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Demos 2002&2004
More a collector's item than a release, this split EP pulls together five impressive demo tracks from two of Canada's meanest exports on one cool-looking clear CD. All five songs (the first three from pummeling tech-grind maniacs ION DISSONANCE, the last two from the more death-inflected, no less vi...July 3, 2006
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Rising In the East
No intro, no extra features, no nothin' — just the opening strains of "The Hellion", and there you are, live at Budokan, for this concert film from JUDAS PRIEST's 2005 Japanese tour. Why Japan? Listen to the crowd singing along to the goddamn guitar solo in "Electric Eye", and you won't need to ask...July 2, 2006
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36 CRAZYFISTS, TRIGGER POINT, FALLING CLOSER: More Tour Dates Announced
36 CRAZYFISTS, TRIGGER POINT and FALLING CLOSER have announced more dates for their July tour, which kicked off Saturday night (July 1) in Spokane, WA. Remaining dates are as follows: Jul. 03 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Vegas Jul. 04 - Aurora, CO @ Illif Park Saloon Jul. 05 - Wichita, KS @ ...July 2, 2006
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10 YEARS' Tour Bus Attacked By Suitcase-Stealing Marines?
10 YEARS guitarist Matt Wantland has claimed that the group's tour bus was attacked by two U.S. marines in Pensacola, Florida recently. The rockers apparently were asleep at around 5 a.m. when the assailants attempted to enter the bus and steal a suitcase. The band and its crew allegedly fought off...July 1, 2006
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KISS Guitarist TOMMY THAYER: 'It's Absolutely Amazing That The Band Is Still Very, Very Strong'
Writer/photographer John Harrell recently conducted an interview with KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer for a cover story in the Japanese magazine Burrn! An excerpt from the third part of the chat follows: Burrn!: Your sound is pretty close to Ace's. Did you keep his same setups and guitars? Thayer: "No,...June 30, 2006
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Former BURZUM Leader VARG VIKERNES' Parole Rejected
Former BURZUM leader and convicted murderer and arsonist Varg Vikernes (photo) (a.k.a. "Greven"),who has served 12 years out of a 21-year jail sentence, will not be released from prison just yet. The Norwegian prison authorities have denied Vikernes' parole application, according to the newspaper D...June 30, 2006
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WALLS OF JERICHO Announce Release Date For 'With Devils Amongst Us All'
WALLS OF JERICHO have set an August 22 release date for their upcoming full-length album, "With Devils Amongst Us All". The band will be building the hype and playing new material through their appearance on the Ozzfest second stage this summer. Leading up to those dates the band has a Canadian tour...June 27, 2006
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War Zone
And so begins the old debate about the merits of sticking to the tried and true versus musical progression. What it really comes down to is that those bands that sucked to begin with and "stay the course" continue to suck for all eternity. Then you've got juggernauts like BOLT THROWER, OBITUARY, and...June 26, 2006
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AUDIOSLAVE, THE PANIC CHANNEL, Featured On 'Madden NFL 2007' Video Game Soundtrack
AUDIOSLAVE ("Revelations") and THE PANIC CHANNEL ("Teahouse of the Spirits") are among the acts contributing new music to the in-game soundtrack of the video game "Madden NFL 2007", due on August 22 via Electronic Arts. To promote the new game, THE PANIC CHANNEL — the new band featuring three quarte...June 24, 2006
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DEF LEPPARD Head Out On Highway In U.S.
DEF LEPPARD has already taken their live show on the road throughout Europe this summer, and now they're ready to rock the United States. On Friday (June 23) at the Tweeter Center in Camden, NJ, DEF LEPPARD begins a three-month jaunt all over the States with their co-headliner, JOURNEY. The band is...June 23, 2006
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MOTÖRHEAD: 'Stage Fright' Special To Air On MTV2's 'Headbanger's Ball'
MOTÖRHEAD will get the royal treatment this Saturday, June 24 with the "Headbanger's Ball" thirty-minute "Stage Fright" special. Culled from the spectacular DVD of the same title (released earlier this year on SPV),the program contains a healthy selection of MOTÖRHEAD favorites along with some back...June 20, 2006
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Cast Shadows on Dragons
Featuring former members of WHEN DREAMS DIE, "Cast Shadows on Dragons" by ROBOTS AND EMPIRE is a strange mixture of stoner rock heft and spacey doom that has its moments, but too often loses momentum because of its unevenness. Clearly rooted in BLACK SABBATH and bands such as THE MELVINS, as well as...June 18, 2006
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DISPLEASED Representative Comments On Upcoming SADUS Reissues
Ron Veltkamp of Displeased Records has issued the following statement regarding the label's plans to reissue some of SADUS' early classics — "Illusions/Chemical Exposure" (1988),"Swallowed in Black" (1990) and "A Vision of Misery" (1992) — in a remastered form, featuring bonus material, lyrics and...June 16, 2006
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Author NEIL STRAUSS: 'I Don't Know If SLIPKNOT Stand For Something Bigger Than What They Are'
The new issue of the Swedish magazine Close-Up features an interview with the writer and author Neil Strauss who co-wrote several tell-all rock autobiographies including MÖTLEY CRÜE's "The Dirt" and MARILYN MANSON's "The Long Hard Road Out Of Hell". An excerpt from the chat follows: Close-Up: How im...June 14, 2006
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MOTÖRHEAD: 'Kiss Of Death' Track Listing Revealed
MOTÖRHEAD have revealed the track listing for their new album, "Kiss of Death", tentatively due on August 29 via Sanctuary Records. The follow-up to 2004's "Inferno" was produced by Cameron Webb, who also worked with the group on their last effort. A new MOTÖRHEAD track, entitled "Kingdom of the Wor...June 12, 2006
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