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SMASHING PUMPKINS Team With SHEPARD FAIREY For 'Zeitgeist' Cover

To capture the mood of our times with the album cover for "Zeitgeist" — the forthcoming album by the SMASHING PUMPKINS — the band turned to acclaimed Obey Giant graphic designer and illustrator Shepard Fairey. After being given the album's title to work with, Fairey came up with a haunting image: it...

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DROWNING POOL Launches Podcast Series

Dallas-based metallers DROWNING POOL have just launched their podcast series on iTunes. The band will release a new episode to the podcast every week up to the July 24 release of its new album, "Full Circle". The podcasts offer their fans a glimpse of never before seen footage of the recording proce...

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THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD Reveals Cover Art For 'Malice'

South Carolina's THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD has unveiled cover art for the band's forthcoming effort, "Malice". The album — the band's second full-length and the follow-up to 2005's "Bloodlust" — has been slated for an August 21 release through Prosthetic Records. Cover artwork, again designed by...

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DIECAST Embarks On North American Tour With DROWNING POOL

DIECAST kicks off a month-long North American tour as direct support to DROWNING POOL tonight in Evansville, WI. The group recently completed a monstrous 10-week U.S. tour with SEVENDUST, which marked the longest tour of the group's storied career as well as the third U.S. run in support of their ne...

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MAGICA: New Concert Video Footage Available

Video footage of Romanian female-fronted symphonic metal band MAGICA performing on May 6 at Club Utopia in Bucharest, Romania has been posted online at Metalhead.ro. MAGICA recently posted its video for the song "All Waters Have the Colour of Drowning" at YouTube. The track comes off the group's upc...

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AM CONSPIRACY: Debut Album Delayed

AM CONSPIRACY, the new Florida-based project featuring former DROWNING POOL vocalist Jason "Gong" Jones, has had the release date of its as-yet-untitled debut record pushed back to August 7 from the previously announced July 17. An as-yet-unspecified single will arrive on June 5. As previously repor...

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MAGICA: New Video Posted Online

Romania's MAGICA has posted its video for the song "All Waters Have the Colour of Drowning" at YouTube. The track comes off the group's upcoming third album, "Hereafter", due at the end of June via France's Underclass Music. MAGICA's second album, "Lightseeker", was released in 2004 via Underclass M...

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LIFE OF AGONY Guitarist Admits 'Broken Valley' Was Heavily Influenced By VELVET REVOLVER

Metal Israel recently conducted an interview with LIFE OF AGONY guitarist Joey Z. An excerpt from the chat follows: Metal Israel: Let me ask you. "River Runs Red" is an album that got me through school, got me through a lot. But…well… it's negative as hell, brother! I understand what you're saying,...

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FASTWAY, STATIC-X, EPICA, JOE SATRIANI Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

FASTWAY, STATIC-X, EPICA, JOE SATRIANI, SPIRALARMS, LEGION OF THE DAMNED, ROSE HILL DRIVE, SCARVE, MERCENARY, AS I LAY DYING, EL GUAPO STUNTTEAM, OCEANS OF SADNESS and STORMRIDER are the final confirmed bands for the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 22-24 in Dessel, Belgium. The final b...

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TED NUGENT: Gun-Free Zones Are Recipe For Disaster

Guitarist Ted Nugent has penned an article for CNN.com claiming that the best defense against gun violence is a gun of one's own. An excerpt from his writing follows: Already spineless gun control advocates are squawking like chickens with their tiny-brained heads chopped off, making political hay o...

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DIECAST's New Video To Debut On 'Headbangers Ball'

DIECAST's new video for the track "Nothing I Could Say" will make its "Headbangers Ball" debut on MTV2 this Saturday, April 21 at 10:00 p.m. EST/7:00 p.m. PST. The clip was shot by Ian McFarland (SICK OF IT ALL) and Mike Pecci. Their unique vision was a perfect fit for the track, resulting in an ...

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DROWNING POOL: 'Full Circle' Release Date Announced

DROWNING POOL will release its third album, "Full Circle", on July 24 through the group's new record label, Eleven Seven Music (BUCKCHERRY). The band was reportedly looking at offers from Sanctuary and Century Media, but turned both down in favor of Eleven Seven Music. DROWNING POOL also has taken o...

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GODSMACK Confirmed For Kansas City's ROCKFEST

KQRC-FM, the station which brought MOTÖRHEAD to America for their only North American date in 2006, has confirmed GODSMACK, BUCKCHERRY, BREAKING BENJAMIN, THREE DAYS GRACE, SEVENDUST, CHEVELLE, PUDDLE OF MUDD, SALIVA, DROWNING POOL, THE EXIES, BLACK STONE CHERRY, OPERATOR, BURDEN BROTHERS, THE FEDER...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: 'Survival Is For Those Who Let Fear Run Their Lives'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "We are all on the same raft. 500 Direct TV channels and an unlimited choice of purchase options doesn't change that. The ocean that surrounds us all ain't one we can swim, it's vast, cold and merciless. We live...

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Former STONE SOUR Guitarist Resurfaces In DESTROPHY

Former STONE SOUR guitarist Bruce Swink has resurfaced in the Iowa City, Iowa-based band called DESTROPHY. The group is said to be getting a lot of attention with its latest video for the song "This is Not My Life", which is available for viewing on YouTube. According to the band's official bio, DES...