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SWARM OF THE LOTUS Calls It Quits
Baltimore's SWARM OF THE LOTUS has announced plans to break up following its final show on November 1 at Ottobar with GOATWHORE and a few other bands to be announced later. An official statement from guitarist/vocalist Peter Maturi reads as follows: "So, it has reached its end. After 8 years, I have...October 25, 2006
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ULTRA ELECTRIC MEGA GALACTIC Featuring MONSTER MAGNET Members: Photos Available
ULTRA ELECTRIC MEGA GALACTIC, the new band featuring MONSTER MAGNET members Ed Mundell (guitar),Bob Pantella (drums) and Jim Baglino (bass),played its first show on October 3 at Wonderbar in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Check out pictures at this location. The group's lineup at the concert was complet...October 24, 2006
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KEVIN SHIRLEY Says Working On METALLICA's 'The Videos' DVD Was 'Quite A Challenge'
Producer Kevin Shirley (IRON MAIDEN, DREAM THEATER, H.I.M.) has revealed that he spent August and September mixing 5.1 Surround Sound versions of all the original audio for the promotional videos that will be included on METALLICA's upcoming DVD, called "The Videos: 1989-2004". "It was quite a chall...October 23, 2006
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DIMMU BORGIR Guitarist On New CD: 'We Expect It To Sound Nothing Less Than Grandiose'
Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR have entered Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden with producer Fredrik Nordström to begin recording their new album for an early 2007 release. The group's guitarist, Silenoz, has issued the following update on the recording process: "So, just to let...October 23, 2006
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Ex-METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Forced To Sit Out ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA Tour
As they gear up for the November 21 release of their highly anticipated Epic debut and the New Year's Eve launch of their much-buzzed-about national tour, ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA have suffered a major setback with the loss of all-star bassist Jason Newsted. The former METALLICA member is scheduled for i...October 23, 2006
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MANES Begins Recording New Album
MANES, the Norwegian band featuring members of THIRD AND THE MORTAL, ATROX and CHTON, has commenced recording its new album, tentatively titled "Invention - Or How The World Came To An End And Why We Did It", at Spiren Studio in Rognes (near Trondheim) with producer Rune Stavnesli. The CD will be th...October 22, 2006
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IMPALER To Release 'House Band At The Funeral Parlor' DVD In January
MVD Visual has set a January 30, 2007 release date for the new DVD from shock-rock veterans IMPALER. Entitled "House Band At The Funeral Parlor", the group's second DVD installment includes a full concert from August 2003 at First Avenue in Minneapolis and several songs from a "Pillar and Post" show...October 20, 2006
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DIMMU BORGIR: Drums For New Album Completed
Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR have entered Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden with producer Fredrik Nordström to begin recording their new album for an early 2007 release. The group has issued the following update on the recording process: "Drums [by Hellhammer of MAYHEM fame] a...October 17, 2006
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DEFTONES Frontman: 'We're Never Gonna Be A Huge Band And I Don't Care'
Sweden's Close-Up magazine (web site) recently conducted an interview with DEFTONES frontman Chino Moreno. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Close-Up: Why did you first opt to work with producer Bob Ezrin? Chino: "Well, we didn't have a producer for a while. We were in Malibu writing songs. We re...October 17, 2006
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NEVERMORE Guitarist STEVE SMYTH Issues Update
NEVERMORE guitarist Steve Smyth (ex-TESTAMENT),who was recently diagnosed with end-stage kidney failure (the result of a congenital birth defect),has issued the following update: "This has been a delayed update, not because there wasn't anything going on, but lately due to one fact; some 'news' I...October 16, 2006
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Stinking Up the Night
Hats off to Relapse for another stellar year of quality extreme music releases. After blockbusters by MISERY INDEX, SKINLESS, SUFFOCATION, and FACEDOWNINSHIT, to name just a few, October 17th marks the release of an old school death metal monster called "Stinking Up the Night" by a Nicke Andersson (...October 16, 2006
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The Temporary Nature
The Maryland-D.C. doom scene has been revered for years now, so it is not exactly a shock that the first full-length from Washington, D.C.'s WOOLY MAMMOTH is 54 minutes of doom heaviness and trippy stoner rock jamming. With songs that range from the righteously rocking to the mind altering, "The Tem...October 16, 2006
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METALLICA: 'The Videos 1989-2004' DVD Details Revealed
METALLICA will release a DVD collection of all the promotional videos it has made, entitled "The Videos 1989-2004", on December 5 in North America (one day earlier internationally). Commented the band in a posting on its web site: "We've been getting requests for many years to release all the promot...October 14, 2006
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ROB ZOMBIE's 'TCM Underground' To Launch This Friday
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will join with faithful followers of cult films in an appreciation of the often misunderstood, sometimes maligned genre in the network's newest weekly movie franchise, "TCM Underground", to be hosted by filmmaker and legendary rocker Rob Zombie, it has been announced by T...October 11, 2006
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DIMMU BORGIR To Begin Recording New Album Today
Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR are about to commence the recording sessions for their new album at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden with Fredrik Nordström. Commented guitarist Silenoz: "Finally we arrived in Studio Fredman. It's now located outside Gothenburg in a godforsaken p...October 10, 2006
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