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Judge Allows Lawsuit Against KISS Bassist GENE SIMMONS To Proceed

Samuel Maull of Newsday.com has issued the following report: A woman who claims to be a former girlfriend of KISS rocker Gene Simmons can proceed with a defamation lawsuit in which she says he made her sound like a "sex-addicted nymphomaniac" during a VH1 television show, a judge has ruled. State Su...

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PAINMUSEUM Unveil 'Speak The Name' Video

PAINMUSEUM, the new band formed by the HALFORD duo of "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (guitar) and Bobby Jarzombek (drums),have announced that their long-awaited "Speak the Name" video is currently available as a download and in streaming formats at the group's official web site, www.painmuseum.com. Comment...

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DIECAST Check In From AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE Tour

DIECAST are currently in the midst of a massive U.S. tour as the support act for AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE (other opening bands on the trek are BLEED THE SKY and INDEX CASE). The group just wrapped up a highly-successful run with ILL NINO and also shot a new video for the track "These Days" with ...

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The Unborn

Musical depth is in abundance on "The Unborn", the second album from Finland's MORS PRINCIPIUM EST. Somewhere around the third listen, the confluence of the choral synth work, melodic prowess, and punishing death/thrash metal (Swedish style) overtakes the listener. Taking the aggression of a CENTINE...

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DAVE NAVARRO Says THE PANIC CHANNEL Album Is 'Really Starting To Sound Cohesive And Finished'

THE PANIC CHANNEL, the new band featuring three quarters of the most recent lineup of JANE'S ADDICTION (guitarist Dave Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins, and bassist Chris Chaney) and former SKYCYCLE vocalist Steve Isaacs, are continuing work on their debut album with producer Josh Abraham (KORN, COU...

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DRAGONFORCE Part Ways With Bassist, Seek Replacement

London-based "extreme power metal" band DRAGONFORCE have posted the following message on their official web site: "Bass player Adrian Lambert has announced that he is to leave DRAGONFORCE with immediate effect. [Being] the father of a young son, the increasingly busy tour schedule of the band has pr...

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MINISTRY Mainman: GEORGE W. BUSH Is A 'Loser'

Jeff Kerby of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen. A few excerpts from the chat follows: KNAC.COM: I've been dying to ask you this since last November — what was running through your mind when you saw the electoral map and state after state kept coming up Bus...

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CRYPTOPSY Frontman Talks About Smoking 'Snake Ribs', Eating Worms

When original CRYPTOPSY vocalist Lord Worm recently rejoined the band, having left the Canadian death metal act in 1998, it also marked the return of one of metal's most bizarre frontmen. "I got my nickname Lord Worm a long time ago, before CRYPTOPSY existed," the vocalist tells the Swedish magazine...

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DIMEFEST Benefit Concert To Take Place In December

ELEMENT EIGHTY, FAKTION and PREMENISHEN (featuring late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's cousin Heather Manly on bass/vocals) are among the nine Texas-based acts who have been confirmed to perform at Dimefest, an all-day event scheduled to take place December 10 at the Ridglea...

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AEROSMITH Song Dropped From BUICK Commercials

According to AutoNews.com, Buick will drop the AEROSMITH song "Dream On" from its TV commercials. The classic rock track was used as part of the "Dream Up" marketing tag line Buick introduced barely a year ago to appeal to younger, wealthier buyers. Buick's new slogan is "Beyond Precision." Dealers...

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Roadrunner United: The All-Star Sessions

You have to give a project like this credit for sheer balls alone, not to mention the amount of frequent-flyer miles annihilated in the name of tribute. Four "team captains" — ex-FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares, MACHINE HEAD mainman Robert Flynn, SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison and TRIVIUM frontm...

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Apologize for Nothing

Anyway you slice it these guys are a riot. You may have caught BOBAFLEX on Dave Mustaine's Gigantour. You can also check out brothers Marty and Shaun McCoy's (as in Hatfields and McCoys…seriously) West Virginia band in all their style-mixing glory on album number two, "Apologize for Nothing". Refere...

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Stainless

Formed in 1995 and having released three demos since, Pensacola, Florida's PARABELLUM now release their first full-length album, "Stainless". The band's self-described (and unoriginally named) "swamp metal" tries with varied results to fill the listener with misery and dread, as the compositions cra...

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The Horror of Realization

At this point, I don't like SCARS OF TOMORROW's "The Horror of Realization" as much as its predecessor, "Rope Tied to the Trigger", but it is slowly growing on me. The new platter from the Orange County metalcore boys does boast a wider array of riffs, even more variety in the arrangement department...

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NINE INCH NAILS Mainman: 'A Lot Of Bad Music Has Come Up That I Think I'm Responsible For'

Jonathan Zwickel of the New Times recently conducted an interview with NINE INCH NAILS mainman Trent Reznor. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: New Times: How have you reacted to Hurricane Katrina? I know you have a studio and a home in New Orleans. Trent Reznor: "I haven't been back there ....