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Former NINE INCH NAILS Drummer To Release NEARLY Debut

Jerome Dillon, best known for his work over the past six years as drummer and occasional guitarist with NINE INCH NAILS, will release "Reminder", the first album from his band NEARLY on April 11 via Kufala Recordings/La Cosa Nostra. "Reminder" was recorded in Los Angeles and features Dillon as the p...

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TEXTURES To Release 'Drawing Circles' In April

Dutch progressive metallers TEXTURES have set "Drawing Circles" as the title of their sophomore album, tentatively due in April 2006 via Listenable Records. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Drive 02. Regenesis 03. Denying Gravity 04. Illumination 05. Stream of Consciousness 06. Up...

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Sedimente

Here is an example of a band that understands how to take a grindcore and crust punk foundation and not only create interesting arrangements, but also deftly weave in elements of death metal and old school hardcore. "Sedimente" by Germany's WOJCZECH demonstrates how a band can stay true to its filth...

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Deviant Current Signal

It is not exactly shocking these days to run into a band that blends a variety of metal styles into its music. The odd MESHUGGAH time signatures and the schizophrenic pace-changes are staples of a seemingly ever-growing movement. France's HACRIDE have created an album in "Deviant Current Signal" tha...

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Kenose

"Mysterious," "Kvlt," and all those other underground black metal descriptors apply in the most sincere of ways to French act DEATHSPELL OMEGA. Southern Lord once again ensures that a quality black metal product is available to those living outside the northernmost forests and desolate cavernous reg...

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THE BANNER Frontman To Launch Comic Book Series

Joey Southside, vocalist of New Jersey hardcore heroes THE BANNER, has announced that he is hard at work on his own comic book series. The project with the working title of "Life Is Hell" is the first signing to MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE guitarist Frank Iero's Skeleton Crew Publishing. The series will fol...

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ORANGE SKY To Support YNGWIE MALMSTEEN On U.S. Tour

Trinidad-based rock band ORANGE SKY has just been named the opening act for the upcoming fall 2005 U.S. tour by guitar wizard YNGWIE MALMSTEEN. ORANGE SKY will be promoting its Granite Records debut CD, "Upstairs", and DVD, "Live In Trinidad", on the 17-date run of shows from October 31 to December...

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UNDEROATH Top BILLBOARD's 'Heatseekers' Chart

UNDEROATH's CD with bonus DVD reissue of their breakout "They're Only Chasing Safety" album has debuted at #1 on the Billboard "Heatseekers" chart. This marks the first #1 debut for UNDEROATH, whose infectious fusion of punk and metal is distinguished by soaring experimental melodies, electronic tex...

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AKERCOCKE: Limited-Edition Version Of New Album To Include 7" Single

Earache Records has set an October 10 European release date for the fourth album from U.K. satanic death metallers AKERCOCKE, entitled "Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone". The album will be released in two different formats — regular CD and limited edition version containing a bonus 30-mi...

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MSG Singer CHRIS LOGAN Records More Music For 'Crazy' Film

MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP frontman Chris Logan has posted the following message on his official web site: "Just recently recorded my tune for Michael's [Schenker] 'Tales of Rock 'n' Roll' album. Looking forward to hearing how it turns out in the mix. I've also done some more recording for the film 'Cra...

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AKERCOCKE: New Songs Posted Online

Two brand-new AKERCOCKE tracks, "Verdelet" and "The Penance", have been posted online at www.myspace.com/akercocke. The songs come off the U.K. black/death metallers' fourth album, "Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone", tentatively due in early 2006 via Earache Records. The follow-up to 200...

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STAIND, P.O.D., TAPROOT Gear Up For 'Fall Brawl' Tour

Flip/Atlantic recording group STAIND has weighed in with the announcement of a major headlining U.S. tour, dubbed the "Fall Brawl". The cross-country trek will find the band joining forces with Atlantic labelmates P.O.D. and TAPROOT, plus Texas rockers FLYLEAF, for what promises to be one of the sea...

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Godspeed

I did not expect to be disappointed with SYMPHORCE's fifth release, "Godspeed". After all, if super vocalist Andy B. Franck is involved, it's a good bet that a reliably solid, melodic heavy metal album will be the end product. Earlier this year, we were treated to another strong release from Germany...

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TEXTURES To Film DVD Documentary; 'Ostensibly Impregnable' Video Posted Online

Dutch progressive metallers TEXTURES will be filming their performance tonight (Sept. 17) at W2 in Den Bosch, Holland for a short DVD documentary, to be released in conjunction with their new studio album, tentatively due next spring. In other news, TEXTURES were recently invited by multimedia compa...

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KORN And EMI Partner In Global Agreement

In an innovative deal that is among the first of its kind in the music industry, KORN, the multi-platinum, Grammy-winning rockers, are teaming up with EMI Music in a new multiple rights joint venture. Under the exclusive, global agreement — which includes a recording contract with EMI's Virgin Recor...