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SPIRALARMS Hard At Work On New Demo

SPIRALARMS, the new San Francisco Bay Area-based band featuring former members of SYSTEMATIC, MANMADEGOD and FORBIDDEN, are continuing the recording process for their next three-song demo at the Bomb Shelter studios in L.A. with the help of producer Eric Kretz (STONE TEMPLE PILOTS). "The transfer of...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER To Tour With SIGGI SCHWARZ In Germany

Guitar legend Michael Schenker will be embarking on a short German tour with guitarist Siggi Schwarz and his band in Germany in mid-December. Confirmed dates are as follows: Dec. 17 - Winterbach/Stuttgart, GER @ Turnhalle Dec. 18 – Heidenheim, GER @ Karl-Rau-Halle Dec. 19 - Dillingen/Donau, GER @ Do...

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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Frontman Denies He Hit DWARVES Singer With Bottle

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE frontman Josh Homme has rejected a Rolling Stone article alleging that Homme struck DWARVES singer Blag Dahlia over the head with a beer bottle at Los Angeles' Dragonfly club Wednesday night. According to the Rolling Stone report, which was posted on the magazine's web site o...

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Report: Free TOMMY LEE Concert Falls Flat As Attendees Flee Early

Craig Wagner of the Daily Nebraskan is reporting that a free thank-you concert in Lincoln, Nebraska, courtesy of Tommy Lee's TV entourage, turned out to be less about music and more about TV. Crowds waited impatiently outside the Rococo Theatre for more than an hour, comparing Tommy stories of retak...

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CODESEVEN To Tour With A STATIC LULLABY, HOPESFALL

North Carolina's CODESEVEN will be embarking on a nationwide this fall alongside A STATIC LULLABY and HOPESFALL. The group will be supporting their latest album, "Dancing Echoes/Dead Sounds", which was produced by Michael Birnbaum (COHEED & CAMBRIA, STRAYLIGHT RUN). A video for "All The Best Dre...

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VH1's '40 Least Metal Moments' To Premiere This Weekend

New York City heavy metal masters, Captain T and Ostronomy, will once again appear as "metal experts" on VH1's "40 Least Metal Moments", premiering Saturday, November 13 at 9:00 p.m. EST. Having previously appeared on VH1's "100 Most Metal Moments", Captain T, a.k.a. Mark Strigl, John Ostronomy, and...

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Former MARILYN MANSON Guitarist Spotlighted In F.P.E.'s 'Riff Of The Month' Video Series

Music marketing and lifestyle company F.P.E. has kicked of its new "Riff of the Month" online video series in October with the work of multifaceted guitarist John 5 (ex-MARILYN MANSON, Rob Halford's TWO). Since his departure from the darkness of MARILYN MANSON, John 5 has crafted an album worth of f...

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Reunited RUFFIANS To Play First Bay Area Show In 15 Years

RUFFIANS, the reunited power metal band that at one time featured in its ranks late VICIOUS RUMORS frontman Carl Albert, will play their first Bay Area show in 15 years with UFO at The Pound in San Francisco on November 19. The band plan to enter the studio early next year to begin recording a ...

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DEICIDE: Part Of European Tour Postponed; Lineup Changes Explained

Contrary to reports from the Portuguese date of DEICIDE's European tour, DEICIDE have not cancelled the rest of the trek but have instead postponed part of the tour in order to accodmodate drummer Steve Asheim, whose father has just died. The group's booking agent, Adam Elfin of First Contact Agency...

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Metal Musicians Speak Out On Illegal Music Downloading

Holland's Lords of Metal webzine has published a special article regarding illegal music downloading and metal musicians' thoughts and opinions on the subject. Commented writer Eddy Meuwese: "Since I joined forces with Lords of Metal I came across a lot of interesting bands and artists. I interviewe...

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OVERLORDE: New Album Due In December

Sonic Age Records has set a December 17, 2004 release date for the new album from American power metallers OVERLORDE, entitled "Return of the Snow Giant". The CD was recorded and mixed at Trax East studios in South River, NJ by Eric Kvortek and Eric Rachel, respectively. "Return of the Snow Giant" (...

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AUDIOVISION Debut To Receive Japanese Release In December

AUDIOVISION, the new solo project from NARNIA frontman Christian Rivel, will release their debut album, "The Calling", in Japan on December 22 via King Records. A European release date has yet to be confirmed. "The Calling" features contributions from some of the best musicians in melodic hard rock...

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Original KISS Guitarist ACE FREHLEY Portrayed As 'Pathetic And Sad Junkie' In Tell-All Book

The following comes to us courtesy of KissCollector.com: "Over the last few months we’ve been mentioning 'Into The Void... With Ace Frehley' (cover) a few times before (and already back in early 2002 we mentioned the book in our KISS Kollector magazine),but every time the publication date got pushe...

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LILITU Announce New Members

Atlanta's "artistic melodic dark metal" band LILITU have announced the addition of bassist Eric Smith to the group's ranks. "We are proud to have a super motivated person in the band!" the group write on their web site. Also joining the band is keyboardist Jonah Weingarten from the group PYRAMAZE. I...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: Box Set Track Listing Revealed

The complete track listing has been revealed for the upcoming OZZY OSBOURNE box set, which has apparently been re-titled "The Prince of Darkness", according to IGN.com. The 52-song set, due on February 8, chronicles Ozzy's career via his biggest hits and most memorable collaborations, but the clinch...