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HIGH ON FIRE Frontman: 'We're Not A Traditional Metal Band'
Curtis Ross of The Tampa Tribune reports that Oakland, California's HIGH ON FIRE is touring in support of last year's "Death Is This Communion". Produced by Jack Endino (GREEN RIVER, NIRVANA, SOUNDGARDEN),the album features some of the band's most intricate songs and arrangements while still mainta...January 31, 2008
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CIRCUS DIABLO Frontman To Record Solo Album
Los Angeles-based rock act CIRCUS DIABLO played as a three-piece last night (Wednesday, January 30) at Venice Rocks in Venice, California. "It's the first time I ever performed on a stage as part of a three-piece band," stated vocalist Billy Morrison. "That means, in case you are having a hard time...January 31, 2008
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ICED EARTH Confirmed For CHICAGO POWERFEST
American power metallers ICED EARTH have been confirmed for Chicago Powerfest 2008, set to take place on May 1-3 at The Pearl Room in Mokena, Illinois. This will be ICED EARTH's very first performance since the return of vocalist Matt Barlow. ICED EARTH founder Jon Schaffer had the following comment...January 30, 2008
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TRIVIUM: New Album To Be Produced By NICK RASKULINECZ
During an interview with Metal Injection conducted at this year's NAMM show in Anaheim, TRIVIUM vocalist and lead guitarist Matt Heafy revealed new details about about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the group's new album, tentatively due before the end of the year via Roadrunner Record...January 30, 2008
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SKY NEWS To Join IRON MAIDEN In India This Week
Sky News will accompany IRON MAIDEN to India for the first show of the band's monumental and groundbreaking Somewhere Back In Time World Tour. They will cover the group leaving the UK in their customised Boeing 757, flown by vocalist and airline captain Bruce Dickinson, the flight to India and their...January 30, 2008
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DARKEST HOUR Guitarist Shreds With FIERCE ALLEGIANCE
Washington D.C. metal band FIERCE ALLEGIANCE has new songs available for download on MySpace and PureVolume, featuring the guest guitar-shredding skills of Kris Norris from DARKEST HOUR and bass playing by Ken Olden from DAMNATION A.D. on all 14 album tracks. These songs "mix thrash, melodic death m...January 29, 2008
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MUDVAYNE Drummer Anxious To Release New Album
The Pulse of Radio reports: Although MUDVAYNE completed most of its new album last summer in New Orleans, the group will now do some additional work on the project this spring. There's still no official release date for the disc, but drummer Matt McDonough told The Pulse of Radio that he's really an...January 29, 2008
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NONPOINT Launches New Video Diary Series
South Florida's NONPOINT has uploaded the first installment of its new video diary series chronicling the band's ongoing run on the "More Balls, More Volume, More Strength" tour. This episode contains tons of behind-the-scenes, on-the-road footage featuring all the members of NONPOINT. Fans can view...January 29, 2008
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How California Singer/Songwriter Ended Up Fronting VELVET REVOLVER At SUNDANCE
Venice Beach, California-based singer/songwriter Matthew Moon has sent the following message to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "[A few days ago] I was performing at a Sundance Film Festival event in Salt Lake City, UT. After my performance at Rose Wagner Theater, I began driving the 25 minutes it takes to get ba...January 28, 2008
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MUDVAYNE Touring, Album Plans Still Unsettled
According to The Pulse of Radio, MUDVAYNE's touring and album plans for 2008 have yet to be nailed down. The band was initially rumored as one of the big acts on this summer's Rockstar Mayhem tour, which is already confirmed to include DISTURBED and SLIPKNOT on the bill. MUDVAYNE drummer Matt McDono...January 28, 2008
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CIRCUS DIABLO To Play Venice Show As Three-Piece
Los Angeles-based rock act CIRCUS DIABLO will play as a three-piece on January 30 at Venice Rocks in Venice, California. "As Ricky [Warwick, guitar] is trucking around the UK with THE ALMIGHTY, Rob [Patterson; guitar; KORN, OTEP] jumped back over to KORN [as the band's touring guitarist] and who kno...January 28, 2008
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SHADOW CIRCUS Begins Work On New Material
New York's SHADOW CIRCUS has begun work on new material for the follow-up to its acclaimed progressive-rock debut, "Welcome to the Freakroom". SHADOW CIRCUS guitarist and main songwriter John Fontana stated about the musical the direction of the new release, "Fans of the first CD will be pleased to...January 28, 2008
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VOODOO SIX: 'Faith' Video Trailer Posted Online
VOODOO SIX, the UK band formed by former DIRTY DEEDS bassist Tony Newton, has posted a trailer for the video for its new single, "Faith". The clip was shot earlier this month with director George Chin. Watch the "Faith" trailer below. VOODOO SIX played its first show of the year last Saturday (Janua...January 26, 2008
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BRET MICHAELS' 'Rock Of Love 2' Losing Steam?
According to Mediaweek, the second episode of POISON frontman Bret Michaels' reality show "Rock of Love 2 with Bret Michaels" — which aired last Sunday (January 20) — had 1.72 million viewers in the 18-49 age demographic — a significant drop from the previous week, when it scared up 2.95 million 18-...January 26, 2008
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AIRBOURNE Drummer Is 'Proud' To Be Compared To AC/DC
Jonni Starr of DirtyRock.net recently conducted an interview with AIRBOURNE drummer Ryan O'Keeffe. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: DirtyRock.net: Why did you guys choose New Jersey to be your U.S. base? Ryan: As we've discovered, a lot of bands have a U.S. market or UK market. And it's no...January 26, 2008
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