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SLAYER Frontman Undergoes Gallbladder Surgery, Band Reschedule Early 'Unholy Alliance' Dates

The SLAYER-headlined "Unholy Alliance Tour: Preaching to the Perverted", featuring LAMB OF GOD, CHILDREN OF BODOM, MASTODON, and THINE EYES BLEED, and originally slated to launch on June 6 (06/06/06) in San Diego, CA will now kick off on June 10 at the East Peoria Convention Center in Peoria, IL. Po...

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NIGHTINGALE To Enter Studio In June

NIGHTINGALE, the Swedish progressive-metal band headed by Dan Swanö, will enter the studio on June 12 to begin recording their new album, "White Darkness", tentatively due later in the year. About 75 percent of the material for the forthcoming CD was composed by Dan Swanö's brother Dag (a.k.a. Tom N...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Says New VELVET REVOLVER Album Will Contain Contributions From Different Producers

VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) recently spoke to RollingStone.com about VR's upcoming sophomore album. "Lenny Kravitz wants to record us. Daniel Lanois, we want to do a track with. Pharrell will probably do one," said McKagan. "And then a myriad of others are doing two or th...

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VELVET REVOLVER To Perform At MUSICARES MAP FUND BENEFIT CONCERT

According to MTV.com, VELVET REVOLVER have been added to the list of performers scheduled for the second annual MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit Concert, which is honoring METALLICA frontman James Hetfield and concert promoter and manager Bill Silva. ALICE IN CHAINS' Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney, Tom Wa...

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AEROSMITH Bassist Says New Album Should Come Quickly

Launch Radio Networks reports: Is AEROSMITH ready to get "Back In The Saddle"? Bassist Tom Hamilton said the band would be back on tour in September, and he told Launch they should be able to bang out a new album fairly easily. "You know, we're being positive and ambitious, and we'll see how much we...

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CELTIC FROST Frontman: 'I've Always Hated Festivals'

Steve Saks of LivingForMetal.com recently conducted an interview with CELTIC FROST frontman Thomas Gabriel Fischer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: LivingForMetal.com: I have been listening to "Monotheist" a lot these past few weeks to get a real feel for it, and there's three words that...

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IRON MAIDEN Bassist's Daughter Announces U.S., European Tour Dates

Lauren Harris (photos) — daughter of IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris — has lined up the following U.S. and European tour dates during the coming weeks: May 11 - Miami, FL @ Tobacco Road May 12 - New York, NY @ Don Hill's May 13 - NY @ New York Freedom Of The ...

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TOM ARAYA On New SLAYER Album: 'People Won't Be Disappointed'

Peter Atkinson of KNAC.COM recently interviewed SLAYER frontman Tom Araya. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: KNAC.COM: It's been five years since the last album, so you obviously were pretty well prepared for this one? Araya: "We usually rehearse our songs a lot, that's how we know whether...

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SODOM Frontman: 'The Time Is Right' For Full U.S. Tour

Mark Carras of Rock My Monkey recently conducted an interview with Tom Angelripper of SODOM. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock My Monkey: Schmier of DESTRUCTION recently said that it was because of money that SODOM won't do a full U.S. tour. Is that true? Tom: "No. We're just going ...

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Former MÖTLEY CRÜE Frontman Launches Internet Radio Station

Former MÖTLEY CRÜE singer John Corabi is hosting his own radio station with the help of Rock.com and Live365.com. According to a posting on Corabi's official web site, "John's new station will be playing a great mix of all things ROCK! If you like metal, hard rock, classic rock, glam, grunge, or wha...

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KOLDBRANN Complete Work On New Album

Norwegian black metallers KOLDBRANN have finished recording and mixing their sophomore album, "Moribund", at JAKs Hell studios in Preetz, Germany. Mastering was done at Strype Audio by Tom Kvålsvoll. The follow-up to 2003's "Nekrotisk Inkvisition", "Moribund" will contain 11 tracks, including "I Suv...

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AC/DC: Scottish Town Prepares To Honor Late Singer BON SCOTT

Tom Shields of the Sunday Herald is reporting that the Scottish town of Kirriemuir celebrates on Saturday (May 6) the fact that it is the birthplace of Bon Scott, the late and great lead singer with AC/DC. An engraved paving stone will be unveiled in the town's Cumberland Close hailing Ronald Belfor...

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WAYNE STATIC Hopes SLAYER's ARAYA Was Joking When He Slagged STATIC-X

STATIC-X frontman Wayne Static (real name: Wayne Wells) has responded to SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya's comments regarding the crowd reaction to STATIC-X while opening for SLAYER in 2001. During a recent interview with Cleveland's "The Metal Show", Araya slammed STATIC-X while discussing their...

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CELTIC FROST Frontman: If This Album Doesn't Do Well, We'll Never Be Able To Do Another One

Vocal Martyr recently conducted an interview with CELTIC FROST members Martin Eric Ain (bass) and Tom Gabriel Fischer (guitar, vocals). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Vocal Martyr: What bands have you guys been listening to over the past five years? You mentioned MESHUGGAH and ARCH ENEMY...

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SLAYER To Play Two Pre-UNHOLY ALLIANCE Shows in Early June

According to a posting on the SLAYER fan site SlayerSaves.com, SLAYER have officially confirmed that they will be playing two warm-up shows along with MASTODON and THINE EYES BLEED prior to their Unholy Alliance Tour. The warm-up dates are as follows: Jun. 02 - Sparks, NV @ New Oasis Jun. 03 - Chico...