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VELVET REVOLVER's WEILAND Recounts Drug Troubles: Video Available

VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland is among the entertainers featured in a series of recent online videos produced by the MusiCares organization. The clips were taped in honor of 2006's National Drug & Alcohol Addiction Recovery Month, which took place in September. Watch Weiland talk about hi...

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ELVENKING: New Album Details Revealed

Italian folk/power metal band ELVENKING has posted the following message on its official web site: "After the successful release of 'The Winter Wake' album and after having toured Europe supporting JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the mastermind of the legendary SAVATAGE, ELVENKING are ready to enter the studios t...

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Rat Age [Sworn Kinds Final Verses]

Poland continues to prove to the world the fertility of its metal underground; LOST SOUL, BEHEMOTH, VADER, and HATE just a few of the many that define that distinctive death metal sound. On "Rat Age [Sworn Kinds Final Verses]", THY DISEASE sounds like a band that can rightfully lay claim to its plac...

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LIZZY BORDEN Looking For Someone To Recreate Band Logo

LIZZY BORDEN is working on a new record and is looking to recreate the LIZZY BORDEN logo to fit with the new concept. The logo shape has not changed very much over the years, but the inside of the logo has gone from red with blades ("Give 'em the Axe") to a hypnotizing green ("Visual ...

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MÅNEGARM To Enter Studio In October

Swedish "Viking metal" act MÅNEGARM will enter Studio Underground on October 2 to begin recording its fifth full-length album, entitled "Vargstenen" (The Wolfstone). "The album will be a kind of concept album as the lyrics is put together as a story," reads a posting on the band's web site. The upco...

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TIAMAT Frontman: 'We're All Stars And We're All Geniuses'

NocturnalEuphony.com recently conducted an interview with TIAMAT frontman Johan Edlund. A few excerpts from the chat follow: NocturnalEuphony.com: What is it about "Wildhoney" that has made it so big, and stay popular all this time? Johan Edlund: It was released at the perfect time. It was groundbre...

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MORGANA LEFAY Schedules First-Ever Gig In Luxembourg

Swedish melodic power metallers MORGANA LEFAY will make a one-off appearance on November 5, 2006 at the Kulturfabrik in Esch-Alzette, Luxembourg as part of this year's Metal Market-Caravan. During the day, people will be able to browse through and buy memorabilia and new stuff before the band takes...

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MORGANA LEFAY Tracking Vocals For New Album

Swedish "heavy doom progressive" metallers MORGANA LEFAY recently entered Soundcreation studio in Bollnäs, Sweden to begin recording the follow-up to 2005's "Grand Materia", tentatively due in late 2006/early 2007 via Black Mark Records. According to a posting on the band's web site, "Some vocals go...

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SECRET SPHERE: In Pre-Production Mode

Italian metallers SECRET SPHERE have finished laying down 18 new song ideas for the follow-up to 2005's "Heart & Anger". Pre-production on the new CD will start in two weeks at the studio of Federico Pennazzato, the group's new drummer. Commented guitarist/mastermind Aldo Lonobile: "The general...

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IN FLAMES, LACUNA COIL, SOIL: North American Tour Dates Announced

IN FLAMES, LACUNA COIL and SOIL will be teaming up for a North American tour in December. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Dec. 05 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa Dec. 06 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory Dec. 07 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre Dec. 08 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland ...

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Swiss Doomsters PŸLON To Release Second Album This Week

Swiss doomsters PŸLON are scheduled to release their second album, "Th' Eternal Wedding Band", on September 26 via Quam Libet Records. The CD contains twelve original cuts, written by all three members/vocalists, plus the video for the instrumental "2046". "We enjoy trying out things and not having...

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MASTODON Drummer Talks About Touring With SLAYER, Band's Songwriting Process

David Pehling of KTVU.com recently conducted an interview with MASTODON drummer Brann Dailor. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: KTVU.com: MASTODON has played with SLAYER in the past. Does playing with them still force you to elevate your game onstage? Brann Dailor: The first SLAYER tour we...

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NAPALM DEATH Bassist: 'Do We Really Need Some Religion To Tell Us Right From Wrong?'

Daniel Löfquist of CriticalMass.se recently conducted an interview with NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On frontman Barney Greenway doing some experimental vocal stuff on the new album: "We're all big fans of a mid-Eighties band called SWANS and we've tried in...

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NEGURA BUNGET: 'OM' Trailer Available

A trailer for the new NEGURA BUNGET album, "OM", can be accessed at this location. The CD is scheduled for release on November 3 via Code666 Records. NEGURA BUNGET from Transylvania (Romania) is one of the most respected underground black metal bands in the world. "OM" is a "concept album dealing wi...

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JUDAS PRIEST Frontman Comments On Upcoming FIGHT, HALFORD Releases

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford has announced plans to post a monthly blog on his official web site and MySpace page. "I've got some pics and stories which I'll post later next month and I'm looking forward to sharing," he said. On the subject of his current activities, Halford said, "I spent my r...