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METALLICA, GUNS N' ROSES, AC/DC Have Penned Some Of Athletes' Favorite 'Get-Hyped' Tunes

METALLICA, GUNS N' ROSES, AC/DC and ROB ZOMBIE are among the artists who were recognized by more than 150 celebrities and college athletes for having written and recorded some of their favorite "get-hyped tunes." The complete list of the "top 25 jock jams," as compiled by the Sport Illustrated magaz...

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THE MEADS OF ASPHODEL: New Album Release Date Set

U.K. black metallers THE MEADS OF ASPHODEL will release their new album, "The Mill Hill Sessions", on November 1 through Godreah Records. The CD, which contains two sessions recorded earlier this year at Mill Hill studio, features guest appearances by HAWKWIND's Alan Davey and Huw Lloyd Langton on b...

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AEROSMITH Frontman To Appear On 'The Polar Express' Soundtrack

AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler has contributed a new song, entitled "Rockin' on Top of the World", to the holiday-themed soundtrack to "The Polar Express", due Nov. 2 on Reprise/Warner Bros. Records, according to Billboard.com. The Warner Bros. Pictures animated film of the same name, based on the...

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BLACK SABBATH Once Again Snubbed By The ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

BLACK SABBATH have once again been snubbed by the voting members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Ozzy Osbourne-fronted band were a glaring omission from the list of the nominees for induction in 2005 in the "artist" category, which were announced earlier today (Sept. 13). VAN HALEN, who becam...

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Canadian Heavy Metal Legend THOR To Star In 'The Intercessor'

Canadian heavy metal legend THOR (a.k.a. Jon Mikl Thor) is currently starrring starring in the movie "The Intercessor", a sci fi, horror thriller which is filming on location through September in Vancouver, B.C. and London, Ontario. The story is based on a concept of Thor's and will feature some ver...

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Heavy Metal Musicians Speak Out On Rising Anti-American Sentiment Around The World

Norway's Imhotep 'zine recently asked more than 60 heavy metal and hard rock musicians to answer the following question regarding the current political situation in the world: What's your opinion on the rising tide of the anti-American sentiment around the world and to what would you attribute this?...

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HADES: Early Albums To Be Reissued, Demo Recordings To See Light Of Day

Defunct U.S. metallers HADES have finalized a deal with Mausoleum Records to re-release the group's first two albums, "Resisting Success" (1987) and "If At First You Don't Succeed" (1988),in one package. Commented vocalist Alan Tecchio: "This is a great opportunity for us since we still get e-mails...

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EXODUS: Brand-New Audio Interview Posted Online

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS are hoping to enter the studio before the end of the year to begin work on the follow-up to "Tempo of the Damned", tentatively due in 2005 through Nuclear Blast Records. A brand-new 20-minute audio interview with EXODUS frontman Steve "Zetro" Souza, co...

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ULI JON ROTH: No Technical Mishaps At Ventura Show

The following message was posted at the official web site of legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth: "[Uli Jon Roth] played the Ventura Theater in Ventura, California [Friday night, Aug. 27]. Contrary to the previous evening the show went smoothly and without any technical mishaps. The front-of-house soun...

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THE MEADS OF ASPHODEL To Release New Album In October

U.K. black metallers THE MEADS OF ASPHODEL will release their new album, "The Mill Hill Sessions", in October through Godreah Records. The CD, which contains two sessions recorded earlier this year at Mill Hill studio, features guest appearances by HAWKWIND's Alan Davey and Huw Lloyd Langton on bass...

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Heavy Metal's Premier Guitarists Pick Their Dream G3 Lineups

Norway's Imhotep zine recently asked more than 100 guitarists to choose their own dream G3 lineups. "The respect that the guitar players have for Joe Satriani and Steve Vai is a proven fact," writes the magazine's Thiago Pinto Corrêa Sarkis (also of Brazil's Whiplash). "Anyway, talking with some mus...

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TRENT REZNOR Says Working With DAVE GROHL Has Been 'Inspiring And Exciting'

NINE INCH NAILS mastermind Trent Reznor has confirmed in an online posting that former NIRVANA/QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE drummer Dave Grohl has helped with the recording of their new NIN album, entitled "Bleedthrough", tentatively due in early 2005. The following is Reznor's update on the album's reco...

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PRIMORDIAL Set Working Title For New Album

Irish "dark metal" band PRIMORDIAL have set "The Gathering Wilderness" as the new working title of their fifth studio album, tentatively due in early 2005 through Metal Blade Records. "I must say in the last month things have been coming together better then before and the songs are becoming clearer...

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Ex-GODLFLESH Frontman Returns With JESU: Audio Clips Posted Online

JESU, the new band featuring former GODFLESH frontman Justin Broadrick, have uploaded a couple of audio clips at the Avalanche.co.uk web site. "The two samples are from the upcoming ['Heartache'] EP and are in Real Audio format," reads a posting at the GODFLESH fan site www.godflesh.com. "Please not...

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PRIMORDIAL Singer Leads BATHORY Tribute At Ireland's DAY OF DARKNESS Festival

PRIMORDIAL's Alan "Nemtheanga" Averill fronted a special tribute to BATHORY's Thomas "Quorthon" Forsberg at Ireland's Day of Darkness festival on Saturday, June 12. Nemtheanga was joined for the impromptu performance by a host of artists from Ireland's tight-knit black metal scene. The hastily assem...