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Obsolete

Rarely has 10 minutes of running time been so righteously rocking, infectiously tuneful, and still properly punk. "Obsolete" is a blast on a number of levels, but primarily because Prescott, AZ's HOUR OF THE WOLF have not only located that elusive middle ground at which the furious meets the catchy...

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REFUSED's 'The Shape Of Punk To Come' To Be Released As A Deluxe Edition

Epitaph Records has announced plans to release a deluxe edition of one of the most influential hardcore albums of all time, "The Shape of Punk to Come" from groundbreaking Swedish band REFUSED, on June 8. The deluxe edition of "The Shape of Punk to Come" will be released as a three-disc collection t...

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We are the Cult of the Plains

With a description like "Midwestern black metal rednecks", it's a cinch that Kenney, IL's BLOOD CULT won't be offered membership in the flavor of the month club. And that's a good thing. Much like VAN CANTO's "Tribe of Force" offers a brand of metal unlike most, albeit for entirely different reasons...

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EXODUS Bassist Talks About Forthcoming Album

Way Too Loud! recently conducted an interview with bassist Jack Gibson of veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Way Too Loud!: Something I'm wondering about the new album, are the songs pretty long like they were on "The Atrocity Exhibition...

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SMILE EMPTY SOUL, SOIL And BLACK SUNSHINE To Team Up For North American Tour

SMILE EMPTY SOUL will hit the road with SOIL and special guests BLACK SUNSHINE this spring. The tour will start in Tempe, Arizona on March 26 and run through May 15 in Springfield, Missouri. "This upcoming spring tour with SOIL is going to be a blast," says SMILE EMPTY SOUL's Sean Danielsen. "This i...

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UFO Guitarist VINNIE MOORE Shares A Few Licks

Video footage of UFO guitarist Vinnie Moore talking about what modes he likes to use and playing a few licks in each one, in different styles, can be viewed below. Vinnie Moore will embark on a solo tour of Europe in February. According to a posting on his official web site, "this is the first ...

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UFO Guitarist VINNIE MOORE To Embark On European Solo Tour

UFO guitarist Vinnie Moore will embark on a solo tour of Europe in February. According to a posting on his official web site, "this is the first real solo tour that [Vinnie] has done with his band in Europe." Vinnie's solo group, which is "sure to turn some heads," will consist of: Vinnie Moore - .....

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DEVIN TOWNSEND: 'I Would Rather Dig Ditches Than Be A Parody Of The Music'

David E. Gehlke of Blistering.com recently conducted an interview with Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Blistering.com: Are you still into the whole "process?" Meaning, do you...

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LEAVES' EYES Singer Talks About Upcoming Solo Album

Metal-Experience.com recently conducted an interview with LEAVES' EYES/ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull. An excerpt from the chat follows below. On her upcoming solo album (the follow-up to 2006's "Enter My Religion"): Liv Kristine: "The new solo album is almost finished. It...

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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS 'Almost Finished' With New Album

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS frontman Scott Weiland tells Spinner.com that the band is "almost finished" recording its Don Was-produced new studio album. "There will probably be 11 songs on the record and we have nine completed already," he says. "Then you have to have B-sides for Japan, the U.K. and the res...

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A Guitar Lesson With UFO's VINNIE MOORE

GuitarWorld.com has uploaded video footage of UFO shredder Vinnie Moore talking about his influences and showing the viewer how to play the song "Fly" from his new solo album, "To The Core", and UFO's "Too Hot to Handle". Moore also offers instruction on open-string licks, hybrid picking, Jeff Beck-...

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KATATONIA Guitarist Discusses 'Night Is The New Day' Songwriting Process

David E. Gehlke and George Pacheco of Blistering.com recently conducted an interview with KATATONIA guitarist Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Blistering.com: Reports indicated you hit writer's block when compiling material for the new album. If that was t...

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FILTER Mainman Issues New Album Update

FILTER is currently is in the studio recording material for its next album, to be released in 2010. Mainman Richard Patrick states, "It's getting close now. We're having a blast! The album is almost done being written. "I know I said this was going to be a return to 'Short Bus', and it is, as ...

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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Postpone Dates In Order To Complete New Album

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS have postponed their previously announced December and January tour dates until next year so they can complete work on their highly anticipated new album. The CD is being helmed by famed producer Don Was, who has previously worked with THE ROLLING STONES, IGGY POP and POISON, amo...

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UFO Guitarist To Be Featured On 'Let There Be Rock'

UFO guitarist Vinnie Moore will be featured on the Dutch radio show "Let There Be Rock" on Tuesday, November 17. The 35-minute special will include an interview and a couple of Vinnie's best songs. The two-hour program starts at 9:00 p.m. CET (Amsterdam time). Vinnie's special will air in the second...