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DUFF MCKAGAN's LOADED Checks In From Europe
LOADED, the band formed by current VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan (on guitar and vocals) after he left GUNS N' ROSES, has issued the following update: "We are on day five of the Europe tour and things have been beyond fantastic! The shows have been so much fun, thank you to everybody for comin...September 18, 2008
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MEGADETH Drummer Says Band's New Recording Studio Is Getting 'Close To Being 100% Operative'
MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover has issued the following update: "So I'm down here in San Diego at [MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine's] new recording studio that is getting closer to being 100% operative. I am helping out with getting certain things a bit more 'cosmetically appealing,' shall we say. Thi...September 17, 2008
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Report: Chattanooga Heavy Metal Musicians Defend Controversial Genre
Laura Galbraith of the Chattanooga Times Free Press reports: It is a music genre that has been dismissed by some as "devil music," but for a number of young adults in the Chattanooga [Tennessee] area, heavy metal is both a creative outlet and a source of personal strength. "Metal music is very much...September 17, 2008
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NADIWRATH Hard At Work On Debut Album
Greek black metallers NADIWRATH, featuring DODSFERD mainman Wrath on vocals, are currently working on their debut album. Wrath states, "The NADIWRATH recordings started one week ago! We have finished the drum recordings — nine songs of raw and sick black metal! By the end of this year, our first ful...September 17, 2008
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ROBERT TRUJILLO On How He Landed METALLICA Gig
RollingStone.com recently conducted an interview with METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo. An excerpt from the chat follows below. RollingStone.com: You joined METALLICA in February, 2003. How much did you know about the dynamics within the band at the time? Robert: They were in the middle of a bunch...September 17, 2008
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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT On When He Realized He Was A 'Rock Star'
RollingStone.com recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett. An excerpt from the chat follows below. RollingStone.com: Was there a point when you realized you were a rock star? Kirk: It was probably the "Black Album" tour, when thing started to get really crazy. We would g...September 17, 2008
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VADER: New Touring Lineup Announced
Polish death metal veterans VADER have announced their new touring lineup. It is as follows: Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek (guitar, vocals) Reyash (bass) Waclaw "Vogg" Kieltyka (guitar) Pawel Jaroszewicz (drums) Commented the band: "Last Sunday at Progresja Club, Warsaw, we had drummers audition. Earlier,...September 17, 2008
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FAIRYLAND's New Album To Feature Guest Appearances By MANTICORA, SERENITY Members
Philippe Giordana, keyboardist/backing vocalist for French symphonic metallers FAIRYLAND, has issued the following update: "The final name of [the new FAIRYLAND] album is 'Score To A New Beginning', a name that surely fits the album, the era, and the changes within the band. It is still important to...September 17, 2008
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MOTÖRHEAD: Grammy Award Winners, Rock Legends, Pranksters
Not only are MOTÖRHEAD Grammy Award winners, they are also pranksters. They frequently pull pranks on other bands during the last night of the tour, and the Metal Masters tour was no different. Below are three photos taken by photographer Randy Maranz on August 31 in Northern California during TESTA...September 16, 2008
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DEMON HUNTER: '45 Days' CD/DVD Track Listing Revealed
Seattle-based metallers DEMON HUNTER will release a new CD/DVD package, "45 Days", on November 25 through Solid State. The three-disc set will feature a 90-minute documentary about the band and footage of the group's June 26, 2008 concert at Rockettown in Nashville, Tennessee. The CD portion of the...September 16, 2008
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AC/DC, METALLICA Tickets Rock The Top Events Rankings
TicketNews, a comprehensive resource for news, market analysis, event announcements, and information relating to the ticket industry, reports: METALLICA dominates TicketNews' exclusive top events rankings for the week ending September 14, capturing the number one spot in the Top Combined Events rank...September 16, 2008
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DEMON HUNTER To Release '45 Days' DVD
Seattle-based metallers DEMON HUNTER will release a new DVD, "45 Days", on November 25 through Solid State. The three-disc set will feature a documentary about the band and footage of the group's June 26, 2008 concert at Rockettown in Nashville, Tennessee. DEMON HUNTER recently released a video for...September 15, 2008
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WOLF To Enter Studio This Month
Swedish heavy metal band WOLF will enter Studio Seven in Örebro, Sweden on September 17 to begin recording its fifth album, tentatively titled "Ravenous", for an early 2009 release via Century Media Records. Producing the effort will be Roy Z, who has previously worked with JUDAS PRIEST, SEBASTIAN B...September 15, 2008
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ROB HALFORD: 'Metal Fans Are Very Tolerant, Very Compassionate, Very Smart People'
JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford has told Australia's Perth Now that while he understands that metal has become something of an obvious and ever-ready target for public outrage looking for a scapegoat for society's ills, he takes the form very seriously. "There are people who don't understand it, b...September 14, 2008
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ARES Signs With DARK HARVEST RECORDS
Largo, Florida-based death/thrash metal band ARES has inked a deal with Dark Harvest Records. According to a press release, "ARES is everything that a metal band should be. Young, fast, and brutal. Drawing on strong roots buried deep in early thrash metal and incorporating every facet of the genre,...September 11, 2008
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