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NAPALM DEATH Frontman Discusses Pleasures Of Soft Rock

Vocalist Mark "Barney" Greenway of British grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH recently spoke to Toby Cook of The Quietus about the pleasures of soft rock, why it won't be playing at his funeral and what pisses him off about the genre's modern pretenders. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Greenway...

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DARKANE Guitarist Checks In

Guitarist Christofer Malmström of Swedish metallers DARKANE has issued the following update: "The New Year has begun and we in DARKANE are very positive about what's to come. We have the massive North American tour with SOILWORK, WARBRINGER and SWALLOW THE SUN starting in Rochester, New York in only...

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ALICE COOPER To Take Part In BOB HOPE CLASSIC

According to Fontana Herald News, Alice Cooper will take part in the 50th Bob Hope Classic, hosted by Arnold Palmer, at four courses in the Coachella Valley, California from January 19 to January 25. Other celebrity participants in the Bob Hope Classic, a desert tradition since 1960, include former...

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DARKANE Utilizing Services Of Guitarist TOBY KNAPP On SOILWORK Tour

Former ONWARD/WAXEN guitarist Toby Knapp will be filling in for DARKANE's Klas Ideberg on the second half of the Swedish metal band's upcoming North American tour as the support act for SOILWORK. "Klas will do the first month and I will step in midway through the tour," Toby says. "I am not his repl...

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SIX FEET UNDER's CHRIS BARNES On 'The Governor's Ball'

Vocalist Chris Barnes of Florida-based death metallers SIX FEET UNDER was interviewed for this week's edition of the "The Governor's Ball". You can download the program at this location. "Death Rituals", the new album from SIX FEET UNDER, recently entered the German Media Control chart at position N...

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TARJA TURUNEN Interviewed In Argentina; Video Available

Argentina's Canal de la Musica conducted an interview with former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen after the completion of her recent "Storm in America Tour 2008". Watch the six-minute chat below. Tarja's album "My Winter Storm" will be re-released on January 2, 2009. This double CD "extended special...

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TARJA TURUNEN: Footage Of Buenos Aires Fan Conference Available

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen took part in a fan conference/meet-and-greet on October 3, 2008 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The entire session, which featured Tarja answering questions posed by her fans, can be viewed in five parts below. Tarja's album "My Winter Storm" will be re-released on...

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SIX FEET UNDER Guitarist's Home Burglarized

The home of SIX FEET UNDER guitarist Steve Swanson was burglarized late Friday night/early Saturday morning (Dec. 5-6). Among items that were stolen were six guitars (two of which were custom, one-of-a-kind KXK guitars) altogether worth thousands of dollars, one Mesa Boogie dual rectifier head, Line...

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SIX FEET UNDER: 'Death Rituals' Lands On German Chart

"Death Rituals", the new album from Florida-based death metallers SIX FEET UNDER, has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 64. As previously reported, the CD sold around 2,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The LP debuted a...

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LITTLE ANGELS Singer Remembers Drummer MICHAEL LEE

LITTLE ANGELS singer Toby Jepson has spoken out about the passing of Michael Lee, the drummer that first found fame with LITTLE ANGELS before playing with such artists as ROBERT PLANT, PAGE & PLANT, THIN LIZZY, IAN GILLAN, LENNY KRAVITZ, THE QUIREBOYS and THE CULT. Lee was just 39 years old. Jep...

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SIX FEET UNDER: New Audio Interview With CHRIS BARNES Available

MTV's HeadbangersBlog.com recently caught up with SIX FEET UNDER frontman Chris Barnes to talk to him about the title of the band's album, "Death Rituals", death as creative subject matter, his approach to songwriting, his interest in touring with CANNIBAL CORPSE and the strength of the current deat...

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TARJA TURUNEN To Release 'My Winter Storm Special Extended Edition' In January

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen will play two exclusive Christmas concerts with Kalevi Kiviniemi, Marzi Nyman and Markku Krohn at churches in Helsinki and Tampere on November 28 and November 29. After those concerts, Tarja will give a very special guest performance: German rock legend Doro Pes...

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SIX FEET UNDER: 'Seed Of Filth' Video Available

MTV's HeadbangersBlog.com has uploaded "Seed Of Filth", the new video from Florida-based death metallers SIX FEET UNDER. The clip, which can be viewed below, was filmed on October 31 at Gasoline Alley in Largo, Florida with director Mario D. Framingheddu, who previously worked with the group on the...

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SIX FEET UNDER: 'Death Rituals' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Death Rituals", the new album from Florida-based death metallers SIX FEET UNDER, sold around 2,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD debuted at No. 14 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums...

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THE HUMAN ABSTRACT Frontman Explains Canadian Concert Cancellations

Los Angeles-based technical progressive metal band THE HUMAN ABSTRACT was forced to pull out of its two Canadian concerts with Japan's DIR EN GREY this past weekend (November 15 in Montreal and November 16 in Toronto) after the group's vocalist Nathan Ells was denied entry to Canada. In a posting to...