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ABIGAIL WILLIAMS Begins Work On Full-Length Debut

Having recently completed their first national tour alongside DARK FUNERAL and ENSLAVED, Phoenix-based ABIGAIL WILLIAMS starts work on its full-length debut this week. The band is expected to finish tracking in early April, with the as-yet-untitled album to be mixed and completed by early May. The b...

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Slaughtered & Apparatus: A Methodical Overture

It has been awhile since the term goregrind was an apt description of Belgium's ABORTED (well, except for the gore part),as the band has honed a particularly chunky, and marginally more melodic, death metal style these last few years. Some grindy characteristics are still present, but you get the g...

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IRON MAIDEN, SLAYER, AEROSMITH To Perform At Italy's HEINEKEN JAMMIN' FESTIVAL

IRON MAIDEN, SLAYER, AEROSMITH and SMASHING PUMPKINS will reportedly perform at the tenth-anniversary edition of the Heineken Jammin' Festival, set to take place June 14-17 at St Giuliano Park in Mestre (Venice),Italy. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Thursday, June 14: IRON MAIDEN SL...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS: New Album Title, Release Date Announced

The relaunched SMASHING PUMPKINS has set "Zeitgeist" as the title of its sixth album, due on July 7 (a Saturday). The news was broken this morning to fans that had been added by the band as a "friend" on MySpace.com. Launch Radio Networks reported last week that it's looking more and more likely tha...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS, MARILYN MANSON, SLAYER Confirmed For Switzerland's GREENFIELD FESTIVAL

SMASHING PUMPKINS, MARILYN MANSON and SLAYER have been confirmed for the Greenfield Festival, set to take place June 15-17 in Interlaken, Switzerland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: SMASHING PUMPKINS MARILYN MANSON INCUBUS SLAYER BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE THE HIVES FLOGGING MOLLY ME FI...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Confirmed For Austria's NOVA ROCK Festival

SMASHING PUMPKINS has been confirmed for the Nova Rock festival, set to take place June 15-17 on the Pannonia Fields in Burgenland, the easternmost federal state of Austria (near Nickelsdorf and the Hungarian and Slovak borders). The PUMPKINS will perform on June 15. Also scheduled to appear are SLA...

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BILLY CORGAN Not Likely To Put Full SMASHING PUMPKINS Together Again

Launch Radio Networks reports: It's looking more and more likely that the relaunched SMASHING PUMPKINS will not include original members James Iha on guitar and D'Arcy Wretzky on bass. PUMPKINS manager Paul Geary hinted at a different formation in comments he made to MTV.com, saying, "I've been invo...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS, SLAYER, KORN Confirmed For Germany's ROCK AM RING/ROCK IM PARK Festivals

The reunited SMASHING PUMPKINS, SLAYER, KORN, STONE SOUR, EVANESCENCE and LINKIN PARK are among the confirmed bands for this year's Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals, set to take place June 1-3 in the German towns of Nürburgring and Nürnberg, respectively. The festival billing is now shaping u...

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DEICIDE's JACK OWEN: 'We Will Finish The Tour, With Or Without GLEN BENTON'

Floridian death metallers DEICIDE are currently touring Europe without vocalist/bassist Glen Benton, who was forced to stay home due to what is believed to be a pressing legal matter regarding domestic issues. The band's guitarist, Jack Owen (ADRIFT, ex-CANNIBAL CORPSE) has sent the following update...

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GOREROTTED And PUNGENT STENCH To Team Up For 'A Splatterday Night Part Two'

Once again all hell will break loose when two of the sickest, most insane metal bands ever — GOREROTTED and PUNGENT STENCH — team up for part two of their "A Splatterday Night" tour. This time the rotted-stench of alcohol will destroy Italy, Spain, France, Germany and Switzerland. Support comes from...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Frontman Promises 'A New Album Of Songs And A World Tour Of Tears'

According to MTV.com, Billy Corgan has updated fans on the progress he's been making with the forthcoming SMASHING PUMPKINS comeback LP. In a posting to the band's MySpace page, the singer promised that the reunited band would be touring in 2007 in support of a new album, which will also be in store...

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ABIGAIL WILLIAMS Seeks Guitar Player For DARK FUNERAL Tour

Phoenix-based extreme metal band ABIGAIL WILLIAMS is in need of a guitar player for its upcoming U.S. tour with DARK FUNERAL and ENSLAVED. Tryout requests will be taken via e-mail at [email protected]. Listen to the songs on the group's MySpace page and be sure you're skillful enough befor...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Planning Live Return On European Festival Circuit

The reactivated SMASHING PUMPKINS likely will return to the stage for the first time since their final December 2000 concert "at some European festivals this summer," according to a post on the band's MySpace page. Meanwhile, the PUMPKINS continue plugging away at their reunion album. "We are four s...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS: New Demos Leaked?

According to MTV.com, four supposed SMASHING PUMPKINS demo tracks have been making the rounds on numerous file-sharing web sites — but the authenticity of the tunes remains to be seen. The songs — "Collapsing Cities", "The Restless Word", "Siam Mais" and "In the Eyes Beholding" — were leaked as "The...

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ABIGAIL WILLIAMS Seeks Keyboard Player

Phoenix-based extreme metal band ABIGAIL WILLIAMS is in need of a keyboard player for its upcoming U.S. tour with DARK FUNERAL and ENSLAVED. Submissions will be taken via email at [email protected]. The band will provide all applicants with keyboard tablature once they've accepted your ini...