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LIFE OF AGONY Co-Founder And Bassist Launches New Project SPOILER NYC
Alan Robert — bassist, co-founder and primary songwriter for New York's LIFE OF AGONY — has announced that he has launched a new project called SPOILER NYC. The three-piece punk outfit is lead by Robert on vocals and bass and rounded out by longtime friend "Junkyard" Chris Silletti on guitar and Tom...August 1, 2006
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HAGAR On EDDIE VAN HALEN: 'I've Never Seen Such A Personality Change In Any Person I've Known'
Alan Sculley of The Californian recently conducted an interview with Sammy Hagar. A few excerpts the chat follow: On the VAN HALEN reunion tour of 2004: "It wasn't a great experience. Onstage, the fans made it a wonderful experience by being so receptive and so overwhelming. They made us all just lo...July 28, 2006
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ONSLAUGHT To Enter Studio Tomorrow
Vocalist Sy Keeler of the reformed lineup of the classic U.K. thrash outfit ONSLAUGHT has issued the following update: "The day has arrived. After two rescheduled dates, ONSLAUGHT will enter Backstage studio [in Derbyshire, England] with producer Andy Sneap tomorrow, July 26th, to start work on 'Kil...July 25, 2006
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DISTURBED Drummer: All The Bands On The Radio 'Sound The Same To Me'
Alan Sculley of TimesLeader.com recently conducted an interview with DISTURBED drummer Mike Wengren. A few excerpts from teh chat follow: On the band's greater emphasis on musicianship on their new album, "Ten Thousand Fists": "Ironically, we've had suggestions from some of the label people or what...July 19, 2006
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ROB ZOMBIE: 'I Was Just Burned Out On Music'
Alan Sculley of the Appleton Post-Crescent recently conducted an interview with Rob Zombie. A few excerpts fromthe chat follow: On the perception that his run of platinum-selling albums was coming to an end a year ago because of a filmmaking career that was set for take-off with a new project, "The...July 18, 2006
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Female Tribute Bands Pay Homage To Classic Rock/Metal Acts On 'Girls Got Rhythm'
On the heels of its third anniversary, Liquor and Poker Music — the "rock" arm of the Century Family — commemorates the occasion with a celebration of its two favorite subjects: women and rock 'n' roll. Specifically, the label has assembled its first compilation, a collection of female tribute bands...July 17, 2006
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The Scar is our Watermark
Once upon a time there were three Detroit youths by the names of Sean H. (vocals/guitar),Brian Repa (drums/destruction),and Nathan Miller (bass) that took a primal hardcore aesthetic and twisted it into forms unrecognizable by the human ear, reeking havoc on conventional forms of entertainment and...July 17, 2006
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TOMMY LEE Gives Ghostbar Owners Their Money's Worth During Grand Opening
Alan Peppard of The Dallas Morning News is reporting that owners Michael Morton and Scott DeGraff of the new Dallas nightspot Ghostbar got their money's worth last weekend from MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee. They flew Lee to Dallas for the opening festivities of the third Ghostbar. (The first two ar...July 9, 2006
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MICHALE GRAVES To Perform MISFITS Set In New Jersey
Former MISFITS frontman Michale Graves will reportedly perform a full set of MISFITS material on Thursday, July 6 at Dingbatz in Clifton, NJ. Also appearing on the bill are BLITZKID, 84 and AMERICAN BARFIGHT. Graves' solo album, "Punk Rock Is Dead", was released in June 2005 via Horror High Records....July 4, 2006
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'World's Fastest Drummer' Contest To Be Held Next Month In Austin
Do you have what it takes to be NAMM's international fastest drummer? NAMM International continues its quest to find the "World's Fastest Drummer". This highly charged interactive event is a feature at this year's summer NAMM show in Austin, TX. The contest — which consists of two categories: Fastes...June 27, 2006
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SPIRALARMS Confirmed For Hollywood's CRÜEFEST
SPIRALARMS, the San Francisco Bay Area band featuring Craig Locicero (ex-FORBIDDEN) on guitar, Tim Narducci (ex-SYSTEMATIC) on guitar/vocals, Chris Kontos (ex-MACHINE HEAD, TESTAMENT) on drums, Chris Lombardo on bass and Brad Barth on keyboards, have been confirmed for the sixth annual Crüefest, set...June 26, 2006
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A Higher Form of Killing
Nashville, Tennessee was never known as a hotbed of metal insanity. In fact, when a thrash band came from the country music capitol of the world in the mid-1980s, their hometown was the most novel thing about them. "The band that turned Nashville into thrashville!" read the magazine ads for INTRUDER...June 26, 2006
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THE MEADS OF ASPHODEL: New Mini-CD Details Revealed
U.K. black metallers THE MEADS OF ASPHODEL will release a mini-CD, entitled "In the Name of God, Welcome to Planet Genocide", mid-July on Firestorm Records. Lyrically woven around "the slaughterhouse nature of human cruelty and cancerous existence upon a world rotting in bloodletting and religious o...June 24, 2006
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WARFACE To Release Full-Length Debut In August
San Diego, CA-based death metal trio WARFACE will release their full-length debut, "Insanity of the Obsessed", on August 15 via Deathquake Records. "Insanity of the Obsessed" is a follow-up to the band's self-titled EP, which was released in 2001. Since the release of their EP, WARFACE has grown and...June 23, 2006
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SLAYER Guitarist KERRY KING: 'I'm Still 17'
Alan Sculley of Cincinnati CityBeat recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On people's musical tastes mellowing with age: "There's like an unwritten rule, especially in America, to where you reach a certain age and you can't like metal...June 19, 2006
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