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Former A PERFECT MURDER Members Release New MODERN CRIMES Demo Track

MODERN CRIMES, the new band featuring former A PERFECT MURDER guitarist Carl Bouchard and drummer Yan Chausse along with bassist Luc Verville, singer Frank Pellerin and guitarist Kevin Lemire, has posted a new demo track, "Class of '98", on its MySpace page. Video footage from the recording sessions...

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ALICE COOPER Is 'An American Treasure'

Scott McLennan of Worcester Telegram & Gazette News reports that although Alice Cooper was the first to be labeled a shock rocker, he never set out to simply offend. "What I do is more like a sideshow or vaudeville," Cooper said. "It's full of dark humor. I always liked theatrics and liked to .....

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COSMOSQUAD: Tour Dates Announced

Heralded Southern California-based metal fusioneers COSMOSQUAD, featuring acclaimed guitarist Jeff Kollman (GLENN HUGHES, UFO) and Canadian drummer Shane Gaalaas (B'Z, DIESEL MACHINE),will kick off their 2007/2008 tour with a performance at their favorite Los Angeles-area club, the world-famous Bak...

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OTEP Signs With KOCH RECORDS

Koch Records has announced a new revenue-sharing, multi-album, worldwide partnership with the Los Angeles-based band OTEP. The first release under this new agreement is the band's much-delayed new full-length album, "The Ascension", due on Tuesday, October 30, 2007. Comments Otep Shamaya, the band's...

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KORN, HELLYEAH, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, DROID: More Dates Announced

KORN will embark on the "Bi#%h! We Have A Problem" tour beginning late September. Support on the shows will come from HELLYEAH, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, and DROID. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Sep. 22 - Reno, NV - Lawlor Events Center Sep. 23 - Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheater Sep. 25 .....

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Pennsylvania's Heavy-Metal Legislative Aide

Eric Poole of Pennsylvania's Beaver County Times reports: On Thursday, Kevin Bowser helped shepherd a cooperative agreement between Ellwood City Council and a revitalization group for a development project in the borough. The next morning, he was at Ozzfest. Bowser, the apparently strait-laced legis...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT: Working With AXL ROSE Is 'A F*cking Pleasure'

The team from Kiss Army Australia recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Q: What is it like to be working alongside Axl Rose? Has he commented to you about wearing a KISS t-shirt on stage? And is he very demanding? ...

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FATES WARNING: European Tour Dates Announced

Progressive metal band FATES WARNING has scheduled the following European dates (venue details to be announced): Nov. 10 - Zoetermeer, Netherlands Nov. 11 - Frankfurt, Germany Nov. 12 - Hamburg, Germany Nov. 14 - Ludwigsburg, Germany Nov. 15 - Cologne, Germany Nov. 16 - Weert, Netherlands Nov. 17 -...

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WITHIN CHAOS Signs With KOCH RECORDS

Dallas/Ft. Worth TX-based metal act WITHIN CHAOS has inked a worldwide, four-album deal with KOCH Records. The group's debut CD, "Virulent", was mixed and mastered by Ben Schigel and will be released on October 23. Commented KOCH president Bob Frank: "KOCH Records continues to strengthen its base in...

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CEREBRAL FIX To Be Joined By ANAAL NATHRAKH's V.I.T.R.I.O.L. At BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR

Reunited British punk/thrash crossover band CEREBRAL FIX has confirmed that V.I.T.R.I.O.L. from U.K. black metal band ANAAL NATHRAKH will handle vocals for the group's appearance at the Bloodstock Open Air festival on Friday, August 17. "This is due to our singer having other commitments and could n...

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CEREBRAL FIX: 'Products Of Disgust' Box Set Due In September

Metal Mind Productions will release "Products of Disgust" by CEREBRAL FIX, a complete discography of this English thrash/death metal band. The group split up in 1993 but in 2006 announced its reformation. They have an album's worth of new material, but for now they are waiting for the reaction to so...

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VOIVOD Frontman Launches PARANOLAND Project

In a complete departure from what they have done before, Denis "Snake" Belanger (VOIVOD) and longtime friend Botcher (AGGRESSION) spent the last year working on a project called PARANOLAND. Experimenting with modern sounds and samples over knockout riffs and twisted arrangements, the group stepped u...

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Rise of the Infidels

Usually, when a vault-scouring collection like this burbles to the surface, you can figure out exactly who in the band was behind on a few truck payments and needed to get something released quick. But with the seemingly irreparable schism between S.O.D. members Scott Ian and Billy Milano, it's toug...

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GOREFEST's 'Rise To Ruin' Enters Dutch Chart At No. 61

GOREFEST's new album, "Rise to Ruin", has entered the Dutch chart at position No. 61. Due in the U.S. on September 25 via Candlelight, the CD was mixed by Danish producer Tue Madsen at his Antfarm studios in Århus, Denmark. "He managed to make everything sound even heavier than we'd imagined," guita...

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JOE ELLIOTT Explains Differences Between DEF LEPPARD And GUNS N' ROSES

Jed Gottlieb of BostonHerald.com recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD vocalist Joe Elliott. An excerpt from the chat follows: BostonHerald.com: So what specifically makes you so different from GUNS N' ROSES? Elliott: OK, I'll tell you this. For a long time THE ROLLING STONES had the tag...