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MANNGARD: New Album Is Turning Out Thrashier Than Expected

Norwegian extreme metallers MANNGARD have entered Lydriket studios to begin recording their as-yet-untitled sophomore album. Commented the band: "We are about to finish recording the basic tracks for the second MANNGARD album. The sessions in Lydriket has been most successful, and the band has knock...

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PAIN OF SALVATION Names Permanent Bassist, Issues Post-Tour Update

Sweden's PAIN OF SALVATION has ieeud the following update: "So, let it be publicly known: on the 10th of March, after the Copenhagen show, Simon Andersson [bass] was welcomed into PAIN OF SALVATION as a full member. He did an outstanding job on the tour and we are looking forward to the coming years...

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In Blood We Rock

This is the kind of review that makes a writer feel like a real asshole. Texas retro-rockers BLOOD OF THE SUN have an amazingly good thing going on here — instrumentally, they can't be touched. Big warm analog riffs, a keyboard player that throws in just the right amount of piano and Hammond B-3 org...

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Rock The Rebel / Metal the Devil

Denmark's VOLBEAT exploded onto the European scene with a smashing debut called "The Strength/The Sound/The Songs" that was reviewed by yours truly on this very site (7.5/10). The band's spirited blend of Elvis Presley vocals (from vocalist/guitarist Michael Poulsen),hard rockin' riffs, '60s-style...

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II

This is not what I expected from a band on the Ferret label in that hardcore, metalcore, or modern metal is not the order of the day. The second album from MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER is a tasty platter of southern-tinged hard rock strut and metallic boogie that succeeds both for its blazing .....

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Former FATES WARNING Drummer Discusses SLAVIOR Project

Mark Carras of RockMyMonkey.com recently conducted an interview with ex-FATES WARNING drummer Mark Zonder about his new band SLAVIOR. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock My Monkey: I hope you don't take offense to this question, but because of the whole rapcore trend of the late '90s, it...

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AEROSMITH Guitarist Talks To NASCAR Illustrated

Brad Whitford, who has played rhythm guitar on AEROSMITH's wild ride since they formed in 1971, is a diehard race fan, even taking his RV to several NASCAR events. The 55-year-old owns the F1 Boston go-kart racing facility and his bio lists, "burning fuel at the race track" as his favorite smell. Wh...

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Guitarist RON JARZOMBEK Issues Update On BLOTTED SCIENCE Project

BLOTTED SCIENCE, the instrumental extreme metal project featuring guitarist Ron Jarzombek (WATCHTOWER, SPASTIC INK),bassist Alex Webster (CANNIBAL CORPSE),and drummer Charlie Zeleny (BEHOLD...THE ARCTOPUS, JORDAN RUDESS),is putting the finishing touches on its debut album, entitled "The Machinati...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: Floored At The Gay Club

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "Slow day. Actually I'm enjoying it, fire cracklin' in the fireplace, spring just around the corner. I've had a bad cold this last week but finally it's going away. "Tomorrow we record a live session at Sveriges...

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VIXEN Guitarist Addresses Rumors Behind Band's Split

"The Classic Metal Show" recently pressed sole remaining original VIXEN member, guitarist Jan Kuehnemund, to address the "real" reason the band split up while on the road. According to unconfirmed reports, the tour ended when an altercation broke out between members of the VIXEN camp, leaving the gr...

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IMPALER: Tour Dates Announced

Shock rock punk/metal band IMPALER has lined up the following dates: Mar. 17 - Club Underground - Minneapolis, Minnesota Apr. 07 - Station 4 - Saint Paul, Minnesota Apr. 19 - George's Union Station - Colorado Springs, Colorado Apr. 20 - Hubba's House of Rock N Roll - Aurora, Colorado Apr. 21 - Club...

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VH1 CLASSIC Poker Tournament Featuring ACE FREHLEY, VINNIE PAUL, SULLY ERNA To Air In March

Two lucky UltimateBet free online poker players will challenge the likes of GODSMACK's Sully Erna, DAMAGEPLAN and PANTERA's Vinnie Paul and even ZZ TOP's Dusty Hill to a not-so-friendly game of poker during VH1 Classic Rock n' Roll Celebrity Poker Tournament. The televised debut in Las Vegas will pr...

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BLEEDING THROUGH Films 'Line In The Sand' Video

Orange County, California-based band BLEEDING THROUGH has filmed a video for the song "Line in the Sand" in Los Angeles under the watchful eye of acclaimed director Dan Dobi (CANNIBAL CORPSE, PARAMORE) and MTV Video Music Award-winning executive producer Shane Drake (ARMOR FOR SLEEP, BLINDSIDE). A p...

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SICK CITY Signs With TRUSTKILL RECORDS

Trustkill Records has announced the signing of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada's SICK CITY. The group, which took part in the Canadian dates on Warped Tour and Taste Of Chaos, as well as a nationwide run with THE CANCER BATS, was recently featured in Alternative Press' "Hometown Heroes" for 2007, which d...

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SPIRALARMS 'Knocks Out' Two More Songs

SPIRALARMS drummer Chris Kontos (ex-MACHINE HEAD, TESTAMENT) has posted the following message on the band's MySpace page: "I thought you would like to know that we went in and knocked out two more songs this week. It went so well!!!! We went out to Brad's [Barth, keyboards] place out in Livermore, A...