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THE KOVENANT: New Demo Samples Posted Online

Norway's THE KOVENANT have uploaded a demo sample from their forthcoming album, "Aria Galactica", at this location. The three-minute instrumental recording contains a few previews from some of the songs combined into one MP3 file. THE KOVENANT mainman Nagash (a.k.a. Lex Icon; real name: Stian Arnese...

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DEREK SHERINIAN: More Solo Album Details Revealed

More information has been revealed about keyboardist Derek Sherinian's (DREAM THEATER, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) upcoming fifth solo album, "Blood of the Snake", which will be released by InsideOut Music in Europe on July 27, in North America on August 1 and via Marquee/Avalon in Japan on August 23. Sherini...

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ROBERT PLANT Set For ARTHUR LEE Benefit Concert

Launch Radio Networks reports: Robert Plant and Ian Hunter have signed on for a benefit concert for psychedelic rock icon Arthur Lee. Lee, who in the late '60s led the band known as LOVE, is battling leukemia, and proceeds from the event will be used to help pay his medical bills — since, like most...

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IGGY POP Working On New STOOGES Disc

Billboard.com is reporting that punk icon Iggy Pop has been holed up in "a little cottage in the boonies on a little river" in Florida writing music with his old band the STOOGES. The as-yet-untitled set, the legendary rock act's first since 1973, is due out next year via Virgin and will be ...

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BEHEMOTH's NERGAL Checks In From MORBID ANGEL Tour

Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH have made their triumphant return to North America as part of the MORBID ANGEL-headlined "The Masters of Chaos" tour (also featuring KRISIUN and DESPISED ICON) and currently are in the middle of their fourth U.S. trek. The band had just gotten off stage in Cleveland...

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TRIVIUM, IN FLAMES, OPETH Among METAL HAMMER GOLDEN GODS Nominees

The nominations for the fourth annual Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards — which this year takes place on Monday, June 12 at Koko in Camden, North London — were announced today. In keeping with the "Valhalla" theme of this year's awards, Metal Hammer magazine have teamed up with the crew of the "Hammer...

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Sterling Black Icon

I recall applauding Germany's FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING in a review of the band's Metal Blade debut (and sophomore release) "Skywards/Chapter II: A Sylphe's Ascension". In said review I acknowledged the band's unabashed love of the Swedish melodic death metal style, but still found the album to be fin...

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RHINO BUCKET: U.S. Tour Dates Announced

RHINO BUCKET, the Bon Scott-era AC/DC sound-alike band that recorded two albums for Warner Bros./ EMI back in '90 and '92 and an independent album in '94 with former AC/DC drummer Simon Wright, have lined up the following dates in April/May: Apr. 12 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Viper Room Apr. 19 - Costa...

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THE SWORD Set To Launch U.S. Headlining Tour

THE SWORD have announced a U.S. headlining tour in support of their debut album, "Age of Winters". The dynamic quartet will launch a three-week U.S. tour beginning March 29 at the Masquerade in Tampa, FL. The tour is scheduled to conclude April 20 in the band's hometown of Austin, TX, with additiona...

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OZZY OSBOURNE To Appear On 'The Henry Rollins Show'

Following last year's monthly television series "Henry's Film Corner", the all-new "The Henry Rollins Show" — hosted by punk rock icon Henry Rollins — premieres on the Independent Film Channel (IFC) this Saturday, April 1 at 10:00 p.m. ET. The expanded half-hour talk show airs every Saturday night a...

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ROB ZOMBIE On BUCK OWENS: 'It's A Sad Day When An American Original Passes'

Rob Zombie has issued a statement regarding the passing of country music icon Buck Owens. Owens, who sold more than 16 million albums and popularized country entertainment on television as host of "Hee Haw", died on Saturday (March 25) at age 76, according to Reuters. Owens died of heart failure at...

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CHIMAIRA Frontman Comments On New 'Video' Shoot

CHIMAIRA frontman Mark Hunter has confirmed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET that the band shot footage for their next promotional video during their headlining performance at The Icon in Buffalo, New York Thursday night (March 23). A BLABBERMOUTH.NET visitor by the name of Chris Frerotte, who attended last nigh...

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CHIMAIRA Film 'Save Ourselves' Video

CHIMAIRA reportedly shot a video for the song "Save Ourselves" during their headlining performance at The Icon in Buffalo, New York Thursday night (March 23). According to a BLABBERMOUTH.NET visitor by the name of Chris Frerotte, who attended last night's show, "after the band finished their set, th...

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The Black Is Never Far

The idea of metal having soul, as most people think of the term, would strike a lot of people as ludicrous. Those people haven't heard PLACE OF SKULLS, though. Formed by ex-DEATH ROW, CATHEDRAL and PENTAGRAM guitar slinger Victor Griffin, the band is on their third full-length album of doom rock lac...

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DIMEBAG DARRELL's 'Cowboys From Hell' Guitar Unleashed

Dean Guitars has unleashed another guitar honoring the legacy of late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN axeman "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. This time, it's the Cowboy from Hell (photo),an exact reproduction of Dimebag Darrell's customized Dean ML which was pictured on PANTERA's 1990 release "Cowboys from Hell". Dime...