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ANTHRAX's DAN SPITZ Teams Up With Composer KEVIN MANTHEI For 'Upshift StrikeRacer' Soundtrack

StrikeRacers everywhere now have distinctive guitar-heavy music to compliment the online rubber-burning, explosive action of Gala-Net's Upshift StrikeRacer. The online game publisher announced today that acclaimed composer Kevin Manthei, who has scored dozens of critically and commercially successfu...

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GNARLS BARKLEY Man Acquires Rare JIMI HENDRIX Material

NME.com reports: GNARLS BARKLEY's Cee-Lo Green has acquired rare Jimi Hendrix material which he plans to release. The singer will release the music on his label Radiculture Records, in conjunction with the sample clearance company Alien Music Services. The label will offer these masters — shelved fo...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND: 'I Find The Energy Of A Lot Of People Really Taxing'

Mike Exley of Planet-Loud.com recently conducted an interview with Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Planet-Loud.com: You're well known of course, for producing music with an introverted influence rather than stuff influenced fr...

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ANGEL DUST: New Album Title Announced

German power metallers ANGEL DUST have issued the following update: "The new album will be called 'VII', which is quite obvious. The seventh album will released in 2007. A exact date is not certain yet; the recordings are making very slow progress." ANGEL DUST guitarist Bernd Aufermann (also of RUNN...

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RISING MOON: New Promo CD Posted Online

After a two-year absence from the scene, Italy's RISING MOON has returned with a new promotional CD containing three new "fast and aggressive songs" in the old-school, Swedish-style death metal vein. Recorded entirely at the band's own Alien Recording Studio, the CD is available for listening on the...

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ICED EARTH Mainman Discusses 'Something Wicked' Albums

ICED EARTH guitarist Jon Schaffer recently spoke to Lucem Fero's Welsh interviewer Anthony Morgan. Topics of discussion included the U.S. band's upcoming two albums "Framing Armageddon (Something Wicked Part 1)" and "Revelation Abomination (Something Wicked Part 2)", and also the media reaction towa...

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JOE SATRIANI: 'Surfing With The Alien' 20th Anniversary Tour Dates Announced

Legendary guitarist Joe Satriani has announced the following dates for the "Surfing with the Alien" 20th anniversary tour (where he will be perform his classic 1988 LP in its entirety): Aug. 15 - Gramercy Theater - New York, NY Aug. 16 - House Of Blues - Chicago, IL Aug. 17 - Roxy Theatre - Los ...

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JOE SATRIANI: 'Surfing With The Alien' Reissue EPK Available

A new JOE SATRIANI EPK (Electronic Press Kit) in support of the 20th anniversary reissue of his "Surfing with the Alien" LP — due in stores August 7 — is available at this this location (Quicktime required). "Surfing with the Alien" was the album that ignited Joe Satriani's career as a solo performe...

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EVERY TIME I DIE: 'The Big Dirty' Artwork Revealed

The cover artwork for EVERY TIME I DIE's new album, "The Big Dirty", has been posted at this location. Due on September 4 via Ferret Music, the LP was produced by Steve Evetts and is "the CD you would compile if asked to make a mix of the best EVERY TIME I DIE ...

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EVERY TIME I DIE: 'The Big Dirty' Track Listing Revealed

EVERY TIME I DIE has finalized the track listing for its new album, "The Big Dirty", due on September 4 via Ferret Music. Produced by Steve Evetts, "The Big Dirty" is "the CD you would compile if asked to make a mix of the best EVERY TIME I DIE songs you haven't heard yet," the ...

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EVERY TIME I DIE: New Song Posted Online

A new EVERY TIME I DIE track, entitled "Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Battery", has been posted online at the band's MySpace page. The song comes off the group's new album, "The Big Dirty", due on September 4 via Ferret Music. Though slotted as the final song on EVERY TIME I DIE's ...

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Ziltoid the Omniscient

"Ziltoid the Omniscient", Devin Towsend's first "pure solo album" is supposed to be it for a while for the enigmatic and creatively brilliant main man for STRAPPING YOUNG LAD and THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND. And what a fantastic way to end this chapter of a career marked by sheer genius. "Solo" is to be...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND: 'Ziltoid The Omniscient' E-Card Available

An e-card for STRAPPING YOUNG LAD mastermind Devin Townsend's upcoming solo album, entitled "Ziltoid the Omniscient", can be accessed at this location. Due in the U.S. on June 5 via Inside Out Music America, "Ziltoid the Omniscient" was recorded completely by Devin, who took care of the singing, gui...

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Fourth Installment of Limited-Edition SLIMEWAVE 7" Series Available

SLIMEWAVE 7" number four, featuring all-new material from JAPANISCHE KAMPFHORSPIELE and BATHTUB SHI*TER, is available now via Relapse. More information is available at this release page. SLIMEWAVE is a Relapse series of six limited-edition split 7" releases from twelve of the sickest and most extrem...

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SOLEFALD's CORNELIUS JAKHELLN Wins Scandinavian Novel Contest

SOLEFALD's Cornelius Jakhelln has posted the following message on the band's MySpace page: "I hinted to this being a very special day in a bulletin this morning. Now the day is almost over and finally I have the time to inform you. At a press conference in Oslo today I was awarded the first prize .....