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CRUMBSUCKERS To Tour Europe In February

Legendary New York hardcore/metal act CRUMBSUCKERS will tour Europe in February along with guests THE ACCUSED, EXTREME NOISE TERROR and DRILLER KILLER. The tentative routing for the trek is as follows (exact cities and venues will be announced later): CRUMBSUCKERS and THE ACCUSED: Feb. 05 - U.K. Feb...

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ATROPHY Reissues Detailed

Metal Mind Productions has set a November 27 release date for reissues of the classic ATROPHY albums "Considered Dead" and "Erosion of Sanity". Both CDs will come in a new digipack edition on golden discs, digitally remastered using 24-bit technology, and will be limited to a hand-numbered 2,000 cop...

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TYPE O NEGATIVE: New Album Title Announced

TYPE O NEGATIVE has set "Dead Again" as the title of its new album, tentatively due in early 2007 via SPV Records. The follow-up to 2003's "Life Is Killing Me", which will include an appearance by LYCIA vocalist Tara VanFlower (MySpace page),is currently being mixed. As previously reported, TYPE O...

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Guitarist DOUG ALDRICH Explains Why He's Not Happy With DIO's 'Holy Diver Live' Release

Marko Syrjälä of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with WHITESNAKE guitarist Doug Aldrich. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: Isn't it true that David [Coverdale] had plans to bring John Sykes back in the band before you came in picture? Doug: I think he was ta...

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CHRIS CORNELL's Upcoming Solo Album To Feature MICHAEL JACKSON Cover

AUDIOSLAVE/ex-SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell told MTV.com that his upcoming second solo studio LP will feature his cover of MICHAEL JACKSON's 1982 hit "Billie Jean". "I didn't plan on it," he said. "It just sort of happened organically. I changed the music quite a bit, I didn't touch the lyrics....

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ONSLAUGHT Frontman: 'Thrash Metal Is Coming To A Peak Again'

Luxi Lahtinen of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with ONSLAUGHT frontman Sy Keeler. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: How would you compare this [upcoming] album ["Killing Peace"] to your previous releases content-wise? Would you say it's kind of mixture of both y...

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VICIOUS RUMORS: New Video Interview Available

The members of the veteran San Francisco Bay Area metal band VICIOUS RUMORS were interviewed by Doug Troxell on October 21, 2006 at McLaren Park in San Francisco prior to their departure for their European tour. Interviewed were: Geoff Thorpe, Larry Howe, James Rivera, Thaen Rasmussen, and Stephen G...

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THE UNDEAD: Book Excerpts Available Online

Over the next several days, music writer Joel Gausten will run a series of excerpts from an extensive history of THE UNDEAD on his Myspace page, www.myspace.com/gaustenbooks. Gausten will include the full UNDEAD chapter as part of his upcoming book, titled "Albums that (Should've) Changed the World"...

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MACHINE HEAD's New Album Is 'Big, Ugly, Dark, Mean, Fiery, Beautiful, Beast Of A Monster'

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn has issued the following update via the band's official web site: "Well, well, well... "Long time no talk ya'll, what's crack-a-latin'!!??!! "'ZANG Robb, what's the reason for the lag in diaries?' "WELL... "Believe it or not, we're still recording! Yes, we're still...

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Lupara

I remember being unimpressed with LUPARA's performance at Minneapolis Mayhem II, which makes my generally favorable impression of the band's debut album even more surprising. Featuring guitarist Jeremy Wagner, formerly of BROKEN HOPE, LUPARA's debut album is a hate-filled, slab of solid American ext...

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DARK FUNERAL's First Visit To Chile Since Priest's Murder Creates Controversy

Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL played Chile on October 7, 2006 — the group's first visit to the country since the murder of an Italian Catholic priest in Santiago in 2004 at the hands of a self-proclaimed DARK FUNERAL fanatic. Despite numerous complaints and petitions to stop the show from goi...

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ONSLAUGHT: New Album Tracks To Be Aired At Birmingham Gig

Vocalist Sy Keeler of the reformed lineup of the classic U.K. thrash outfit ONSLAUGHT has sent the following update to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "Following the ONSLAUGHT live set at the Halloween special, the Barfly, Birmingham this coming Monday, 30th October, Sy Keeler will be taking over the decks, and p...

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PAUL STANLEY: 'Even If I Wanted To Destroy KISS, I Couldn't'

Kevin Eck of The Baltimore Sun recently conducted an interview with KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley. A few excerpts from the chat follow: The Baltimore Sun: "Live To Win" is your second solo album, but your first since 1978. Why did you choose to do another one at this time? Stanley: I've alway...

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TYPE O NEGATIVE: California Shows Announced

TYPE O NEGATIVE will play on January 21, 2007 at the House of Blues in Anaheim, CA. They will also perform at a private show on January 20, 2007 as part of NAMM. There are no other confirmed public dates at this time. In other news, the DVD version of TYPE O NEGATIVE's first home ...

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SAMHAIN Book Excerpt Available Online

An excerpt from an extensive interview with former SAMHAIN bassist Eerie Von, conducted by music writer Joel Gausten, is now available online at www.myspace.com/gaustenbooks. Gausten will include an extensive chapter on the history of SAMHAIN and the making of their 1984 album "Initium" as part of h...