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DESPISED ICON Begins Recording New Album, Prepares To Hit The Road

Montreal-based deathcore six-piece DESPISED ICON has entered the studio to start laying down tracks for its third full-length album, tentatively due late spring/early summer via Century Media Records. The CD is being produced by the group's former guitarist, Yannick St-Amand, and will be mixed by An...

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Ex-RATT Singer STEPHEN PEARCY To Release 'Historical Box Set'

Former RATT vocalist Stephen Pearcy has entered into a management agreement with the California-based Jeff Keller Management LLC (management home for HERMAN RAREBELL, Jaime St. James of BLACK 'N BLUE, AMERICAN HEARTBREAK, and OMEN). With this agreement, Jeff Keller will represent Pearcy for his solo...

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JERRY CANTRELL On Why METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Will Go Down In History As A 'Rock Icon'

ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell recently spoke to Classic Rock magazine (web site) for its latest issue in which the stars of rock (plus some assorted rock-loving comedians, sportmen, MPs and other riff raff) nominate their "rock icons." The following is Cantrell's explanation for why METAL...

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NAPALM DEATH: Live Video Posted Online

A live video of NAPALM DEATH performing the song "Silence Is Deafening" at the Crocodile Rock Cafe in Allentown, PA during the Monsters Of Mayhem tour has been posted online at the UVTV (Underground Video Television) web site. As previously reported, the highly-anticipated new NAPALM DEATH video for...

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Producer ANDY SNEAP: MEGADETH's MUSTAINE 'Proved To Be A Very Cool Guy To Work With'

British producer extraordinaire (and former SABBAT guitarist) Andy "Undie" Sneap has posted the following message on his official web site: "Well, 2006 is up, and since June it has been pretty relentless. Working on the CRADLE OF FILTH album ['Thornography'] was actually really refreshing, not what...

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NAPALM DEATH Confirmed For France's HELLFEST

British grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH have been confirmed for the Hellfest summer open-air 2007 festival, set to take place June 22-24 in Clisson, France. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 1349 BLIND GUARDIAN CANNIBAL CORPSE EPHEL DUATH HATEBREED IMMORTAL KICKBACK MOHO NAPALM DEATH OR...

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NAPALM DEATH Explains New York City Concert Cancellation

British grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH have posted the following message on their official web site: "Many, many apologies for the show [in New York City at the Knitting Factory on Dec. 21] being cancelled... Basically, according to the Knitting Factory, they had had a few shows in recent weeks whi...

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NAPALM DEATH: Tonight's Show In New York City Cancelled

NAPALM DEATH's scheduled appearance tonight (Thursday, Dec. 21) at the Knitting Factory in New York City has been cancelled. ND frontman Mark "Barney" Greenway reportedly announced the cancellation from the stage at last night's gig at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ, explaining that the club was...

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NAPALM DEATH To Host 'Headbanger's Ball' This Weekend

Grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH will be featured guests on "Headbanger's Ball" this Saturday night (Dec. 23). Be sure to tune into MTV2 at 10:00 p.m. EST/7:00 p.m. PST to check it out. The group is also about to wrap up the "Death By Decibels" tour with A LIFE ONCE LOST, DEAD TO FALL and ANIMOSITY ....

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SOUL TAKERS: New Album Pushed Back

Italian metallers SOUL TAKERS have pushed back the projected release date of their recently completed second full-length album, "Flies in a Jar", to the spring (March/April) from the previously announced January 2007. The follow-up to 2005's "Tides" (Northwind Records) was recorded at Luigi Stefanin...

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CAMP FREDDY To Be Joined By JERRY CANTRELL, CHESTER BENNINGTON For New Year's Eve Gig

CAMP FREDDY — the Los Angeles-based "jam" group featuring guitarists Dave Navarro (ex-JANE'S ADDICTION, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) and Billy Morrison (ex-THE CULT bassist, current CIRCUS DIABLO vocalist) alongside VELVET REVOLVER members Matt Sorum (drums) and Scott Weiland (vocals) — will perform a New...

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DESPISED ICON Parts Ways With Guitarist, Seeks Replacement

Singer Alex Erian of the Montreal-based deathcore six-piece DESPISED ICON has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Some great and bad news to report. First, we'll start off with the good. We have our first European tour finally confirmed in March and April with UNEARTH, JOB...

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ROB ZOMBIE Guitarist JOHN 5: 'ROB HALFORD Changed Heavy Metal'

In a recent issue of Classic Rock magazine, ROB ZOMBIE/ex-MARILYN MANSON guitarist John 5, who played with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford in the ill-fated TWO project, spoke about his first experience meeting Halford and his impressions of The Metal God, both from the perspective of a metal fan a...

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Former GUNS N' ROSES Manager: 'I Believe In AXL ROSE'

Former GUNS N' ROSES manager Merck Mercuriadis has issued the following "open letter" to the group's fans: "Along with all of the other GUNS N' ROSES fans around the world I read 'An Open Letter To The Fans From Axl' this evening with much interest. About half way through it occurred to me that I .....

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TOMMY LEE To Appear at Nordstrom South Coast Plaza to Promote PEOPLE'S LIBERATION

MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee will appear at Nordstrom South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, CA on Saturday, December 16 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., in the Savvy department. Tommy Lee will be appearing in support of his tattoo-inspired limited edition collection "Peoples Liberation for Tommy Lee" (PL for TL)...