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TRENT REZNOR To Guest On New QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Album?

According to a posting on the Danish web site Gaffa.dk, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE will perform at this year's Roskilde Festival, set to take place July 5-8 in Roskilde, Denmark. In other news, Gaffa.dk reports that QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's new album, "Era Vulgaris", will feature guest appearances by...

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LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR, INSANITY, BAD ACID TRIP Confirmed For LOS ANGELES MURDERFEST VERSION 3.0

LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR, INSANITY, BAD ACID TRIP, BOOK OF THE BLACK EARTH, ANEMOSITY, 7000 DYING RATS, WORHORSE, RUIDO and PROGERIA are the latest confirmed bands for the Los Angeles Murderfest Version 3.0, set to take place March 24-25 at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood, California. The festival bil...

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PAUL STANLEY Guitarist RAFAEL MOREIRA Featured In New Issue Of KISS KOLLECTOR

The new issue of Kiss Kollector magazine (web site),which will be out right after the weekend, includes an interview with Rafael Moreira, the lead guitarist in Paul Stanley's solo band. The Brazilian musician — who has played/toured with the likes of PINK (during a co-headlining tour with KISS fan...

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U.K. Magazines KERRANG!, METAL HAMMER, CLASSIC ROCK Record Sales Increases

According to BrandRepublic.com, U.K. publisher Emap's heavy rock magazine Kerrang! leapt by 12.1% in the latest ABC figures for July to December to 85,377 to record its highest-ever circulation. The jump put Kerrang! comfortably ahead of IPC's rival weekly NME, which dropped by 4.9% to 73,008 year-o...

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VITAL REMAINS Announces Album Title And Track Listing

Extreme metal titans VITAL REMAINS have returned with a vicious new slab of blasphemy that promises to strike fear in the heart of the masses. The much-anticipated new album, "Icons of Evil", was produced by the renowned Erik Rutan (CANNIBAL CORPSE, GOATWHORE) and is set for an April 3 release. This...

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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Announce New Album Details

NME.com reports that QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE have announced details of their new album. "Era Vulgaris" will be the follow-up to 2005's "Lullabies to Paralyze". The band posted a bulletin on their MySpace page yesterday (February 14) entitled "I Was At The Sizzler Today" that revealed the details of...

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MACHINE HEAD, POSSESSED Members Guest On New SKITZO CD

Legendary Bay Area thrash/crossover band SKITZO will release its 17th CD, "Five Point Containment", on May 15 via Open Grave Records. The track is as follows: 01. Curse of the Phoenix 02. Gag Like A Maggot 03. Metallic Tyrants 04. Vengeance Is Mine (BLIND ILLUSION cover) 05. Stab Her Goodnight 06. H...

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DIAMOND HEAD: More Dates Announced

NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends DIAMOND HEAD have lined up the following dates: Apr. 14 - Tauberfrankenhalle - Lauda-Königshofen, GER (Keep It True VIII) Apr. 19 - The Robin - Wolverhampton, UK (w/ DEMON) Apr. 21 - The Twist - Colchester, UK Apr. 28 - Sottosopra Rock Club - Padova,...

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Killing Peace

You know, it won't win you any friends among the back-patch-and-MALICE-button set, but it's okay once in a while to admit that some of those quasi-legendary '80s bands were… well… second-tier. Not that it should affect one's enjoyment of their classic albums — hell, I'm a huge XENTRIX fan despite my...

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Lebanon's Heavy Metal Musicians Discuss Censorship

Susannah Tarbush of Lebanon's Ya Libnan reports: Heavy metal music has come in for harassment and censorship over in Lebanon at various times over the years because of its alleged satanic links. (Similar moves against heavy metal and its fans have been seen in Egypt and Morocco). Moe Hamzeh, leader...

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SAMAEL: 'Aeonics - An Anthology' Collection Detailed

Century Media Records will shortly release a SAMAEL anthology, entitled "Aeonics - An Anthology", to coincide with the band's 20th anniversary. A collection of 19 songs spanning SAMAEL's entire Century Media catalog, the CD comes in a black slipcase with a 24-page booklet, containing pictures and ly...

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MORGANA LEFAY: New Single Due This Month

Swedish power metallers MORGANA LEFAY will release a new single, entitled "Over and Over Again", on February 26 via Black Mark. Also included on the single will be the new cut "Face of Fear". Both tracks come off the band's new album, "Aberrations of the Mind", due on March 19. Check out audio sampl...

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SLUDGE: Live Video Of New Lineup Available

SLUDGE, the Swiss extreme metal act featuring SAMAEL guitarist Makro, has uploaded a video taken at the group's first live-appearance with its new lineup. Check it out at YouTube.com. SLUDGE recently announced the addition of singer Odin (UNFOLD) and bassist Ulik to the group's ranks. With regards t...

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NAILDOWN: 'Teaser' MP3 Available

Finnish melodic death/power metal band NAILDOWN has posted a "teaser" MP3 for its upcoming studio album, "Dreamcrusher" due on March 14 via Spinefarm Records. Download the file at this location. "Dreamcrusher" was recorded at Sound Supreme studios, mixed at Hansen studios and mastered at Finnvox stu...

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METALLICA's 'Master Of Puppets' Tops List Of Most Influential Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time

METALLICA's classic 1986 album "Master of Puppets" has been selected by Spence D. and Ed Thompson of IGN Music as the "most influential" heavy metal album of all time. In the accompanying blurb explaining their choice, Spence writes, "Heavy metal fans no doubt have argued till blue in the balls abou...