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VELVET REVOLVER: 'Fall To Pieces' Tops Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart

VELVET REVOLVER have taken over the top slot of Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart this week with their second single, "Fall to Pieces", according to Billboard.com. The group is familiar with the top of this chart, where their debut single, "Slither", spent nine weeks earlier this year. "Fall"...

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Sworn Allegiance

After five years of stomping around in the wilderness from 1997-2002, UNLEASHED are back hacking out albums and on a roll again. While this is undeniably a good thing for death metal in general, it wouldn't necessarily be the second coming of (the anti) Christ as musical comebacks go. This is based...

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MASTERPLAN Singer Says New Album Will Contain 'Very Progressive' Parts

MASTERPLAN, the new band featuring ex-HELLOWEEN guitarist Roland Grapow, ex-HELLOWEEN drummer Uli Kusch and former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/ARK singer Jorn Lande, recently entered Crazy Cat studio in Hamburg, Germany with producer Andy Sneap (MACHINE HEAD, ARCH ENEMY, NEVERMORE, SKINLAB) to begin recording...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer: New Songs Are Completely Different To Anything Done In The Past

QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate recently spoke to Greece's Metal-Temple.com webzine about the group's past recorded output and their forthcoming CD, the next chapter to the 1988 ground-breaking concept album, "Operation: Mindcrime", tentatively titled "Operation: Mindcrime II". Several excerpts from t...

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DORO PESCH Says She Would Like To Collaborate With NIGHTWISH Singer

German metal singer Doro Pesch recently spoke to Greece's Metal-Temple.com webzine about her upcoming AFM Records debut, entitled "Classic Diamonds". Due on September 20, the CD contains reworked classics from Doro's 20-year career as well as several new songs which were specially composed for this...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Bassist Embraces 'Emo-Metal' Tag

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE bassist Mike D'Antonio recently spoke to The Winnipeg Sun about a new breed of beast on the scene: emo-metal. "I feel a lot of bands don't know if they're happy, sad or what — they just go out and put on the metal face," he said. "We don't go out and pretend to ...

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THE CLAN DESTINED: Former SKYCLAD, IMMORTAL Members Launch New Project

THE CLAN DESTINED, the new project featuring vocalist Martin Walkyier (ex-SKYCLAD, SABBAT) and bassist Iscariah (ex-IMMORTAL),have announced the details of the group's lineup. Joining Walkyier and Iscariah in the new formation are Lee Cassidy (guitar),Kara Sutra (vocals),Emily Dolan Davies (drums...

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SLIPKNOT, METALLICA, THE DARKNESS Among 'Best Band' Nominees At KERRANG! AWARDS 2004

SLIPKNOT, METALLICA, THE DARKNESS, H.I.M., RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS and BLINK-182 are battling it out for the "Best Band" award at the Kerrang! Awards 2004, according to the BBC News. The nominees for Kerrang! were revealed at a live gig in London on Tuesday (August 24),where bands like the LOSTPROPHE...

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AS HOPE DIES Reform, Begin Writing New Material

Roughly one year after breaking up, Southern California metal/hardcore band AS HOPE DIES have reformed with a new line up. The group have reportedly completed five new songs for an upcoming record, with three more songs in the works. According to the band, their new material is "very similar to the...

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DORO's 'Let Love Rain On Me' Becomes Her Most Successful Single Ever

The new DORO single, "Let Love Rain On Me", entered the official German Media Control single chart at position No. 65, making it the most successfull DORO single ever and her first single in the German charts since 1993. As previously reported, the "Let Love Rain On Me" EP, released in Europe by AFM...

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P.O.D. Guitarist To Release Solo Album

P.O.D. guitarist Jason Truby, who replaced founding member Marcos Curiel in February 2003, is planning to release a 24-track solo acoustic album before the end of the year. "String Theory" will be available on P.O.D.'s web site beginning in September. Truby reportedly played a remarkable nineteen gu...

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LARS ULRICH Says METALLICA's Decision To Be Accessible To Fans Comes From Punk Roots

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich recently spoke to the Star Tribune about the band's $4.3 million documentary "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster" and the band's upcoming book, "So What! The Good, The Mad and The Ugly", due on August 17 through Broadway Books. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Q...

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RUSH Guitarist Says Court Case Won't Delay U.K. Tour

Andy Coleman of the U.K.'s Evening Mail is reporting that RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson today promised Birmingham fans the band's forthcoming NEC shows will definitely go ahead — despite a court case hanging over his head. The 50-year-old musician says he was due to appear in a Florida court in Septem...

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THE DARKNESS Asked To Sign Dead Dog

The Irish Examiner is reporting that British rockers THE DARKNESS encountered a strange request from a fan — to sign his grandma's dead dog. The group's drummer Ed Graham recalls the bizarre request from an admirer — who believed he could obtain a peace of mind with his late estranged grandmother if...

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DORO: Upcoming EP To Feature Host Of Exclusive Tracks

German metal chanteuse DORO's EP, "Let Love Rain On Me", released in Europe by AFM Records on August 9, hosts a crop of exclusive tracks of interest to collectors. A regular radio version of the title track (mp3 sample) is enhanced by versions sung in both Spanish ("Llueva En Mi Tu Amor") and ...