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As Our Army Grows

Those wishing for a return to the Matt Barlow days of ICED EARTH will find a measure of it in "As our Army Grows" from England's INTENSE. The band's sophomore full-length, and first for Napalm Records, is a competent batch of catchy power metal songs. Though the sound mix could stand to bring the gu...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Frontman: 'We Want To Be More Metal All Across The Board'

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE frontman Matt Tuck told Revolver magazine that he is writing meaner, less syrupy melodies for the group's upcoming CD, which the band recently started recording at Sonic Ranch studios in Tornillo, Texas with producer Colin Richardson (MACHINE HEAD, FEAR FACTORY, NAPALM DEATH)...

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VELVET REVOLVER: North American Tour Dates Announced

VELVET REVOLVER has lined up the following tour dates during the coming months: South American tour: April 10 - Pista Atlética Del Estadio Nacional - Santiago, Chile April 12 - Estádio do Morumbi - São Paulo, Brazil April 13 - Citibank Hall - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil April 15 - Quilmes Rock 2007 @ Est...

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WINDS OF PLAGUE Signs With CENTURY MEDIA

WINDS OF PLAGUE has inked a worldwide deal with Century Media Records. Hailing from Los Angeles, WINDS OF PLAGUE has its share of Southern California hardcore roots running in their backyard, though the atmospheric sounds of Scandinavian black metal and classic American metal reign supreme in the ba...

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VICIOUS RUMORS Confirmed For MILWAUKEE METALFEST

San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have been confirmed for the Milwaukee Metalfest on May 12 at the Waukesha County Expo Center in Wisconsin. For a list of upcoming VICIOUS RUMORS tour dates, click here. VICIOUS RUMORS last month confirmed a USA distribution deal with The End Records ou...

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LAMB OF GOD Drummer Says Band Will Play This Year's OZZFEST

LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler has issued the following update via the band's official fan club, the Congregation: "Sitting in my hotel room on a day off in Montreal. What a lame rock star thing to say. Let's start again. Last night we played Guelph, Ontario. Possibly the hottest show we have ever...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman: 'It Is Time To Unleash The F**king Wolves'

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn has issued the following update: "Hey, hey, hey, HEY, fuckers!!!! What the hell is crack-a-latin' my beer-breathed brethren? I myself am doing fan-fucking-tastic, driving to Canada right now after playing an absolutely RAGING show in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Tour is...

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VELVET REVOLVER Records B-Sides In Cleveland; First Club Date Announced

The Plain Dealer reports that VELVET REVOLVER spent time at Lakewood, Ohio's Lava Room Studios earlier in the month tracking b-sides for ther upcoming album, "Libertad", just before heading into New York for the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony. According to bassist Duff McKagan, the ba...

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Storm Warning

VIOLENT STORM would be a noteworthy b-level hard rock project in any case, its members' resumes sporting past work with ZEBRA, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN and BLACKMORE'S NIGHT — you know, the kind of thrown-together studio group that inevitably comes out in Japan a year before anywhere else. But these guys ha...

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VICIOUS RUMORS: New Audio Interview Available

MSRcast (web site),brought to you by Metal Injection Radio, has posted episode 46 of their podcast, featuring a look into the minds of VICIOUS RUMORS members Geoff Thorpe (guitar) and Larry Howe (drums). The interview delves into many topics involving the long-running San Francisco metallers, as ho...

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Drummer TONY LAUREANO Offers Update On Various Musical Projects

Drummer Tony Laureano (NILE, ANGELCORPSE, DIMMU BORGIR),who will be hitting the road in North America this spring with 1349, has issued the following update: "I thought I'd point people towards a couple of new (and not so new) bands that I'm involved with. First off is OPHIDIAN. This is a new thing...

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SLASH Jams With BLACKBERRY SMOKE In Austin; Video Available

Former VELVET REVOLVER and current GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash made a surprise appearance Thursday night (March 15) with southern rockers BLACKBERRY SMOKE at the Hi Lo in Austin, TX. According to LAist, Slash walked on stage to play a trio of cover songs — "Honky Tonk Women", "Feel Like Makin' Lov...

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VELVET REVOLVER: More Tour Dates Announced

VELVET REVOLVER has lined up the following tour dates during the coming months: South American tour: Apr. 10 - Pista Atlética Del Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile Apr. 12 - Claro Hall, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil Apr. 15 - Quilmes Rock - Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina Apr. 16 - Estadio Obr...

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New PHARAOH Album In The Works

American metal band PHARAOH has set "Be Gone" as the tentative title of its third album, due later in the year via Cruz del Sur Music. Drummer Chris Black explains, "It would be misleading to call this a concept album, although there is a common thread to the lyrics throughout. We're working more cl...

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TILL WE DIE To Release Full-Length Debut In June

During the late '90s, Massachusetts saw many up-and-coming local rock acts rocket up the charts to stardom. Ten years later, it appears as though the region is readying for another uprising of hard rock acts — including TILL WE DIE. "I haven't seen a young band draw crowds like they do at their show...