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DAWNBRINGER Complete Work On New Album

Ten years after the release of its debut EP, "Sacrament", the Pennsylvania-based metal obscurity DAWNBRINGER has completed its third full-length album. Entitled "In Sickness and In Dreams", the album is scheduled for a July release via Battle Kommand Records. An MP3 of the song "There and Back" is a...

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KING DIAMOND: New Album Update

KING DIAMOND have finished recording the drums, bass and rhythm guitars for their upcoming album, tentatively due in early 2007. The follow-up to 2003's "The Puppet Master" will contain 13 tracks (including an intro),five of which were written by the band's guitarist Andy La Rocque. Frontman King D...

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MASTODON Complete Work On New Album; Cover Artwork Posted Online

Atlanta's MASTODON have officially completed work on their third album, "Blood Mountain", due this fall via the band's new label, Warner Bros. The album's cover artwork was posted online on the band's official web site as an interactive puzzle, where the pieces must be dragged and dropped to create...

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VELVET REVOLVER Drummer: 10 Songs Ready For New CD

VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) has posted the following message on his official blog: "Have been hard at work on the new VELVET REVOLVER stuff. We have been working five days a week for the last month. And have about 10 songs worked up. Going to work in my studio for another ....

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CAMP FREDDY, THE PANIC CHANNEL Announce Special Las Vegas Concert

CAMP FREDDY, the Los Angeles-based "jam" group featuring guitarist Dave Navarro (ex-JANE'S ADDICTION, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) alongside VELVET REVOLVER members Matt Sorum (drums) and Scott Weiland (vocals),will be playing in Las Vegas on Saturday, July 1. Also appearing will be THE PANIC CHANNEL, th...

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MY RUIN To Embark On 'Summer Of Hell Tour'

MY RUIN, the Los Angeles-based hard rock band fronted by Tairrie B, will be supporting ARMORED SAINT at The Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana, California ob June 18 then hitting the road and the end of the month to headline their own "Summer of Hell Tour" in Europe with guests/labelmates GU MEDICINE &...

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DANKO JONES Undergoes Emergency Eye Surgery

DANKO JONES' frontman/namesake was scheduled to play at NXNE in Toronto on June 8, 2006. After a routine visit to the doctor he was advised that he needed immediate eye surgery, as he had a retinal detachment in his right eye. Surgery was successful, and Danko is recovering well. "We do not foresee...

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SAINT CAINE Frontman Comments On Ex-BLOODSIMPLE Drummer's Addition

SAINT CAINE guitarist/vocalist John Kosco (ex-DROPBOX) has commented on the addition of ex- ex-BLOODSIMPLE/DOWNSET drummer Chris Hamilton to the group's ranks. The group — whose lineup is completed by guitarist Joey Wilkinson (ex-DROPBOX) and bassist John Eville — are currently working on their debu...

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THY MAJESTIE Complete Work On Five 'Killer' New Songs

Italy's THY MAJESTIE have posted the following message on their official web site: "Just a quick note to inform you that THY MAJESTIE have composed five new songs for the new album. Five killer songs, maybe the best stuff we have ever composed. At the moment, we don't know which record label will re...

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METALLICA, TRIVIUM, STONE SOUR Interviews From DOWNLOAD Festival Available

A BBC podcast containing backstage interviews conducted at this past weekend's Download festival in England — including short chats with Lars Ulrich from METALLICA, Matt Heafy from TRIVIUM, M. Shadows from AVENGED SEVENFOLD, and Corey Taylor from STONE SOUR — is available for download at this locati...

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Ex-SEPULTURA Drummer IGOR Joins Forces With 'Death Rapper' NECRO In New Project

Former SEPULTURA drummer Igor Cavalera has formed a brand new project with hardcore Brooklyn "death rapper" NECRO. Cavalera had previously appeared on the song "Necrotura" off NECRO's "The Circle of Tyrants" CD. "The news is that myself and Igor have started a band, we will go into the studio in the...

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TRIVIUM: Video Interview With Guitarist COREY BEAULIEU Posted Online

A short video interview with TRIVIUM guitarist Corey Beaulieu, in which he talks about the different ways his band has been influenced by METALLICA, has been posted online at MetalHammer.co.uk. As previously reported, TRIVIUM have begun mixing their third album, "The Crusade", with producer Colin Ri...

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KORN: Performance Clips With DEVILDRIVER, TRIVIUM Singers Posted Online

A couple of audience-shot, amateur video clips of KORN's abbreviated 30-minute set on the main stage of Day 2 of the U.K.'s Download Festival Saturday (June 10) have been posted online at the YouTube.com. As previously reported, KORN frontman Jonathan Davis was unable to play the show after being ta...

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LORDI, SLAYER, TRIVIUM Honored At METAL HAMMER GOLDEN GODS Awards: Photos Available

World Entertainment News Network is reporting that surprise Eurovision champions LORDI have snatched another accolade for their masked music, winning the "Spirit of Hammer" award at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods prize-giving in London last night (June 12). The flamboyant monster rockers were an unexp...

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BIRD OF PREY Announce New Guitarist

According to Rockdetector.com, BIRD OF PREY — the band led by vocalist Kyle Michaels, a scene veteran who has previously played with MASI, ANIMAL, the GEEZER BUTLER BAND, RAVAGE the DAVID SHANKLE GROUP — has announced a new guitarist. The group — whose musical style is self-described as "'70s heavy...