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Peel Sessions

I've said it before and I'll say it again; when power trios fire on all cylinders, there is no impact more powerful than a bass/drums/guitar mix. Obviously, it requires tight playing, but that indefinable sixth sense that turns three individual musicians into an indistinguishable grouping that moves...

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Former GHOULUNATICS Members Launch BUFFALO THEORY

Three former members of the now-defunct Montreal deathcore act GHOULUNATICS have launched a brand new project called BUFFALO THEORY. Commented the band: "We've been throwing around riff ideas since last summer, right after GHOULUNATICS played its last show. We took a small break, and then started to...

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SPICE AND THE RJ BAND To Release New Album In February

SPICE AND THE RJ BAND — the new project featuring vocalist/songwriter Spice (KAISER, ex-SPIRITUAL BEGGARS) and drummer Bob Ruben (KAYSER, THE MUSHROOM RIVER BAND) — will release its sophomore album, "Shave Your Fear", in February 2009 on Scarlet Records. The CD consists of 15 songs with influences f...

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Heart On

They aren't THE EAGLES and they sure in the hell aren't death metal, so what in the name of Joe Walsh's disemboweled corpse are the EAGLES OF DEATH METAL doing? For starters, Josh "Baby Duck" Homme (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, KYUSS) spends the entire album running so far away from his SABBATH-laced an...

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METALLICA Reveals More Details About 'Guitar Hero' Game

METALLICA's web site has been updated with the following message: "Yes, we know, it's the worst-kept secret in rock 'n' roll but we're here now to finally confirm that there will indeed be an all-METALLICA Guitar Hero game released in the first half (!?) of 2009. Guitar Hero: Metallica allows you to...

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'Guitar Hero: Metallica': First Rumored Details Surface

The new issue of Game Informer magazine, which has made its way to subscribers, has reportedly offered an exclusive first-look at the upcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica. According to 1UP.com, the METALLICA-branded game follows the World Tour philosophy by allowing for full band play — drums, guitar, vo...

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ALLHELLUJA Parts Ways With Singer JACOB BREDAHL; New Lineup Announced

ALLHELLUJA, the Italian project featuring Stefano Longhi from Scarlet Records, has issued the following update: "ALLHELLUJA are busy in the studio in Milan completing their new album, a sonic apocalypse rising from the most brutal and corrosive death and roll with groovy stoner/doom influences and t...

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Strega

Had Utah's SUBROSA come across my radar during my shaggy-haired and red-eyed teenage years when the only things that mattered were my guitar, my bong and girls who were impressed with my ability to handle either object, I'm sure my bedroom walls would have been heavily adorned with images of these s...

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HERMANO Guitarist Bleeds For Rock And Roll

American heavy blues rockers HERMANO, who feature in their ranks musical heavyweights John Garcia (KYUSS, UNIDA),David Angstrom (BLACK CAT BONE, SUPAFUZZ),Steve "Dandy" Brown (DOCK ELLIS, ORQUESTA DEL DESIERTO),Chris Leathers (SUPAFUZZ),and Mike Callahan (DISENGAGE, EARSHOT),have issued the fol...

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Strega

Had Utah's SUBROSA come across my radar during my shaggy-haired and red-eyed teenage years when the only things that mattered were my guitar, my bong and girls who were impressed with my ability to handle either object, I'm sure my bedroom walls would have been heavily adorned with images of these s...

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THE KNIVES Featuring NICK OLIVERI: Video Interview Available

Los Angeles-based rock band THE KNIVES, whose current lineup includes former QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE bassist Nick Oliveri, was recently interviewed by Possum of Altitude. Watch the 10-minute chat below. According to PlugInMusic.com, THE KNIVES was formed in 2003 when singer Le'Von Webb and guitarist...

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Former KYUSS/THEOBSESSED Bassist SCOTT REEDER Releases Two New Solo Songs

Former KYUSS/THE OBSESSED bassist Scott Reeder has released two new songs as an "album" called "Weaver's Dawn" via iTunes worldwide, Amazonmp3.com, and ShockHound. Commented Reeder: "I've been getting asked a lot what they sound like — had to think about it for a second... way more of a band vibe th...

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MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER: New Video Interview Available

Jelynn of Altitude conducted an interview with the Birmingham, Alabama hard rock band MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER backstage at this summer's Warped Tour. Check out the "raw and uncut" chat below. The second music video from MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER's critically acclaimed sophomore album...

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MASTERS OF REALITY Return With 'Pine/Cross Dover'

Greg Prato of Billboard.com reports: Although Chris Goss is probably best known for his production/engineering talents (having worked with UNKLE, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS and, most extensively, KYUSS and QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE),since the late '80s, he has been issuing albums as the leader of MASTERS OF...

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BLACK SABBATH, LED ZEPPELIN, AC/DC Among Bands Who 'Made Heavy Metal What It Is'

Yahoo! Music writer Rob O'Connor has compiled a list of what he claims are "the 25 performing outfits who have made heavy metal what it is." His pick for the top spot, BLACK SABBATH, "mastered the art of the powerchord and the downward spiral . . by keeping it simple and focusing on ...