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MINISTRY's JOURGENSEN Dives Into 'Wicked Lake'

MINISTRY frontman Al Jourgensen has been confirmed to score, music supervise and create the soundtrack for the upcoming horror feature film "Wicked Lake", according to the film's executive producers Carl Morano and John Carchietta of Fever Dreams, the feature's production company. "Wicked Lake", whi...

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SHARON OSBOURNE's Father Honored With London Plaque

BBC News reports that late music mogul Don Arden, manager of BLACK SABBATH and the SMALL FACES and father of Sharon Osbourne, has been honored with a central London plaque. SMALL FACES drummer Kenney Jones unveiled the plaque on Saturday (September 8),at the site of the Carnaby Street office where...

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PRONG: New Album Samples Available

One full song and three audio clips from the forthcoming PRONG album, "Power of the Damager". are available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. Due on October 2, the hard-hitting record — the band's first studio release since 2003's "Scorpio Rising" — is easily PRONG's finest. "Power of the Da...

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Egyptian Artist Explains NILE's Non-Involvement In 'The Faceless' Project

Egyptian artist Nader Sadek — whose multimedia installation "The Faceless" opens tonight (Thursday, September 6) at Michael Steinberg Fine Art in New York's Chelsea district — has released the following statement explaining the non-involvement in the project of legendary death metallers NILE (whose...

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SLASH Says DAVE MUSTAINE Is 'An All-Time Genius Heavy Metal Guitar Player'

Last week, guitarist VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash was interviewed for the cover of a new Sam Ash catalog. In the interview Slash was quoted as saying, "I still think that [MEGADETH's] Dave Mustaine is an all-time genius heavy metal guitar player. He's amazing and he always picks...

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MINISTRY & CO-CONSPIRATORS To Release 'Cover Up' In April

Al Jourgensen's band MINISTRY may be releasing their final studio album — "The Last Sucker" — on September 18 on 13th Planet/Megaforce Records, but that doesn't mean Jourgensen is saying good-bye to the inside of a recording studio. As a matter of fact, Jourgensen plans to spend significantly more t...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Guitarist CATANESE Talks About New Project

Deb Rao of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with BLACK LABEL SOCIETY guitarist Nick Catanese. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: KNAC.COM: Would you say that the name of your new project SPEED came from your love of fast cars and racing? Catanese: "Well, SPEED is a name in progress,...

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MOONSPELL: 'Under SatanÆ' Release Date Announced

SPV has set an October 12 German release date for MOONSPELL's new CD, "Under SatanÆ", which consists of re-recordings of the band's legendary EP "Under the Moonspell" (1994) as well as their first demo "Anno SatanÆ" and their sole track as MORBID GOD, "Serpent Angel". All songs were re-arranged and...

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Legendary Long Island Record Store LOONEY TUNES Destroyed In Fire

Looney Tunes, the long-standing independent record store in West Babylon, New York which has hosted in-store appearances by such artists as OZZY OSBOURNE, QUEENSRŸCHE, DREAM THEATER, TYPE O NEGATIVE and STAIND (whose 2001 rooftop in-store performance attracted 7,500 fans to the store) experienced a...

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SONATA ARCTICA: New North American Tour Dates Announced

Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA — whose third North American tour begins September 12 in Fort Worth, Texas and includes a headlining performance at the ProgPower USA VIII festival in Atlanta, Georgia — are planning on returning in February 2008 for another batch of dates that will cover mos...

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THE MELVINS, BIG BUSINESS: U.S. Dates Announced

THE MELVINS will team up with Los Angeles duo BIG BUSINESS for a U.S. tour in September/October. Confirmed dates are as follows: Sep. 15 - Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda w/ Mudhoney Sep. 16 - Sacramento, CA - Harlow's Night Club Sep. 18 - Seattle, WA - Showbox Sep. 19 - Portland, OR - ...

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KORN, HELLYEAH, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, DROID: More Dates Announced

KORN will embark on the "Bi#%h! We Have A Problem" tour beginning late September. Support on the shows will come from HELLYEAH, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, and DROID. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Sep. 22 - Reno, NV - Lawlor Events Center Sep. 23 - Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheater Sep. 25 .....

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HARPTALLICA: Harp Duo's METALLICA's Tribute To Hit The Road

Following the phenomenal response to the release of the clasically trained harp duo's album, "Harptallica - A Tribute", HARPTALLICA is taking it on the road with tour dates across the Midwest and East Coast in September and October. Plans to heed the requests from Western states and overseas for fur...

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MINISTRY Frontman Makes Noise For Horror Film

Headbanger's Blog reports that movie director Zack Passero has recruited MINISTRY frontman Al Jourgensen to create the score and soundtrack for the upcoming Fever Dreams horror film "Wicked Lake", which is tentatively scheduled for release next spring. Passero previously directed MINISTRY's 2006 vid...

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MINISTRY Guitarist On New CD: 'We Would Still Be Recording If We Didn't Have A Deadline'

Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with MINISTRY guitarist Sin Quirin. An excerpt from the chat follows: Metalshrine: Since [the new MINISTRY CD "The Last Sucker"] is a very political album, do you all share the same political views or is anyone of you a die-hard Republican? Sin: (...