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ARCH ENEMY: Mexico City Show Postponed

Guitarist Michael Amott of Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY has issued the following update: "We've had an amazing run of show down here in South America. We've played Venezuela and Colombia for the first time with ARCH ENEMY and it's been really killer playing for the fans there, these p...

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FREAKSHOW Members To Guest On 'Metal Crypt'

FREAKSHOW members Markus Allen Christopher (guitar/vocals; M!SS CRAZY) and Jeff LaBar (guitar; CINDERELLA) will be interviewed separately on the "Metal Crypt" show this Wednesday, May 6. The interviews will air at the following times: 3:30 p.m. EST - Markus Allen Christopher 5:00 p.m. EST - Jeff LaB...

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SPINAL TAP Is 'Back From The Dead'

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the cult classic film "This is Spinal Tap", and now England's "loudest heavy metal band," SPINAL TAP, is celebrating with the release of its first new album in almost two decades, "Back From The Dead" (The Label Industry Records/Artist2Market/INgrooves). Due o...

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Piano Interpretation Of NIRVANA's 'Heart Shaped Box' To Be Released Next Week

Pioneering classical pianist Christopher O'Riley is taking the innovative step of releasing a digital single of his interpretation of "Heart Shaped Box", a song composed by the late Kurt Cobain for his group NIRVANA, available exclusively at iTunes on April 28. Look for it featured on iTunes' "Rock"...

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MATT SORUM, PERRY FARRELL Perform At 'The Heart Is A Drum Machine' Premiere; Video Available

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum and JANE'S ADDICTION frontman Perry Farrell are among the musicians who performed at the Los Angeles premiere of "The Heart Is A Drum Machine", the eagerly awaited documentary film that explores the complex and critical relationship between humanit...

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THE AGONIST Frontwoman: I Don't Wake Up Every Day And Say, 'I'm A Girl!'

Christopher Porter of Express Night Out recently conducted an interview with vocalist Alissa White-Gluz of Montreal's THE AGONIST. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On being featured in Revolver magazine's monthly "Hottest Chicks in Metal" column (see photo below): "On one hand, what Revolv...

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SPINAL TAP Breaks Out Classics On 'Unwigged & Unplugged' Tour

Mikael Wood of RollingStone.com reports: The men of SPINAL TAP went costume-free last night at Southern California's Grove of Anaheim, but Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer had no trouble getting into character: singing TAP classics as well as material from "A Mighty Wind" and "Wai...

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CHAD SMITH'S BOMBASTIC MEATBATS Completes Recording Second Album

CHAD SMITH'S BOMBASTIC MEATBATS, the band featuring drummer Chad Smith (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, CHICKENFOOT),guitarist Jeff Kollman (GLENN HUGHES, COSMOSQUAD),bassist Kevin Chown (UNCLE KRACKER, TED NUGENT),and keybaordist Ed Roth (GLENN HUGHES, RONNIE MONTROSE),has finished tracking its second s...

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KRISIUN Frontman Interviewed On Australia's 'Full Metal Racket'; Audio Available

Vocalist/bassist Alex Camargo of Brazilian death metal veterans KRISIUN was interviewed earlier this week by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "Full Metal Racket" (based in Australia). Listen to the chat in streaming audio at the Triple J web site: Windows Media, Real Media (NOTE: The first part of the Alex...

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SPINAL TAP Takes Off The Wigs

CNN.com reports that Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer, who played heavy-metal musicians in the 1984 film "This Is Spinal Tap", are hitting the road again, but not as SPINAL TAP or the FOLKSMEN. They're playing ... themselves. "We're trying very hard to get across the idea that thi...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN: New Port Richey Concert To Be Webcast

JON OLIVA'S PAIN's May 15 concert at Bourbon Street in New Port Richey, Florida will be webcast via Synclive. Just go to www.synclive.com and register to watch the show. JON OLIVA'S PAIN has inked a new deal with AFM Records for the release of the band's fourth CD, tentatively due in October, and .....

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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist Interviewed At Finland's FROSTBITE Festival; Video Available

Nina Rung of Domination TV conducted an interview with guitarist Michael Amott of Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY at the Frostbite festival, which was held February 6-7, 2009 in Lathi, Finland. Watch the eight-minute chat below. Century Media Records recently released a "best-of" collect...

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Former QUIET RIOT Drummer To Perform With Flamenco Guitarist

FREAKSHOW/ex-QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali will perform with flamenco guitarist David Maldonado on Friday, April 17 at The Mint in Los Angeles, California. The Mint 6010 West Pico Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90035 Phone: 323.954.9400 Fax: 323.938.2994 Banali is currently involved with FREAKSHOW, a new...

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ARCH ENEMY's MICHAEL AMOTT Answers Fan-Submitted Questions; Video Available

Dean Guitars has posted an eight-minute video (see below) of Michael Amott of ARCH ENEMY/CARCASS answering questions that were submitted by Dean forum and MySpace users. Century Media Records recently released an ARCH ENEMY "best-of" collection, entitled "Manifesto Of Arch Enemy". An e-card for "Tyr...

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KRISIUN Frontman: I Don't Think SEPULTURA Are Playing As Good Of Music As They Used To

Christopher Porter of Washington Post's Express Night Out recently conducted an interview with vocalist/bassist Alex Camargo of Brazilian death metal veterans KRISIUN. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the band's longevity: "Motivation is the key. We started this thing and we wanna...