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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Confirmed For Entire VANS WARPED TOUR

Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE have been confirmed for the entire Vans Warped Tour, which is scheduled to kick off June 29 in Pomona, California. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: A STATIC LULLABY (Jul. 24 - Aug. 25) THE ACTUAL (Aug. 10 - Aug. 25) AGENT ORANGE (Aug. 23 - Aug....

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Former FAITH NO MORE Bassist Talks About Playing Guitar For Germany's HARMFUL

A four-minute video interview with former FAITH NO MORE bassist Billy Gould about his current stint as the touring guitarist for the German heavy rock/noise trio HARMFUL has been posted online at this location. Gould last year finished producing HARMFUL's follow-up to their "Sis Masis" album (2005)...

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SOLACE OF REQUIEM Signs Distribution Deal With OPEN GRAVE RECORDS

Virginia Beach, Virginia death metal trio SOLACE OF REQUIEM has signed a two-year agreement with Open Grave Records for the distribution of their latest album, "Utopia Reborn" (2006). "The 'Utopia Reborn' CD will soon be available through OGR in select retail stores throughout the United States," th...

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CHEVELLE 'Ramping Up' On Tour With EVANESCENCE

Launch Radio Networks reports: CHEVELLE has been alternating between headlining its own shows and supporting EVANESCENCE for most of the past month as it gears up for the release of its fourth album, "Vena Sera". CHEVELLE drummer Sam Loeffler told Launch that his band has tried to make the most of t...

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TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK: 'Our Current President Has Created A Disaster For The Country'

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO/TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: In hindsight, what was the final catalyst that prompted you to step away from the heavy metal genre? Alex: "Well, there were a few things...

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SCOTT WEILAND's SOFTDRIVE Label To Release THE ACTUAL's 'In Stitches'

Softdrive Records, the label headed up by VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland's (ex-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS),will release the new album from the Los Angeles power trio THE ACTUAL, entitled "In Stitches", on May 29. THE ACTUAL features in its ranks singer Max Bernstein, who is the son of famed Pulitz...

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ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO: New Album Samples, Concert Video Footage Available

ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, the band led by TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick, has posted four songs from its newly released album, "Last Day in Paradise", on its MySpace page. Check out the tracks "Mercury Retrograde", "Western Sabbath Stomp", "Last Day in Paradise" and "Tom Sawyer" (a live electronica-ins...

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Cocaine

"Cocaine" is a straightforward title for a black metal album that is anything but straightforward. Originally released in 2002 as a limited-edition vinyl long-player on Legioni dell'Arcangelo Productions, the album was re-released on CD format by Debemur Morti Productions in 2006 and now available i...

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MARUTA Signs With WILLOWTIP

Miami, Florida's grindcore trio MARUTA has signed to Willowtip. The band plans on entering Southern Noise Studios with Jonathan Nuñez in late April to put the finishing touches on its debut full-length, "In Narcosis". Commented vocalist Mitchell Luna: "We've always dug the stuff Willowtip has put ou...

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SLASH Jams With BLACKBERRY SMOKE In Austin; Video Available

Former VELVET REVOLVER and current GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash made a surprise appearance Thursday night (March 15) with southern rockers BLACKBERRY SMOKE at the Hi Lo in Austin, TX. According to LAist, Slash walked on stage to play a trio of cover songs — "Honky Tonk Women", "Feel Like Makin' Lov...

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Visqueen

The album cover shows a corpse wrapped in blood smeared plastic in the middle of a field. Right, it's the new album from New York legends UNSANE. Having made the jump from Relapse to an even more-fitting label in Ipecac, UNSANE follows up the stick-to-what-got-us-there "Blood Run" with an album in "...

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ANTIGAMA And DRUGS OF FAITH Team Up On Split Disc

ANTIGAMA from Warsaw, Poland and DRUGS OF FAITH from Virginia, USA have teamed up for a split disc inspired by the NAPALM DEATH / COALESCE split "In Tongues We Speak". Following in the footsteps of that bi-national split of grindcore and hardcore, Selfmadegod Records from Poland is poised to release...

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SOUVENIRS YOUNG AMERICA Signs With CRUCIAL BLAST RECORDS

Richmond, Virginia instrumental trio SOUVENIRS YOUNG AMERICA is teaming up with Crucial Blast Records to release its as-yet-untitled sophomore album, which is currently slated for a July 2007 release. The band will begin working on their new album in March at Sound Of Music Studios in Richmond, VA w...

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SAMMY HAGAR Joined By MICHAEL ANTHONY For NASCAR Performance; Video Available

Sammy Hagar and the WABORITAS performed "I Can't Drive 55" during the pre-race ceremonies Sunday (February 25) at the NASCAR Auto Club 500. Former VAN HALEN bassist Micheal Anthony provided background vocals on the track. Watch video footage of the performance at this location. Even though Hagar won...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist Talks About Upcoming Album

Peter Atkinson of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: KNAC.COM: What's been your impression of Nick [Barker, new TESTAMENT drummer] so far? Skolnick: So far it's been great. I wasn't that familiar with him before...