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LAMB OF GOD Frontman To Guest On Norway's 'Pyro' Tonight

Randy Blythe from LAMB OF GOD will pick his favorite songs tonight on the Norwegian rock/metal show "Pyro". Blythe visited Norway on The Unholy Alliance tour last autumn, and "Pyro" sat down with the frontman to discuss SLAYER, NICK CAVE, "Songs About Fucking" and lots of other tracks, bands and alb...

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GUNNAR NELSON Discusses SCRAP METAL Project

BlastMagazine.net recently conducted an interview with Gunnar Nelson about his SCRAP METAL project, also featuring his brother Matthew Nelson, Mark Slaughter (SLAUGHTER),Kelly Keagy (NIGHT RANGER) and Eric Martin (MR. BIG). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: BlastMagazine.net: Who came up w...

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JAPANISCHE KAMPFHÖRSPIELE Begins Recording New Album

German grindcore act JAPANISCHE KAMPFHÖRSPIELE set "Rauchen Und Yoga" as the title of its new album, due later in the year. According to a posting on the group's official web site, the band is currently recording 15-20 brand new "pop-grind" song for inclusion on the effort. More information will be...

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HANOI ROCKS Guitarist To Perform At Finland's ADHD Gala

HANOI ROCKS guitarist Andy McCoy will perform at the ADHD gala at Helsinki Ice Hall in Finland on March 14. Also scheduled to appear are Agnes, Anna Eriksson, Paula Koivuniemi, Dave Lindholm, Hanna Pakarinen, Kari Tapio, Hillel Tokazier and Katri Ylander. HANOI ROCKS will enter the studio this sprin...

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Bedtime Prayers

What if a melodic Swedish death metal band came along, pretty much out of nowhere, and vaulted themselves into the same echelon as the genre's elite with one album on a virtually unknown label (one whose youthful CEO enjoys taking the occasional anonymous potshot at me in the comments field… but I d...

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AEON SPOKE Featuring CYNIC Members: Single Available For Free Download

AEON SPOKE, the progressive, ethereal-rock project featuring CYNIC members Paul Masvidal (vocals, guitar) and Sean Reinert (drums),will release its self-titled debut album in Germany on March 2 via SPV Records. A free MP3 of the album's first single, "Emmanuel", is available for download at this lo...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman Says He Realizes Why 'A**holes' On BLABBERMOUTH.NET Hate His Guts

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "OK. So here's where it gets good. I'm sitting in the car this morning on my way to town. I pop in a CD in the stereo and suddenly I realize why all these assholes on Blubbermouth hate my ...

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SPIRALARMS 'Knocks Out' Two More Songs

SPIRALARMS drummer Chris Kontos (ex-MACHINE HEAD, TESTAMENT) has posted the following message on the band's MySpace page: "I thought you would like to know that we went in and knocked out two more songs this week. It went so well!!!! We went out to Brad's [Barth, keyboards] place out in Livermore, A...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE: First North American Dates Leaked

Several dates have been leaked for CANNIBAL CORPSE's upcoming North American tour, which is expected to also feature JOB FOR A COWBOY and PSYOPUS. They are as follows: Apr. 27 - Baltimore, MD @ Sonar Apr. 29 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza May 04 - Louisville, KY @ Headliner's Many more dates are ...

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PROJECT: FAILING FLESH's GUTIERREZ 'Mixing' Business With Pleasure

Mike DiCicco of The Connection Newspapers reports: The town of Vienna [Virginia] is known for certain businesses, such as restaurants, salons, the 17 banks that line Maple Avenue, the specialty shops on Church Street. But a different kind of business is being carried out underground — in the basemen...

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Black Metal-Inspired Exhibitions To Open In Amsterdam This Friday

This coming Friday, February 16, the de Appel arts centre in Amsterdam, Holland will open two exhibitions that could be of interest to the lovers of heavy metal, black metal, and grindcore: "Steven Shearer - Steven Shearer" and "Erik Smith - The Ghost of James Lee Byars Calling", both on view from F...

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SCORPIONS: New Album Title, Cover Artwork Revealed

According to a posting on the web site of the official SCORPIONS French fan club Crazyscorps, the German hard rock veterans have set "Humanity - Hour 1" as the title of their new album, due in Europe on May 14 via BMG. Check out the new CD artwork at www.crazyscorps.com. SCORPIONS ...

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HANOI ROCKS Frontman: Upcoming CD Will Redefine Band's Sound And Attitude

Frontman Michael Monroe of the Finnish rock 'n' roll legends HANOI ROCKS has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Good news — the new HANOI ROCKS album is coming along very nicely! Last week we had an amazingly productive pre-production/rehearsal-studio session: in just th...

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Report: Black Metal Rises From The Shadows

Bob Gendron of the Chicago Tribune reports: "Black metal is not about life," says Wrest, the San Francisco-based musician behind the bands LEVIATHAN and LURKER OF CHALICE. "It is horrible, ugly and negative music. It reflects the negativity of the surrounding world and the disgust from within." True...

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Report: Kicking And Screaming, Metal Is Back In Music Spotlight

Jacob Ganz of National Public Radio's (NPR) "All Things Considered" (web site) reports: Whatever happened to heavy metal? On [Sunday night's] Grammy Awards, the five nominees in the Best Metal Performance category might wonder if they even want to be invited to the party; the music has rarely gotten...