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SOULFLY Mainman Talks About His Appearance On ROADRUNNER UNITED CD

SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera (ex-SEPULTURA) recently spoke to FMQB about his contributions to the ROADRUNNER UNITED "The All-Star Sessions" CD, which contains original tracks that are collaborations between 55 artists from 42 of Roadrunner's past and present bands. A couple of excerpts from the cha...

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WET ANIMAL Schedule Live Dates

WET ANIMAL, the Illinois-based quartet featuring TROUBLE members Rick Wartell (guitar) and Jeff "Oly" Olson (drums),have lined up the following dates in November: Nov. 01 – Chicago, IL @ Delilah's Nov. 04 – Barrington, IL @ Penny Road Pub Nov. 05 – Chicago, IL @ Nitecap WET ANIMAL recently uploaded...

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AKERCOCKE: New Songs Posted Online

Two brand-new AKERCOCKE tracks, "Verdelet" and "The Penance", have been posted online at www.myspace.com/akercocke. The songs come off the U.K. black/death metallers' fourth album, "Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone", tentatively due in early 2006 via Earache Records. The follow-up to 200...

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From Your Grave

Sometimes I think folks have exaggerated Metal Blade's supposed transition to a more "modern" metal label (read: metalcore),simply because of bands like AS I LAY DYING, UNEARTH (really a Swede-influenced melodic death/thrash band),and THE RED CHORD (a band for which the genre tag is far too limiti...

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MEGADETH Bassist JAMES MACDONOUGH's GIGANTOUR Recap

MEGADETH bassist James MacDonough has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "I would like to thank all the members and crew from DREAM THEATER, ANTHRAX, FEAR FACTORY, NEVERMORE, LIFE OF AGONY, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, SYMPHONY X, DRY KILL LOGIC and B...

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Former FOZZY/STUCK MOJO Drummer Explains His Departure

Former FOZZY/STUCK MOJO drummer Frank "Bud" Fontsere has sent the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "As has been stated on www.thedukerocks.com, it is true that Rich Ward and I have decided to end our working relationship. I would like to say for the record that it is also true that the split...

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WARGASM Guitarist Issues 'Reunion' DVD Update

Guitarist Rich Spillberg of Boston's thrash pioneers WARGASM has issued the following update on the band's activities: "Bob [Mayo, bass/vocals] and Barry [Spillberg, drums] and I are really excited about your enthusiasm towards our upcoming DVD release. If you were of the fortunate few that were abl...

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FOZZY/STUCK MOJO Part Ways With Longtime Drummer, Announce Replacement

FOZZY/STUCK MOJO have officially parted ways with drummer Frank "Bud" Fontsere. Guitarist Rich Ward's statement on the matter follows: "As many of you already now, over the last few years there have been several changes in the FOZZY/MOJO/DUKE/SICK SPEED camps. Everyone who has been a part of these g...

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NUCLEAR ASSAULT: Portland, Seattle Dates Cancelled

NUCLEAR ASSAULT's previously announced dates in Portland and Seattle (Sept. 23-24) have been cancelled. The band will make up the shows at some later date; they apologize for any inconvenience. As previously reported, NUCLEAR ASSAULT will headline the Gates of Hell 2005 festival at The Reverb in Tor...

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Destroyers from the Western Skies

Right or wrong, there was a time when those with using "black metal" and "elite" in the same sentence were referring to bands of a Scandinavian heritage, while those same folks snickered at the idea of a legitimate U.S. black metal world presence. Regardless of the questionable validity of the origi...

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HELLFEST Fans Still Waiting For Refunds

Scott Frost of The Trentonian has issued the following report: An estimated 1,000 people still haven't received refunds on tickets from Trenton's canceled Hellfest concert, and many are complaining that the promoters are ignoring them. More than 3,500 fans who bought tickets at the Sovereign Bank Ar...

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SAMMY HAGAR Discusses The Future Of VAN HALEN

Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an exclusive interview with Sammy Hagar. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisited: You were quoted [recently] as saying that you wanted to figure out how to play free concerts. Sammy Hagar: I do because I think it would be the ultima...

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Former Adult Film Star JASMIN ST. CLAIRE To Host New Metal DVD-Zine

Next month, former adult film and ECW wrestling star Jasmin St. Claire will introduce and host a new metal DVD-zine, "Metal's Dark Side", a new extreme metal video magazine published six times a year nationally through MVD (Music Video Distributors). The first of its kind, this DVD-zine will feature...

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WET ANIMAL: Debut Album Samples Posted Online

WET ANIMAL, the Illinois-based quartet featuring TROUBLE members Rick Wartell (guitar) and Jeff "Oly" Olson (drums),have uploaded audio samples from their upcoming self-titled debut at WetAnimal.net. "Wet Animal" track listing: 01. Soul Alone 02. Lost in my Head 03. Outside a Hole 04. Left Behind 0...

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ROADRUNNER UNITED: First Track Available For Download

The first track from the upcoming ROADRUNNER UNITED "The All-Star Sessions" CD, entitled "The Dagger", has been made available for download at Roadrun.com. This full-length release, in stores on October 11, 2005, is a "master class" in hard rock/metal. Boasting 57 artists from 45 of Roadrunner's pas...