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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 .....

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LORDI To Rock Theaters With 'Dark Floors'

Emma Gray Munthe of Variety.com reports: In an interview just after Finnish monster-rock band LORDI had won the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest with "Hard Rock Hallelujah", Mr. Lordi said that he wanted producer Markus Selin to contact him. He wanted to make a horror movie. And, of course, a project ba...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND: Second 'Ziltoid' Video Transmission Available

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD mastermind Devin Townsend has posted his second video transmission — dubbed "Not My Space" — in connection with his upcoming solo album, entitled "Ziltoid the Omniscient". Watch it at YouTube. Due on May 22 via Inside Out Music America, "Ziltoid the Omniscient" was recorded compl...

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JOE SATRIANI: 'Surfing With The Alien' 20th Anniversary Reissue To Include Bonus DVD

"Surfing with the Alien" was the album that ignited Joe Satriani's career as a solo performer. The acclaimed guitarist's second full-length release, "Surfing with the Alien" was originally issued in October 1987 on Relativity Records. It became a left-field bestseller that reached No. 29 on the Bill...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND: First 'Ziltoid' Video Transmission Available

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD mastermind Devin Townsend has posted his first video transmission in connection with his upcoming solo album, entitled "Ziltoid the Omniscient". Watch it at YouTube. Due on May 22 via Inside Out Music America, "Ziltoid the Omniscient" was recorded completely by Devin, who took ca...

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W.A.S.P. Mainman BLACKIE LAWLESS Talks Politics

Vassil Varbanov of Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock recently conducted an interview with W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Tangra Mega Rock: All the American musicians we've been talking to say it's a fuckin' rubbish situation with the U.S. government, the war i...

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EVERY TIME I DIE To Release 'The Big Dirty' In August

This August, Ferret Music will release EVERY TIME I DIE's newest album, entitled "The Big Dirty". Featuring "riffs that only four months of a Buffalo, New York winter could spawn," this new record "will undoubtedly satisfy" those that have followed the band since their first full-length release, "La...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND: 'Ziltoid The Omniscient' Audio Samples Available

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD mastermind Devin Townsend has posted three tracks from his next solo album, entitled "Ziltoid the Omniscient", at the project's MySpace page. Check out the songs "ZTO", "By Your Command" and "Hyperdrive" at this location. The CD, which will be released under the DEVIN TOWNSEND ba...

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TANKARD: 'Best Case Scenario: 25 Years In Beers' Details Revealed

Long-running Frankfurt, Germany-based thrash metallers TANKARD recently entered Stage One studios in Borgentreich, Germany in with producer Andy Classen (DEW-SCENTED, CALLENISH CIRCLE, TANKARD, OCCULT) to record new versions of their biggest "hits" — from "(Empty) Tankard" and "Chemical Invasion" to...

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GALLACTUS Signs With DIMINISHED FIFTH RECORDS

Diminished Fifth Records has announced the signing of GALLACTUS for the follow-up album to their acclaimed LP "Empire of the Eye". The CD is due this summer and and will be the third release by Diminished Fifth Records since the label's inception in July 2006. According to a press release, GALLACTUS...

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W.A.S.P. Mainman Says BUSH 'Shouldn't Have Been Elected The First Time'

Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless. A couple of excerpts follow: Metalshrine: The new album, how long has it been in the making? Were there stuff done before "Neon God"? Blackie: No. It took about a month to write it and we recorded it on and o...

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RELAPSE Releases Third Installment of Limited-Edition SLIMEWAVE 7" Series

Slimewave 7" number three, featuring all-new material from ANTIGAMA and ROT is available now via Relapse. For more information please access this release page. Slimewave is a Relapse series of six limited-edition split 7" releases from twelve of the sickest and most extreme bands in the metal/grind...