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DISSECTION's JON NÖDTVEIDT: 'Lost' Interview Surfaces

DISSECTION's U.S. promoter, Jim Mills, has posted a previously unpublished interview with the group's frontman, Jon Nödtveidt, on his MySpace page. As previously reported, Nödtveidt, 31, was found dead on August 16 at his apartment in Hässelby, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden, the apparent victim of a...

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DIRTY RIG Announces U.K. Tour Dates

DIRTY RIG, the Long Island, New York-based hard rock act featuring former WARRIOR SOUL frontman Kory Clarke, will embark on its first U.K. tour beginning on September 13 in Wolverhampton. Support at the shows will come from England's DISARM. The dates are as follows: DIRTY RIG's "Boozing & Burni...

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ANNIHILATOR Bassist RUSS BERGQUIST: Solo Track Posted Online

ANNIHILATOR/DUSKMACHINE bassist Russ Bergquist — who was in ANNIHILATOR between 1999 and 2003, and rejoined the group for its recent European summer tour — has posted the following message on his official web site: "I just finished a few dates with ANNIHILATOR at the Metalway festivals in Spain at t...

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DOWNLORD To Use Excerpts From 'Hymn Of The Satanic Empire' On Upcoming CD

DOWNLORD's Dave Ingram (ex-BENEDICTION, BOLT THROWER) has secured permission from The Church Of Satan to use lyrical excerpts from "Hymn of the Satanic Empire" in the new DOWNLORD song "Wake Up & Smell the Species". The hymn was written by Anton Lavey in 1988 and was included on the "Satanic Mas...

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Void

A band that can create epic, churning technical metal juggernauts better than MASTODON, and make them seethe and creak like the most apocalyptic NEUROSIS endtime visions, with the scorched-earth battery of KEELHAUL at their most ferally fucked up… that's the promise made by INTRONAUT's debut EP, "Nu...

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Godfather

If "Godfather" by Poland's ELYSIUM sounds this derivative of the Swedish thrash/death sound (specifically, AT THE GATES and contemporaries),then I have to wonder what the first four albums sounded like. Of course, there is that whole thing about imitation being the sincerest form of flattery. And y...

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Former MALEVOLENT CREATION Drummer Pays Tribute To His Influences

COUNCIL OF THE FALLEN drummer Dave Kinkade (ex-DIVINE EMPIRE, MALEVOLENT CREATION) has sent the following message to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "I'm currently in Holland with my wife and just this evening, had the honor of seeing MORBID ANGEL on tour in Tilburg. "I just want to say that I'm sick of this bull...

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GAIA EPICUS: 'Victory' Artwork Revealed

Norwegian power metallers GAIA EPICUS have posted the cover artwork for their upcoming third album, entitled "Victory", at this location. The cover painting for the CD was created by J.P. Fournier, who was also responsible for the band's first album cover, "Satrap", in 2003. "Victory" was recorded a...

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CARMINE APPICE Says SHARON OSBOURNE Is 'Ruthless'

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with legendary drummer Carmine Appice (VANILLA FUDGE, CACTUS, BECK, BOGERT & APPICE, ROD STEWART, KING KOBRA, OZZY OSBOURNE). Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: Any truth to the rumors that you auditioned to replace Peter Criss...

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Former CYNIC Bassist Publishes Instructional Book

Former CYNIC/OSI bassist Sean Malone has just published a new instructional book, "Music Theory for Bassists", through Hal Leonard. "The idea of the book is to present a bassist's-eye view of music theory: all of the facts and figures to get you up and running as quickly as possible with the 'langua...

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FOZZY Frontman To Sing On FOX's 'Celebrity Duets'

FOZZY frontman and former WWE star Chris Jericho will be taking part in "Celebrity Duets" — an unscripted series that pairs singing stars with celebrities outside the music industry to make "beautiful music" together. The show will follow the professional singers as they instruct their partners, cho...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE Announces More DJing Appearances

MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee has lined up the following DJing appearances during the coming weeks (also featuring DJ Aero): Aug. 19 - Crash Nightclub - San Francicso, CA Aug. 24 - Axis/Radius - Scottsdale, AZ Aug. 26 - Empire Events Center - Sacramento, CA Sep. 08 - Ultra Supper Club - Toronto, ON...

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PROFANE OMEN Sets Release Date For Debut Album

Finnish death 'n' roll band PROFANE OMEN will release its debut abum, "Beaten into Submission", on September 6 via Dethrone Music. The CD was recorded over a three-week period at Hideaway and Villvox studios with producer Ville Sorvali (MOONSORROW). "Beaten into Submission" track listing: 01. Intro...

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Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam

Prison, anyone? Hey, just be glad that you're getting album number seven from one of Norway's finest black metal exports. Nicely textured and more varied than the average black metal release, "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam" is another Satanic fist in the face of your god. With the inhuman Frost (SATYR...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Fans Have Conflicting Emotions About Seeing Band With New Singer

Robert Morast of South Dakota's Argus Leader reports that ALICE IN CHAINS sold a couple thousand tickets or so in advance for the show Saturday night (August 12) at the Sioux Empire Fair that was to feature COMES WITH THE FALL singer William DuVall with the surviving AIC members — Jerry Cantrell, Mi...