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DEPSWA Working On New CD

Los Angeles-based band DEPSWA is currently in the studio finishing up material for the follow-up to their June 2003 release "Two Angels and a Dream" (Geffen). The new CD, tentatively titled "Tears and Smiles", will once again feature plenty of melody and dynamics, but it will also push the boundarie...

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RUSH Frontman Hangs With SEBASTIAN BACH On Set Of 'Gilmore Girls'

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has posted the following message on his web site: "What an incredible experience it was filming the latest episode, 'Will You Be My Lorelai, Gilmore?', of the CW network show 'Gilmore Girls'. As I was getting ready to leave the hotel for the Warner Brothers lo...

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THE WILDHEARTS Cancel U.S. Tour

U.K.'s THE WILDHEARTS have been forced to cancel their previously announced U.S. tour due to immigration issues. The group's booking agent has issued the following statement on the matter: "We have been informed this morning by the American Embassy, and our American representative who was acting on...

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DARKEST HOUR: New Album Title, Release Date Announced

Washington D.C.-based metallers DARKEST HOUR have started work on the long-awaited follow-up to 2005's "Undoing Ruin" at the Warehouse in Vancouver, Canada. The new effort, to be called "Deliver Us", is expected to be released July 10 on Victory Records. The band will follow recording by doing four...

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VITAL REMAINS Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

VITAL REMAINS has been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): 1349 ALL THAT REMAINS AMORPHIS BELPHEGOR BENEDICTUM BLACK MAJESTY BLIND GUARDIAN BULL...

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AMORPHIS Confirmed For Germany's WAVE GOTIK TREFFEN Festival

Finland's AMORPHIS has been confirmed for the Wave Gotik Treffen festival, set to take place May 25-28 in Leipzig, Germany. Also scheduled to appear are MOONSPELL, CRUACHAN, SUIDAKRA, PRIMORDIAL, EISBRECHER and REFLEXION, among many others. AMORPHIS recently finished recording its new CD at Sonic Pu...

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NICODEMUS To Film Video For '...And It Becomes You'

Progressive gothic metal band NICODEMUS has announced plans for a new music video, this time for "...and It Becomes You" from its most recent release, "Vanity Is A Virtue" (Sonic Age Records). The video will be the second collaboration with independent filmmaker Joni DeRouchie ("Remote Control", "Bi...

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TRIVIUM's MATT HEAFY Talks With Fresno's KRZR; Audio Available

KRZR's Koyote talked with Matt Heafy from TRIVIUM about Matt's take on today's music scene, the origins of his band, and their Fresno show with LAMB OF GOD and MACHINE HEAD. Download and listen to the interview, which aired February 20, at KRZR.com. TRIVIUM filmed a video for the song "The Rising" w...

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DEVILDRIVER Members To Play One-Off BELTFED Show

BELTFED, the death/grind collaboration between members of DEVILDRIVER (Jon Miller, Jeff Kendrick and John Boecklin) and PRESSURE 4-5 (Joe Schmidt),will play a one-off show on Friday, March 16 at club Velvet Jones in Santa Barbara, California. According to a press release, "the band currently does n...

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STRATOVARIUS: First Installment Of New Album Video Blog Available

Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS have posted the first installment of their 2007 new album video blog at YouTube.com. STRATOVARIUS mainman/guitarist Timo Tolkki and drummer Jörg Michael recently completed the basic demos in Germany for the band's new album (whose title consists of two separate...

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British Thrashers SSS Sign With EARACHE RECORDS

Earache Records has announced the signing of Liverpool, England-based thrash band SSS (a.k.a. SHORT SHARP SHOCK). According to a press release, SSS "plays thrash in the original sense of the word. They play thrash metal, and they play it well. A bastard spawn of S.O.D. and 'Kill Em All'-era METALLIC...

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NIKKI SIXX Auctioning Stage Clothes For Charity

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx is auctioning his stage clothes from the 2006 Route Of All Evil Tour, which saw teaming up with AEROSMITH all across North America. The auction begins today, Thursday, March 1 and ends Wednesday, March 7. The items being sold include a collection of autographed clothin...

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MACHINE HEAD: 'The Blackening' E-Card Available

An e-card for MACHINE HEAD's upcoming album, "The Blackening", has been made available at this location. The third and final part of "The Blackening Sessions", a behind-the-scenes look at MACHINE HEAD as they recorded their new album, "The Blackening", has been posted online at the "Media" page of t...

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SHADOWS FALL Frontman: 'We Just Wanted To Write A Full-On Metal Record'

"We just wanted to write a full-on metal record," says Brian Fair, lead singer of SHADOWS FALL. "We were like, 'I don't care what's going on, nowadays — let's write some fucking metal!' I mean, that's always been our attitude, but this time we went even further into our rock and thrash roots." "Thre...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE: U.S. Tour Dates Announced

Welsh metalcore act BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE has lined up the following U.S. tour dates: Mar. 30 - Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre Mar. 31 - Las Vegas, NV @ Sesert Breeze Pk. (Extreme Radio) Apr. 02 - Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre Apr. 05 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Avalon Theatre Apr. 07 ...