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Former CELTIC FROST Guitarist Begins Writing Material For New SUBSONIC Release

Former CELTIC FROST/current SUBSONIC guitarist Ron Marks has issued the following update: "Industry legend Rick Wells of Minarik Guitars has kindly invited me to winter NAMM in Anaheim, CA. I'd met Rick last summer and he's a devoted proponent of SUBSONIC. Both Dan Laudo [SUBSONIC/ex-PRONG drummer]...

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PRONG, BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION, TO/DIE/FOR To Perform At NAMM Show

PRONG, BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION and TO/DIE/FOR will be performing at the upcoming NAMM show on January 20, 2006. The concert will be held at the Hilton Hotel in Anaheim, California and is sponsored by Coffin Cases and Monster Energy Drinks. More information will be made available soon. PRONG recently a...

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PRONG: More U.S. Dates Announced

PRONG will be teaming up with STATIC-X and ILL NINO for two shows at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California at the end of the month. In addition, they have scheduled three more headlining dates in late March. The group's itinerary is now shaping up as follows: Dec. 22 - Key Club - Hollywood, ...

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'New Wave Of American Heavy Metal' Book Documents Over 600 Bands

Garry Sharpe-Young of Rockdetector has just published "New Wave of American Heavy Metal", a 376-page book with over 90 photos, featuring over 600 U.S. and Canadian alternative metal, emocore, hardcore, math metal, metal, metalcore, neo-thrash and screamo bands. In the mid-'90s, in the wake of grunge...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, QUEENSRŸCHE, W.A.S.P., FEAR FACTORY Concert Attendance Figures Revealed

The following are a few select recent heavy metal/hard rock concert attendance figures, as reported by Billboard magazine: Artist/Event: BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, BRAND NEW SIN Venue: Newport Music Hall City/State: Columbus, Ohio Date: Nov. 4, 2005 Gross Sales: $29,250 Attendance: 1,170 Capacity: 1,400 A...

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MINISTRY: Photos Of New Lineup Posted Online

Two brand-new photos of MINISTRY taken during the recording sessions for their new album, "Rio Grande Blood", at Sonic Ranch studios in Tornillo, Texas have been posted online: Photo#1 (left to right: Tommy Victor [PRONG, ex-DANZIG], Al Jourgensen, Paul Raven [KILLING JOKE]),Photo#2 (left to right:...

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SLIPKNOT's JORDISON To Tour With MINISTRY?

Rumors continue to abound that SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison will be sitting behind the kit for MINISTRY on their upcoming North American tour, which is scheduled to kick off in early May. Joey is expected to join a touring lineup that will include MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen, guitarist Tommy Vi...

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New PRONG Drummer: TOMMY VICTOR 'Has A Heart Of Gold'

Current PRONG drummer Aaron Rossi has sent the following message to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "I never played drums for MEDICATION, damn it!! I auditioned for them, and that's about it. After the audition, I ended up recording a demo with Logan Mader [ex-MEDICATION, MACHINE HEAD, SOULFLY]. That was years ag...

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PRONG: More U.S. Tour Dates Announced

PRONG have lined up the following dates during the coming months: Nov. 09 - Key Club - Los Angeles LA, , CA Nov. 10 - The Galaxy - Santa Ana, CA Nov. 11 - The Pound - San Francisco, CA Nov. 12 - Empire Ballroom - Las Vegas, NV Nov. 19 - Studio Seven - ...

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MINISTRY: New Album To Feature PRONG's TOMMY VICTOR, KILLING JOKE's PAUL RAVEN

MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen has announced more details about his 13th Planet label, the new home of MINISTRY and Al's other band, REVOLTING COCKS. The imprint/boutique label is a joint venture with Megaforce Records for the U.S. and Canadian markets, distributed through Sony/RED. Missi Callazzo,...

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PRONG To Headline Minnesota's THE REAPER'S BALL Festival

PRONG will be headlining The Reaper's Ball, an independently produced metal festival making its first-year debut on Saturday, October 29, at the Station 4 nightclub in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota. Created by Nathan Block of SwordLord Productions and Brian Huebner of Left Alone Creations, The Reaper...

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PRONG Mainman Talks About New Material, Split With DANZIG

Abrasive Rock recently conducted an interview with PRONG mainman Tommy Victor. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Abrasive Rock: You had some recent band member changes. First off, why did Dan [Laudo, drums] leave? Tommy Victor: "It was sort of a mutual thing. We'd been working on material for two...

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PRONG Announce New Drummer

PRONG have announced the addition of drummer drummer Aaron Rossi (STRIFE, SHELTER, MEDICATION) to the group's ranks. As previously reported, a brand-new PRONG demo track, entitled "Looking for Them", has been posted online at MySpace.com. "Looking for Them" is expected to appear on the group's follo...

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DIRTY RIG Featuring KORY CLARKE: NYC Gig To Be Filmed For Upcoming DVD

Long Island, New York-based hard rockers DIRTY RIG, now featuring former WARRIOR SOUL frontman Kory Clarke, will be filming their September 2 show at The Continental in New York City for a future DVD release. The concert will be shot by Underground Video Television (UVTV),who have previously worked...

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PRONG Live Performance Footage Posted Online

More live performances of PRONG have been made available for viewing online in the "Videos" section of the Underground Video Television web site. They include classic PRONG songs "Whose Fist Is this Anyway" and "Broken Peace". Footage was taken at The New Cheer's Pub in Binghamton, NY during the "Sc...