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Stigmata High-Five

Beginning as guitarist/founder Topon Das' one-man experimental grindcore project in the late 90s, Ottawa, Ontario's FUCK THE FACTS arrives with its Relapse debut, "Stigmata High-Five". After a slew of releases, including a handful of full-lengths (not the least of which is the grindcore-with-dance-b...

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FEAR FACTORY Is A 'Tighter' Unit And 'More Efficient Songwriting Team' Without DINO CAZARES

FEAR FACTORY drummer Raymond Herrera spoke with Time Off magazine about the band's brief split in 2002, and reforming a few months later without founding member Dino Cazares. "There were personal issues between Dino and the rest of the band which just got worse and worse over time," Herrera confided...

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OVERKILL Frontman To Take Part In Online Chat Today

OVERKILL frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth will take part in an online chat today (Sunday, September 17) at 4:00 p.m. EDT/1:00 p.m. PDT at the Gigantour Chat Room (free registration required). OVERKILL is scheduled to enter the studio this fall to begin recording its new album, due in early 2007. The...

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Ousted 'Supernova' Contestant STORM LARGE On SPREAD RADIO LIVE: Audio Available

Ousted "Rock Star: Supernova" singer Storm Large was on with THE PANIC CHANNEL guitarist and "Rock Star" co-host Dave Navarro on his Spread Radio Live program Friday (September 8). Download and listen at Adambot.com. SUPERNOVA — the new all-star band featuring ex-METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted, MÖT...

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Japan Wins AIR GUITAR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS; SENTENCED Guitarist Among Judges

Air Guitar World Championships took place in Club Teatria, Oulu, for the 11th time. Japan's strong presence produced a world champion and this year Ochi "Dainoji" Yosuke gets a chance to spread the gospel of air guitars. Yosuke outplayed the other skillful contestants with his simplistic but extreme...

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CHRIS CAFFERY's 'Bizarre Gardening Accident'

Guitarist Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "Clearing a 15-foot pile of logs and rubbish along the property line. Wanted to plant a cool bush there. Had about a 10-foot log I decided to lift over the fence. Log slipped out of my...

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TOMMY LEE's Former Mansion Stars In Reality

World Entertainment News Network reports that MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee's former Malibu, California mansion, which he shared with ex-wife Pamela Anderson, is one of the star attractions on the season premiere of new show "Million Dollar Listing", which follows realtor-to-the-stars Scotty Brown's...

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AOL MUSIC Debuts BLIND GUARDIAN's Newest Album

In the first listening party partnership between Nuclear Blast Records and AOL Music, BLIND GUARDIAN's new release, "A Twist In The Myth", will be available for streaming in its entirety for seven days beginning Monday, September 4 at 12 midnight pacific / 3 a.m. Eastern at this location. This event...

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FREDDIE MERCURY Birthday Celebration Cancelled In His Homeland

Launch Radio Networks reports: A celebration planned for this weekend in Zanzibar to honor native son Freddie Mercury has been called off due to religious protests. The population of the Tanzanian islands off the East Coast of Africa is primarily Islamic, and conservative Muslims threatened to disru...

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RUSH Secures Producer, Engineer For Upcoming Album

RUSH fan site Power Windows has been updated with the following message: "A few days ago, rumors began to spread on the internet that producer Nick Raskulinecz (FOO FIGHTERS, STONE SOUR, VELVET REVOLVER) had been hired for the next RUSH album, along with engineer Rick Chycki (RUSH 'R30' DVD, 'Closer...

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SUFFOCATION Drummer Says Rumors Of European Tour With NAPALM DEATH Are False

SUFFOCATION drummer Mike Smith has issued the following statement: "I just want to clear the ongoing rumor that there is a SUFFOCATION/NAPALM DEATH tour set for Europe. We have never spoken or been approached by any promoter regarding such a tour. In the past Mitch [Harris, NAPALM DEATH guitarist] h...

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THE BLACK CROWES: 'The Lost Crowes' Pushed Back To September

The new double album of unreleased material by THE BLACK CROWES, titled "The Lost Crowes", was originally scheduled to be in stores August 29 (Rhino). However, due to a recently discovered manufacturing error, the release date has been moved to September 26. "The Lost Crowes" contains two previously...

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Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II

Anyone still crying about the 10 that "Keeper of the Seven Keys, Part I" got last week, please purchase another box of tissues before reading further. If it was possible to give this record an 11, I'd give it one — the first two "Keeper" albums are essential landmarks in heavy metal history, indispu...

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SAXON: South American/Mexican Tour Dates Confirmed

Veteran British heavy metal band SAXON has lined up the following South American/Mexican tour dates in October: Oct. 07 - MEX - Mexico City Palacio de los Deportes / Live 'n' Louder Festival Oct. 08 - MEX - Chihuahua El Quevedo (2) Oct. 11 - ARG - Buenos Aires Teatro Flores (1) Oct. 12 - ...

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KISS' GENE SIMMONS Sends 'Get Well' Video to Wounded Israeli Soldier

FOX News reports that the flamboyant, Israeli-born rocker Gene Simmons has sent a televised message of support to an Israeli soldier seriously wounded in fighting in Lebanon, calling him his "hero." Simmons, 57, founded the heavy metal band KISS in the 1970s and became famous for wearing white and b...