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DIMMU BORGIR Frontman: 'I'm Not Really Part Of The Black Metal Scene'

Vassil Varbanov of Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock recently conducted an interview with DIMMU BORGIR frontman Shagrath. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Tangra Mega Rock: Your new album is ready, but it's still not released. Are you nervous within this "no man's land"? Shagrath: I'm really loo...

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PAUL STANLEY Kicks Off Australian Solo Tour; Photos, Setlist Available

KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley kicked off his Australian solo tour Wednesday night (April 11) at Twin Town Services Club on the Gold Coast. The setlist was as follows: 01. Live To Win 02. Hide Your Heart 03. A Million To One 04. Got To Choose 05. Move On 06. Bulletproof 07. Tonight You Belong...

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BLACK SABBATH, SHADOWS FALL, STATIC-X First-Week Sales Revealed

SHADOWS FALL's Atlantic Records debut, "Threads of Life", sold just over 24,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 46 on The Billboard 200 chart. This is substantially less than the 39,000 first-week tally registered by its predecessor, "The War Within"...

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MACHINE HEAD: 'The Blackening' Enters Australian Chart At No. 14

MACHINE HEAD's "The Blackening" has entered the official Australian ARIA (Australian Record Industry Association) album chart at position No. 14. View the whole chart at www.ariacharts.com.au. "The Blackening" first-week chart positions: Germany: #12 Belgium: #12 Australia: #14 UK: #16 Sweden: #19 I...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman: 'The Bay Area Is Back On The Map'

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn has issued the following update: "The world loves that 'Bay Area Crunch'...GODDAMN!!!! "I mean, fuckin' WOW!!! "HOW 'BOUT IT?!?! The HEAD are the first Bay Area 'metal' band in the top ANYTHING in probably the last 10 friggin' years, let alone the top 12, 20, 30, 5...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: 'Survival Is For Those Who Let Fear Run Their Lives'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "We are all on the same raft. 500 Direct TV channels and an unlimited choice of purchase options doesn't change that. The ocean that surrounds us all ain't one we can swim, it's vast, cold and merciless. We live...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist ALEX SKOLNICK Looks Back On The Last Few Months

Guitarist Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT, ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) has issued the following update: "The big news is the our new [ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO] album, 'Last Day In Paradise' is done and available on Magnitude Records! It feels great to have this album complete, especially in the...

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CHTHONIC Members Comment On Upcoming OZZFEST Tour

Ozzfest will get a taste of the Far East as the Taiwanese black metal band CHTHONIC joins the traveling heavy metal festival's lineup this summer. "It's our pleasure to play Ozzfest as the first Asian extreme metal band," said CHTHONIC frontman Freddy. "We believe that we are going to lead a wave of...

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Kings of Beer

Germany's beer-swilling, fart-smelling, fat and happy drunken thrash jokers should need no introduction to any old-schooler worth his denim. While many in the 1980s would have probably predicted a short shelf life for TANKARD and their lowbrow antics, the band has lasted for twenty-five years now (!...

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LOUDNESS: 'Complete Box' Now Available

Long-running Japanese metal band LOUDNESS has just released 25th-anniversary box set in Japan, entitled "Loudness Complete Box" (cover),featuring their complete Columbia Records catalog. The package includes the following albums: "The Birthday Eve" (1981),"Devil Soldier" (1982),"The Law Of Devil'...

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MACHINE HEAD: 'The Blackening' Enters Swedish Chart At No. 19

MACHINE HEAD's "The Blackening" has entered the Swedish album chart at position No. 19. View the whole chart at www.hitlistan.se. As previously reported, "The Blackening" sold just under 15,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at No. 54 on The Billboard 200 chart. Th...

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MACHINE HEAD Finishes Filming 'Aesthetics Of Hate' Video

MACHINE HEAD drummer Dave McClain has issued the following update: "We're on the last week of the LAMB OF GOD tour and it's honestly been one of the funnest tours we've ever done. We just finished shooting the video for 'Aesthetics of Hate' in Virginia. We couldn't have done it without the LAMB OF G...

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MACHINE HEAD, CLUTCH: First-Week Sales Revealed

MACHINE HEAD's "The Blackening" has sold just under 15,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at No. 54 on The Billboard 200 chart. This marks MACHINE HEAD's highest Billboard chart number ever. "The Blackening" first-week chart positions so far: Germany: #12 Belgium:...

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Cannibal

"Cannibal", the fifth album from STATIC-X, is also the band's most reductive and minimalist effort to date. It's stripped down and more raw than anything the band has done before, with a more brittle, punk-like production instead of the usual dense wall of sound the band has created in the past (the...

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PAUL STANLEY To Perform On Australia's 'The Footy Show'

According to Kiss Army Australia, KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley will perform on "The Footy Show" in Sydney on Thursday, April 12. He will also appear on "The Footy Show" in Melbourne on Thursday, April 19. Check local listings for exact air times. Stanley will be touring Australia in support...