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TRACII GUNS: If I Had Stayed With GUNS N' ROSES, It Would Have Been A Very Different Band

L.A. GUNS guitarist Tracii Guns recently spoke to Gavin Allen of the South Wales Echo about his early years as a member of GUNS N' ROSES. "If I had stayed with Axl [Rose], I don't know if GUNS N' ROSES would have been any better or worse but I think it would have ...

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Ex-PESTILENCE Frontman: CHUCK SCHULDINER 'Wasn't A Sympathetic Man'

Deathrasher magazine recently conducted an interview with former PESTILENCE/ASPHYX/BOLT THROWER and current DEATH BY DAWN frontman Martin van Drunen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Deathrasher: Old metalheads prefer to stay with their classic bands and are not interested in listen to the...

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Review: IRON MAIDEN's Selfish Decision Was Bound To Disappoint Sold-Out Crowd

Gavin Allen of the South Wales Echo reports: IRON MAIDEN came close to vindicating their selfish decision last night but dropped the ball at the last. In playing their 14th album "A Matter Of Life and Death" in its entirety — and each track one after the other at that — they were bound to ...

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ROB HALFORD, ROBERT PLANT, BON SCOTT, OZZY Are Among 'Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists'

Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST),Robert Plant (LED ZEPPELIN) and Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) are among the singers who appear on Hit Parader magazine's (cover) list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists" (published in the November 2006 issue). Commented the editors of the magazi...

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BATTLEHEART Releases New EP

Scottish "pirate metallers" BATTLEHEART have released their second EP, "Terror on the High Seas", via their official web site, www.battleheart.co.uk. BATTLEHEART is a four-piece folk power metal band hailing from Perth in Scotland. "We sing about pirates, and quests, and metal. But mostly pirates,"...

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MADBALL To Tour South America In November

Legendary New York hardcore band MADBALL has issued the following update: "Second trip Down Under in as many years was a great success. We just returned from New Zealand and Australia, and we'd like to take some time out to say thanks.... "Thanks to Dave and Gavin for the New Zealand shows. We playe...

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THE HAUNTED, AKERCOCKE To Headline U.K.'s DAMNATION FESTIVAL

Extreme legends THE HAUNTED and death metal overlords AKERCOCKE will headline this year's Damnation Festival, set to take place October 15 at Jilly's Rockworld and Music Box in Manchester, England. Ragga-punks SKINDRED and the debauched MISTRESS will join them to complete two stages of uncompromisin...

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THE BERZERKER, EPHEL DUATH Confirmed For U.K.'s DAMNATION FESTIVAL

THE BERZERKER and EPHEL DUATH have been confirmed for the Damnation Festival 2006, set to take place October 15 in Manchester, England. They will be joined by MADMAN IS ABSOLUTE and MAN MUST DIE on the Terrorizer Stage — and with THE AXIS OF PERDITION already confirmed, the line-up is shaping up to...

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MALEVOLENT CREATION To Record 'Doomsday X' In May

Long-running Florida death metal warriors MALEVOLENT CREATION are currently in pre-production for their tenth studio album, "Doomsday X", due this fall via Nuclear Blast Records. The band are currently home writing and demoing material for the new CD, to be recorded in May and mixed in June. Recordi...

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SICKS DEEP Announce Lineup Changes

SICKS DEEP, one of the eight bands featured on MTV's "Battle for Ozzfest" TV show, have parted ways within longtime guitarist and founding member Gavin Pirell and have added new bassist Shane Boulos to the group's ranks. The band, who will continue on as a four-piece, have already written an album's...

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BIOMECHANICAL, SEND MORE PARAMEDICS Confirmed For U.K.'s DAMNATION FESTIVAL

BIOMECHANICAL and SEND MORE PARAMEDICS are the first of 14 bands to be confirmed for the second instalment of Damnation Festival, set to take place October 15, 2006 across two stages at Jilly's Rockworld and Music Box in Manchester, England. Commented organizer Gavin McInally: "We never even dreamed...

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AUDIOSLAVE To Appear On 'Friends With Benefit' Compilation CD

According to RollingStone.com, AUDIOSLAVE are among the artists that have contributed songs to the second volume of the WB's "One Tree Hill" soundtrack series, "Friends with Benefit". A portion of the proceeds from the album, out February 7, will be donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation....

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BOLT THROWER Guitarist: 'Nothing Stops Us'

Jackie Smit of Chronicles of Chaos recently conducted an interview with BOLT THROWER guitarist Gavin Ward. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Chronicles of Chaos: Other than his history with the band, what prompted you to give [vocalist] Karl [Willets] a call when Dave Ingram left the band?...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER To Guest On GARY BARDEN's New Solo Album

The original MSG (MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP) pairing of Gary Barden (STATETROOPER) and Michael Schenker, responsible for such classic songs as "Armed & Ready" and "Cry for the Nations", recently spent time in the studio recording a track for Gary's forthcoming solo album. Michael played guitar on a...

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Shine.Set.Repeat

And so Crash enters the metalcore sweepstakes by signing TEXAS IS ON FIRE and releasing the Denver band's first full-length, "Shine.Set.Repeat". The funny thing is that the album will probably do quite well for the label, as there still remains a large audience for this brand of scathing metalcore,...