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CIRCLE II CIRCLE Frontman Talks About Forthcoming Album
Loudtrax.com recently conducted an interview with CIRCLE II CIRCLE/ex-SAVATAGE vocalist Zak Stevens. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Loudtrax.com: CIRCLE II CIRCLE is currently recording their fifth album, "Consequence of Power". It is a concept album and due out in the of fall 2010...March 17, 2010
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Former WHITE ZOMBIE Guitarist Talks Band's Split, 'Let Sleeping Corpses Lie' Box Set
James Greene Jr. of Crawdaddy! magazine recently conducted an interview with former WHITE ZOMBIE guitarist Jay Yuenger. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Crawdaddy!: I understand you had no input in "Let Sleeping Corpses Lie", the WHITE ZOMBIE box set, at all? Yuenger: Not at all. Cra...March 15, 2010
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MORBID ANGEL's 'Formulas Fatal To The Flesh' Available On Vinyl For First Time
"Formulas Fatal To The Flesh", the 1998 album from death metal veterans MORBID ANGEL, is out now on vinyl for the first time ever. The third release in Earache's "First Time on Vinyl" campaign, "Formulas Fatal To The Flesh" marked a new era for MORBID ANGEL upon its original release, being the band'...March 15, 2010
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LINKIN PARK Files Lawsuit Against Insurance Company
The Pulse of Radio reports that LINKIN PARK has filed a lawsuit against the Lloyd's of London insurance company, alleging that the firm refused to compensate the band for a string of six shows it canceled after frontman Chester Bennington hurt his back. According to TMZ.com, the group was forced to...March 15, 2010
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BORKNAGAR: 'Universal' First-Week Sales Revealed
BORKNAGAR's new album, "Universal", sold around 500 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 116 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeare...March 10, 2010
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BANG TANGO, BULLETBOYS, Ex-W.A.S.P. Guitarist To Perform At Pittsburgh Benefit Concert
BANG TANGO, BULLETBOYS and original W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes will perform at "Darryl Kunkle's Kick Cancer's Ass" benefit show on Tuesday, March 9 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Hard Rock Café at Station Square. The show will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a special spiritual tribute to local '80s met...February 28, 2010
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OZZY OSBOURNE Wins Round 1 Against TONY IOMMI In BLACK SABBATH Name Dispute
According to the New York Post, a Manhattan federal judge ruled yesterday (Thursday, February 25) that Ozzy Osbourne can proceed with his lawsuit against guitarist Tony Iommi over use of the BLACK SABBATH name. Ozzy filed a lawsuit against Iommi in May 2009, claiming that Iommi illegally took sole o...February 26, 2010
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BRUCE KULICK Pays Tribute To Late THE KNACK Singer
Former KISS and current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Bruce Kulick has issued the following update: "This past Sunday, one week after the passing of THE KNACK singer and frontman Doug Fieger, a memorial service was held at his home in Los Angeles, California for his close friends and family. "I met...February 22, 2010
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BORKNAGAR: 'Universal' E-Card Available
BORKNAGAR's new album, "Universal", will be released on February 22 in Europe and March 2 in North America through Indie Recordings. The effort will be made available in four different formats: regular jewelcase CD, limited digipack (including bonus disc),CD box with extras and gatefold LP with dou...February 22, 2010
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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI: 'This Is Quite A Historic Year'
Legendary heavy metal guitarist Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL) has posted the following message on his official web site: "This is quite a historic year. Saturday [February 13] marks the 40th anniversary of 'Black Sabbath' the album and this summer HEAVEN & HELL [the Ronnie James...February 12, 2010
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FEAR FACTORY, BLEEDING THROUGH To Headline CALIFORNIA METALFEST IV
FEAR FACTORY and BLEEDING THROUGH will headline the California Metalfest IV, set to take place May 15-16 at The Fox Theatre and The Glasshouse in Pomona, California. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Saturday, May 15: FEAR FACTORY JOB FOR A COWBOY WHITECHAPEL DYING FETUS ARSIS DECREPIT...February 11, 2010
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OSBOURNE, WARD Interviewed For BLACK SABBATH Debut LP 40th-Anniversary Radio Special
On February 13, 1970, BLACK SABBATH released its first album — the self-titled "Black Sabbath". This Saturday, February 13, 40 years after the LP's release, the "Rock 50" radio show, which airs between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. PST on WPMD, a college radio station at Cerritos College in California, w...February 9, 2010
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AC/DC Laneway Becomes Rock 'N' Roll Shrine
Australia's Ninemsn reports: A pair of AC/DC devotees hope to lure the rockers to a Melbourne laneway named after them by turning it into a rock 'n' roll shrine. Artist Ben Couzens and publican James Young have plastered the city's famous AC/DC Lane with giant posters of the veteran band in a tribut...February 9, 2010
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IHSAHN: 'It's A Bit Frustrating To Hear That Some People Think I Did My Best Work At Seventeen'
George Pacheco of the Cape Cod Rock Music Examiner recently conducted an interview with former EMPEROR frontman Ihsahn (real name: Vegard Sverre Tveitan). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Cape Cod Rock Music Examiner: Do you feel this album ["After"] could open up your solo career to...January 31, 2010
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PELICAN's 'What We All Come To Need' To Be Released On Vinyl
PELICAN's Southern Lord Recordings debut full-length, "What We All Come To Need" — originally released in October — will be issued in double-LP format on February 23. The deluxe vinyl version bears a beautiful heavyweight gatefold jacket, and the fourth side of the release contains three bonus track...January 25, 2010
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