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SIN DEALER To Enter Studio In December

SIN DEALER, the band featuring members of SEA OF GREEN, SONS OF OTIS, EDWIN and PLASMA BLAST, will enter Escarpment Sound in Toronto on December 1 with Gary Honess (I MOTHER EARTH, BURNING THE DAY, SEA OF GREEN) back at the helm to begin recording its new CD. "Working with Gary is a blast, he's ...

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VIOLENT STORM Announces New Guitarist

VIOLENT STORM, whose new album "Storm Warning" was released on October 23, has announced that Martin Mickels will be joining the band when they tour in 2007. Martin, currently the lead guitarist with Gary Barden's band STATETROOPER, will be playing the parts performed on the album by rock luminaries...

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IT DIES TODAY, HASTE THE DAY Featured On 'A Santa Cause II' Compilation

Immortal Records announces the release of "A Santa Cause II". Due out November 21, this innovative digital-only compilation will be sold exclusively through MySpace. Log onto www.myspace.com/asantacause for more information. A portion of the proceeds will go directly to Cure Autism Now, an organizat...

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GODDESS SHIVA To Release Debut Album In February

GODDESS SHIVA (formerly SHIVA),the long-running German band featuring Armin Sabol (guitar/vocals; ex-RAGE) and Mat Sinner (bass/vocals; PRIMAL FEAR, SINNER) plus new drummer Martin Schmidt (ex-LEAVES' EYES, ATROCITY),will relase its debut album on February 16, 2007 via Metal Heaven Records. Origin...

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VAN HALEN Nominated For ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Induction

VAN HALEN has been nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007, along with eight other acts, according to The Plain Dealer. This is the first nomination for VAN HALEN, although the group has been eligible for at least the past three years. R.E.M. and the RONETTES are the othe...

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KISS Drummer's 'All Access' DVD Now Available In Wide Release

Music Star Productions will release KISS drummer Eric Singer's "All Access To Drumming" DVD on November 21. The disc, which contains bonus rare footage, features easy-to-follow instructions helpful tips on warming up, utilizing triplets, gaining independence, playing double bass and enhancing your p...

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THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Prepares To Go Down Under

Fresh off the very successful HATEBREED tour where THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER was direct support and an incredible set at Loud Park festival in Japan where the band played in front of over 7,000 kids, BDM are now preparing to take their ferocious live set Down Under to promote their sophomore album "Mi...

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SLIPKNOT's CLOWN Says DVD Had To 'Just Grab Reality, Grab The Truth' Of Road Life

SLIPKNOT percussionist M. Shawn Crahan — a.k.a. Clown — told Gary Graff of Billboard.com that he put a lot of work into the band's upcoming video release, "Voliminal: Inside the Nine". But, he says, please don't call it a DVD. "I don't really like that term; I'm calling it more of a movie ...

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CRADLE OF FILTH: 'Thornography' Enters U.K. Chart At No. 46

CRADLE OF FILTH's latest CD, "Thornography", has entered the U.K. album chart at position No. 46. To view the entire chart, click here. AS previously repored, Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with CRADLE OF FILTH frontman Dani Filth at the American hotel in Amsterdam. Filth dicu...

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STATETROOPER: Live Video Available

A video clip of STATETROOPER — the British hard rock outfit fronted by former MSG (MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP) singer Gary Barden — performing the song "The Calling" at the Rock and Blues Custom Show on July 28, 2006 in Derbyshire, England has been posted online at YouTube.com. STATETROOPER recently mix...

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PAUL GILBERT To Appear On VH1's 'Hottest Pets'

On Monday, October 23, guitarist Paul Gilbert (RACER X, ex-MR. BIG) will be appearing on the new VH1 show called "Hottest Pets". "I can't get on TV by playing guitar, but I can get on playing with my alligator lizard," jokes Gilbert. For more information on the program, click here. Paul Gilbert rece...

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Reunited Thrashers SABBAT Discussing Possible European Festival Appearances

Steve Saks of LivingForMetal.com recently conducted an interview with acclaimed producer and former SABBAT guitarist Andy Sneap. A few excerpts from the chat follow: LivingForMetal.com: The "Dreamweaver" era of SABBAT is opening several shows for CRADLE OF FILTH in the U.K. in December, How did the...

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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...

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MEGADETH Splits With Manager, U.S. Booking Agent

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section nof the band's official web site: "Gigantour 2006 is now officially in the books in the North American phase. It was a great success, but there were some casualties along the way. Some didn't really hurt the show...

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CIRCUS OF POWER: More '20th Anniversary' Shows In The Works

Reunited hard rockers CIRCUS OF POWER are reportedly planning more "20th anniversary" dates in the near future, including shows in Los Angeles and Japan. More information will be made available soon. As previously reported, CIRCUS OF POWER played a "20th anniversary" show at Don Hill's in New York C...