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'Extreme Vocals Instructor' Helps SLIPKNOT, LAMB OF GOD Screamers Preserve Their Pipes

MTV.com has published an article on Melissa Cross, the self-proclaimed "Queen of Scream" who has developed a training program that teaches proper technique to a new breed of unrestrained rock singers — a list that includes SLIPKNOT's Corey Taylor, Randy Blythe of LAMB OF GOD and Keith Buckley from E...

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AC/DC Frontman To Perform At 'Sunday For Sammy' Charity Event

According to a posting on the AC/DC fan site AC/DC Highway To Hell, AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson will be performing at the "Sunday For Sammy" charity event in Newcastle, England on February 26. This event will take place at the Sage Gateshead and will feature music and comedy. The 7:30 p.m. performa...

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HEAVY METAL KIDS Release 'Classic Kids Capers' Retrospective DVD

The HEAVY METAL KIDS have released a compilation DVD of performances dating from 1974 to the present day. "Delirious - Classic Kids Capers" features the late "Auf Wiedersehen Pet" actor and HEAVY METAL KIDS vocalist Gary Holton on 12 of the original tracks, including "She's No Angel", "Delirious" an...

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SHE SAID DESTROY: 'Time Like Vines' Track Listing Revealed

Norwegian extreme metallers SHE SAID DESTROY have finalized the track listing for their debut album "Time like Vines", due in Europe on April 10 via Nocturnal Art Productions. A U.S. release date has yet to be announced. A preview of the album cover can be viewed at this location. "Time like Vines"...

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Report: SMASHING PUMPKINS Reunion Is Underway

MTV News is reporting that onetime SMASHING PUMPKINS bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur as well as an undisclosed source "close to the situation" have confirmed that PUMPKINS bandleader Billy Corgan has been working on material that will, at some point, surface in the form of a new SMASHING PUMPKINS album...

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WARMASTER Part Ways With Bassist, Continue Work On Split CD

WARMASTER, the Dutch old-school death metal band featuring André van der Ree (DARK REMAINS, ex-ETERNAL SOLSTICE, MOURNING) and Rik van Gageldonk (VUIST, DARK REMAINS),have parted ways with bassist Robert Rigter. "The bass parts for the upcoming split with VUIST are now played on recording by Rik,"...

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GOD DETHRONED to Support SIX FEET UNDER On X-MASS FESTIVALS European Tour

GOD DETHRONED will be supporting SIX FEET UNDER at this year's X-mass Festivals, set to take place in December. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Dec. 08 - Fritz - Berlin, GER Dec. 09 - Hellraiser - Engeldorf (Leipzig),GerGERmany Dec. 10 - Planet Music - Vienna, AUT Dec. 11 - Backstage - Münch...

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Former HOLE/SMASHING PUMPKINS Bassist AUF DER MAUR Gets A&R Gig

Karen Bliss of Jam! Music is reporting that Montreal musician Melissa auf der Maur, formerly of HOLE and THE SMASHING PUMPKINS, has been hired by Toronto-based EMI Music Canada as an artist & repertoire (A&R) consultant. She will seek out both Anglo and French-language acts of all genres. "I...

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SLIPKNOT, LAMB OF GOD's 'Scream' Teacher To Release DVD Next Month

Voice coach Melissa Cross will release her DVD of techniques for screaming singers, "The Zen of Screaming", on February 21. In the early '90s, a passionate and unrestrained new breed of rock singers began a journey to the extreme limits of the human voice. Heeding the call of this army of screaming...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX: 'If People Want To Bet Against Us, We Always Win'

Melissa Ruggieri of TimesDispatch.com recently spoke to MÖTLEY CRÜE members Nikki Sixx (bass) and Vince Neil (vocals) about the third leg of their eye-popping "Carnival of Sins" tour, which launches next month in Columbus, Ga. Asked what they have say to the cynics who didn't believe the band could...

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GOD DETHRONED: In Writing Mode

Guitarist/vocalist of the Henri "T.S.K" Sattler of the Dutch death metal outfit GOD DETHRONED has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Some new shows coming up this month. This time in Holland for a change. The first summer festival has been confirmed. It's the Kaltenbach O...

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NIGHTWISH: Photo Of Drummer JUKKA's Newborn Posted Online

Dutch webzine Reflections of Darkness has published a photo of NIGHTWISH drummer Jukka Nevalainen's son Niki at this location. Commented Jukka: "His name might lead us to think that he is a potential bassist but I'd prefer him to be a drummer. After all 'Drums are the instruments of Gods'.=)" Niki ....

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New DVD Teaches Heavy Metal Stars The Art Of Roaring

James Parker of The Boston Globe has issued the following report: The origin of the "tortured throat scream" or "angry hell voice" is as hotly contested as anything else in the history of heavy metal. Does it derive from the "death grunt" — the subhuman ultra-low-frequency belch developed by Florida...

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FLAMETAL Flamenco/Metal Hybrid Band Featuring WHITESNAKE Bassist To Make Hollywood Debut

Hotly tipped San Francisco-based flamenco/metal hybrid band FLAMETAL will be making their Southern California live debut this Saturday, December 17 at Bar Sinister, 1652 N. Cherokee Ave., Hollywood, CA 90028. For more info call: 323-769-7070. FLAMETAL who combine the flamenco shred of Paco DeLucia w...

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Sedimente

Here is an example of a band that understands how to take a grindcore and crust punk foundation and not only create interesting arrangements, but also deftly weave in elements of death metal and old school hardcore. "Sedimente" by Germany's WOJCZECH demonstrates how a band can stay true to its filth...