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DEEP PURPLE Albums Being Reissued On SHM-CD

According to a posting on The Deep Purple Appreciation Society web site, the first three DEEP PURPLE reunion albums — "Perfect Strangers" (1984),"The House Of Blue Light" (1987) and "Nobody's Perfect" (1988) — will get the SHM-CD (Super High Material CD) treatment in paper sleeve editions. They wil...

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BURZUM's Catalog Available On iTunes For First Time

Next to gangst rap, the music that probably inspired the most controversy in Western Europe in the '90s and 2000s was black metal — and one of black metal's most controversial and notorious figures has been Norwegian singer/producer/multi-instrumentalist Varg Vikernes (a.k.a. Count Grishnackh),who...

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STRYPER: Miniature Replica Model Signature Guitars Available

Reactivated Christian hard rockers STRYPER are selling 10-inch handcrafted miniature replica model signature guitars (with stand and strap included) at their official online shop. They are detailed models made from mahogany wood. The following guitars are on offer, individually and as a set of five:...

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MISERY INDEX: New York City Footage Posted Online

Metal Injection has posted video footage of Baltimore, Maryland metal masters MISERY INDEX performing at Club Rebel in New York City in October 2008. MISERY INDEX is currently on tour alongside THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER and SOILENT GREEN in the Midwestern U.S. and then into Canada. MISERY INDEX will f...

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BLUE ÖYSTER CULT Shows Cancelled

Legendary American rockers BLUE ÖYSTER CULT have issued the following statement: "In an unfortunate mishap, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT lead guitarist/vocalist Donald 'Buck Dharma' Roeser slipped on a flight of stairs in his Florida home this past Sunday evening, while carrying some packages. The fall resulted...

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SIN CITY SINNERS To Perform With WARRANT, KEEL, BANG TANGO Members This Weekkend

On December 20, SIN CITY SINNERS — which consists of Brent Muscat (formerly of FASTER PUSSYCAT),Todd Kerns (AGE OF ELECTRIC),D (MARKY RAMONE BAND),and Rob Cournoyer (RAGING SLAB) — will begin a series of concerts at Ovation inside the Green Valley Ranch hotel in Las Vegas. The first show is a hol...

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IN THIS MOMENT: New Audio Interview Posted Online

The latest episode of "Talking Metal" features two interviews host Mark Strigl conducted with guitarist Chris Howorth of IN THIS MOMENT and Rob Trainer of BLACK WATER RISING. The podcast can be downloaded at this location. IN THIS MOMENT's sophomore album, "The Dream", sold more than 8,000 copies in...

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Heart On

They aren't THE EAGLES and they sure in the hell aren't death metal, so what in the name of Joe Walsh's disemboweled corpse are the EAGLES OF DEATH METAL doing? For starters, Josh "Baby Duck" Homme (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, KYUSS) spends the entire album running so far away from his SABBATH-laced an...

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Slaves for Life

This one is a behemoth. "Slaves for Life" by Israel's AMASEFFER is a 77-minute progressive/orchestral metal/rock album about the plight of the Israeli people as told in the Old Testament. Part one of a planned trilogy, it is mind boggling to think that AMASEFFER has two whole albums left in them to...

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Death Rituals

For as many years as I've written about SIX FEET UNDER, the comments have always been the same: "They suck balls!" or "They rule!" Eight studio albums in (not counting live releases and the "Graveyard Classics" series) and SIX FEET UNDER are still going strong. I'll admit that I was a bigger fan for...

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AXL ROSE Takes Part In Another Online Chat, Says There Are 'No Plans' For GN'R Tour Right Now

Reclusive GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose took part in yet another online chat Friday night (December 12),this time via the GUNS N' ROSES fan community ChineseDemocracy.com. BLABBERMOUTH.NET has compiled the most interesting bits from the question-and-answer session and is re-posting them here for yo...

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HIGH ON FIRE Signs With KOCH RECORDS

Oakland, California's HIGH ON FIRE has inked a new deal with Koch Records. The band's new studio album is expected sometime in 2009. HIGH ON FIRE's former record label, Relapse, will release a live album from the group entitled "Live From The Relapse Contamination Festival" on January 6. The eight-s...

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HASTE THE DAY Parts Ways With Drummer

Drummer Devin Chaulk has announced his departure from the Indiana-based Christian metalcore band HASTE THE DAY. He said in a statement, "The last eight years of my life have been full of challenge, joy and great reward as I have realized many dreams while touring the globe with my very best friends....

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On The Road With TAPROOT

CageRattle has posted an exclusive, two-part video series that documents a typical day on the road for the Michigan-based hard rock quartet TAPROOT. The band says, "Follow us around for load-in, hang-out time, an in-store performance, a meet-and-greet, and finally our performance. You'll get a behin...

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MISERY INDEX: 'Traitors' Clip Available

"Traitors", the new video from the Baltimore, Maryland-based quartet MISERY INDEX, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Dave Brodsky of MyGoodEye in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and will be televised on MTV2's "Headbangers Ball" on Saturday, December 13. MISERY INDEX is currently on tour alon...