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METAL BLADE Head Honcho Says Heavy Metal Is Poised For Second Coming

Brett Johnson of VenturaCountyStar.com reports: After 25 years as a key player in the heavy metal scene, Metal Blade Records head Brian Slagel thinks that the genre is poised for a second coming like the one he helped launch in the 1980s. He can also report that one of his label's stalwarts, the ...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist ANDREAS KISSER: 'Hail To The Brazilian Blues!'

SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser has issued the following update: "[I] just came back from the Northeast of Brazil, a region well known for the beautiful beaches, warm weather and traditional Brazilian music. We were in Joao Peesoa, Recife, Natal and Fortaleza. I played with Vasco Faé, an awesome...

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GIRLSCHOOL: U.S., German Dates Cancelled Due To U.S. Visa Problems

Veteran British female hard rockers GIRLSCHOOL have been forced to cancel their previously announced German and U.S. dates due to due to problems encountered while trying to obtain the necessary work permits to play the U.S. shows. The group's official statement in the matter reads as follows: "We a...

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NEUROTICA Reunites For Florida Concert; Photos Available

NEUROTICA kicked off Labor Day weekend last night (Friday, August 31) by reuniting for a special show at Gallery Billiards in Sarasota, Florida. This marked the group's first performance in seven years with original drummer G.J. Gosman, who played on all of the NEUROTICA records. Ken Heavenridge of...

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ROB ZOMBIE Guitarist JOHN 5 Working On Instructional DVD

ROB ZOMBIE/ex-MARILYN MANSON guitarist John 5 is currently putting the finishing touches on an instructional DVD, tentatively due by Halloween. He has also started work on a new instrumental CD for a 2008 release. John 5 released his third solo album, "The Devil Knows My Name", on April 3. The CD fe...

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HIMSA Unveils New E-Card

As the hype surrounding the release of HIMSA's career-defining opus, "Summon In Thunder", continues to build leading up to its September 18 release, the group unveils a new e-card chocked full of captivating material. The e-card includes an exclusive video clip of the band unleashing carnage on the...

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TOO PURE TO DIE Signs With TRUSTKILL RECORDS

Trustkill Records has announced the signing of TOO PURE TO DIE. The Des Moines, Iowa-based band has been building up momentum with its latest full-length release, "Confidence and Consequence" (Sumerian Records, 2006). The group has also been touring non-stop over the past year, with full U.S. and Ca...

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LOVERS REVOLT Featuring Ex-PRONG, NOTHINGFACE Members: New Music Posted Online

LOVERS REVOLT, the new band featuring former PRONG bassist Mike Longworth (on guitar),Bill Gaal (ex-NOTHINGFACE; vocals),Tony Bernatonis (bass),Cheyne Fritts (guitar),and Michael Johnson (drums),has posted two new songs — "I've Lost Everything" and "All in Knots" — on its MySpace page. Accordin...

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ATREYU: Video Interview With TRAVIS MIGUEL Available

ATREYU guitarist Travis Miguel took some time to chat with Underground Video Television (UVTV) recently during an "off" date on the Family Values tour in Johnson City, NY. Travis talks about how he became interested in music, learning to play bass then guitar, his childhood musical influences, meeti...

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GIRLSCHOOL: Photos From KELLY JOHNSON Tribute Concert Available

On Monday, August 20, veteran U.K. rockers GIRLSCHOOL played a special one-off tribute show to the group's late guitarist Kelly Johnson at the Rock And Roll Kabaret held at the Soho Revue Bar in London. GIRLSCHOOL was joined on stage during their seven-song set by former members Cris Bonacci and Tra...

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Malice

A little of Erik Rutan's HATE ETERNAL brutality must have rubbed off on the members of THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD during the band's time spent at Mana Studios recording "Malice", an album that leaves 2005's "Bloodlust" in the dust. "Malice" is elephantine in its modern death metal power. It is ama...

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GIRLSCHOOL Performs At KELLY JOHNSON Tribute Concert

U.K.-based music journalist Dave Ling has issued the following report on the tribute to late GIRLSCHOOL guitarist Kelly Johnson which was held on August 20 at the Rock N Roll Kabaret at the Soho Revue Bar in London, England: "[Monday] night I visited London's Soho Revue Bar for a tribute event to ho...

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AC/DC's Ultimate Career-Spanning DVD Box Set 'Plug Me In' Due In October

Columbia Records will release "Plug Me In" — the ultimate career-spanning DVD box set of live performances, interviews and more from AC/DC, the world's most electrifying rock and roll band — on Tuesday, October 16. The first AC/DC release since the band came to Columbia Records earlier this year, th...

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AC/DC Tribute Band HIGHWAY TO HELL To Film Live DVD

AC/DC tribute band HIGHWAY TO HELL will film its September 8, 2007 concert at Jannus Landing in St. Petersburg, Florida for an upcoming DVD. HIGHWAY TO HELL has supported such metal acts as MCBRAIN DAMAGE, FIREHOUSE, LILLIAN AXE, POISON, PAPA ROACH, SEBASTIAN BACH, CINDERELLA, and GUN AND ROSES, to...

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University Professor's Joke Paper On AC/DC Takes On Life Of Its Own

Deborah Tetley of the Calgary Herald reports: It's a battle for the ages — who was the better frontman for the Australian rock band AC/DC? The late Bon Scott or his replacement, Brian Johnson? University of Calgary economics professor Rob Oxoby couldn't care less. So when his mock discussion paper o...