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Greenland

Braving the frozen tundra, fighting to survive treacherous arctic conditions, the Viking settlement of Greenland was no picnic, and new arrivals' unwillingness to seek assistance from the Inuit on the ice fishing techniques didn't help the food situation. What in the hell am I talking about? Ask gui...

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MASTODON To Guest On SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO's 'Hard Attack'

MASTODON will be the featured guests on Sirius Satellite Radio's Hard Attack for an hour of controlled chaos with host José Mangin. Join the sick and twisted Brent Hinds and Brann Dailor on Friday, September 15 at 8:00 p.m. as they explore the entrails of their major label debut, "Blood Mountain", d...

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CLUTCH Announces New Year's Eve Show

CLUTCH has scheduled a special New Year's Eve (Dec. 31, 2006) show Ram's Head Live in Baltimore, Maryland with THE SWORD, WILLIAM ELLIOT WHITMORE and one more as-yet-announced act. CLUTCH will enter the studio in October on the West Coast with producer Joe Barresi (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, KYUSS, TO...

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MIKE PATTON: No New FANTOMAS Album Until 2008

In a recent interview with U.K. magazine Rock-A-Rolla (web site),former FAITH NORE MORE frontman Mike Patton said that a fifth release by star-studded noise-mongers FANTOMAS — which also features MELVINS guitarist Buzz Osborne, MR. BUNGLE bassist Trevor Dunn, and SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo — woul...

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CLUTCH: Dutch Dates Announced

CLUTCH has scheduled two headlining shows in Holland immediately following its European tour with MOTÖRHEAD. Upcoming CLUTCH shows now include: With THE BELLRAYS, YEAR LONG DISASTER: Sep. 09 - The Pit - Kill Devil Hills, NC Sep. 10 - House of Blues - Myrtle Beach, SC Sep. 12 - Blue Cats - Knoxville,...

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Former SOUNDGARDEN Guitarist To Appear On SUNN O))) / BORIS Collaboration

According to MTV.com, former SOUNDGARDEN guitarist Kim Thayil has contributed guitar work to a collaboration between American drone kings SUNN O))) and Japanese sludge masters BORIS. Thayil, who appears on the song "Blood Swamp", also wrote the liner notes for the album, which comes out October 31 a...

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CLUTCH To Enter Studio In October

CLUTCH will enter the studio in October on the West Coast with producer Joe Barresi (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, KYUSS, TOOL, WEEZER, MELVINS) to begin recording its new album, due in early 2007. In other news, CLUTCH's "Burning Beard" single is out now CD featuring the video for "Burning Beard". The U...

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GIANT SQUID Announces Lineup Changes

Austin, Texas-based eclectic doom rock act GIANT SQUID have issued the following update: "GIANT SQUID recently completed a quick jaunt across the U.S., including select dates with new labelmates STOLEN BABIES, as well as meeting up with The End Records veterans AGALLOCH for their CD release show in...

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MIKE PATTON's IPECAC RECORDINGS Inks Distribution Deal With FONTANA

Fontana, the independent distribution arm of Universal Music Group, the world's leading music company, has signed an exclusive distribution deal with Ipecac Recordings, the record label owned by lauded artist, songwriter and producer Mike Patton (FAITH NO MORE, MR. BUNGLE, FANTÔMAS, TOMAHAWK, MALDOR...

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THE MELVINS: North American Tour Dates Announced

THE MELVINS will embark on a national tour with special guests BIG BUSINESS this fall in support of their October 10 release "The Senile Animal" (Ipecac). The first confirmed dates (many more to be announced soon) are as follows: Sep. 06 - Sacramento, CA - The Library Sep. 08 - Eugene, OR - WOW Hall...

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Former MEGADETH Bassist MACDONOUGH To Tour With STRAPPING YOUNG LAD

Devin Townsend's (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND) label, Hevy Devy Records, has issued the following update: "STRAPPING YOUNG LAD's 'The New Black' was released July 11th or 17th, depending on where you live. So you should all have it by now, and if you don't… 'You Suck' …. has been av...

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THE MELVINS To Release 'A Senile Animal' In October

THE MELVINS have set "A Senile Animal" as the title of their new album, due on October 10 via Ipecac Records. The band's first recording with new members Coady Willis (drums) and Jared Warren (bass) from BIG BUSINESS was recorded in Los Angeles. Commented mainman Buzz Osborne: "I'm very pleased with...

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Cast Shadows on Dragons

Featuring former members of WHEN DREAMS DIE, "Cast Shadows on Dragons" by ROBOTS AND EMPIRE is a strange mixture of stoner rock heft and spacey doom that has its moments, but too often loses momentum because of its unevenness. Clearly rooted in BLACK SABBATH and bands such as THE MELVINS, as well as...

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VENOMOUS CONCEPT: Classic Debut To Receive Vinyl Release

Hypertension Records has announced plans to release the vinyl version of the classic debut album, "Retroactive Abortion", from VENOMOUS CONCEPT — the project featuring former BRUTAL TRUTH vocalist Kevin Sharp alongside MELVINS/FANTOMAS guitarist Buzz Osborne and NAPALM DEATH members Shane Embury (ba...

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Peeping Tom

A schizophrenic mix tape from former MR. BUNGLE and FAITH NO MORE vocalist Mike Patton, whose output after those bands has ranged from the harshly accessible (the excellent TOMAHAWK) to the attention-deficit deranged (FANTOMAS) to the downright irritating (the ridiculous "Adult Themes For Voice" rec...