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NAPALM DEATH: Scandinavia Headlining Dates Announced

Seminal grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH will embark on a European headlining tour in January. The dates are as follows (venue details to be confirmed): Jan. 10 - Roskilde, Denmark Jan. 11 - Hässleholm, Sweden Jan. 12 - Oslo, Norway Jan. 13 - Karlstad, Sweden Jan. 14 - Stockholm, Sweden Jan. 17 - Hel...
November 8, 2006
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NAPALM DEATH: 'When All Is Said And Done' Video Posted Online

The highly-anticipated new NAPALM DEATH video for "When All Is Said and Done" is now exclusively available on Century Media's YouTube page. The clip was shot by up-and-coming director Kevin Wildt (INTO ETERNITY). Click here to check it out. This fall, the seminal grindcore pioneers will annihilate t...
November 7, 2006
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HENRY ROLLINS On 'Tom Green Live': Video Available

Punk rock icon Henry Rollins was a guest on "Tom Green Live" on October 30. In this hour-long episode Henry mentions that he "may never do music again." Watch the show online at this location. As previously reported, a video clip of ROLLINS BAND performing the song "Volume 4" on the season finale .....
November 5, 2006
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NAPALM DEATH Bassist: 'It's Going To Be A Sad Day When The Tour Finishes'

NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "The days are blurring as ever on tour [with BORN FROM PAIN and MENDEED] but there been some killer shows. Yesterday in Munich was amazing, I have to say. Overall a great day. I went into the city and...
November 3, 2006
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THE GATHERING Frontwoman Guests On WETTON/DOWNES CD: Audio Available

Anneke van Giersbergen, the female singer of Dutch art-rock band THE GATHERING is making another guest appearance on an album this year. After she already contributed vocals to two tracks on NAPALM DEATH's "Smear Campaign", album she does the same on the upcoming album by WETTON/DOWNES called "Icon...
October 30, 2006
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KALAS Calls It Quits

Oakland, California-based hard music quintet KALAS has split up. KALAS (pronounced: KAH-LAAS) released its sole self-titled album earlier this year. It featured front man and legendary hard rock icon Matt Pike (SLEEP, HIGH ON FIRE) on vocals, Andy Branton (ECONOCHRIST, GRIMPLE, SAMIAM) and Paul Kott...
October 30, 2006
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NAPALM DEATH Bassist Checks In From European Tour

NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "The European tour [with BORN FROM PAIN and MENDEED] is gaining more and more momentum as the days progress.We had a little bit of a slow start but for sure the last few shows in Germany and yesteday...
October 30, 2006
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Former SACRED REICH Guitarist Talks About Early Years, Possibility Of Reunion

XMFan conducted an interview in August 2006 with former SACRED REICH and current THE HUMAN CONDITION guitarist Wiley Arnett. A few excerpts from the chat follow: XMFan: You joined SACRED REICH before the first album was released. Fill us in on what happened around that time. Wiley: Back in 1985 ther...
October 28, 2006
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JIMI HENDRIX's 'Are You Experienced?' To Be Analyzed On 'All Things Considered Weekend'

According to eJazzNews.com, JIMI HENDRIX's "Are You Experienced?" album (1967) has been selected as one of five historical recordings from the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry to be presented and analyzed by NPR's "All Things Considered Weekend" in a five-part series that begins this...
October 26, 2006
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EXODUS To Guest On IRON MAIDEN Singer's Radio Show

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers EXODUS will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on Saturday, November 25 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio show, aptly named "Rock Show". Listen to the program live via the Internet between 9:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. (midnight) U.K. time (bet...
October 25, 2006
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ION DISSONANCE Announces New Vocalist

Montreal's ION DISSONANCE has announced the addition of singer Kevin McCaughey (SHAOLIN, THE LAST FELONY, DESPISED ICON) to the group's ranks. McCaughey joins the band as the replacement for Gabriel McCaughry, who left ION DISSONANCE earlier this year. Commented the band: "We are really proud to wel...
October 17, 2006
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NAPALM DEATH Films 'When All Is Said And Done' Video

Seminal grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH just completed an extremely successful run on the "Monsters of Mayhem" U.S. tour with HATEBREED, BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, EXODUS, FIRST BLOOD and DESPISED ICON in support of "Smear Campaign", its highly acclaimed new album. The disc, produced once again with Russ...
October 17, 2006
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EXODUS Guitarist Issues Post-Tour Update

EXODUS just returned home to the San Francisco Bay Area after completing the "Monsters Of Mayhem" tour with HATEBREED, NAPALM DEATH, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, DESPISED ICON and FIRST BLOOD. Guitarist Gary Holt has check in with the following update: "Just returned home yesterday, feeling a bit shot r...
October 16, 2006
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RONNIE JAMES DIO Discusses Appearance In 'The Pick Of Destiny' Movie

Chris Lee of the Los Angeles Times reports: Former BLACK SABBATH frontman and heavy metal icon Ronnie James Dio recalls first hearing about Tenacious D — that is, the metal-inspired comic rock duo of Jack Black and Kyle Gass — in 2001, when they released "Dio", a song that argues: "Dio has rocked .....
October 15, 2006
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CHRIS CORNELL Inspired By TOM JONES For JAMES BOND Theme

AUDIOSLAVE frontman Chris Cornell recently told AOL Music that being asked to do the theme song for a James Bond movie is both a great honor and responsibility. "The Bond soundtrack song is different than any other movie you're going to write a song for, because it's steeped in lore," explained Corn...
October 12, 2006