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MACHINE HEAD's PHIL DEMMEL: 'I'm Living Large'

MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil Demmel has told the Contra Costa Times that touring with a bunch of family men in their 30s is much different than it was a decade-and-a-half ago when he first hit the road as a member of the legendary Bay Area thrashers VIO-LENCE. "Everybody's married, nobody does drugs,...

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VINNIE PAUL: PHILIP ANSELMO's Willingness To Jam On PANTERA Tunes Made Me Laugh

DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul spoke to Chris Steffen from The Oklahoma Daily on Monday (April 26) about the "Headbanger's Ball Tour", Ozzfest, and Phil Anselmo's apparent change of heart with regards to a possible future collaboration with his ex-PANTERA bandmates. The following are several excerpt...

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METALLICA Filmmakers: We Wanted The Band To Talk Things Out With JASON NEWSTED

METALLICA documentary filmmakers Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky recently spoke to U-Wire.com about the much-anticipated "Some Kind of Monster" project, which is expected to receive a theatrical release this summer. The following are excerpts from that interview: U-Wire: Did you ever try and get th...

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MALEVOLENT CREATION Guitarist Talks About Upcoming DVD, Live Album

MALEVOLENT CREATION guitarist Phil Fasciana recently spoke to the Danish web site Supreme Brutality about the group's upcoming ninth full-length album, "Warkult", and plans for a possible DVD/live CD release. The following are several excerpts from that interview: On recording HOBBS ANGEL OF DEATH a...

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AC/DC Road Movie Soundtrack To Feature Australian All-Star Cover Band

Members of THE LIVING END, SPIDERBAIT, GRINSPOON and YOU AM I make up a band called THE JACK who cover the songs of AC/DC for the upcoming movie "Thunderstruck", according to Undercover News. THE JACK are Phil Jameson (GRINSPOON),Janet English (SPIDERBAIT),Davie Lane (YOU AM I),Kemstar (1200 TECH...

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DIMEBAG DARRELL Has No Fear About Facing PHILIP ANSELMO

DAMAGEPLAN guitarist Dimebag Darrell was recently asked by Belgium's Concreteweb.be what might happen if he were to run into his former PANTERA bandmate, SUPERJOINT RITUAL singer Philip Anselmo, at a festival somewhere. "What will I do? I don't fear that day ever!" Dimebag replied. "I just get on wi...

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UFO: Rescheduled American Tour To Begin In August

According to Ticketmaster.com's ticket alert, the UFO show originally scheduled to take place n May 2 at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey has been postponed to August 18. Original tickets will be honored for the new date, or you may obtain a refund by mailing your tickets to: Ticketma...

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STAIND Singer To Embark On Acoustic Solo Tour

STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis will be kicking off a new set of acoustic solo dates on May 7 in Uncasville, CT. The trek is shaping up as follows: May 07 - The Arena @ Mohegan Sun Casino - Uncasville, CT May 13 - The Theater @ Hard Rock Casino - Tampa, Fl May 14 - ...

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MALEVOLENT CREATION Set Release Date For 'Warkult'

Florida death metal veterans MALEVOLENT CREATION have set a June 28 European release date through Nuclear Blast Records for their ninth full-length album, "Warkult". The album is expected in the U.S. in late July. Said to be the band's "most diverse and punishing record to date," "Warkult" was recor...

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UFO: American Tour Cancelled

UFO's American tour has been officially cancelled. The following is guitarist Vinnie Moore's statement on the matter: "Hello everyone, Vinnie here. I am extremely sorry to have to report that the UFO U.S. tour has been postponed. I was just informed that we have run into an immigrations problem that...

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Report: Has Heavy Metal Gone Soft?

Rafer Guzmán of Newsday writes: "Is heavy metal — once the angriest and scariest form of rock on the planet — going soft? The genre has always taken different forms, from the devilish BLACK SABBATH in the 1970s to the rap-rocking LIMP BIZKIT of today. But these days, metal is taking on a surprising...

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DAVE MUSTAINE To LARS ULRICH: 'Everything You Touch Turns To Gold & Everything I Do Backfires'

Samantha Grice of Canada's National Post reports: "It's been hard, Lars," a choked-up Dave Mustaine, lead singer of MEGADETH, tells Lars Ulrich, drummer for METALLICA. "Everything you touch turns to gold and everything I do backfires," he says, going on to explain that he thinks people even shout "M...

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UFO 'Can Hardly Wait' For Start Of U.S. Tour

UFO have posted the following message on their official web site: "Dear friends, we successfully finished the first part of the European tour (February 28 through March 28) and I am happy to say the new line up was fantastic. Everyone who saw the band live was very enthusiastic and said that UFO is...

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MY RUIN Launch Search For New Bassist

MY RUIN, the Los Angeles-based band fronted by ex-TURA SATANA singer Tairrie B., are currently seeking a replacement for bassist Meghan Mattox, who was "asked to leave" the group following their recent U.S. tour with SOIL. Interested parties can contact Century Media's Phil Hinkle at phil@centurymed...

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Former MORTIFICATION Guitarist Launches Instrumental Solo Project

Former MORTIFICATION guitarist Jeff Lewis is currently working a solo project which he describes as "instrumental metal with a constant heaviness throughout." Compared to his "Abolishment of Hate Demo 2001", the new material is "a little more tasteful" and "more shred-orientated," according to Jeff,...