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BRAND NEW SIN Tour Report
BRAND NEW SIN is currently in the midst of the massive Jagermeister tour with MUSHROOMHEAD, SOIL and THE AUTUMN OFFERING, which runs through the end of next month. The group has been going over extremely well each night, developing a whole new legion of BNS fanatics. Their highly acclaimed new album...October 24, 2006
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Ex-PANTERA Drummer VINNIE PAUL On Road To Emotional Recovery
Mike Devlin of Victoria, British Columbia's Times Colonist reports: Vinnie Paul, legendary drummer for metal gods PANTERA and, later, DAMAGEPLAN, has resumed his position behind his drum kit and is on the road to emotional recovery following a disastrous 2004. In December of that year, Paul's brothe...October 24, 2006
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EVANESCENCE Guitarist: 'We Are A Team Or Otherwise It Would Fall To Pieces'
MusicPix.net recently conducted an interview with EVANESCENCE guitarist John LeCompt. A few excerpts from the chat follow: MusicPix: A number of bands have highly successful debut albums and then fail in an effort to match its success or simply lack the talent. How did you handle the pressure? John:...October 23, 2006
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Heavy Metal Radio Promotion Company SKATEBOARD MARKETING Celebrates 15-Year Anniversary
Skateboard Marketing Ltd., the self-proclaimed "North America's premiere independent radio promotion company," has announced its 15th anniversary. The company, whose specialty is hard rock and heavy metal radio promotion was founded by former PolyGram Records radio promotion executive Munsey Ricci i...October 23, 2006
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BLEED THE SKY Announces New Guitarist
BLEED THE SKY vocalist Noah Robinson has issued the following update: "We just want to start by thanking everyone from the bottom of our hearts for showing so much enthusiasm and interest in the guitar auditions. It was not by any means an easy decision to make, there were so many amazing guitarists...October 23, 2006
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KATATONIA Vocalist Talks About Touring North America For First Time
Many of us can think of a fair number of "good" heavy music bands, but when the term "great" is uttered, only a few come to mind. Many would agree that bands like OPETH, TOOL, and MASTODON fall into the latter category. Unless you've missed out on the raw emotion, beautiful heaviness, doom-laden atm...October 23, 2006
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Triumph or Agony
If you were among those disappointed by BLIND GUARDIAN's streamlining of their sound this year, your luxury liner has come in. RHAPSODY OF FIRE have, if anything, gone even further off the deep end into operatic, cinematic, utterly bombastic and gaudy symphonic metal. Choirs swell, drums thunder, st...October 23, 2006
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BLESSED DEATH: Previously Unreleased Songs Posted Online
Two previously unreleased songs from long-defunct New Jersey thrashers BLESSED DEATH have been posted online at www.blesseddeath.com. According to guitarist Nick Fiorentino, "these songs are from a studio recording that was originally supposed to be released as BLESSED DEATH's third album back in 19...October 19, 2006
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THE PROJECT HATE: 'We Are Still Far Away From Being Signed'
THE PROJECT HATE, the Swedish band featuring Lord K. Philipson (GOD AMONG INSECTS, ex-LEUKEMIA),Jörgen Sandström (ex-ENTOMBED, GRAVE),bassist Michael Håkansson (ENGEL, ex-EVERGREY),guitarist Petter S. Freed (2 TON PREDATOR) and singer Jo Enckell (IGNORANCE BLISS),has posted the following message...October 18, 2006
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LUDICHRIST And SCATTERBRAIN Rehearse For First Time Since 1994
'80s hardcore metal act LUDICHRIST and the band formed out of its remains, SCATTERBRAIN, will reunite for a one-off performance at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City on February 23, 2007. "At the show, both bands (SCATTERBRAIN and LUDICHRIST) will be doing full sets," the two groups'...October 18, 2006
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ION DISSONANCE Announces New Vocalist
Montreal's ION DISSONANCE has announced the addition of singer Kevin McCaughey (SHAOLIN, THE LAST FELONY, DESPISED ICON) to the group's ranks. McCaughey joins the band as the replacement for Gabriel McCaughry, who left ION DISSONANCE earlier this year. Commented the band: "We are really proud to wel...October 17, 2006
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The Scattering of Ashes
Usually, throwing a whole shitload of genres together and trying to make them stick is a fool's errand. You either come across as a needlessly showoffy musical dilettante, being difficult for its own sake, or you just make a big unlistenable mess with something to alienate everyone. That's why it's...October 16, 2006
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JANI LANE: 'I Am No Longer In WARRANT And Have Not Been For 2 1/2 Years'
Former WARRANT frontman Jani Lane has posted the following message on his official web site: "Hey, guys — I have been busy, busy, busy! First let me start off by introducing you to my new band. On guitar, Dario Lorina — he is a wunderkind at the tender age of 17. He hails from Las ...October 15, 2006
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PAUL STANLEY: 'If We Did A New KISS Album, I Would Want To Control It'
Philthy Phil of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley. A few excerpts from the chat follow: KNAC.COM: This is your only solo album since the 1978 KISS solos, right? Why so long in between? Stanley: Yeah. Good question. You know everybody was always runnin...October 13, 2006
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Former MEGADETH 'She-Wolf' Selling Entire Collection On eBay
Former Miss Arizona and longtime Megadeth.com "She-Wolf" columnist Heather Keckler is selling off the entire MEGADETH collection that she accumulated in the 14 years that she was a MEGADETH fan. When asked why she is getting rid of the material now, Keckler reportedly declined to comment other than...October 11, 2006
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