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Former POWERMAN 5000 Bassist: I Was Looking For Something More Melodic

Former POWERMAN 5000 bassist Dorian Heartsong on leaving PM5K and joining THE FLYING TIGERS, who are due to issue their self-titled debut through Atlantic Records on April 16th (as quoted by MTV): “I'm totally proud of everything we did in that band and I love those guys, I just wanted to make some...

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Ex-SOULFLY Drummer JOE NUNEZ: Why I'm No Longer Interested In SLAYER Gig

Former SOULFLY drummer Joe Nunez tried out for the vacant SLAYER drummer slot in early February as part of the Chicago round of auditions and reportedly passed the test with flying colors—so much so that SLAYER guitarist Kerry King referred to him as the band's “favorite [candidate] so far” during a...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR Comments On “Spider-Man” Soundtrack Contribution

SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor recently had the following to say to Britain's Rock Sound magazine about his contribution to the upcoming Spider-Man soundtrack in the shape of a track called "Bother": “I've been trying to get on this soundtrack for a year! Anyone who knows me knows I am the biggest S...

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HADES Announce Upcoming Gigs

HADES will be performing at the Wreck Room in Wallington, New Jersey on Saturday, May 11th with special guests SPIRIT CARAVAN. HADES will also be playing at The Flying Machine in Loraine, Ohio on May 18th. ...

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DEEP PURPLE To Honor The Kangaroos At Australian Gig

DEEP PURPLE will be flying to Australia in April to perform a one-off show for the Australian football team The Kangaroos in Melbourne, according to Undercover News. The band will reportedly play at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on Friday, April 26th with JIMMY BARNES, DIESEL and WARPED as support. T...

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MANOWAR Announce North Carolina Gig, Opening Acts For Mini-Tour

MANOWAR have booked a show at Ziggy's in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on March 30th as a replacement for the now-cancelled gig at Jaxx in West Springfield. MANOWAR will be joined at Ziggy's by Chicago's USURPER and HAVOCHATE, who will also support the self-proclaimed Kings of Metal at the group's o...

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Former SLAYER Drummer Officially Joins SYSTEMATIC!

Former SLAYER drummer Paul Bostaph has officially joined San Francisco Bay Area's SYSTEMATIC. As exclusively reported here on January 4th, Bostaph (who had also played with FORBIDDEN and TESTAMENT) has joined SYSTEMATIC as a replacement for Shaun Bannon, who was forced to leave the group last summer...

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MISERY INDEX To Record Split 7", Embark On Mini-Tour

MISERY INDEX, who feature in their ranks former members of DYING FETUS and PESSIMIST, will be recording three songs this weekend for an upcoming split 7"/CD release on Willowtip Records with Pittsburgh's COMMIT SUICIDE. In other news, MISERY INDEX will be performing the following gigs during the com...

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MANOWAR Officially Reveal Confirmed US/European Dates

MANOWAR have officially revealed the confirmed dates for their upcoming US and European tours. They are as follows: Mar. 30 - Jaxx Niteclub - Springfield, VA Mar. 31 - Thunderdome - Baltimore, MD Apr. 02 - Fester And Friends @ CLUB 125 - Haverhill, MA Apr. 03 - Valentine's - Albany, NY Apr. 05 - ...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Offers Post-Rehab Update

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield has posted the following update on his recovery process from alcoholism and other addictions via the the group's Fan Club magazine So What: "James here!! ALIVE...and getting well...Recovery is the most difficult and challenging thing I've ever attempted (along with...

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MANOWAR To Demolish East Coast

MANOWAR will embark on a week-long east coast tour prior to their Metal Meltdown IV appearance on April 6th and will return to the road on April 20th for a nearly month-long run that will culminate in a tentative Tuesday, May 14th appearance at the WWF/Times Square in New York City. Here are the con...

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ABSU Drummer Among Leading Candidates To Join SLAYER

ABSU percussionist Proscriptor (a.k.a. Russ R. Givens) is a strong candidate to fill the vacant SLAYER drummer slot following the departure of Paul Bostaph, who left the group last December due to a chronic elbow injury. Although the drummer has yet to be officially offered the position, Givens repo...

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THE CROWN Announce Tentative US Dates

Sweden's THE CROWN, featuring former AT THE GATES frontman Tomas Lindberg, have announced the tentative dates for their upcoming US headlining tour, which will also include an appearance by Victory Records recording artists DARKEST HOUR and Prosthetic Records' ALL THAT REMAINS (featuring former memb...

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BIOHAZARD European Tour Update

Here's an update from BIOHAZARD's ongoing Tour Against Terrorism European trek, as reported by drummer Danny Schuler: Greetings from Deutschland (Germany)!! We made it to Europe! I was kinda nervous flying with all this terrorism crap goin' on, but you can't let fear run your life! nothing can stop...

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PRO-PAIN Complete New CD, Prepare To Hit The Road

PRO-PAIN have finished recording their latest CD, entitled Shreds Of Dignity, for a March 19th release in the USA on Rawhead/Spitfire Records and March 18th release in Europe via Rawhead/Nuclear Blast Records. To support the album, PRO-PAIN will be touring Europe in April/May and will follow it up w...