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PITCH BLACK FORECAST Featuring GENE HOGLAN, J. POPSON: Audio Available

PITCH BLACK FORECAST (formerly ABSENTEE),the band featuring vocalist Jason "J." Popson (MUSHROOMHEAD, IN COLD BLOOD, Fractured Transmitter Records),Gene Hoglan (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, DEATH, DARK ANGEL, TESTAMENT),guitarist Robert Reinard and bassist Craig Martini, has uploaded its first MP3, "Aton...

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VOLBEAT Frontman Hired To Write For Danish FHM Magazine

VOLBEAT frontman Michael Poulsen has been hired as a writer for the Danish edition of the FHM magazine. Poulsen will write for the publication every third month about rock 'n' roll in general. The new issue of FHM (No. 44) came out on May 10 and features Michael's memories of the time he spent on .....

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STEVEN ADLER Of GUNS N' ROSES To Appear In '44 Of The Most Ferocious Drummers'

Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler participated in the filming of "44 of the Most Ferocious Drummers" this past weekend at the Rainbow Bar & Grill in West Hollywood, California. Hosted by former Atlantic Records rock drummer and music radio host Billy McCarthy, "44 of the Most Ferocious D...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Says He Sometimes Thinks About Running For Public Office

David Berlin of The Union-Tribune recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the "United Abominations" track "Amerikhastan", which features the lyrics, "… A roaring lion is about to be unleashed on earth / Hey, Jihad Joe? Guess what?...

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LACUNA COIL Singer FERRO Checks In From The Road

LACUNA COIL male vocalist Andrea Ferro has issued the following update: "As you might know, the Jägermeister tour is over and I just wanna thank everyone who showed up for the great time; we had a blast. We met so many new friends and it was probably the best tour we have ever done in ...

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SILENT FORCE, RECKLESS TIDE, SUIDAKRA New Albums To Receive U.S. Release

A flurry of four releases makes May 22 one of the busiest days of the year for Locomotive Records. SILENT FORCE's "Walk the Earth": "The new SILENT FORCE is everything power metal aspires to be. With guitar hero Alexander Beyrodt, vocalist DC Cooper, bassist Jurgen Steinmetz, drummer Andre Hilgers a...

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LINKIN PARK's MIKE SHINODA: AOL Music Interview Available

Mike Shinoda of LINKIN PARK took part in an AOL Music interview over AIM earlier today. View the results at Music.AOL.com. LINKIN PARK announced the details of this summer's Projekt Revolution tour on Monday (May 7),with the diverse bill featuring MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, TAKING BACK SUNDAY, H.I.M., PL...

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THE PROPHECY: Festival Appearances Announced, European Tour In The Works

Yorkshire doom-death metallers THE PROPHECY have issued the following update: "Things are hotting up for THE PROPHECY this year. The band can now announce that they have been confirmed for not one but two festival appearances this year already. "The first of these appearances will be at the premier...

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LAMB OF GOD Guitarist Talks GRAMMYS, Touring And Upcoming Album

Simon Milburn of The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On how the last few months have been for the band since the release of "Sacrament": "It's really been amazing. The album's been so well received, which really...

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KREATOR, AMEN, 1349 Confirmed For U.K.'s DAMNATION FESTIVAL

German thrash kings KREATOR will headline this year's Damnation Festival, set to take place Saturday, October 20 at Leeds Metropolitan University, England. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: KREATOR AMEN 1349 ABORTED KATAKLYSM ORANGE GOBLIN 12 more bands will be announced during the comi...

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BLACK SABBATH's BILL WARD Celebrates 5 Years/50 Shows On 'Rock 50'

The June 9 episode of "Rock 50" with Bill Ward will mark the beginning of year number six of his monthly co-hosting duties on "Rock 50". This Saturday, May 12 at 11:00 a.m. (Pacific Time) on WPMD.org (a college radio station at Cerritos College in California),celebrate "The Best of Bill Ward's Rock...

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LACUNA COIL: Video Footage Of U.S. Television Appearances Available

Italy's LACUNA COIL has been taking U.S. television by storm as of late after becoming featured guests on ABC News Now's hit show "The Mix", in addition to their acclaimed acoustic performances on NBC's "Kansas City Live" and "The Fox 25 Morning News" show. Click on the links below to check them out...

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EDEN'S CURSE: Debut Album Samples Available

EDEN'S CURSE, the new hard rock band featuring vocalist Michael Eden, keyboardist Ferdy Doernberg (AXEL RUDI PELL, ULI JON ROTH, ROUGH SILK),drummer Pete Newdeck (STEVE GRIMMETT BAND, PAUL DIANNO'S KILLERS, THE SHOCK),guitarist Thorsten Koehne (CODE OF PERFECTION, DEMON DRIVE) and bassist/songwrit...

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SIGH, MELECHESH North American Tour Dates Announced

Groundbreaking Japanese act SIGH has announced a few North American tour dates with Mespotamian masters MELECHESH. SIGH is touring in support of its upcoming album, "Hangman’s Hymn", due on June 12 via The End Records. This is the first North American tour for MELECHESH, who released its critically...

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DARKSUN Signs With FC METAL RECORDINGS

FC Metal Recordings has announced as its inaugural signing the exceptional heavy metal band from Asturias, Spain, DARKSUN. In September 2007, FC Metal will release "The Dark Side", the English-language version of DARKSUN's second album, "El Lado Oscuro". "The Dark Side" will be the band's first albu...