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COBALT Signs With PROFOUND LORE; New Album To Feature Guest Vocals From SWANS Singer

Colorado blackened musical warmachine COBALT (comprised of the duo Erik Wunder and Phil McSorley) has forged a deal with Profound Lore Records to release its sophomore album, "Eater of Birds". Taking the band's vicious and unconventional sound paradigm that was witnessed on its "Hammerfight" debut E...

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The Blackening

"The Blackening", MACHINE HEAD's sixth studio album, is quite simply the band's best effort since its shattering 1994 debut, "Burn My Eyes", and may even surpass that modern classic. It may also be the best all-out metal recording of 2007. This is a no-holds-barred, brutally heavy, uncompromising al...

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SKINLAB: 'Face Of Aggression Tour' Lineup Revealed

Bassist/vocalist Steev Esquivel of reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB has issued the following update: "Things have been going strong in the SKINLAB camp. We've been rehearsing a sick 15-song set that is sounding heavy as hell. We're all looking forward to getting back on the road...

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MORTAL SIN To Support SLAYER In Sydney

Reactivated Australian thrashers MORTAL SIN will support SLAYER and MASTODON on April 17 at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney. "If you ain't inside the venue early to catch our show I will personally whip your ass!" vocalist Mat Maurer joked in an online posting. "We wanna show some Aussie metal pride!...

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TAPROOT Working On New Album

ChartAttack.com reports that Ann Arbor, Michigan hard rock band TAPROOT has started work on the follow-up to its 2005 album, "Blue-Sky Research". According to the band's MySpace page, they'll work with producer Tim Patalan on the as-yet untitled album. It's unknown yet if it will be released indepen...

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RE:IGNITION: 'Empty Heart, Loaded Gun' To Receive European Release

RE:IGNITION — the San Francisco Bay Area band which features in its ranks SKINLAB members Steev Esquivel (guitar) and Snake (bass) — will release its debut album, "Empty Heart, Loaded Gun", in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on April 27 via Germany's Tiefdruck-Musik. For more information on Tiefdru...

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'Get Thrashed' Thrash Metal Documentary: East Coast Premiere Announced

"Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal", the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, will have its East Coast premiere in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Sunday, April 1 at 6:00 p.m. as part of the Backseat Film Festival....

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LAMB OF GOD Drummer Says Band Will Play This Year's OZZFEST

LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler has issued the following update via the band's official fan club, the Congregation: "Sitting in my hotel room on a day off in Montreal. What a lame rock star thing to say. Let's start again. Last night we played Guelph, Ontario. Possibly the hottest show we have ever...

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SKITZO Frontman Hospitalized, Album Release Pushed Back

Lance Ozanix of the California-based band SKITZO was admitted to the hospital late last night after suffering from severe stomach pain. After being seen by the emergency doctor, it has been concluded that Lance has a Mallory-Weiss tear. His doctors say this is a major complication due to his repeate...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman: 'It Is Time To Unleash The F**king Wolves'

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn has issued the following update: "Hey, hey, hey, HEY, fuckers!!!! What the hell is crack-a-latin' my beer-breathed brethren? I myself am doing fan-fucking-tastic, driving to Canada right now after playing an absolutely RAGING show in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Tour is...

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SLAYER's KING Says He Doesn't Like Playing GRAMMY-Winning Song 'Eyes Of The Insane'

antiMusic/Thrashpit's Billy Gamble caught up with SLAYER's Kerry King as the band roared through Rhode Island last month, fresh off their Grammy win. Part two of the interview follows: antiMusic: If you could tour with any band past or present, living or dead, who would it be and why? Kerry King: I'...

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MACHINE HEAD Guitarist: 'We're Not A Political Band By Any Means'

Brandon Weiss of The Triangle Online recently conducted an interview with MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil Demmel. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the new album, "The Blackening": "[It is] socially conscious album, more so than the previous records. There's a couple of political songs on [the rec...

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SHINING Rejoined By Bassist PHIL A. CIRONE

Reactivated Swedish black metallers SHINING have been rejoined by bassist Phil A. Cirone. "Now with the new album just around the corner and a full lineup again, SHINING are preparing an extensive live set which will be forced upon the masses this autumn," the band writes. "Tour dates will follow sh...

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GILBY CLARKE, TRACII GUNS, FRED COURY Featured On HOLLYWOOD ROSES Debut

Gilby Clarke (GUNS N' ROSES, ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA),Tracii Guns (L.A. GUNS, BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION),Pat Travers, and Fred Coury (CINDERELLA) are among the musicians that appear on the debut album from the GUNS N' ROSES tribute band HOLLYWOOD ROSES, entitled "Dopesnake". Due on May 15 via Deadline Mus...

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DEF LEPPARD: Working Title Of New Album Revealed

DEF LEPPARD has set "Sparkle Lounge" as the working title of its new studio album, the group's guitarist Phil Collen revealed in a brand new interview with Classic Rock Revisited. According to Collen, the CD is being recorded at singer Joe Elliott's house in Dublin, Ireland with Ronan McHugh co-prod...