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Pretend We're Dead

In-between Wendy O. Williams and PUSSY RIOT there was L7. Frequently hailed as a foundation block to the Riot Grrrl movement, L7 was more like the audile representation of Tank Girl and her smarmy squadron of nut-busting, nuke-fried punks. It's not just because the group's song "Shove" made it into...

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RISE AGAINST And SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Set For '77 MONTRÉAL Festival

American melodic hardcore band RISE AGAINST and Cali thrash act SUICIDAL TENDENCIES are among the confirmed artists for the second edition of the '77 Montréal festival, set to take place July 27 at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Also scheduled to appear are the San Fran supergroup ME...

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Anatomical Venus

Faster than you can groan "Not another metal act leading with 'black' in its moniker," we have the third album from Leeds, UK art-fuzz acolytes, BLACK MOTH. Call the band stoner Brits if you feel like being crude, but this band has its eyes set on taking this subgenre's standards and doing something...

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L7: 'Pretend We're Dead 'Documentary To Be Released On VOD, Blu-Ray, DVD In October

The "L7: Pretend We're Dead" documentary, produced by Blue Hats Creative, will be released worldwide October 13 on VOD and Blu-ray / DVD. A multi-city theatrical screening tour of the film will kick off on September 1, with over a dozen dates and more to be announced in select markets this fall. Ex...

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FEMME FATALE's Long-Awaited Second Album Finally Sees Light Of Day

FEMME FATALE's long-awaited second album, "One More For The Road", has just been released via FnA Records. The LP was recorded back in 1989/90 with the original band members and has never seen the light of day…until now. In 1988, FEMME FATALE made some big noise on radio and MTV with two very popula...

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Australia's SOUNDWAVE Festival Officially Canceled

The 2016 edition of Australia's Soundwave festival has been canceled a month before it was scheduled to get underway due to "poor ticket sales." The three-day, three-city event was scheduled to take place in Brisbane on January 23, Sydney a day later and Melbourne on January 26. In a series of Twitt...

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BUTCHER BABIES' CARLA HARVEY: 'It's Great That There's So Many More Women Now' In Heavy Metal

In a brand new interview with Huffington Post, BUTCHER BABIES co-vocalist Carla Harvey was asked what she thinks the women who have been actively in metal over the years have brought to the genre. She responded: "It's definitely changed since I was a kid. I really didn't have anyone to look up to .....

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ACE FREHLEY, STEVEN ADLER, LITA FORD To Appear At 'All Things That Rock Fest'

Imagine 20,000 square feet of CDs, records, videos, music memorabilia and pop culture collectibles from the 1950s to today plus celebrities from the world of music, live entertainment gathered in one place for two days only. It's the second annual All Things That Rock Fest — like comic-con for rock...

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Freedoms Reign

Early-years FATES WARNING guitarist Victor Arduini spearheads his new group, FREEDOMS REIGN and as one might expect, there's a fair share of early-to-mid-Eighties L.A. power metal action going on in his camp. However, there's much more than that. In fact, the self-titled debut of Arduini's project t...

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I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney

MUDHONEY ruled the Nineties. At least they should have. While you're probably wont to get on a few bad sides by referring to the revered sludge punkers as the godfathers of grunge, the safest and fairest assumption that can be made about MUDHONEY is they (not NIRVANA) altered the course of American...

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STONE SOUR, NINE INCH NAILS, MURDERDOLLS Members Guest On SYNICAL Debut

Hollywood, California-based act SYNICAL, which features in its ranks record producer Brian Haught (L7) and notorious musician Eric Griffin (former member of MURDERDOLLS, WEDNESDAY 13, GENITORTURERS and current member of DAVEY SUICIDE),has just released its debut album, "Quit While You're Behind", v...

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'Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History Of Grunge' Book Due Next Month

Crown Archetype has set a September 6 release date for "Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History Of Grunge" by music writer Mark Yarm. Described as "the definitive account of the grunge era told straight from the mouths of the musicians, producers, managers, record executives, video directors, phot...

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KITTIE, TOILET BOYS, RICHIE SCARLET Featured On RUNAWAYS Tribute Album

Before HOLE, before THE PRETENDERS, before THE SLITS, there were THE RUNAWAYS… Whether you consider them to be proto-punk rockers or heavy metal guitar heroes, there is no doubt that they helped to change the shape and perception of women in the male-dominated field of rock 'n' roll forever. Cherie...

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Ex-WHITE ZOMBIE Bassist: 'I Never Wanted To Be Recognized As A Girl, Just A Fellow Musician'

Jennifer Farmer of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with former WHITE ZOMBIE bassist Sean Yseult about Sean's new book, "I'm In The Band - Backstage Notes From The Chick In White Zombie". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: Since you have a rare a...

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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY: 'I'm Not Interested In Being A Legend'

David Necro of Crypt Magazine recently conducted an interview with MOTÖRHEAD legend Lemmy Kilmister. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Crypt Magazine: How do you keep that going for so long? Lemmy: Well, you don't give up. That's the easiest way. Why would you give up a job like this? Crypt...