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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES: New Album Is 'Sounding Great'
SUICIDAL TENDENCIES have posted the following message on their official web site: "The new stuff is sounding great. We're real excited at how it's all come together. Paul Northfield [producer of new SUICIDAL TENDENCIES album] flew home and we're gonna live with the tracks for awhile, and he'll be ba...March 3, 2006
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GREG LEON Starts Work On New INVASION album; Re-Teams With SURVIVOR Drummer
Southern California guitar legend/vocalist Greg Leon (ex-DOKKEN, QUIET RIOT) has started work on a new studio album, tentivately titled "Stormbringer". Joining Greg Leon on the follow-up to last year's "Unfinished Business" (Leon's first record under the INVASION banner since their cult classic 1984...March 2, 2006
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PEARL JAM: New Single Snippet Posted Online
A 15-second chorus snippet of the new PEARL JAM single, "World Wide Suicide", has been posted online at www.fmqbproductions.com. The full track — which, according to Billboard.com, resembles the groove-driven 1998 single "Do the Evolution" — isn't due to impact stations until March 8. According to B...March 1, 2006
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RIOT: More European Tour Dates Announced
Veteran hard rockers RIOT have added more European dates to their current itinerary. The group's schedule is shaping up as follows: Mar. 17 - Palencia, SPA @ Carabel Mar. 18 - Bilbao, SPA @ Santana 27 Mar. 19 - Madrid, SPA @ Copernico Apr. 08 - Lauda – Konigshofen, GER @ Tauber Franken Hall Apr. ...February 28, 2006
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SVARTSYN Begin Writing New Material
Swedish cult black metallers SVARTSYN have commenced the songwriting process for their fourth album, tentatively due before the end of the year via Sound Riot Records. SVARTSYN had previously issued their third album, "Destruction Of Man", via Sound Riot. A re-release of the band's second LP, "Blood...February 27, 2006
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QUIET RIOT's BANALI Says SYSTEM OF A DOWN Drummer's Criticism Is Not Rooted In Reality
QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali has responded to remarks made by SYSTEM OF A DOWN's John Dolmayan in a recent interview in which Dolmayan appeared to slag QUIET RIOT off for "liv[ing] way outside their means and squander[ing] whatever they made" during the peak years of their commercial success. I...February 27, 2006
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Gravity X
For a place with nary a cactus or tumbleweed in sight, Sweden sure has spawned its share of slavishly devoted desert rock rats. TRUCKFIGHTERS add just about nothing to this well-tilled genre — long, 'luded jams, big fuzzed-out riffs, a monolithic guitar tone and big clattering drums, vocals that mig...February 26, 2006
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EXCALION To Enter Studio In May
Finnish symphonic power metallers EXCALION will enter Watercastle studios in May to record the follow-up to 2005's "Primal Exhale", due later in the year via Sound Riot Records. According to a press release, "The new songs are very more mature both musically and lyrically. The whole band has improve...February 26, 2006
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QUIET RIOT Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival
Hard rock veterans QUIET RIOT are the latest addition to this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 23-24, 2006 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: ARMORED SAINT COUNT RAVEN DEATH ANGEL EXODUS FLOTSAM AND JETSAM FOREIGNER HE...February 23, 2006
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NEW YORK DOLLS: 'New York Doll' Film To Receive DVD Release In April
Visual Entertainment and First Independent Pictures have announced the release of the critically acclaimed film "New York Doll" on DVD on April 4, 2006. Released in theaters in October 2005, the film is director Greg Whiteley's debut effort and was a Grand Jury Prize Nominee at the 2005 Sundance Fil...February 23, 2006
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DEF LEPPARD Singer Offers Update On Covers Album, Upcoming Touring Activities
DEF LEPPARD's official web site has been updated with a brand new interview with the group's frontman Joe Elliott. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Q: What was your general impression of the "Rock of Ages" tour? Joe: "From our point of view, it was definitely an extremely big success! I was a li...February 22, 2006
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GUNS N' ROSES: More New AXL ROSE Photos Posted Online
Two more brand-new photos of GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose — both taken last Thursday (Feb. 16) at the JFK airport in New York City — have surfaced online. Check them out: Photo#1, Photo#2. GUNS N' ROSES have lined up a number of European festival appearances this summer in what ...February 22, 2006
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Ex-QUIET RIOT/BEAUTIFUL CREATURES Guitarist To Join LOVE/HATE For European Tour
Ex-QUIET RIOT/BEAUTIFUL CREATURES guitarist Alex Grossi has signed on to play with LOVE/HATE on their upcoming European tour, set to take place late April/early May. At press time, it appears that the tour will include stops in the U.K, Sweden, Germany, Austria and Italy. U.S. dates are also in the...February 15, 2006
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QUIET RIOT Announce New Session Musicians
QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali has issued the following update via his official web site: "To end the somewhat ongoing speculation on the QUIET RIOT 2006 lineup, for those who are interested, here is the latest news that I can offer: "Session guitarist and personal friend Neil Citron will be reco...February 13, 2006
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RIOT Deliver New Album To Japanese Label; Bassist PEREZ Gets 'Back On His Feet'
Veteran hard rockers RIOT have issued the following statement via their official web site: "Great news, fans. After a good rest, Pete Perez [bass] is back on his feet and is ready to get back into things again. The doctors in both Long Island and San Antonio cannot say why Pete fell down and blacked...February 8, 2006