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Still

When the waves of despondency chill you to the bone and you're repeatedly asking yourself, "What in the world is wrong with me, I was a shiny happy person a few minutes ago?" chances are that WOLVERINE's new masterpiece "Still" is playing in the background. When emotions are stirred this intensely,...

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DAVE NAVARRO Slams 'Rock Star: Supernova' Critics

"Rock Star: Supernova" co-host Dave Navarro checked in with fans on his official web site on Friday (July 7) following the departure of Matt Hoffer on Thursday night. "Well, when you're wrong you're wrong... Or at least, when I'm wrong... I am way wrong! I was absolutely certain that Chris would be...

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GHOST BRIGADE Sign With SEASON OF MIST

Season of Mist has announced the signing of Finnish band GHOST BRIGADE. "We are extremely happy about the signing to Season of Mist Records," the band said in a statement. "We negotiated with various labels during the past months but there was only one that truly felt like home. These guys have come...

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SUNSETH MIDNIGHT: Debut Album To Arrive In August

Brazilian rock band SUNSETH MIDNIGHT will release their debut album, entitled "Sun Seth", on August 10 via Hellion Records. The CD — which features fourteen tracks that cover a wide spectrum of musical styles, including gothic rock, hard rock/glam, doom, industrial/synthpop, and '80s pop-metal — was...

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KHOMA: Swedish Festival Appearances Announced

KHOMA (formerly KOMA) — the Swedish band featuring members of CULT OF LUNA, THE PERISHERS, and the DEPORTEES — have lined up the following Swedish festival appearances during July: Jul. 06 - Sundsvalls Gatufest Jul. 07 - Metaltown (Göteborg) Jul. 08 - Peace and Love (Borlänge) Jul. 15 - Arvikafestiv...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN To Film 'Elixir' Video This Weekend

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman's official web site has been updated with the following message: "The special first edition of 'Loudspeaker' [Marty's new solo album] contained one bonus track, a vocal version of 'Static Rain', ending theme of 'Rock Fujiyama'. This edition was limited to the...

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LED ZEPPELIN's JIMMY PAGE Pulls Out Of MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL Tribute Concert

LED ZEPPELIN legend Jimmy Page has been forced to cancel his participation in the June 30 concert in honor of Atlantic Records at this year's Montreux Jazz Festival due to medical reasons (a "surgery", according to a press release). On June 30 — the opening night of the festival — the Montreux Jazz...

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DEF LEPPARD Frontman: 'We Want People To Realize That We're Not A Heavy Metal Band'

A few hours before he went on stage in the debut concert of his band's current United States tour, DEF LEPPARD lead singer Joe Elliott emphatically gave the No. 1 reason why the group released their latest album of 14 cover songs, entitled "Yeah!", and took it on the road. "We want people to realize...

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KISS Coffeehouse: Video Report Available

A one-minute video report on Tuesday night's (June 27) opening of the Kiss Coffehouse in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina has been posted online at WIStv.com (disable pop-up blocker). Bandmates Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, sans the trademark makeup, greeted a crowd of hundreds to mark the grand openin...

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SOULFLY: D-LOW MEMORIAL FESTIVAL To Be Held In August

SOULFLY's official web site has been updated with the following message: "As tradition holds, every year near the start of August SOULFLY plays host to an event called the D-Low Memorial Festival in Arizona. This year in the 10th anniversary of the festival in honor of Dana 'D-Low' Wells, Max Cavale...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE: Australia/New Zealand Tour Announced

CANNIBAL CORPSE have lined up the following dates in Australia/New Zealand: Oct. 03 - The Hifi Bar – Melbourne, AUS Oct. 04 - The Gaelic Club - Sydney, AUS Oct. 05 - The Arena - Brisbane, AUS Oct. 06 - 420 - Auckland, NZ Oct. 07 - Indigo Bar - Wellington, NZ Oct. 09 - ...

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On Borrowed Time

Throwback, '70s-drenched rock sure seems to be all the rage these days, and labels like Liquor and Poker just keep churning out mostly quality releases in this vein. Just wait for the next LEADFOOT release. I still go back to DIRTY AMERICANS' "Strange Generation" as being one of the best examples of...

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War Zone

And so begins the old debate about the merits of sticking to the tried and true versus musical progression. What it really comes down to is that those bands that sucked to begin with and "stay the course" continue to suck for all eternity. Then you've got juggernauts like BOLT THROWER, OBITUARY, and...

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NOCTURNAL RITES Bassist: Songwriting For New Album 'Is Going Really Well'

Bassist Nils Eriksson of the Swedish melodic metallers NOCTURNAL RITES has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Songwriting is going really well. At this point we have quite an impressive bunch of roughly schetched out songs, for being us (this early on in the writing proce...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Lines Up Japanese TV Appearances

The following update has been posted on the web site of ex-MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman: "Marty can be seen on three separate TV programs on three separate major networks in Japan on July 3rd! His weekly show, 'Rock Fujiyama', will feature Andrew W.K. performing with Marty, and NHK's 'Pop Jam'...