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DROWNING POOL Bassist Just Wants His Gear Back

The Pulse of Radio reports: DROWNING POOL was hit with a run of bad luck in the last month and a half, with bassist Stevie Benton stricken with a case of Bell's Palsy onstage and the band's gear getting ripped off not once, but twice. In addition to speakers, drums and other equipment, Benton himsel...

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ARSONISTS GET ALL THE GIRLS Announces New Members

Following the tragic loss of bass player Patrick Jones, Santa Cruz, California-based progressive hardcore/death metal band ARSONISTS GET ALL THE GIRLS has vowed to carry on in his honor with and has welcomed Adam Swan to the fold. The group will get back on the road starting February 10 with MY CHIL...

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INCANTATION Mainman Comments On DISGORGE Bassist's Passing

Guitarist/vocalist John McEntee of the Pennsylvanian death metal bands INCANTATION and FUNERUS has released the following statement on the passing of DISGORGE bassist Ben Marlin: "I would like to send out my condolences to DISGORGE and the Marlin family from both INCANTATION and FUNERUS. I know the...

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Germany's UP FROM THE GROUND Festival Cancelled

The organizers of the Up From The Ground festival — which normally takes place in August in Gemünden, Germany — have issued the following statement: "The gossip factory is working overtime. Last week news messages were growing about a cancellation of Up From The Ground festival in 2008. Unfotunately...

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Memorial Services For DISGORGE Bassist To Be Held Next Week

Memorial services for late DISGORGE bassist Benjamin Lee Marlin will be held on January 17, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. at the Moose Lodge in North Escondido, California. "Family and friends have set up a pot luck memorial to celebrate the life of our late brother, and have extended the invitation to those wh...

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DROWNING POOL's Equipment Ripped Off Again

Jay Gormley of CBS 11 News reports: Music equipment is everything to a rock band. But one Dallas band has felt the sting of having its equipment stolen not once, but twice in one month. "We always joke that DROWNING POOL has a black cloud that follows us," said Mike Luce, the band's ...

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LOVE & BULLETS Calls It Quits

LOVE & BULLETS, the band featuring Lakis Kyriacou (ex-AREA 54) and Dave Playboy (ex-RENEGADE PLAYBOYS),has officially split up. "There's no hard feelings between any of the band members, and the journey has been a truly interesting one, but everything has its day, and we feel that the time is r...

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REVENGIA: Another Song Available For Download

Swedish metallers REVENGIA have made the song "Back to Hell" available for download at this location. The track comes off the group's new album, "Eraser", which was released in Japan on November 21 via Soundholic Records. Release dates for other territories have not yet been confirmed. "Eraser" trac...

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SATURNUS Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

Denmark's melodic doom metal masters SATURNUS have issued the following update: "After releasing 'Veronika Decides To Die' in 2006 and touring the States, Russia and parts of Europe, SATURNUS and bass player Lennart Jacobsen has decided to go our separate ways. No hard feelings involved and we wish...

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EXODUS Prepares To Hit The Road

Starting 2008 off on the right foot by launching their first North American tour in support of their latest album, "The Atrocity Exhibition: Exhibit A", San Francisco Bay Area metallers EXODUS will soon be bringing their trademarked brand of fist-in-the-face music to a back alley near you. In tow wi...

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AVA INFERI Begins Work On New Material

Guitarist Rune Eriksen of Portugal's AVA INFERI has issued the following update: "As most of you probably realized already, our debut video for the song 'Dança Das Ondas' is up and running online [see it below]. You can see it on our MySpace, our homepage, YouTube (of course) and also at the Season...

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RAPTURE Parts Ways With Singer

Finnish atmospheric doom/death metallers RAPTURE have announced the departure of vocalist Henri "HV" Villberg. "I have decided to part ways with the band and give my full attention to other projects I feel more close to me," Villberg said in a statement "There is plenty of reasons (I leave unmention...

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THY MAJESTIE Signs To DARK BALANCE RECORDS

Italian "symphonic power epic" metal band THY MAJESTIE has inked a deal with Holland's Dark Balance Records. The group's fourth album is scheduled for release in June 2008. According to a press release, "fans of THY MAJESTIE can expect some musical changes compared to their previous discs, 'Jeanne '...

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Forever In Leather

Old-school metal bands don't get much more authentic than Cleveland, Ohio working-class bruisers DESTRUCTOR. After a well-received 1985 debut, the band signed to Island Records and was hard at work on their major-label debut when their longtime friend and bassist was murdered. The stunned group went...

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INCANTATION Mainman Comments On Japanese Tour

Pennsylvania-based death metallers INCANTATION have returned from there first Japanese tour with ANATOMIA and FUNERUS. The group's mainman John McEntee has issued the following update: "We have recently returned from our Death In Hell Japanese tour. This was our first time playing Japan. We have bee...