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AFTER FOREVER Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS
Although there has been no official confirmation by the band or the label, Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal outfit AFTER FOREVER appears to have inked a new deal with Nuclear Blast Records. An AFTER FOREVER page on the Nuclear Blast web site has been launched and is expected to be updated soon w...October 31, 2006
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AFTER FOREVER Guitarist Comments On Label Negotiations
Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal outfit AFTER FOREVER recently returned to the studio to resume recording its new album, tentatively due next year via an as-yet-undisclosed label. The group's guitarist, Sander Gommans, has posted the following update on the band's official forum: "Well, the reco...October 29, 2006
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TRENT REZNOR Performs First Solo Show At Benefit
Launch Radio Networks reports: NINE INCH NAILS mastermind Trent Reznor played the first solo show of his career on Saturday night (October 21) at Neil Young's Bridge School Benefit outside San Francisco, according to Billboard.com. Reznor was backed only by a four-piece string section as he played s...October 24, 2006
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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist To Guest At AVIV GEFFEN Shows
DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess will be a special guest of Israeli rock singer and composer Aviv Geffen at his shows on November 27-29 at Zappa Tel Aviv. Aviv Geffen is also a member of BLACKFIELD, a collaboration with PORCUPINE TREE frontman Steven Wilson. DREAM THEATER's "Score" two-DVD se...October 22, 2006
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AFTER FOREVER: New Video Update From Studio Posted Online
Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal outfit AFTER FOREVER has returned to the studio to resume recording its new album, tentatively due next year via an as-yet-undetermined label. A brand new video shot in the recording studio has been posted online at this location (Windows Media). AFTER FOREVER's...October 21, 2006
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Driver Who Hit Pedestrians After BLACK CROWES Concert Indicted On Manslaughter Charge
KGBT 4-TV in Harlingen, TX reports that a 61-year-old woman accused of driving her car into pedestrians after a BLACK CROWES concert in Austin has been indicted on an intoxication manslaughter charge. Mary Dodgen is charged in the death of 32-year-old Austin criminal defense lawyer Jeff Wilson. He s...October 12, 2006
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ALICE IN CHAINS Teaming With MySpace To Help Sudan
ALICE IN CHAINS is among more than 20 bands set to perform Oct. 21 in different cities across North America as part of MySpace.com's Rock for Darfur initiative to help the battle-torn region of Sudan. AIC will take the stage in Winston-Salem, N.C., and a portion of profits from the gig will benefit...October 10, 2006
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AFTER FOREVER: Mexican/South American Tour Photos Posted Online
Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal outfit AFTER FOREVER has posted a number of photos from tis current Mexican/South American tour. Check them out at this location. As previously reported, AFTER FOREVER has entered the studio to begin recording its new album, tentatively due next year via an as-ye...October 9, 2006
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DREAM THEATER Begins Recording New Album, Seeks New Label Home
DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy revealed during an appearance last night (Oct. 6) on the "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM that the band has ended its longtime collaboration with Atco/EastWest Records/The Atlantic Group and is currently in talks with several labels about a p...October 7, 2006
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ORPHANED LAND: Tel-Aviv Concert To Be Filmed For 'Global Metal' Documentary
ORPHANED LAND's November 25, 2006 show at the Theatre Club in Tel-Aviv, Israel will be filmed by the makers of the documentary "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" for their upcoming follow-up film, "Global Metal", which will explore the global spread of heavy metal music and culture. "The goal of this f...October 5, 2006
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AFTER FOREVER: New Video From Recording Studio Posted Online
Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal outfit AFTER FOREVER has entered the studio to begin recording its new album, tentatively due next year via an as-yet-undetermined label. A brand new video shot in the recording studio has been posted online at this location (Windows Media). AFTER FOREVER's last...October 4, 2006
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SLIPKNOT's SID WILSON Collaborating With FEAR FACTORY's HERRERA
SLIPKNOT DJ Sid Wilson (a.k.a. DJ Starscream) has told The Des Moines Register that he is currently collaborating with FEAR FACTORY drummer Raymond Herrera on a new project. "There's not really a per se style yet," he said. "We're just kind of creating music and seeing what we're coming up with. We...September 28, 2006
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ALICE IN CHAINS Guitarist: 'Sometimes You Just Get Dealt A Bad Hand'
Alan Sculley of EastValleyTribune.com recently spoke to ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell about the group's decision to reunite after drummer Sean Kinney recruited Cantrell and bassist Mike Inez to play at a 2005 concert to benefit victims of the Indonesian tsunami. With several singers — inc...September 26, 2006
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THE BIG DIRTY BAND Featuring RUSH Members: 'I Fought The Law' Video Posted Online
THE BIG DIRTY BAND, the one-off project featuring Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee of RUSH alongside ex-TEA PARTY drummer Jeff Burrows, Adam Gantier of THREE DAYS GRACE, THORNLEY's Ian Thornley, and singer Care Failure of Toronto band DIE MANNEQUIN, recently shot a video for its version of the often-cover...September 23, 2006
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PAUL GILBERT Talks About MR. BIG And His Early Influences
Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with former RACER X/ex-MR. BIG guitarist Paul Gilbert. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: Is there any chance of RACER X releasing any new material? Paul: "With RACER X, whenever we have time, we try to put a record together. And th...September 20, 2006