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PEEPING TOM To Perform On 'Late Night With Conan O' Brien'

Mike Patton (FAITH NO MORE, MR. BUNGLE, TOMAHAWK, FANTOMAS) and his latest project, PEEPING TOM, will perform on "Late Night With Conan O' Brien" on Friday, May 26. PEEPING TOM's self-titled album will be released on May 30 via Ipecac Records. According to Billboard.com, the set was pieced together...

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EDDIE VEDDER Says New PEARL JAM Gets Political

Launch Radio Networks reports: PEARL JAM frontman Eddie Vedder says in the new issue of Newsweek that the group's new album tackles politics and the Bush administration head on. Vedder explained, "It's just not the time to be cryptic. I mean, our tax dollars for this (Iraq) war are being funneled th...

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AEROSMITH Frontman Comes Clean On Throat Problems

Launch Radio Networks reports: AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler has come clean about his health. The band had to cancel about three weeks' worth of dates this spring because Tyler was ill, and in an e-mail exchange with RollingStone.com, he admitted that his doctors "zapped a broken blood vessel in m...

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SLAYER Guitarist KERRY KING: RICK RUBIN Will Probably Have His Hands Full With METALLICA

Peter Atkinson of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. A few excerpts from the chat follow: KNAC.COM: I read this morning that you'd just finished the actual recording? King: "Pretty much. We're probably 70-75 percent done. Most of the basic recording's been fin...

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CELTIC FROST Frontman Talks About New Album, Illegal Music Downloading

Dennis Jernberg of Sweden's Critical Mass recently conducted an interview with CELTIC FROST frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Critical Mass: Obviously, recording an album like "Monotheist" isn't easy. How would you describe the making of "Monotheist", in compar...

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PARAGON Set Working Title For New Album

German power metallers PARAGON have set "Gangland" as the working title of their new album, which they expect to begin recording later in the year. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Hammer of the Gods", "Souleaters", "Gangland", "Forgotten Prophecies", "Face of Death", "Halls of Doom" and...

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CLOVEN HOOF: 'Eye Of The Sun' To Surface In June

Reunited NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends CLOVEN HOOF will release their long-awaited new album, "Eye of the Sun" on June 23 via Escape Music. "Eye of the Sun" was produced by Tom Galley of the PHENOMENA fame, who has previously worked with such high-caliber musicians as Brian May, C...

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IRON MAIDEN Bassist's Daughter To Perform At U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

Lauren Harris (photos) — daughter of IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris — has been confirmed to perform at this year's Download festival, joining headliners TOOL, METALLICA, and GUNS N' ROSES, plus dozens more. Lauren Harris recently spent time in Miami, Florida recording a solo album with Grammy-nomi...

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BLIND GUARDIAN's last album, "A Night At the Opera", was the sonic equivalent of a brownie sundae. One the size of a large mixing bowl. A couple bites were awesome, but the whole thing was just too rich, too huge, too filling… just too everything. Stomachaches and the need for a restorative nap ofte...

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EXODUS Guitarist GARY HOLT: 'I Got Lots Of Metal Left In Me!'

Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On when fans can expect the follow-up to 2005's acclaimed "Shovel Headed Kill Machine": "We're already writing riffs for the next one. We won't have any big delays...

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Heavy Metal Fan Hit By Train Facing Ticket For Trespassing

The Canadian Press is reporting that the 20-year-old man who was hit by a train that he didn't hear coming because he had Norwegian black metal band GORGOROTH blaring in his headphones now has to pay a $287 ticket for trespassing on Canadian Pacific Railway tracks. Jesse Maggrah was knocked into the...

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SLAYER's New Album May Be Their Fastest Yet

SLAYER frontman Tom Araya spoke to MTV.com about the group's follow-up to 2001's "God hates Us All", tentatively due late July. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Cult", "Catalyst", "Catatonic" and "Jihad". At this stage, seven weeks into recording, five of the album's 11 tracks are finishe...

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DESTRUCTION Frontman Says Poor Distribution Is To Blame For Low U.S. Sales

Metal Asylum recently conducted an interview with DESTRUCTION bassist/vocalist Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Asylum: How successful was your tour with KREATOR in the States a few years ago? Was there a lack of audience the reason why DESTRUCTION has not...

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Canada's ANVIL To Join Producer CHRIS TSANGARIDES On TOTAL ROCK

Legendary producer Chris Tsangarides will be talking about his career, current and future projects with Malcom Dome this Saturday between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. BST on Total Rock. In addition, Canadian metal legends ANVIL will be joining Chris to talk about their Tsangarides-produced forthcoming al...

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DEZPERADOZ Land Support Slot On KROKUS/AXXIS German Tour

Germany's DEZPERADOZ (formerly DESPERADOS) have been confirmed as the support act on the upcoming KROKUS/AXXIS German co-headlining tour. The dates are as follows: May 03 - Nürnberg, GER - Hirsch May 04 - München, GER - Garage May 05 - Memmingen,GER @ Kaminwerk May 06 - Tuttlingen, GER @ Alte Festha...