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The Renovation

MY BITTER END is one of those metalcore bands that gets it right more than it gets it wrong. In other words, the style is done justice with a genuinely brutal approach that incorporates melody and compositional variety without sounding too generic. On "The Renovation", the impressive musicianship of...

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SAXON Drummer Says New CD Was 'The Best Of Any Recording Session I've Ever Been Involved With'

SAXON drummer Nigel Glockler has posted the following message on his official web site: "We actually started writing [material for the new SAXON album] back in January, getting ideas together in between the 'Night Out with the Boys' tour. After that ended, there was a long run of festivals during th...

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MEGADETH Bassist On New Album: 'This Sh*t Slams!'

MEGADETH bassist James Lomenzo has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "Thought I’d drop a quick one for you MEGA-friends/fans out there to let you know how stoked I am with the final songs I've just heard from [the new MEGADETH album] 'United Abomin...

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DEF LEPPARD: Autographed Couch To Be Auctioned For Charity

According to the Laguna Beach Coastline Pilot, DEF LEPPARD members Joe Elliott and Phil Collen were among several celebrities that autographed a white Romanesque couch designed by Modern Studio Furnishings at this year's Billboard Awards in December. The couch will be auctioned on eBay to benefit th...

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THE PANIC CHANNEL Guitarist Checks In From ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA Tour

THE PANIC CHANNEL guitarist Dave Navarro (ex-JANE'S ADDICTION) has issued the following update: "We are two dates into [our] tour [with ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA] and it's already starting to flow. We hit Hollywood, Florida and Orlando, and both shows were a lot of fun. We have been changing up the set fr...

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HEIR APPARENT Mainman Sets Record Straight Regarding Split With Touring Lineup

Guitarist Terry Gorle of the reactivated Seattle-based progressive/power metallers HEIR APPARENT has issued the following update: "There have been many questions from all corners about the status of the band HEIR APPARENT over the past several years. Most recently, a 'news' post. "In an effort to pr...

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DEF LEPPARD Bassist Adds Signature To Special Guitar

According to Sheffield Today, DEF LEPPARD bassist Rick Savage will add his signature to a custom-designed guitar to be auctioned off at Christie's in London later this month for the Sheffield Children's Hospital Appeal. The guitar is one of 19 designed by Sheffield craftsman Tony Tomlinson, who is a...

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108 Signs With DEATHWISH RECORDS

Legendary punk band 108 has inked a deal with Deathwish Records. The group will enter Godcity studios in Salem, Massachusetts in February with producer Kurt Ballou (CONVERGE) to begin recording its new album, due later in the year. Plans also exist for the band to play shows throughout the U.S., Eur...

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Hot Wings

Quick and dirty fourth album from the U.K. retro rockers led by ex-CARCASS man Bill Steer. It's really a shame FIREBIRD don't have other, less metal, friends in the music industry, too, because this is the sort of record destined to get lost in the cracks without the aid of someone in a more appropr...

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DEF LEPPARD Bassist Sells Sheffield Home For $3 Million

Hoover's reports that DEF LEPPARD bassist Rick Savage has sold his Ecclesall home in Sheffield, United Kingdom for a reported 1.6 million pounds (approximately $3.1 million) — which was "a lot less than he wanted," according to the report. Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com reported in December that DE...

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HATESPHERE Announces New Album Title

Danish thrashers HATESPHERE have issued the following update: "Saturday the 27th of January we will do a very special show in Copenhagen, Denmark. The event will take place in the venue Lille Vega, and only very few tickets will be set out for sale. This night we will perform the whole new album liv...

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WHITESNAKE Guitarist Talks About Upcoming Album

Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with WHITESNAKE guitarist Doug Aldrich. An excerpt from the chat follows: Metalshrine: These four new songs on the live album, did you write them with David [Coverdale] and how much of an input did you have on them? Was it David's ideas and you wo...

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DEEP PURPLE Bassist: 'What A Diverse And Wonderful Twelve Months'

DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover has posted the following message on his official web site: "The last gig of the year, and of all places, Bangalore, India. Of all places? What does that mean? Anywhere could be 'of all places.' When asked, 'What are you doing here?' my reply is invariably, 'Well, eve...

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AEROSMITH Bassist TOM HAMILTON: 'The Cancer Is Gone'

AEROSMITH bassist Tom Hamilton has issued the following update: "Well, I got sprung for a couple of days last week and got to do some stuff with the band finally. You've probably heard about the NASCAR thing. In case you haven't, they're going to use a modified 'Back in the Saddle' for their theme m...

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SLAYER Guitarist On Songwriting: 'If You Sit Down And Over-Think It, It's Usually Sh*t'

Luxi Lahtinen of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman. An excerpt from the chat follows: Metal-Rules.com: As you have probably heard from almost every possible direction many have said that the aggression and brutality of your old days have returned. So...