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MANNHAI Parts Ways With Drummer; Temporary Replacement Announced

Björn Again Electric (a.k.a. Nalle Österman) from SONIC ROOTS will embark on a European tour as a substitute drummer for Finnish rockers MANNHAI. Electric is replacing Junior, who recorded four albums as the drummer for the band before jumping ship to Finnish "boy metal" band BLEAK. Commented Electr...

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Pride of the Wicked

The acts on Christian hardcore/metalcore label Facedown may not be agreeable to every heavy music fan due to its bands' lyrical philosophies, but a good sized chunk of the releases are of decent fare. By the same token, those sick of being constantly clobbered over the head with hardcore and metalco...

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Millenarian

Get ready for the deluge of comparisons to MASTODON when the topic of Chicago's AMERICAN HERITAGE comes up. And it is a pretty damn accurate comparison. Though "Millenarian" has more in common with MASTODON's earlier material and does not match the same level of arrangement adventurism, it is fair t...

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Ex-TEA PARTY Drummer Joins RUSH On Film Soundtrack

Ted Shaw of the Windsor Star reports: Jeff Burrows is still pumped about getting the chance to play drums with Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee of RUSH. Last month, the ex-TEA PARTY drummer joined Lifeson and Lee to record a song for the new "Trailer Park Boys" movie, "The Big Dirty". "When they ...

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PRIMUS Returns With Twin Releases In October

The mighty PRIMUS — bassist Les Claypool, guitarist Larry Lalonde and drummer Tim Alexander — return this fall with a formidable one-two-three punch. October 17 will bring twin releases: their first-ever retrospective CD "They Can't All Be Zingers: The Best Of Primus" (Interscope/UMe) and a new DVD...

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HANOI ROCKS Announces Two Shows In Helsinki

Legendary Finnish rockers HANOI ROCKS will play two shows at Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland on November 11. The first gig will be an all-ages event. As previously reported, a video interview HANOI ROCKS members with Andy McCoy (guitar),Conny Bloom (guitar; ex-ELECTRIC BOYS) and Andy "A.C." Christell...

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DEEP PURPLE Singer: 'I'm Having More Fun Than A Butcher's Dog On This Tour'

Jon Matsumoto of The Mercury News recently spoke to DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan about his current tour in support of his solo album, "Gillan's Inn", which celebrates his 40-year career in rock. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On touring solo: "I'm having more fun than a butcher's dog on thi...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Announces Asian Tour Dates

Legendary Swedish guitarist YNGWIE MALMSTEEN has lined up the following Australian/Asian tour dates in November: Nov. 04 - Thunderdome - Bangkok, THA Nov. 06 - HITEC - Hong Kong, CHN Nov. 11 - Family Theater - Taipei, TAI Nov. 14 - The Arena Ent. Complex – Brisbane, AUS Nov. 15 - Enmore Theatre - Sy...

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BYZANTINE Completes First-Ever DVD, Prepares To Record New Album

Vocalist/rhythm guitarist Chris Ojeda of West Virginia's forward-thinking thrashers BYZANTINE has issued the following update: "I know it seems like we have fell of the face of the planet but things have been really busy in the BYZANTINE camp both personal and professional. My fiancée and I have bou...

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VINNIE PAUL Checks In: Photos Available

Former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul has posted the following message on the Big Vin Records MySpace page: "We are workin hard on the China Man's DVD that we hope to have out by March 2007. All i can say is 'THAT NINJA'S CRAZY' AND ALL OF YOU WILL HAVE SIDE ACHES FROM LAUGHING SO HARD!!! .....

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BRAND NEW SIN Joins JAGERMEISTER TOUR, Prepares For Video Shoot

New York quintet BRAND NEW SIN will hit the road with MUSHROOMHEAD, SOIL and THE AUTUMN OFFERING next month in support of their much-anticipated new album, "Tequila", which is set for an October 3 release. The Jagermeister-sponsored trek marks the band's first U.S. tour in almost a year's time, and...

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L.A. GUNS: Tour Dates Announced

L.A. GUNS has announced the following dates in October/November: Oct. 08 - Hollywood, CA @ Whisky A Go Go Oct. 31 - Hollywood, CA @ Knitting Factory Nov. 11 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Pepsi Cola Roadhouse (w/ RATT) Nov. 25 - San Vincento, CA @ Tap Daddy's As previously reported, Shrapnel Records has set a ....

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A Matter of Life and Death

Seven out of the ten very long, largely interminable tunes on IRON MAIDEN's 14th studio offering start out with either a gentle, low bass line or a softly strummed guitar. There's nothing wrong with either type of intro, but hearing it over and over again starts to make the listener feel like he's h...

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Revelations

AUDIOSLAVE probably made the smartest decision possible when the band elected to go straight from the road into the studio to write and record its third album, "Revelations". Unlike last year's "Out of Exile", which came two-and-a-half years after the group's 2002 debut and sounded flat and largely...

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LAMB OF GOD, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ALICE IN CHAINS Added To 'Guitar Hero II'

LAMB OF GOD, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ALICE IN CHAINS and NIRVANA are among the latest artists to be confirmed for the "Guitar Hero" PlayStation 2 videogame sequel. The following songs have been confirmed so far: ANTHRAX - "Madhouse" MÖTLEY CRÜE - "Shout At The Devil" GUNS N' ROSES - "Sweet Child O' Mine"...