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DEVILDRIVER Members To Play One-Off BELTFED Show

BELTFED, the death/grind collaboration between members of DEVILDRIVER (Jon Miller, Jeff Kendrick and John Boecklin) and PRESSURE 4-5 (Joe Schmidt),will play a one-off show on Friday, March 16 at club Velvet Jones in Santa Barbara, California. According to a press release, "the band currently does n...

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STRATOVARIUS: First Installment Of New Album Video Blog Available

Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS have posted the first installment of their 2007 new album video blog at YouTube.com. STRATOVARIUS mainman/guitarist Timo Tolkki and drummer Jörg Michael recently completed the basic demos in Germany for the band's new album (whose title consists of two separate...

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British Thrashers SSS Sign With EARACHE RECORDS

Earache Records has announced the signing of Liverpool, England-based thrash band SSS (a.k.a. SHORT SHARP SHOCK). According to a press release, SSS "plays thrash in the original sense of the word. They play thrash metal, and they play it well. A bastard spawn of S.O.D. and 'Kill Em All'-era METALLIC...

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NIKKI SIXX Auctioning Stage Clothes For Charity

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx is auctioning his stage clothes from the 2006 Route Of All Evil Tour, which saw teaming up with AEROSMITH all across North America. The auction begins today, Thursday, March 1 and ends Wednesday, March 7. The items being sold include a collection of autographed clothin...

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MACHINE HEAD: 'The Blackening' E-Card Available

An e-card for MACHINE HEAD's upcoming album, "The Blackening", has been made available at this location. The third and final part of "The Blackening Sessions", a behind-the-scenes look at MACHINE HEAD as they recorded their new album, "The Blackening", has been posted online at the "Media" page of t...

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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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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE: U.S. Tour Dates Announced

Welsh metalcore act BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE has lined up the following U.S. tour dates: Mar. 30 - Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre Mar. 31 - Las Vegas, NV @ Sesert Breeze Pk. (Extreme Radio) Apr. 02 - Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre Apr. 05 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Avalon Theatre Apr. 07 ...

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AMORPHIS Finishes Recording New CD

AMORPHIS guitarist Esa Holopainen guitarist has issued the following update: "It's national celebration day. AMORPHIS has finished new album recordings and also today is the day of Kalevala. With the help of old and wise Väinämöinen, skilled smith Ilmarinen, adventurer-warrior Lemminkäinen, Louhi; t...

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TYPE O NEGATIVE: Audio Samples Of Entire 'Dead Again' Album Available

30-second audio samples of all 10 tracks that are set to appear on the new TYPE O NEGATIVE album, entitled "Dead Again", are available at BarnesAndNoble.com. "Dead Again" is scheduled for release on the following dates: March 13 - USA/Canada March 16 - Germany March 19 - Europe TYPE O NEGATIVE will...

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MACHINE HEAD: Third Installment Of 'The Blackening Sessions' Now Available

Enter the studio with MACHINE HEAD in the third and final part of "The Blackening Sessions", a behind-the-scenes look at the band as they recorded their new album, "The Blackening". Head on over to the "Media" page of the band's official web site at this location to watch the clip. Flynn was schedul...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman: Why We Chose 'Now I Lay Thee Down' As New Video Track

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn has commented on the band's decision to release "Now I Lay Thee Down" as the first video/single from the group's new album, "The Blackening". Said Flynn: "It's a tough choice. The problem is that, most video stations in the U.S. will absolutely not play anything pa...

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CELTIC FROST Frontman: 'I Have Never Claimed To Be A Pleasant Person'

CELTIC FROST frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has posted the following message on his official blog: "CELTIC FROST was not formed to please everybody. I have never claimed to be a pleasant person. And the reactions of those who expect otherwise are bemusing. "If anything, CELTIC FROST exists to achieve...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Massachusetts' ALL THAT REMAINS has been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): 1349 ALL THAT REMAINS AMORPHIS BELPHEGOR BENEDICTUM BLACK MAJESTY B...

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STRATOVARIUS Guitarist Finishes Producing New INFERNOISE CD

STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki has issued the following update: "INFERNOISE [Madrid, Spain-based metal band whose new CD Tolkki produced] is mixed and it succeeded very well. It was nice to produce different kind of music for a change. It was pure aggression. "I flew to Venice to produce VISION...

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KORN To Perform At BOOST MOBILE ROCKCORPS Concert

KORN is among the artists that will perform at the annual Boost Mobile RockCorps concert on March 30 at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre. BMRC is a national youth volunteerism movement, and the concert will reward 3,000 local youth who have volunteered for community service. RockCorps and Boost Mobile, a w...