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JON OLIVA'S PAIN To Enter Studio In January

JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the solo project of SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, will enter the studio on January 2, 2006 to begin recording their sophomore album for a tentative May release via SPV Records. A number of live appearances have been scheduled for late spring/early summer, including a few shows alo...

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AL JOURGENSEN: New MINISTRY Album Is 'Fastest, Hardest, Most Maniacal Record I've Ever Done'

REVOLTING COCKS, the side project of MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen, have pushed back the release date of their new album, "Cocked and Loaded", to March 7, 2006 from the previously announced February 14. Produced by Al Jourgensen, the CD features the contributions of guest artists Jello Biafra (DEAD...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: New Album Update

BLIND GUARDIAN frontman Hansi Kürsch has posted the following message at the band's web site: "A sign of life message just to let you know that Christmas is getting closer and we are still not done with recordings, yet. But that is the good news for the album: we are still on schedule. The descripti...

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RITUAL CARNAGE Frontman Says America Has Lost Its Focus

Dr. Abner Mality of the Wormwood Chronicles webzine recently conducted an interview with RITUAL CARNAGE frontman Danny Montgomery. An excerpt from the chat follows: Wormwood Chronicles: Your lyrics on the new album condemn terrorism, but are different because they specifically name Islam as a source...

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DARK FUNERAL: More European Dates Confirmed

Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL have announced more dates for their upcoming European headlining tour, which is scheduled to kick off in late February. Confirmed dates are as follows: DARK FUNERAL w/ NAGLFAR Feb. 21 - Helsinki, FIN - Tavastia Feb. 22 - Jyväskylä, FIN - Lutakko DARK FUNERAL w/ N...

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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI: Playlist For Inaugural 'Black Sunday' Show Available

BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi began his radio career Sunday night (Dec. 18) with his "Black Sunday" show on the U.K.'s Planet Rock radio station, and he chose to launch the show with "Black Sabbath", the song that launched his career in music. The full list of tracks played during the two hour...

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GLENN HUGHES Guitarist JJ MARSH: Full-Length MP3 From Solo Project Available

Glenn Hughes' (ex-DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) longtime co-writer and guitarist JJ Marsh has released a full-length MP3 from his soon-to-be-distributed debut solo album. "Into the Light" is said to be a prime cut from the album, clocking in at 9 minutes 40 seconds. The song, which is available for do...

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GORY BLISTER To Release New Album In January

Long-running Italian technical death metallers GORY BLISTER will release their new album, entitled "Skymorphosys", on January 30, 2006 via Holland's Mascot Records. The CD contains "14 tracks, 52 minutes of pure, fast and warm death metal," according to a press release. Check out audio samples of th...

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SEBASTIAN BACH To Enter Studio In January

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has posted the following message on his official web site: "We are are about to enter the studio after January 1 to record the new CD! We have over 25 songs demoed and we will be picking a producer [as soon as possible]. The CD is set to be ...

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Synchestra

As much as I enjoy STRAPPING YOUNG LAD I always find myself enjoying THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND more. It is something about the way Canada's resident musical genius wraps beautiful melodies around layers of soulful wisp and intense emotion. Much like "Accelerated Evolution", "Synchestra" takes repeat l...

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DEMIRICOUS Hard At Work On Debut Video

Indianapolis-based death/thrash metal band DEMIRICOUS are currently working on their debut video for the track "Vagrant Idol" with acclaimed director Dale "Rage" Resteghini (HATEBREED, MUDVAYNE, ILL NINO, SHADOWS FALL). Co-directing is Resteghini's protégé Frankie Nasso (SWORN ENEMY, DANNY DIABLO, A...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE, FINNTROLL, KATAKLYSM: No Mercy Festivals 2006 Tour Dates Announced

CANNIBAL CORPSE, FINNTROLL, KATAKLYSM and LEGION OF THE DAMNED will be teaming up for the No Mercy Festivals 2006 European tour beginning in early April. The dates are as follows: Apr. 04 - Essen, GER @ Zeche Carl Apr. 05 - Ludwigsburg, GER @ Rockfabrik Apr. 06 - Berlin, GER @ Fritz Apr. 07 - ...

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BLACK SABBATH Drummer To Guest On TONY IOMMI's Radio Show

According to a posting on Black-Sabbath.com, BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward will guest on SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi's inaugural weekly radio show on the U.K.'s classic rock radio station Planet Rock on Sunday, December 18 between 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. GMT (2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. EST). Planet...

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Arrest Made In POISON Guitarist's Stolen Equipment Case

On October 24, 2005, the home of legendary POISON guitarist C.C. Deville was broken into and over 30 pieces of equipment were stolen. A concentrated effort lead by the LAPD's Van Nuys Burglary Division, Planet Deville and VH1 came to a culmination with the arrest of the thief at the Ranchero Cucamon...

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Norway's AMOK Putting Finishing Touches On Debut Album

AMOK, the Norwegian death metal quartet featuring Lava (TAAKE, ex-AETERNUS) on guitar, Necrocum (MYSTICUM, ABORYM) on vocals, Iscariah (NECROPHAGIA, ex-IMMORTAL, WURDULAK) on bass and Stanley on drums, are putting the finishing touches on their debut album, "Necrospiritual Deathcore". The CD, which...