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ARTIMUS PYLEDRIVER To Hit The Road With FU MANCHU, VALIENT THORR

According to StonerRock.com, Atlanta, Georgia's ARTIMUS PYLEDRIVER will team up with FU MANCHU and VALIENT THORR for a U.S. tour beginning mid-February. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. ARTIMUS PYLEDRIVER also has two "New Year's Eve" shows scheduled — December 29 at Ground Zero n Spar...

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'Waking Up Dead' Movie Featuring Former SKID ROW Drummer To Receive DVD Release

"Waking Up Dead", a film about the seedy underworld of '80s metal as seen through the eyes of SKID ROW and SAIGON KICK member Phil Varone, will receive its long-awaited DVD release in March 2007, according to Demolition Records. The unflinching documentary was directed by Emmy Award-winning journali...

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Reunited DELIVERANCE Working On New CD

Singer/guitarist Jimmy Brown of the legendary Christian speed metal band DELIVERANCE is currently rehearsing with the reformed band to perform select shows and record a new CD, tentatively titled "Enlightened". According to MetalForJesus.org, the new album will be really heavy and appeal to both old...

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ROB ZOMBIE Guitarist JOHN 5: 'ROB HALFORD Changed Heavy Metal'

In a recent issue of Classic Rock magazine, ROB ZOMBIE/ex-MARILYN MANSON guitarist John 5, who played with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford in the ill-fated TWO project, spoke about his first experience meeting Halford and his impressions of The Metal God, both from the perspective of a metal fan a...

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CAMP FREDDY: 'Merry Christmas Everybody' Video Posted Online

To coincide with the iTunes release of CAMP FREDDY's cover of SLADE's "Merry Christmas Everybody", the band — which features guitarists Dave Navarro (ex-JANE'S ADDICTION, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) and Billy Morrison (ex-THE CULT bassist, current CIRCUS DIABLO vocalist) alongside VELVET REVOLVER members...

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RUSH Drummer: New Album Recordings 'Far Ahead Of Schedule'

RUSH drummer Neil Peart has posted a lengthy new update on his official web site. An excerpt follows: "Exactly one year ago (to recap a story begun in earlier reports),my bandmates and I started talking about working on some new songs. Alex and Geddy got together in Geddy's home studio in Toronto a...

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MEANS Signs With FACEDOWN RECORDS

MEANS, a prolific and emotionally charged post-hardcore band from Regina, Canada, has inked a deal with Facedown Records. The members of the band play songs that are birthed from their shared experiences and geared toward anyone who is looking for meaning in music. Commented Facedown head honcho Jas...

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VELVET REVOLVER Drummer: New Album Will Be More 'Stripped Down'

AOL Music reports that VELVET REVOLVER is getting ready to head into the studio to ramp up work on their second album, tentatively entitled "Libertad". "Hopefully, we will have a lot of the tracks done before Christmas and then come back in January and finish up," drummer Matt Sorum said. The band m...

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TRIVIUM Comments On LAMB OF GOD / MACHINE HEAD Tour

TRIVIUM has launched a YouTube channel at this location. "We're going to be sure that you guys see the best videos of TRIVIUM out there right now," the group writes on its web site. "We'll be adding videos to the channel that we find online, and occasionally we'll be adding our own performances ...

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WEILAND On VELVET REVOLVER: 'I Haven't Been This Excited About A Rock Record Since 1993'

VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland recently spoke to MTV.com about the group's new album, "Libertad" — the follow-up to 2004's "Contraband". "I haven't been this excited about a rock record since 1993, when I went into the studio to record [STONE TEMPLE PILOTS'] 'Purple'," which was recorded in...

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ROB ZOMBIE Guitarist JOHN 5 Schedules 'Rockline' Appearance

Guitarist John 5 (ROB ZOMBIE, ex-MARILYN MANSON) will be the featured guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" airing Monday, January 29. The live show begins at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET, and fans are encouraged to call in with questions during the program at (800) 344-ROCK (7625...

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Former EVANESCENCE Guitarist Destroys 'Fallen' Platinum Award; Video Available

A video has surfaced on YouTube this weekend that shows "American Idol" winner Kelly Clarkson riding in the back of a van with former EVANESCENCE guitarist Ben Moody and known adult filmmaker and singer for SOCIETY 1, Matt Zane, allegedly en route to "vandalize" EVANESCENCE singer Amy Lee's house. T...

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MATT HEAFY: 2006 Was A Great Year For TRIVIUM

TRIVIUM is currently on the road in the U.K. on the final leg of their European tour as the support act for IRON MAIDEN. Frontman Matt Heafy took a few minutes out of his hectic schedule to let the fans know how things are going: "The IRON MAIDEN support tour has been a fantastic experience ...

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The Diabolic Procession

Right out of the starting gate, Chicago's BIBLE OF THE DEVIL parties like it's 1979, tossing out galloping moon-boot riffs like candy off a parade float and singing about ridiculous shit in the most earnest voice since Paul Stanley's. Like some demented bastard child of KISS, RIOT, PENTAGRAM and the...

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MESSIAH'S KISS: 'Dragonheart' Release Date Confirmed

MESSIAH'S KISS, the German/American/British metal act featuring current RIOT touring singer Mike Tirelli (HOLY MOTHER, BURNING STARR),has announced the following release dates for its upcoming third album, "Dragonheart" (SPV Records): Germany: February 23, 2007 Rest of Europe: February 26, 2007 USA...