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SILVERCHAIR Confirmed For Australia's THE GREAT ESCAPE Festival

Australia's SILVERCHAIR will perform as part of a ground-breaking Festival called "The Great Escape" over the 2006 Easter long weekend (April 14-16, 2006). "The Great Escape" offers three days of non-stop music, arts, markets, comedy, film and loads of camping at another character-rich location: the...

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FLAMETAL Flamenco/Metal Hybrid Band Featuring WHITESNAKE Bassist To Make Hollywood Debut

Hotly tipped San Francisco-based flamenco/metal hybrid band FLAMETAL will be making their Southern California live debut this Saturday, December 17 at Bar Sinister, 1652 N. Cherokee Ave., Hollywood, CA 90028. For more info call: 323-769-7070. FLAMETAL who combine the flamenco shred of Paco DeLucia w...

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Arrest Made In POISON Guitarist's Stolen Equipment Case

On October 24, 2005, the home of legendary POISON guitarist C.C. Deville was broken into and over 30 pieces of equipment were stolen. A concentrated effort lead by the LAPD's Van Nuys Burglary Division, Planet Deville and VH1 came to a culmination with the arrest of the thief at the Ranchero Cucamon...

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KORN: More Than 30% Of Sold Albums Included Bonus Disc

More than 30 percent of the 221,000 albums sold by KORN of their latest effort, "See You on the Other Side", in its first week of release, were of the album's deluxe edition encompassing a bonus disc with three previously unreleased new tracks ("It's Me Again", "Eaten Up Inside" and "Last Legal Drug...

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FEAR FACTORY Frontman: 'We're Breaking Boundaries, Traversing New Ground'

The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the fan reactions to the group's new CD, "Transgression": Burton: "It's been very mixed like I knew it would be. I had a feeling when we finished this record that...

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SLIPKNOT's CLOWN: 'I Have A Feeling We Could Win A GRAMMY This Year'

SLIPKNOT members Shawn "Clown" Crahan (percussion) and Jim Root (guitar) spoke to The Des Moines Register about being nominated for a Grammy for the sixth consecutive year. The single "Before I Forget" from the band's third album, "Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)", was nominated for Best Metal Perfo...

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GEORGE LYNCH Featured On 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno'

Bassist Marten Andersson (GEORGE LYNCH, STARWOOD, LIZZY BORDEN) has issued the following update: "I don't know if you caught the George Lynch rehearsal skit with announcer 'Stuttering John' (Melendez) that aired last night [Dec. 8] on 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' on NBC. I think they mainly feat...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Guitarist: 'I Could Release Ten Solo Records Tomorrow'

SYSTEM OF A DOWN guitarist/vocalist Daron Malakian has elaborated further on his plans for a possible solo project once the band wrap up the touring cycle for the expansive "Mezmerize"/"Hypnotize" set. "It's definitely not coming out soon, but if I wanted to I could release ten solo records tomorrow...

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LINKIN PARK Begin Work On New Material

Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com is reporting that LINKIN PARK and Warner Bros. are close to resolving their contract renegotiation dispute without any further ugliness. "We're resolving our differences and we're looking forward to putting out a record next year," guitarist Brad Delson tells Billboar...

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VELVET REVOLVER Frontman To Appear At RADIO MUSIC AWARDS

According to MTV News, VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland will be appearing at this year's Radio Music Awards on Monday, December 19 at the Aladdin Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. VELVET REVOLVER are nominated in the "Song of the Year" category for their "Fall to Pieces" single. The awards cer...

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TUNGSTEN Mainman On Post-Hurricane Katrina Scene: 'It Was Like Going To A Funeral'

Vocalist/guitarist Al Hodge of the long-running Chalmette, Louisiana-based metallers TUNGSTEN has issued the following update: "It's been three months since Hurricane Katrina destroyed the Gulf Coast and turned our hometown of Chalmette, Louisiana into the lost city of Atlantis. We got between 10-12...

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KORN Fan Sues City Of Tacoma Over Concert Injury

MTV.com is reporting that a KORN fan is suing the city of Tacoma, Washington, because he got knocked over at a concert and was forced to leave, despite being injured. The fan claims in a suit filed in Pierce County Court last week that he was jumped on and knocked down a level in the ...

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SLIPKNOT Frontman To Produce New FACECAGE Album

STONE SOUR/SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor is currently hard at work with Des Moines, Iowa-based metallers FACECAGE on their next independent release. Formed in 2001, FACECAGE have grown into a powerhouse live act and an independent D.I.Y. (do-it-yourself) success story. Taylor describes the band as...

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H.I.M. Frontman Talks About Songwriting Process For 'Dark Light', Breaking U.S. Market

Sauli Vuoti of Imhotep recently conducted an interview with H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the songwriting process for "Dark Light": Ville Valo: "We really had fun doing the album — for the first time in ten years. We have always had all these contrasts in...

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Y&T: 'Black Tiger' And 'Mean Streak' To Be Reissued With Bonus Tracks

Legendary California hard rockers Y&T will be re-releasing their classic "Black Tiger" (1982) and "Mean Streak" (1983) albums with bonus tracks in January. "These CDs were carefully digitally re-mastered at a high sampling rate directly from the 1/2" analog master tape," reads a posting on mainm...