates, click here. VICIOUS RUMORS last month confirmed a USA distribution deal with The End Records ou...

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LAMB OF GOD Drummer Says Band Will Play This Year's OZZFEST

LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler has issued the following update via the band's official fan club, the Congregation: "Sitting in my hotel room on a day off in Montreal. What a lame rock star thing to say. Let's start again. Last night we played Guelph, Ontario. Possibly the hottest show we have ever...