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MINISTRY Mainman Will Not Appear At SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST

MINISTRY, the reactivated industrial metal pioneers led by Al Jourgensen, have released the following statement: "Dearest MINISTRY fans! Someone has erroneously issued a press release to media stating that Al Jourgensen will be attending SXSW [South By Southwest in Austin, Texas] and conducting a pa...

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METALACHI: The World's First And Only Heavy Metal Mariachi Band

METALACHI, billed as the first and only heavy metal mariachi band, has lined up a number of U.S. dates leading up to its appearance at the South By Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival on March 15 in Austin, Texas. The group is described as "a five-piece ensemble of classically trained mari...

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MINISTRY Mainman Says GEORGE W. BUSH And Governor RICK PERRY Ruined The State Of Texas

MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen — who currently lives and records in El Paso, Texas — was asked in a brand new interview with Loudwire for his thoughts on Texas Governor and former Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry. "I have no thoughts on him," he replied. "You know why? Because he's got n...

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GWAR Frontman Recording 'Scratch' Tracks For New Album Today

GWAR frontman David Brockie — better known to the band's legion of fans as the alien overlord Oderus Urungus — has revealed via Twitter that he will record his first official scratch tracks for the band's new album later today (Tuesday, March 6). GWAR's upcoming CD will be a tribute to their fallen...

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GWAR Working On New Album

Mutant overlords GWAR have issued the following update: "Like any band worth its salt, GWAR is constantly working on new songs. What's different now is that the band has its own in-house recording studio/jam space, so everything they do is tracked. There is no release date, no gory details but rest...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND Talks SOUNDWAVE, Creativity And EPICLOUD In New Video Interview

Heavy music presenter Christina Rowatt of Soundwave TV conducted an interview with Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) this past Sunday (February 26) at the Soundwave Festival in Sydney, Australia. You can now watch the chat in...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND Talks Upcoming Projects In New Audio Interview

Andrew Haug of Australia's Soundwave Pirate Radio show recently conducted an interview with Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR). You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Interview (audio): ...

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RIGOR MORTIS Completes Recording New Album

The original lineup of Texan thrash metal veterans RIGOR MORTIS — Mike Scaccia (guitar),Casey Orr (bass),Harden Harrison (drums),and Bruce Corbitt (vocals) — has finished laying down 10 new songs for the band's first album since 1991's "Rigor Mortis Vs. The Earth". The group recorded the new CD a...

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TWISTED SISTER, GWAR Frontmen Featured In 'Holliston' Sitcom; Trailer Available

TWISTED SISTER's Dee Snider and GWAR's Oderus Urungus are featured in the official trailer for "Holliston", the new sitcom premiering April 3 on the FEARnet cable television network. "Holliston" is an outrageous and offbeat multi-camera, half-hour buddy comedy series starring directors Adam Green ("...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND Says 'By A Thread' Box Set Will Include 10 Discs

Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) played four shows in London in November 2011 dedicated to his tetralogy album concept — a great journey through Devin's different states of musical moods — which he started in 2009 with the al...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND: Box Set Of London Tetralogy Performance DVDs Gets Title

Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) played four shows in London in November 2011 dedicated to his tetralogy album concept — a great journey through Devin's different states of musical moods — which he started in 2009 with the al...

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SIGH: New Song Available For Streaming

Japan's SIGH will release its ninth album, "In Somniphobia", on March 13 via Candlelight Records. According to a press release, the CD is "by far more musically varied" compared to the [band's] last two albums. Put heavy metal, classical music, jazz, Indian traditional music, Stockhausen, and Xenaki...

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RIGOR MORTIS Begins Recording New Album

The original lineup of Texan thrash metal veterans RIGOR MORTIS — Mike Scaccia (guitar),Casey Orr (bass),Harden Harrison (drums),and Bruce Corbitt (vocals) — has entered the studio to begin laying down its first new album since 1991's "Rigor Mortis Vs. The Earth". The band is recording at 13th Pl...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND Discusses Vegetarian Diet With 'Heavy Metal Food'; Part 3 Of Video Interview

Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) spoke about his vegetarian diet and his passion for cows during an interview with Gilles Lartigot of "Heavy Metal Food", a new Radio Metal column associating metal music with cooking. The thir...

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GWAR Announces Spring Leg Of 'Return Of The World Maggot Tour'

After a brief arctic slumber, GWAR will be returning to the road this spring on the second leg of their "Return Of The World Maggot Tour". The trek kicks off with a special tribute show for fallen bandmate and friend Cory Smoot, a.k.a. Flattus Maximus, in Richmond, Virginia, at The National Theater...