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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Drummer Checks In From Cleveland

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD drummer Gene Hoglan has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Yesterday, we spent a very uneventful day-off in Cleveland. Stayed at a Radisson right across the street from Jacob's Field, where the Indians play. Country artist Keith Urban was playing at wh...

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DROWNING POOL Check In From The Persian Gulf

DROWNING POOL checked in from the Persian Gulf, where they are currently performing several shows for service members serving in the region. Listen to the message: Windows Media, Real Media. The band are also "meeting and greeting" troops, signing autographs and posing for pictures. The Texas-based...

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VOIVOD: New CDs, DVDs, Books On The Way

According to MTV.com, VOIVOD — whose guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour died in August from complications of advanced colon cancer — will release four new albums that feature Piggy, confirms the band's label, The End Records. The first disc will feature the songs VOIVOD were working on at the time of P...

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THE AUTUMN OFFERING Name Producer For Sophomore Album

Daytona Beach, Florida's THE AUTUMN OFFERING have tapped producer Jason Suecof (GOD FORBID, TRIVIUM) to helm the recording process for the group's as-yet-untitled sophomore full-length effort, tentatively due in May 2006 via Victory Records. The follow-up to 2004's "Revelations of the Unsung" will b...

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GOD FORBID: 'The End Of The World' Video To Debut On 'Headbanger's Ball' This Weekend

GOD FORBID just wrapped up a highly-successful run on the Decibel magazine-sponsored Fury of The Fall tour with MESHUGGAH, THE HAUNTED and MNEMIC, which will lead them into a four-date headlining stint with AGENTS OF MAN on the East Coast. The group will immediately head over to Europe for a massive...

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BLACK SABBATH Drummer Previews Upcoming 'Rock 50' Radio Shows

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has issued the following update on his monthly "Rock 50" radio show, which airs on WPMD, a college radio station at Cerritos College in California: "I wanted to drop in a brief message about what's in store for our November 19th and December 10th radio shows. "First,...

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GOD FORBID: Extras Needed For Video Shoot

GOD FORBID are looking for extras to be in their new video for the epic track "To the Fallen Hero", which will be shot by acclaimed director Shane Drake (FALL OUT BOY, HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS) this Saturday, Nov. 5. The shoot will take place at Westlake High School (100 North Lakeview Canyon Road) in West...

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VOIVOD To Finish Recording New Album In December

Bassist Jason "Jasonic" Newsted (ex-METALLICA) has finished laying down tracks for the upcoming studio album from Canadian metal legends VOIVOD. Vocalist Denis "Snake" Belanger and drummer Michel "Away" Lanegvin are expected to enter the studio in December with producer Glen Robinson (ANNIHILATOR, N...

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UFO Keyboardist Comments On Return Of Drummer ANDY PARKER

UFO keyboardist Paul Raymond has posted the following message on his official web site: "I'm really delighted that [drummer] Andy Parker is coming back on board. I heard it through the grapevine that his personal circumstances had changed recently and, although he had previously been unable to take...

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VOIVOD: Photos From PIGGY Memorial Posted Online

A slideshow of photos taken at a special by-invitation-only memorial held for late VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour on Oct. 22 at Le Savoy in Montreal has been posted online at this location. The gathering was attended by VOIVOD members Michel "Away" Langevin (drums) and Denis "Snake" Belanger...

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Halloween Wedding For HIRAX Member

HIRAX bassist Angelo Espino will marry his girlfriend of three years, Shannon Breshears, on October 31. The ceremony will take place in a graveyard setting and will be performed by former REVEREND drummer Jason Ian (brother of ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian). HIRAX are preparing for their first-ever to...

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Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds that Go Undone

England's AKERCOCKE are in a class by themselves, one of those bands that remains rooted in a death metal style without ever being limited by it. Those choosing to walk the path of the band's sinister and overtly Satanic tapestry of extremity were richly rewarded by albums like the brilliant "Choron...

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GIANT SQUID Sign With THE END RECORDS

Northern California's GIANT SQUID have inked a deal with The End Records. GIANT SQUID garnered the attention of eclectic indie-metal label The End Records with their self-released first album, "Metridium Field", engineered by legendary veteran producer of heavy music, Billy Anderson (NEUROSIS, MELVI...

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GUNS N' ROSES Bassist Performs With SOUL ASYLUM: Photos Available

Several photos of GUNS N' ROSES bassist Tommy Stinson (ex-REPLACEMENTS) performing with SOUL ASYLUM at First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN on October 24 have been posted online at this location. A review of the show can be found at StarTriibune.com. As previously reported, Stinson joined SOUL ASYLUM for...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: 'Live In Japan' DVD Due In February

Crash Music, Inc. has set a February 21, 2006 release date for the new FLOTSAM AND JETSAM DVD, entitled "Live In Japan". The disc was filmed over three shows in Japan in January of this year. Songs set to appear on the set include "No Place for Disgrace", "Doomsday for the Deceiver", "Hard On You",...