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ANIMOSITY To Enter Studio In April

San Francisco-based death metal/hardcore act ANIMOSITY will enter Godcity studios in Salem, Massachusetts in April 2007 with producer Kurt Ballou of CONVERGE to begin recording its new album, "Animal", for a late summer/early fall release via Black Market Activities. ANIMOSITY released its first dis...

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Former DIRT Frontman Resurfaces In GID3

GID3, the Houston-based band featuring former DIRT frontman Travis Powers, has emerged as a leading force in the Texas metal scene, having recently been nominated by the No. 1 FM hard rock station 94.5 The Buzz for "Song of the Year"with the single "Truck Stop Slam Dance" as well as "New Artist of t...

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PANTHEON I: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed

PANTHEON I, the Norwegian extreme metal band featuring vocalist/guitarist Andrè Kvebek (1349) and guitarist John Espen Sagstad (TROLLFEST, SARKOM),has set "The Wanderer and His Shadow" as the title of its upcoming CD, due on April 2 through Candlelight Records. Clocking in at just over 40 minutes,...

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EVANESCENCE Drummer Draws Inspiration From LARS ULRICH For New Album

Modern Drummer magazine (web site) recently conducted an interview with EVANESCENCE's William "Rocky" Gray. An excerpt from the chat follows: Modern Drummer: What was growing up in Little Rock like for you as a professional musician? Rocky: There was a big music scene here in the late '90s and the e...

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IRON MAIDEN: The Origin Of EDDIE

The image that was supposedly the one that inspired artist Derek Riggs to draw IRON MAIDEN's mascot Eddie has been posted online at the MAIDEN fan site MaidenNorway.com. The image in question purportedly represents either a Vietnamese head on an American tank, or an American head on a Vietnamese tan...

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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT Singer Featured On 'Good Day' Morning Show: Audio Available

BLACKMORE'S NIGHT singer Candice Night was a guest on Doug Stephan's nationally syndicated "Good Day" morning radio show on December 8. The interview can be heard on Doug Stephan's podcast here. Click on hour 4 on 12/8/06 and forward to 30:00. They begin with their song of the day: "We Wish You A .....

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SLAVIOR Seeks Guitar Player

Drummer Mark Zonder (ex-FATES WARNING, WARLORD) of SLAVIOR has issued the following update: "SLAVIOR is starting to gear up for some live dates that will start at the end of January 2007. We are currently seeking a guitar player who plays a seven-string and sings a bit. A local San Diego bass player...

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CYNIC Confirmed For MARYLAND DEATHFEST V

Reunited CYNIC, whose 1993 album "Focus" is regarded as a landmark release in the field of technical/progressive metal, has been confirmed for next year's Maryland Deathfest V, set to take place on May 26-27 at Sonar in Baltimore, MD. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical or...

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SLAVIOR To Play Live Shows In January

SLAVIOR, the new band featuring former FATES WARNING/WARLORD drummer Mark Zonder, is currently setting up live shows for the end of January 2007. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. SLAVIOR recently posted the track "Origin" on its MySpace page. The song comes off the group's upcoming sel...

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EYELESS: New Album Artwork, Audio Sample Available

The cover artwork for EYELESS's upcoming album, "The Game of Fear", has been posted online at VS-webzine.com. The artwork was designed by Chad Michael Ward, who has previously worked with such artists as MARYLIN MANSON, SOILWORK, ABORTED, HATESPHERE and ORIGIN OU CORPORATION 187. The group's second...

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GEOFF TATE, JACK FROST: Audio Interviews, Concert Photos Posted Online

TakingMetal.com has posted episode 110 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. This special episode reports on QUEENSRŸCHE's VH1 Save The Music benefit concert at the New York City Hard Rock Café this September. Features include an interview with guitarist Jack Frost (SEVEN WITCHES, THE BRONX CASKET COMPA...

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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT: 'Winter Carols' Enters New Age Chart At No. 7

BLACKMORE'S NIGHT's holiday album, "Winter Carols", has entered Billboard's New Age album chart at position No. 7. View the whole chart at this location. Ritchie Blackmore has been known worldwide for his guitar shredding in DEEP PURPLE and RAINBOW. He has also shown hints of his penchant for mediev...

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LORDI: Rescheduled Dates Announced

Finnish monster metal band LORDI has announced new tour dates Spain to make up the shows that were cancelled last month after some of the members of the band and the crew were taken ill. The new dates are as follows: Mar. 01 - Barcelona, Spain - Apolo Mar. 02 - Bergara, Spain - Jam ...

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DEFTONES, THE HAUNTED, HAMMERFALL, MY DYING BRIDE First-Week Sales Revealed

DEFTONES' new album, "Saturday Night Wrist", sold 76,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release to land at position No. 10 on The Billboard 200 chart. DEFTONES began work on the disc with PINK FLOYD, ALICE COOPER and JANE'S ADDICTION producer Bob Ezrin, but that relationship di...

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Pound SF Photo Gallery Available

Metal blog InvisibleOranges.com has posted a photo gallery documenting the last two years of the legendary Pound club in San Francisco before its recent closure. The gallery contains 50 images of such bands as BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, CRYPTOPSY, GOD FORBID, KRISIUN, MALEVOLENT CREATION, ORIGIN, an...