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'The Wit and Wisdom Of Ozzy Osbourne' Book Due In November

Due in November via Krause Publications, a division of F+W Media, Inc., "The Wit and Wisdom Of Ozzy Osbourne" by Dave Thompson is an entertaining look at Ozzy's life, from his beginnings as the "Godfather of Heavy Metal" when he was with BLACK SABBATH, to the pop-culture icon he now is. This paperba...

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CONVERGE Guitarist Interviewed In Croatia (Video)

Vile Noise conducted an interview with guitarist Kurt Ballou of the Massachusetts-based hardcore/metal band CONVERGE just before the group's August 11, 2010 performance at the Mochvara club in Zagreb, Croatia. Kurt talked about CONVERGE's 2010 European tour, the band's recently self-released seven-i...

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TRAP THEM To Enter Studio Next Week

On Monday, Seattle's TRAP THEM will convene in Salem, Massachusetts at Godcity Studio with producer Kurt Ballou (CONVERGE, DISFEAR, BLACK BREATH) to commence recording its Prosthetic Records' debut (and third full-length album overall). This will be the band's first album to feature drummer Chris Ma...

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TORCHE: 'U.F.O.' Track Available For Streaming

"U.F.O.", the first track from Florida-based band TORCHE's new collection of singles, aptly titled "Songs For Singles", is available for streaming at Stereogum.com. "Songs For Singles" will be released on September 21 via Hydra Head. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. U.F.O. 02. Lay...

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NIRVANA Lawsuit Settled Between COURTNEY LOVE And Management

The Pulse of Radio reports that Courtney Love, the widow of late NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain, has settled a lawsuit brought by a management firm over money earned from the sale of the rights to Cobain's songs. According to the BBC, Love was sued in 2008 for $1 million by London & Co., who claim...

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BELIEVER Begins Recording New Album

Reactivated late '80s/early '90s technical-thrash metallers BELIEVER have entered the studio to begin recording their new album for a tentative early 2011 release. Guitarist/vocalist Kurt Bachman writes in an online posting, "The drums are just about finished and I have many tunes in the bag for the...

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PASADENA NAPALM DIVISION To Release Debut EP

PASADENA NAPALM DIVISION, the new band featuring members of D.R.I., DEAD HORSE and VERBAL ABUSE, will release its debut EP in September via Abyss Records. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Spell It Out 02. 100 Beers With A Zombie 03. Non Ti Amo 04. Speaking In Tongues 05. Failure 0...

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TORCHE Guitar-Lesson Videos Available

Music lesson web site PlayThisRiff.com is now featuring guitar lesson videos with Steve Brooks of TORCHE. At PlayThisRiff.com you will find the following lesson videos by TORCHE: * "Little Champion" * "Rock It" * "Steve's Gear" * "Tar Pit Carnivore" * "Without A Sound" The lesson video for "Tar Pit...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Guitarist: There's No Replacing LAYNE STALEY

Avril Cadden of the Sunday Mail recently conducted an interview with ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Q: A lot of your fans probably didn't think they would see the band again after the death of your front man Layne Staley in 2002. What ...

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HELLYEAH's VINNIE PAUL: We 'Love Playing With Each Other' And 'Enjoy Each Other's Company'

Brendan Crabb of Utopia.com.au recently conducted an interview with drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott (HEALLYEAH, PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Utopia.com.au: You've already done some shows in support of [the new HELLYEAH album] "Stampede". How is the new material g...

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NAILS Signs With SOUTHERN LORD RECORDINGS

Continuing to supply the masses with aural brutality of all types, Southern Lord Recordings has added Southern Californian trio NAILS to its ever-expanding roster. NAILS' music is beyond brutality; filthy, vicious and raw. Imagine a cross between the good AmRep bands of the Nineties (HELMET, HAMMERH...

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Director: KURT COBAIN Biopic Will Be Raw And Chaotic

According to The Pulse of Radio, details about the upcoming Kurt Cobain biopic remain scant, but the film's director promises, "It'll be raw and chaotic, which is what Cobain's life was like." Writer-director Oren Moverman tells the U.K.'s Guardian, "People know the shortcut version — he took a lot...

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TORCHE To Release 'Songs For Singles' In September

Florida-based band TORCHE will release a collection of singles, aptly titled "Songs For Singles", on September 21 via Hydra Head. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. U.F.O. 02. Lay Low 03. Hideaway 04. Arrowhead 05. Shine On My Old Ways 06. Cast Into Unknown 07. Face The Wall 08. Out...

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TAPROOT Song Selected For TNA's 'Slammiversary' Event

Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling continues its partnership with Victory Records, announcing the selection of TAPROOT's single "Fractured (Everything I Said Was True)" as the theme song for the TNA blockbuster pay-per-view summer event "Slammiversary". Live from Universal Studios in Orlando, Flor...

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Heavy Breathing

In a recent review of BLACK BREATH's "Razor to Oblivion" I stated the following: "God help us all if we get a full-length album's worth of material with the same consistency and unhinged rage as the EP." Well, that full-length album came a lot quicker than I anticipated and assistance from the lord...