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DOWN: U.S. East Coast Headlining Shows Announced

DOWN — the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist),bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA),guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR),and vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) — h...

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Ex-MISFITS Singer MICHALE GRAVES: New 'Acoustic Spoken-Word' Dates Announced

Former MISFITS frontman Michale Graves has posted the following message on his official web site: "Bob Lancaster wrote an article that appeared in the Arkansas Times that describes his personal experience and perspective after sitting through the trials of Jason Baldwin, Jessie Misskeley Jr. and Dam...

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SLAYER Frontman On Writing Songs About 'Humanity's Demons And Humanity's Devils'

Paul Gargano of Maximum Ink recently conducted an interview with SLAYER frontman Tom Araya. An excerpt from the chat follows: Maximum Ink: Is it fair to say that SLAYER have become a lot more political in recent years? Tom Araya: It comes across that way, but it's not. There are more social ...

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Passenger

Denmark's MNEMIC turned quite a few heads with its futuristic thrash, MESHUGGAH-like rhythms and shades of FEAR FACTORY/STRAPPING YOUNG LAD songwriting on 2003's "Mechanical Spin Phenomena" and 2004's "The Audio Injected Soul". While the soon-to-be-released "Passenger" may not reach the heights achi...

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SAXON Manager Checks In

SAXON's manager Thomas Jensen has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "After a hectic week I would like to keep you posted on the latest activities of the band. It might be too much information but I'll try to keep it short. "Thursday: Biff [Byford, vocals] and Charlie [Ba...

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TRIVIUM Drummer Says Luck Didn't Play Part In His Band's Success

TRIVIUM drummer Travis Smith tells Australia's Beat magazine he grew up on thrash metal, and now METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich is one of TRIVIUM's biggest fans. Asked how it felt to share stages with his heroes, Smith responded, "It's an honor to play with bands like [IRON] MAIDEN and METALLICA, but...

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DIO On HEAVEN AND HELL: People Deserve To Hear Those Songs Performed Again

On Wednesday, January 17, Artisan News conducted a short interview with legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio about HEAVEN AND HELL — the new band featuring Dio alongside original BLACK SABBATH members Iommi and Geezer Butler, plus drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH). On the name HEAVE...

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SAXON Drummer Says New CD Was 'The Best Of Any Recording Session I've Ever Been Involved With'

SAXON drummer Nigel Glockler has posted the following message on his official web site: "We actually started writing [material for the new SAXON album] back in January, getting ideas together in between the 'Night Out with the Boys' tour. After that ended, there was a long run of festivals during th...

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DEATHRASH: Rare Video Footage Unearthed

Bassist/founding member Pat Burns of the reunited New Jersey thrashers DEATHRASH has issued the following update: "We got word last weekend that a video from our Sept. 27, 1986 show at The Grunge Club has surfaced! This is excellent news as we have been looking for a copy since we got back together....

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SAXON: New Single Available For Paid Download

SAXON's new single, "If I Was You", is now available for download from a number of online shops. A complete list of participating shops can be found on the band's official web site. SAXON has finalized the track listing for its new album, "The Inner Sanctum", due in Europe on March 5 (Germany: ...

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Review: ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA Not So Super In Orlando

Jim Abbott of the Orlando Sentinel reviewed ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA's headlining performance Wednesday night (January 17) at the Hard Rock Live in Orlando, Florida. An excerpt from the review follows: "Despite a shock-and-awe worthy arsenal of spotlights and strobes, it was impossible to conceal that RO...

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THE ETERNAL: New Lineup Announced

Acclaimed Australian atmospheric/gothic/doom metal band THE ETERNAL has issued the following update: "We would like to welcome James O'Toole as our new bass player. After quite a few months of working together we are pleased to have James officially onboard. James's song writing ability and great ba...

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STATIC-X: Release Date, Track Listing Revealed

STATIC-X will release its new album, "Cannibal", on April 3. The track listing is as follows: 01. Cannibal 02. No Submission 03. Behemoth 04. Chemical Logic 05. Destroyer 06. Forty Ways 07. Chroma-matic 08. Cuts You Up 09. Reptile 10. Electric Pulse 11. Goat 12. Team Hate "If you want a taste of the...

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IRON MAIDEN Spanish Inquisition

Living metal legends they may be, but from playing their new album in its entirety on tour to insisting they aren't metal, their legacy is hardly set in stone. Metal Hammer magazine's (web site) Geoff Barton rakes them over the coals. Read on: Q: Do you believe your fans want to hear the ...

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RIKETS Splits With CRASH MUSIC

Ohio's RIKETS has parted ways with Crash Music Inc. less than two months after the label announced the group's addition to its roster. According to the band, RIKETS is once again shopping for a new label home while preparing to enter the studio to record its new album. The CD, tentatively titled "Al...