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MINISTRY's JOURGENSEN To Teach History At University?

MINISTRY frontman Al Jourgensen has told Release magazine that he has his life exactly planned out now that he's quit using heroin. "I was a heroin addict for 20 years and was asleep for like nine," he said. "Now I know exactly what I want to do: Two more MINISTRY albums, one more ...

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DISBELIEF Replace GRIMFIST At Germany's WITH FULL FORCE Festival

German death metallers DISBELIEF have replaced Norway's GRIMFIST at the 11th edition of With Full Force festival, a three-day event set to be held July 2-4 at airport Roitzschjora, Löbnitz near Leipzig, Germany. GRIMFIST were forced to withdraw from the festival following their split with drummer Ho...

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AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT: Ex-KITTIE Guitarist's New Band To Make Live Debut

AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT, the solo project of former KITTIE guitarist Fallon Bowman, will make their live debut on July 17 at The Vatikan in Toronto, Canada. Says Bowman: "I'm actually really excited. REALLY excited. EVERYBODY SHOULD GO. EVERYONE. It's really a release party for PERDITION, a Toronto-based...

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REVOLTING COCKS: 45-Year-Old Juvenile Delinquents Having A Gas

MINISTRY side project the REVOLTING COCKS, now featuring MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen alongside Phil "Phildo" Owen (SKATENIGS),John Monte (M.O.D., MIND FUNK, DRAGPIPE),Mike Scaccia (RIGOR MORTIS, MINISTRY) and Mark Baker (ex-FEAR, HELLIONS, SHADOW REICHENSTEIN),are currently in the studio recor...

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IRON MAIDEN Frontman To Interview SLIPKNOT For BBC's 'Rock Show'

IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson will be interviewing SLIPKNOT for the June 12 edition of his "Rock Show", airing Saturday nights between 11:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. on BBC 6 Music. Dickinson's guests on the show the following week (June 19) will be industrial-metal pioneers MINISTRY. As previously...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN: Touring Plans Announced

Relapse Records recording artists THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN have announced forthcoming tour dates in support of their highly anticipated new album, "Miss Machine". "Miss Machine" will be released on July, 20 in the U.S. and August 2 in Europe. THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN will kick off a five-week Euro...

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MINISTRY's JOURGENSEN: 'PRESIDENT BUSH Is Throwing The World Into The Toilet'

MINISTRY singer Al Jourgensen has dismissed predictions by naysayers that the absence of longtime bassist/collaborator Paul Barker from the group's new CD would spell the end of the band. "Fuck that," Jourgensen told MTV.com. "I hired him into the band. He was just like an employee. MINISTRY is me....

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MINISTRY Frontman Pens Track For Videogame

MINISTRY frontman Al Jourgensen has written the theme song, "Bloodlines", for the videogame "Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines" (web site),due in stores around Halloween through Activision, according to a posting on the group's web site. The track will be released exclusively to iTunes in the fall...

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FIREBALL MINISTRY To Team Up With ANDREW W.K., NO MOTIV And THE LOCUST For U.S. Tour

FIREBALL MINISTRY will be teaming up with ANDREW W.K., NO MOTIV and THE LOCUST for a U.S. tour beginning on May 1 in Denver, Colorado. Confirmed dates are as follows: May 01 - Cervantes Denver, CO May 03 - Big Easy - Boise, ID May 04 - Neumo's - Seattle, WA May 06 - The ...

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SOULFLY Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE Festival

SOULFLY have been confirmed for the 11th edition of With Full Force festival, a three-day event set to be held July 2-4 at airport Roitzschjora, Löbnitz near Leipzig, Germany. The complete list of bands set to appear at the festival is as follows: A.O.K. ADJUDGEMENT AGNOSTIC FRONT ATROCITY BEATSTEAK...

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'Monsters of Metal Vol. 2': The Ultimate Metal DVD Compilation Returns With Second Installment

Nuclear Blast Records Europe has just released "Monsters of Metal Vol. 2" (view cover here),the second installment of what it calls "the ultimate metal DVD compilation," featuring both Nuclear Blast artists and bands signed to other labels. The complete track listing for the two-disc set is as foll...

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MINISTRY Set Release Date For 'Houses of the Molé'

Industrial-metal pioneers MINISTRY have set a June 22 release date through Sanctuary Records for their new album, "Houses of the Molé". The follow-up to 2003's "Animositisomina" was previously described by MINISTRY frontman Al Jourgensen as "all MINISTRY, all the time, with a dash of sinister Southw...

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REVOLTING COCKS: New Lineup Revealed, Album On The Way

MINISTRY frontman Al Jourgensen has reassembled his REVOLTING COCKS side-project and is currently recording a new album with the group. Joining Jourgensen in the new lineup are Phil "Phildo" Owen (SKATENIGS),John Monte (M.O.D., MIND FUNK, DRAGPIPE),Mike Scaccia (RIGOR MORTIS, MINISTRY) and Mark Ba...

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SLIPKNOT Reveal New Album Title

SLIPKNOT have set "Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses" as the title of their long-awaited follow-up to 2001's "Iowa", due on May 25 through Roadrunner Records. The first track released will be "Pulse of the Maggots", which will be made available for download on the group's web site on March 30. "It's got...

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Ex-MACHINE HEAD Drummer Slams Former Bandmates, Calls Them Trendy 'Nu Metal'

Ex-MACHINE HEAD drummer Chris Kontos has posted a lengthy message on a public message board explaining his side of his split with the group nearly 10 years ago and offering a scathingly negative opinion of the band's recent musical output. In a posting that is believed to have been made late last ye...