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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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OTEP: Waving Goodbye To Metal Music

Mike Meyer of the Illinois Entertainer recently conducted an interview with OTEP frontwoman Otep Shamaya. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the subject of women in heavy metal; "I hate these kinds of interviews. I'm a woman. I sing in a band. And it's unique and rare and all that, ...

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Former AC/DC Drummer Joins ECOTONIC

ECOTONIC, the new band featuring Jason Ebs — the former singer for original KISS drummer Peter Criss on the "Bad Boys of Kiss" tours — and ex-AC/DC drummer Chris Slade, will play its debut show to support its upcoming CD, "Electrified", on Saturday, March 3 at the San Diego Indie Music Fest III on t...

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ECHOES OF ETERNITY Is 'Much More Metal-Oriented' Than Other Female-Fronted Groups

Mark Carras of RockMyMonkey.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Brandon Patton of ECHOES OF ETERNITY. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock My Monkey: You guys may have kind of had the idea and the concept of this before all the bands like LACUNA COIL and EVANESCENCE and LEA...

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Report: Rock Star for A Night At ROCK 'N' ROLL FANTASY CAMP

Tom Berg of The Orange County Register reports: Five minutes till showtime at the House of Blues and something is amiss. The lead singer of LISA & THE STREET SURVIVORS is not talking. Two guitarists are missing. And the drummer doesn't want to be here. Yet Paul Stanley of KISS is waiting to ...

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VELVET REVOLVER Guitarist: New CD Sounds 'F**king Awesome'

VELVET REVOLVER has recorded cover versions of TALKING HEADS' "Psycho Killer" and ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA's "Can't Get It Out Of My Head" during the sessions for the group's sophomore album, "Libertad". It is not presently clear where the cover songs will end up, but drummer Matt Sorum reportedly s...

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You are the Lamb

Canada's Goodfellow Records has consistently unearthed the kind of bands that scrape, crawl, and destroy in fine sludge and hardcore fashion. Add Seattle's IAMTHETHORN to that list. Debut EP "You Are the Lamb" is 23 minutes of EYEHATEGOD-style angry sludge and doom, in this case with the boys pissed...

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FASTWAY Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

FASTWAY, the reactivated band featuring original MOTÖRHEAD guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clark, have been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AEROSMITH AFTER FORE...

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LAMB OF GOD Guitarist Is 'Shocked' By The Band's Success

Amy Kelly of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Ultimate-Guitar.com: You recently made your television debut on the "Conan O'Brien" show. What was that experience like? Mark Morton: It went pretty well. It...

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DAN SPITZ: My Loving Brothers Of ANTHRAX Are Truly My Friends Forever

ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz has issued the following update: "On the home front: My wife, Candi, has been struggling along with twin identical boys inside her very small frame so it's been quite busy here, as you can well imagine. She is bed ridden at this time due to the complications of having twi...

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WARRANT: 'Born Again D.V.D. Delvis Video Diaries' To Receive European Release in April

MTM Music has set an April 20 European release date for WARRANT's "Born Again D.V.D. Delvis Video Diaries", which features 12 new video interpretations of the 12 bombastic songs from the WARRANT CD "Born Again" with video edits from Jerry Dixon, Steven Sweet and Tommy Thayer. Bonus features include:...

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Ex-WHITE LION Guitarist VITO BRATTA: New Photos Posted Online

Several photos of ex-WHITE LION guitarist Vito Bratta, taken on February 16 during his appearance on Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM, have been posted online at EddieTrunk.com. In what was being billed as his first interview in over 15 years, Bratta discussed wh...

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SUPERVILLAIN Recording Second Album

New York City dealers of pure American power metal SUPERVILLAIN are currently laying down basic tracks for their second full-length album, entitled "Dreaming Gods". According to a press release, this CD "features one continuous storyline loosely based on the writings of Frank Herbert and H.P. Lovecr...

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ELECTRIC WIZARD Working On New Material

British doom veterans ELECTRIC WIZARD are currently working on material for their as-yet-untitled sixth album. The band plans to enter the studio in June for a tentative late 2007 release via Rise Above Records. In the meantime, look out for the double deluxe gatefold vinyl edition of ELECTRIC WIZAR...

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SKINLAB Begins Rehearsing For Upcoming Tour

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB have issued the following update: "We're gearing up for [the SKINLAB tour in] May. The first scheduled practice went off nice and heavy. We ran through some of the old shit. Surprisingly enough, your boys haven't lost it! Felt just like old times, but...