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SKINLAB Guitarist SNAKE Joins RE:IGNITION

RE:IGNITION (formerly DEF IGNITION),the new San Francisco Bay Area band led by SKINLAB's Steev Esquivel, have issued the following update: "Hey everyone, time for some more news. we're gonna try our hardest to keep everyone up to date on the current RE:IGNITION activities. "First off, we are very p...

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PRONG's TOMMY VICTOR Says Former Bassist BRIAN PERRY Is 'Bitter'

PRONG mainman Tommy Victor has hit back at group's former bassist Brian Perry over comments Perry made about the band in a recent online interview. Speaking to Metal Refuge late last year, Perry discussed his time with PRONG and the circumstances that led to his departure from the group. "I was with...

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DANZIG: New Album To Arrive In August

The release date of DANZIG's eighth studio album, "Circle of Snakes", has been pushed back to the last week of August, according to the official DANZIG fansite The 7th House. A single from the album — containing the title cut, "1000 Devils Reign" and another song to be announced later — will surface...

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VEHEMENCE To Tour With PRONG, DOG FASHION DISCO, ALL THAT REMAINS

VEHEMENCE, the Phoenix, Arizona-based melodic death metallers, have replaced BEYOND THE EMBRACE on the following tour dates with PRONG, DOG FASHION DISCO and ALL THAT REMAINS: May 30 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Lo-Fi Cafe May 31 - Boise, ID @ JD and Friends Jun. 01 - Spokane, WA @ Gatsby's Jun. 02 - ...

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BEYOND THE EMBRACE Singer Comes Down With Throat Infection, Band Cancel Dates

New Bedford, Massachusetts-based sextet BEYOND THE EMBRACE were forced to cancel their previously scheduled appearances on May 13 in Baltimore, MD and on May 14 in Binghamton, NY due to vocalist Shawn Gallagher coming down with a throat infection. "We'll be taking two days off at home for Shawn to r...

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PRONG's Tour With BYZANTINE Postponed Until Early July

PRONG's two-week run of dates with West Virginia-based "tech-metal" band BYZANTINE has been postponed to early July from its previously announced June 15 kick-off date, according to a posting on BYZANTINE's web site. "Now it seems it will run from July 1st to July 14th," the band write. "Also we wil...

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BYZANTINE To Open For PRONG In June

West Virginia-based "tech-metal" band BYZANTINE have been confirmed as the opening act for PRONG on a two-week run of dates in late June. "We're totally stoked and completely honored to be opening for them," BYZANTINE write on their web site. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. BYZANTINE'...

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RE: IGNITION To Demo More Material

RE: IGNITION (formerly DEF IGNITION),the new San Francisco Bay Area band led by SKINLAB's Steev Esquivel, have posted the following message on their official web site: "RE:IGNITION is alive! And we want to thank everyone who came out to our first show to help make it a huge success! It was awesome...

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PRONG: Former TAD/RORSCHACH TEST Guitarist Joins The Fold

Guitarist Aaron Slip (TAD, RORSCHACH TEST) has joined PRONG as the replacement for Monte Pittman, according to a posting at the Abrasive Rock web site. Aaron's first show with PRONG will reportedly take place on Saturday, May 1 at Hells Kitchen in Tacoma Washington. Check out a couple of pictures of...

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METALFEST Organizer JACK KOSHICK Sued By HELL ON EARTH

John C. Koshick (a.k.a. Jack Koshick),organizer of several underground heavy metal festivals, including the long-running Milwaukee Metalfest, was reportedly served with court papers on Monday, April 19 in connection with a dispute over industrial rock band HELL ON EARTH's removal from the lineup of...

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DEF IGNITION Change Their Name

DEF IGNITION, the San Francisco Bay Area-based band led by SKINLAB's Steev Esquivel, have officially changed their name to RE: IGNITION. No reason was given for the name change. RE: IGNITION recently made two demo songs available for download via their official web site at this location. The tracks...

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HIMSA And ALL THAT REMAINS Music Featured On MTV's 'Viva La Bam'

This Sunday's (April 25) edition of MTV's "Viva La Bam" will feature the HIMSA track "Dominion", taken from the band's current "Courting Tragedy and Disaster" disc. Fresh off the BLEEDING THROUGH/DEATH BY STEREO tour, the band will shoot a video for "A Girl In Glass" in late May and hit the road wit...

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DANZIG Name New Album

DANZIG have set "Circle of Snakes" as the title of their eighth studio album, tentatively due on June 22 through Glenn Danzig's Evilive label in the U.S. (Regain Records in Europe). Confirmed songtitles so far are as follows: 01. Skincarver 02. 1000 Devils Reign 03. Netherbound 04. Circle of Snakes...

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SLIPKNOT's 'Vol. 3': The First Review

MTV.com has posted the first in-depth review of the new SLIPKNOT album, "Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Tapes)", due on May 25 through Roadrunner Records. An excerpt: "With 'Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Tapes)', SLIPKNOT have retained the ferocity, but their musicianship is tighter and their sound is far more e...

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PRONG To Launch U.S. Headlining Tour In Support Of 'Scorpio Rising'

PRONG are preparing to embark on a headlining U.S. tour in support of their new release, "Scorpio Rising", on Locomotive Music. "The new music is similar to 'Rude Awakening', but maybe even a little more simplistic," says singer/guitarist/founder Tommy Victor. "This time I started with lyrics, and d...