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SPINAL TAP Recording First New Material In Nearly 20 Years

According to BBC News, SPINAL TAP — the spoof English heavy metal band which is the brainchild of American actors Michael McKean, Harry Shearer and Christopher Guest — is recording its first new material in nearly twenty years. Shearer, who these days voices several "Simpsons" characters, told BBC 5...

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METALLICA's HAMMETT And TOOL's JONES On Surfing In Hawaii, Obsessive Fans And Occult Symbols

The cover story in Guitar World's April 2009 issue features two hard rock guitar gods — METALLICA's Kirk Hammett and TOOL's Adam Jones — reminiscing about surfing together in Hawaii, obsessive fans, and occult symbols. A couple of excerpts from the article, which doesn't go on sale until next Tuesda...

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MORBID ANGEL Added To IRON MAIDEN's Show In Mexico City

MORBID ANGEL and LAUREN HARRIS (daughter of IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris) have been added to IRON MAIDEN's February 28, 2009 headlining concert at Foro Sol in Mexico City, Mexico. Also scheduled to appear is CARCASS. A poster for the show can be viewed below. MORBID ANGEL guitarist Trey Azagthot...

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MORBID ANGEL: Australian/New Zealand Dates Announced

Legendary death metallers MORBID ANGEL have announced their first Australian tour in 13 years. The band will also play one show in New Zealand. The dates are as follows: May 30 - Transmission Room - Auckland, New Zealand Jun. 01 - Billboard - Melbourne, Australia Jun. 03 - Capitol - Perth, Australia...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: I Love The Way 'Death Magnetic' Sounds

Greg Kot of ChicagoTribune.com recently conducted an interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ChicagoTribune.com: "Death Magnetic" was portrayed as a conscious return to the style of your '80s albums. Do you agree? Ulrich: It didn't start that wa...

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To the Grave

Five full-lengths into an unremarkable career, it's hard to get too worked up one way or the other about IRON FIRE. By now, lineup changes or not, the band would have to be collectively retarded not to have at least a basic grasp on their stock in trade — basic, no-frills melodic European power meta...

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WITCHMASTER Back With New Album, Lineup

After five years of silence, WITCHMASTER is back with a new studio album. The CD, entitled "Trucizna" (which stands for poison) contains "nine tracks of fucked-up, old-school black thrashing rock n' roll madness," according to a press release. The album will be made available worldwide on CD as well...

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DOUBLE DRAGON Begins Work On New Album

Australia's DOUBLE DRAGON has commenced work on the follow-up to its debut album, "Devastator". Having spent this year touring Australia as a headline act and touring as main support for SOILWORK, CARCASS and THE HAUNTED, DOUBLE DRAGON has decided the best thing to do to "keep the ball moving" is to...

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MORBID ANGEL To Tour South America In March

Legendary death metallers MORBID ANGEL will embark on a South American tour in March 2009. Confirmed dates so far are as follows (venue details to be announced): Mar. 03 - Santiago, Chile Mar. 05 - Buenos Aires, Argentina Mar. 07 - Recife, Brazil Mar. 08 - São Paulo, Brazil MORBID ANGEL guitarist Tr...

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MORBID ANGEL Guitarist On Upcoming Album: 'It's Going To Be Extreme And Outside The Box'

MORBID ANGEL guitarist Trey Azagthoth recently spoke to Revolver magazine about the band's upcoming album, which will mark the Florida-based group's first release to feature vocalist/bassist David Vincent since 1995's "Domination". "We played the new song 'Nevemore' [see video below] on the last tou...

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MASTODON Drummer Talks About Upcoming Album

Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with drummer Brann Dailor of Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: What's it like playing as a trio? Did you have to work everything out and rearrange stuff? Brann Dailor: Not really. We pl...

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EDGUY Singer: 'I Wouldn't Want To Live In The USA In A Million Years!'

Rushonrock.com recently conducted an interview with EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Rushonrock.com: EDGUY are still far from household names over here [in the UK]. What are you going to do about it!?! Sammet: Raising our profile is not only a problem in...

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NEIL MURRAY Added To BOB DAISLEY Tribute Album 'Blizzards From Oz'

Veteran bassist Neil Murray (BLACK SABBATH, WHITESNAKE) has been added to the list of musicians who have contributed to "Blizzards From Oz", an international, all-star compilation tribute CD (featuring musicians from Italy, United States, Scotland, Germany, and Canada) paying homage to OZZY OSBOURNE...

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Former SAXON Drummer Looking For New Project

Former SAXON and current OLIVER DAWSON SAXON drummer Nigel Durham is on the lookout for another band or project to work with (to coincide with his work with OLIVER DAWSON SAXON). He says, "I'm available for gigs, touring, recording, tribute bands, etc. (preferably something in the U.K.). I can be co...

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Mayor Declares November 28 AC/DC Day In Vancouver

Stuart Derdeyn of The Province reports that listeners to the "Jeff O'Neil Show" on 99.3 The FOX (CFOX-FM) Tuesday were surprised to hear none other than Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan co-hosting the open-phones segment of the show and announcing an upcoming official proclamation that Nov. 28 is AC/DC...