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Former ALICE IN CHAINS Bassist MIKE STARR Schedules Los Angeles Concert

Former ALICE IN CHAINS bassist Mike Starr will perform live at the Dragonfly in Los Angeles, California on Friday, August 28, 2009 at 9:00 p.m. Starr will appear with his VH1 "Celebrity Rehab"/"Sober House" band, which he has dubbed SUPPASTARR. The music will consist of ALICE IN CHAINS hits. SUPPAST...

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SPINAL TAP 'Unwigged' Tour Coming To DVD

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports that the trio behind SPINAL TAP and the FOLKSMEN has set a Sept. 1 release date for a DVD of their recent concert tour. "Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer" features an entire 35-track performance filmed a...

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DÉTENTE: Multi-Camera Video Clip From Last Year's HEADBANGERS OPEN AIR Posted Online

New high-quality, multi-camera video footage of reunited California-based metallers DÉTENTE — featuring vocalist Ann Boleyn (HELLION) alongside original DÉTENTE members Dennis Butler (drums),Caleb Quinn (guitar) and Steve Hochheiser (bass) — performing the song "Holy War" on July 25, 2008 at the He...

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DÉTENTE: New Album Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for "Decline", the forthcoming album from reunited California-based metallers DÉTENTE — featuring vocalist Ann Boleyn (HELLION) alongside original DÉTENTE members Dennis Butler (drums),Caleb Quinn (guitar) and Steve Hochheiser (bass) — can be viewed below. The cover was painted by...

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ARCH ENEMY: 'The Root Of All Evil' Artwork Revealed

Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY will release a new album, "The Root Of All Evil", on September 28 in Europe and October 6 in North America via Century Media Records. This special collection features re-recorded versions of songs from the band's first three LPs — "Black Earth" (1996),"St...

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SPINAL TAP Schedules 'Rockline' Appearance

England's "loudest heavy metal band" SPINAL TAP will guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn on Wednesday, August 5 at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET. Fans are encouraged to speak with SPINAL TAP by calling 1-800-344-ROCK (7625). For more information, visit Rockli...

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ARCH ENEMY To Play Moscow In October

Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY will perform at DK Gorbunova in Moscow, Russia on October 9. Commented guitarist Michael Amott: "We had a memorable time and a very killer show when we played Moscow back in April last year... Now we know how amazing the Russian fans are. We're excited as...

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ARCH ENEMY To Play Special 'Old-School' Set At Second Mexico City Show

Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY have announced a second show in Mexico City on August 23. This event will see the band playing a different "old-school" set, inspired by its upcoming studio release, "The Root Of All Evil", due in late September 2009. Commented ARCH ENEMY frontwoman Angela...

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BILL STEER On Possibility Of New CARCASS Album: 'At The Moment, It's Simply Not Practical'

Paul Groome of Drop-d recently conducted an interview with CARCASS guitarist/FIREBIRD frontman Bill Steer. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Drop-d: Your guitar playing style differs greatly between CARCASS and FIREBIRD. Did you find it difficult to change your way of thinking back to CARCASS,...

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DARKEST HOUR's SCHLEIBAUM Talks Guitarist Split, New Album

Christopher Porter of the Washington Post Express recently conducted an interview with guitarist Mike Schleibaum of Washington D.C. metallers DARKEST HOUR. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Washington Post Express: What really happened with Kris and DARKEST HOUR? Schleibaum: Let's put...

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CARCASS: Footage From Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival Available

Reactivated British extreme metal legends CARCASS performed at this year's Gods Of Metal festival, which was held June 27-28, 2009 in Monza, Italy. Watch fan-filmed video footage of the concert below (courtesy of "ginmetal"). Italian news blog Musica Metal has uploaded more than fifty photos from th...

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WE ARE THE END Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Los Angeles, California's WE ARE THE END has inked a deal with Metal Blade Records. The band has been locked away in its practice space since April writing the group's debut full-length album, tentatively due in early 2010. The CD will be recorded at Eck Studios with producer Christopher Eck. A rela...

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ARCH ENEMY Schedules Greek Headlining Dates

Heavy rain has forced the cancelation of the the first "metal" day at this year's edition of the Rockwave festival, which is being held at Terravibe Park, Malakasa, Greece. Among the bands that were scheduled to perform at today's (Monday, June 29) event were MÖTLEY CRÜE, W.A.S.P., ARCH ENEMY, MONST...

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SPINAL TAP: 'Back From The Dead' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Back From The Dead", the first new album in almost two decades from England's "loudest heavy metal band" SPINAL TAP, sold 10,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 52 on The Billboard 200 chart. Issued on June 16, the follow-up to 1992's "Break Like Th...

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ARCH ENEMY: 'The Root Of All Evil' Coming This Fall

Acclaimed British producer Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, TESTAMENT, EXODUS) has finished mixing and mastering the new ARCH ENEMY record, "The Root Of All Evil", due on September 28 in Europe and October 6 in North America via Century Media Records. This special collection features re-recorded versions of so...