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BODY OF SCARS To Enter Studio This Week
BODY OF SCARS, the new Phoenix, Arizona-based band featuring JAG PANZER drummer Rikard Stjernquist and former 40 GRIT vocalist/guitarist James Santiago, will enter the studio this week to begin recording its second album, tentatively due in early 2009. According to the group, "Rikard will start trac...July 1, 2008
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Former MORBID ANGEL Guitarist Released From Prison
According to the web site of the Florida Department of Corrections, former MORBID ANGEL guitarist Richard Brunelle was released from the Zephyrhills Correctional Institution, located just north of Tampa, on June 21, 2008 after serving 14 months for cocaine possession. The official Florida Department...June 30, 2008
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LAMB OF GOD Vocalist To Appear In BRIAN PULIDO's 'The Graves'
LAMB OF GOD vocalist D. Randall Blythe will appear in the upcoming horror/thriller "The Graves" which will be screened for distributors this fall. The film stars Tony Todd ("Candyman") and Bill Moseley ("The Devil's Rejects") and was written and directed by former comic book writer Brian Pulido. "Th...June 30, 2008
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DARK EMPIRE: New Members Announced
Guitarist Matt Moliti of the New Jersey-based thrash/prog/metal act DARK EMPIRE has issued the following update: "I'm really pleased to announce that we can name the new drummer and bass player for DARK EMPIRE. Filling in the long vacant bass position is Randy Knecht, and taking up the drum position...June 27, 2008
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Ex-BLACK SHEEP Frontman Announces Touring Lineup For His Band
Self-proclaimed "'80s metal pioneer" Willie Basse has announced the touring lineup for his group in support of his new album "The Money Grind". Basse will be joined by Geoff Nicholls (BLACK SABBATH, QUARTZ) on keyboards, Bobby Rondinelli (BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, BLUE YSTER CULT) on drums and Mitch P...June 27, 2008
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Walk with Me in Hell
Do you know that LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton loves to race cars? What about guitarist Willie Adler's (brother of drummer Chris Adler) contentment with hanging out with his wife and child, as well as working on his home? Then there is the fact that bassist John Campbell is a card shark that exp...June 26, 2008
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Second RANDY RHOADS Sculpture Coming This Fall
KnuckleBonz has created a second sculpture of late guitarist legend Randy Rhoads (OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT) in association with the Randy Rhoads estate. The figure is sculpted and hand-painted and available only in a very limited edition of 3,000 worldwide. Each is hand-numbered and has a certifica...June 25, 2008
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HEATHEN Rejoined By Drummer DARREN MINTER
Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN have issued the following update: "HEATHEN is proud to announce the return of Darren Minter on drums! "Darren has been working hard with the band during the last few weeks doing pre-production for the upcoming HEATHEN album. The band hopes to fini...June 23, 2008
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GIGAN Signs With NAPALM RECORDS
GIGAN, the Florida-based band formed by guitarist Eric Hersemann (ex-DIABOLIC, HATE ETERNAL),has inked a deal with Napalm Records. The group, whose lineup also includes guitarist Randy Piro (ex-HATE ETERNAL) and drummer Danny Ryan, will release its new album, "The Order of the False Eye", on July 2...June 19, 2008
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SKEW SISKIN Begins Work On New Album
German female-fronted hard rockers SKEW SISKIN have issued the following update: "Well, after a short breather, we're back in the Monongo Studio in Berlin. The shows on our mini-tour last month all went extremely well, the fans were wild, the band were in high spirits, and the weather was awesome ex...June 19, 2008
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LORDI: A Conversation With A Monster
By Ryan Ogle By now, the dust kicked up from LORDI's 2006 Eurovision Song Contest victory and subsequent global domination is starting to settle a bit, but Finland's true (okay, costumed) monsters of rock are doing anything but. Taking little time to recuperate from the whirlwind that accompanied th...June 18, 2008
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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP Replaces AXEL RUDI PELL At Germany's ROCK OF AGES Festival
MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP (MSG) has replaced AXEL RUDI PELL on the billing of the the Rock Of Ages festival, set to take place on July 25-26, 2008 in Seebronn, Germany. The lineup is now as follows: THE ORCHESTA MSG TEN YEARS AFTER ALMOST QUEEN (QUEEN tribute) URIAH HEEP SIEGES EVEN ULI JON ROTH JANE S...June 17, 2008
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TONY IOMMI On HEAVEN AND HELL, Internet And TOM JONES
Sam Ash Music recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal guitarist Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN AND HELL). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. Sam Ash Music: What's your writing process like? Does it differ depending on your collaborators? Iommi: Yeah, I generally come up...June 11, 2008
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HEATHEN, SADUS, DEVASTATION Confirmed For Germany's THRASH ASSAULT 3 Festival
HEATHEN, SADUS, ACCUER and DEVASTATION are among the confirmed bands for the Thrash Assault 3 festival, set to take place October 11, 2008 at Soundpark-Ost in Wrzburg, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: HEATHEN (USA) SADUS (USA) ACCUER (GER) SACRED STEEL (GER) DEVASTATION (US) M...June 5, 2008
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MESHUGGAH's TOMAS HAAKE Is Metal's Top Drummer
MESHUGGAH's Tomas Haake has been named the #1 drummer in the "Metal" category in Modern Drummer magazine's 2008 Readers' Poll. The Readers' Poll results appear in the July 2008 issue of the magazine, available on newsstands now. 2008 Modern Drummer magazine readers' poll results in the "Metal" categ...June 5, 2008
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