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ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET Begin Writing Material For New Album
ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET, the new Swedish band featuring former THE CROWN vocalist Johan Lindstrand, have commenced the songwriting process for the follow-up to their debut album, "21st Century Killing Machine", which was released in the U.S. last week via Nuclear Blast Records. [I have]...April 8, 2006
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MÖTLEY CRÜE Drummer To Sit Out Tonight's Show Due To Injury; Fan To Step In
After playing multiple MÖTLEY CRÜE shows wearing a brace and taking anti-inflamatory injections, drummer Tommy Lee's doctor instructed him to give his injured right hand wrist a break after his tendonitis made it difficult for him to perform. Tendonitis is a common and painful injury for drummers wh...April 5, 2006
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BRUCE DICKINSON's 'Anthology' DVD: Complete Details Revealed
Sanctuary Visual Entertainment has set a June 20 U.S. release date for the three-disc DVD release of IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson's "Anthology" (view artwork here). This is the definitive Dickinson package, and includes over six hours of videos and live performances, and previously unreleased...April 4, 2006
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ONSLAUGHT Confirmed For Czech Republic's BRUTAL ASSAULT Festival
Reformed classic British thrash outfit ONSLAUGHT have been confirmed for the Brutal Assault festival, set to take place August 10-12 at Svojsice U Prelouce (100 km east of Prague) in the Czech Republic. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMORPHIS BIRDFLESH CARNIV...April 3, 2006
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Terra
If it walks like a BORKNAGAR album, quacks like a BORKNAGAR album, and is comprised entirely of members of BORKNAGAR, who can it be? Uh, CRONIAN, apparently. That's being a bit glib — there are differences between this two-man project (featuring Øystein G. Brun and Mr. V, a/k/a Vintersorg) and the b...April 3, 2006
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Terror Audio
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then EVILDOER has been flatting the ever-living hell out of Swedish-style modern thrashers like THE HAUNTED and DEW-SCENTED. Fortunately for fans of the speeding and knuckle-busting style of deathly thrash, EVILDOER does a decent job of it on its debut...April 3, 2006
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BLACK SABBATH: BILL WARD Interview Excerpt Available Online
An excerpt from an extensive interview with BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward is now available online at www.myspace.com/jclgausten. Music writer Joel Gausten conducted this interview as part of his upcoming book, tentatively titled "Albums that (Should've) Changed the World". In addition to featuring...April 2, 2006
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GUNS N' ROSES: No Reunion With SLASH, DUFF
A representative for GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose has shot down persistent rumors that former GNR members Slash, Izzy Stradlin and Duff McKagan are in talks with Rose about taking part in a "reunion" tour this summer. The rumors gained strength a couple of days ago when unconfirmed reports surfac...April 1, 2006
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FALL OF SERENITY Complete Work On 'Bloodred Salvation'
German death metallers FALL OF SERENITY have completed work on their Lifeforce Records debut record, "Bloodred Salvation", due on May 12 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and on May 15 in the rest of Europe. According to a press release, "Bloodred Salvation" "combines brutal assaults, blistering g...March 30, 2006
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H.I.M. To Film New 'Killing Loneliness' Video This Weekend
Finnish goth metallers H.I.M. will be shooting a new video for their song "Killing Loneliness" on Sunday, April 2 in Los Angeles, California. H.I.M. will be joined in the new clip — which is being directed by Nathan Cox (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, MARILYN MANSON, KORN, LINKIN PARK, STAIND, DISTURBED)...March 29, 2006
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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, CATHEDRAL, SEVENDUST Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival
STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, CATHEDRAL, SEVENDUST, KILLING JOKE, DRAGONFORCE, 10 YEARS, SKINDRED, BLINDSIDE and EVERGREY are among the newly confirmed acts for this year's Download festival, joining headliners TOOL, METALLICA, and GUNS N' ROSES, plus dozens more. The three-day rock festival takes place at C...March 29, 2006
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DIO: Guitarist CRAIG GOLDY Back In The Fold
According to a posting on DIO's official web site, guitarist Craig Goldy "has recovered his illness and is back in the fold," writing and rehearsing for the band's new album and tour. Craig was previously said to have hurt his arm last fall while touring with DIO in Russia. Goldy initially tried to...March 28, 2006
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TYPE O NEGATIVE Host DVD-Release Party In Brooklyn: Photos Available
TYPE O NEGATIVE hosted a party this past Saturday (March 25) at Duff's bar in Williamsburg (Brooklyn),New York to celebrate the success of their first-ever live DVD, "Symphony for the Devil", which sold more than 4,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at No. 8 on Bi...March 27, 2006
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Review: GUNS N' ROSES' 'Chinese Democracy' Is Not The Greatest Rock Album Ever Made
Chuck Klosterman of Spin magazine has penned a review of the complete 13-song version of GUNS N' ROSES' long-awaited new album, "Chinese Democracy". An excerpt from his review follows [***NOTE: The review may or may not have been written as an early April Fool's Day joke***]: "It's been a long time...March 27, 2006
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The Chuck Norris...
There is something to be said about back-to-basic, riff-heavy rock and roll, but it may not always be said in glowing terms. Featuring members of RICKSHAW, TIAMAT, and TAURUS, Sweden's THE CHUCK NORRIS EXPERIMENT [Insert lame and beat-to-death Chuck Norris joke here] have not made an awful retro roc...March 27, 2006
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