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LAWNMOWER DETH: Quality Milton Keynes Footage Available

LAWNMOWER DETH, the reunited late '80s/early '90s English comedy/thrash metal band which released three-and-a-half well-regarded albums, played a headlining show at the Pitz in Milton Keynes on Friday, June 5. They were introduced by Keith Platt, who is the alter ego of H (from ACID REIGN). He did a...

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CHARM CITY DEVILS: 'Let's Rock 'N' Roll' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Let's Rock 'n' Roll", the debut album from the Baltimore, Maryland-based rock band CHARM CITY DEVILS (formerly known as FORTY ACRES and CHOSEN SON),sold around 1,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. (Note: Internet/digital sales **ARE** incl...

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MARILYN MANSON Talks About Writing Music With TWIGGY RAMIREZ Again

Amy Sciarretto of Noisecreep recently conducted an interview with Marilyn Manson. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Noisecreep: How much did your reunion with bassist Twiggy Ramirez spark the creativity on this record? Manson: It's about me realizing the importance of loss, I even say, "I am g...

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BRUJERIA To Debut New Material At European Shows

Extreme metallers BRUJERIA — whose current touring lineup includes CARCASS frontman Jeff Walker (a.k.a. El Cynico) on bass, ex-CRADLE OF FILTH drummer Adrian Erdlandsson (a.k.a. El Podrido),and NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury (a.k.a. Hongo) on guitar — have scheduled the following dates: Jun. 02...

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Y&T's MENIKETTI To Guest On New GLYDER Album

Y&T mainman Dave Meniketti has laid down a guest guitar solo on the title track of the forthcoming third album from Irish rockers GLYDER, entitled "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow". Commented GLYDER guitarist Bat Kinane: "Dave and Jill Meniketti have been great to us since the day we went on tour...

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AVALANCHE Changes Name To AMARANTHE

AVALANCHE, the new project featuring Olof Mörck (NIGHTRAGE, DRAGONLAND),Jake E (ex-DREAM EVIL, DREAMLAND),Andy Solveström (WITHIN Y, EVILDOER, CIPHER SYSTEM) and Morten Lowe Sorensen (THE ARCANE ORDER, SUBMISSION),has changed its name to AMARANTHE. Commented Mörck: "Due to a legal dispute and cop...

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NEW YORK DOLLS Guitarist On New Album: 'We Knew We'd Be Making An Eclectic Record'

Joe Matera of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with NEW YORK DOLLS guitarist Steve Conte. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: One thing that is noticeable on the new album is that while the STONES-y vibe still exists and has been a trademark of th...

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IRON FIRE's STEENE To Play Guitar For SATURNUS

Vocalist Martin Steene (IRON FIRE, FORCE OF EVIL) will play guitar for Denmark's melodic doom metal masters SATURNUS for two Spanish shows in September. Says Martin, "It's a pleasure to be a part of a band that I have been a fan of for years and can't wait to get out and play some gigs ...

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GOD FORBID: Video Interview With BYRON DAVIS Posted Online

Todd Cardini of HeavyMetalSource.com conducted an interview with vocalist Byron Davis of New Jersey metal titans GOD FORBID at the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival, which was held in April in Worcester, Massachusetts. Watch the nine-minute chat below. Guitarist Dallas Coyle quit GOD FORBID la...

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Former WHITESNAKE/THE FIRM Bassist Performs With VASCO ROSSI; Video Available

A couple of professionally filmed video clips of bassist Tony Franklin (THE FIRM, WHITESNAKE) performing with Italian rock star Vasco Rossi at the traditional Italian free mega-concert on May 1 at Piazza San Giovanni in Rome can be viewed below. The band played a 50-minute set in front of 800,000 pe...

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FATAL SMILE To Support QUEENSRŸCHE In Germany

Swedish hard rock band FATAL SMILE will support QUEENSRŸCHE on the following dates in Germany: June 15 - München, Germany - Metropolis June 22 - Düsseldorf, Germany - Stahlwerk June 23 - Langquaid, Germany - Gate Music Hall "S.O.B.", the latest video from FATAL SMILE, can be viewed below. The clip w...

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LEATHERWOLF: San Juan Capistrano Footage Posted Online

Legendary Southern California band LEATHERWOLF have posted multi-cam video footage (see below) of "Spiter" and "Street Ready" from their March 20, 2009 show with Y&T at The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano, CA. LEATHERWOLF has been confirmed for the the third annual Rocklahoma festival, set to...

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BRUJERIA's FANTASMA: What's In My Bag?

Fantasma of extreme metallers BRUJERIA is featured in Amoeba Music's "What's In My Bag?" segment in which he shares some of his shopping picks (he's replaced some of his old vinyl with CD versions). Watch the four-minute clip below. BRUJERIA's current touring lineup includes CARCASS frontman Jeff Wa...

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DANZIG Hard At Work On New Album; Lyric Book To Finally See Light Of Day

Glenn Danzig is currently in the studio working on the new DANZIG album, tentatively due before the end of the year. Drummer Johnny Kelly (TYPE O NEGATIVE, SEVENTH VOID) and Tommy Victor (PRONG, MINISTRY) will appear on most of the tracks, according to a posting on DANZIG's official web site. Althou...

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NOVEMBRE, SATURNUS, ATARAXIE Confirmed For Spain's MADRID IS THE DARK FEST

NOVEMBRE (Italy),SATURNUS (Denmark),ATARAXIE (France),HELEVORN (Spain) and AATHMA (Spain) have been confirmed for the first edition of the Madrid Is The Dark Fest, set to take place September 11-12 at Ritmo y Compas in Madrid, Spain. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: So the line up r...