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CAULDRON/KILL CHEERLEADER's Tour Van And Equipment Stolen

Jason Decay (CAULDRON, KILL CHEERLEADER, ex-GOAT HORN) has issued a plea to anyone who has seen a metallic blue late model GMC van after the vehicle — which doubles as the tour van for both CAULDRON and his side project KILL CHEERLEADER — was reportedly stolen last Thursday (Dec. 21) in Toronto alon...

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REDEMPTION: 'The Origins Of Ruin' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

REDEMPTION, the Los Angeles-based progressive metal band led by guitarist / keyboardist / songwriter Nicolas van Dyk and featuring vocal legend Ray Alder of FATES WARNING, has revealed the artwork and track listing for its third CD, "The Origins of Ruin", tentatively due in March/April 2007 via Insi...

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WITHIN TEMPTATION Signs U.S. Licensing Deal With ROADRUNNER RECORDS

Roadrunner Records has announce a U.S. license arrangement for rock powerhouse WITHIN TEMPTATION. One of The Netherlands' biggest selling bands is hard at work recording their first album for Roadrunner USA, due out in 2007. WITHIN TEMPTATION was formed in The Netherlands in 1996 by Robert Westerhol...

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REDEMPTION Signs Worldwide Deal With INSIDE OUT MUSIC

REDEMPTION, the Los Angeles-based progressive metal band led by guitarist / keyboardist / songwriter Nicolas van Dyk and featuring vocal legend Ray Alder of FATES WARNING, has signed a worldwide multi-album deal with Inside Out Music. The first title released under this agreement will be the band's...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: It's Great To Go On Tour With Intelligent Dudes With A Sense Of Humor

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "Well, what do you know... "Two shows back home in the cold again. I always have time to regret myself about ten times when playing small town shows. Always have, always will. I get up in the morning thinking, ....

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EVANESCENCE Drummer Draws Inspiration From LARS ULRICH For New Album

Modern Drummer magazine (web site) recently conducted an interview with EVANESCENCE's William "Rocky" Gray. An excerpt from the chat follows: Modern Drummer: What was growing up in Little Rock like for you as a professional musician? Rocky: There was a big music scene here in the late '90s and the e...

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HELSTAR Guitarist Talks About Classic 'Nosferatu' Album

Full in Bloom Music recently conducted an interview with HELSTAR guitarist Larry Barragan. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Full in Bloom Music: What are your memories of your classic record, "Nosferatu"? Larry: My memories of "Nosferatu"? Hazy! No seriously, that CD was hard work. The music was...

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AFTER FOREVER Guitarist Recruits 37 STABWOUNDZ Vocalist For HDK Project

AFTER FOREVER guitarist/songwriter Sander Gommans has recruited Mike Scheijen of the band 37 STABWOUNDZ to sing some of the tracks for his HDK project. "This guy has a kick-ass voice (extremely versatile; sometimes his voice even resembles Phil Anselmo) for the real agressive stuff!!!" says Sander....

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Ex-PESTILENCE Frontman: CHUCK SCHULDINER 'Wasn't A Sympathetic Man'

Deathrasher magazine recently conducted an interview with former PESTILENCE/ASPHYX/BOLT THROWER and current DEATH BY DAWN frontman Martin van Drunen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Deathrasher: Old metalheads prefer to stay with their classic bands and are not interested in listen to the...

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NEVERMORE Drummer To Perform With SOULBENDER

NEVERMORE drummer Van Williams will sit behind the kit for SOULBENDER — the band formed by QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton, ex-MY SISTER'S MACHINE singer Nick Pollock, ex-TIN PAN/FALLEN ANGEL guitarist Dave Groves, ex-ASSAULT/FALLEN ANGEL drummer Wes Hallam, and bassist Chuck Miller (PEACE AND...

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METALLICA: JAMES HETFIELD Photo By ROSS HALFIN Available As Box-Framed Canvas

Cult Art has now included a photograph by Ross Halfin of James Hetfield of METALLICA. This picture is available as a box-framed canvas in three sizes up to 34 x 34 inches (86 x 86cm). The photograph is accompanied with a signed certificate of authenticity by Ross Halfin. Also available in this photo...

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Photographer: VAN HALEN With WOLFGANG Sounds 'Untouchable'

Legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin has updated the "Diary" section of his web site with the following message (dated December 13, 2006): "Head off to meet up with Edward Van Halen. It is hot today and I'm in black which doesn't help my thumping head. I feel like I'm being cooked in the sun — .....

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AFTER FOREVER Guitarist Resumes Work On HDK Project

AFTER FOREVER guitarist/songwriter Sander Gommans has resumed work on his HDK project while awaiting the release of the recently completed new AFTER FOREVER album. HDK, whose musical direction is being described by Gommans as "modern trash/death metal with a lot of melodic influences," has laid down...

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DARKANE Begins Work On New Album

DARKANE guitarist Christofer Malmström has posted the following message on his official web site: "It's been quite quiet (haha) from DARKANE this autumn. In September we played a sold-out show together with SOILWORK at the Tivoli in Helsingborg, and after that we have been working on the new (fifth)...

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EPICA Taps GOD DETHRONED Drummer For Upcoming CD

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA have issued the following update: "We are very happy to announce that Ariën van Weesenbeek will be the drummer on the next EPICA album. For those who aren't familiar with him yet, Ariën is the drummer of the Dutch death metal band GOD DETHRONED (who, by...