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RUNNING WILD: 'ReUnation' Tribute Album Artwork Revealed

The upcoming tribute to German metal legends RUNNING WILD — which will contain cover versions of songs exclusively from the albums "The Rivalry" (1998),"Victory" (2000),"The Brotherhood" (2002) and "Rogues En Vogue" (2005) — will be titled "ReUnation - A Tribute To Running Wild" and is tentatively...
March 8, 2009
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TOM MORELLO Talks Politics; Video Available

Brian Adler of Adlercast.com conducted an interview with RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello shortly after Barack Obama was elected president of the United States. Watch the chat in three parts below. As previously reported, STREET SWEEPER, the Los Angeles-based rap-rock supergroup featur...
March 7, 2009
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SLIPKNOT Frontman To Perform With TOM MORELLO In San Francisco

According to SFweekly.com, SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor will join RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello onstage at his March 26 NIGHTWATCHMAN show at Slim's in San Francisco. Also scheduled to appear are communist emcee Boots Riley, legendary radical Wayne Kramer (of MC5),socially-consci...
March 5, 2009
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FAITH NO MORE Confirmed For Germany's HURRICANE, SOUTHSIDE Festivals

The reunited FAITH NO MORE has been confirmed for Germany's Hurricane and Southside festivals, set to take place June 19-21 at Eichenring in Scheeßel and Take Off Park in Neuhausen ob Eck, respectively. Also scheduled to appear are DISTURBED and EAGLES OF DEATH METAL, among many others. The billing...
March 4, 2009
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DOWN, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, SOULFLY Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE Festival

DOWN, SOCIAL DISTORTION, SOULFLY, GORGOROTH, NARZISS, RENO DIVORCE and SUICIDAL TENDENCIES have been confirmed for this year's With Full Force festival, set to take place July 3-4, 2009 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ALL SHALL PERISH AMO...
March 3, 2009
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DIRGE: Kenosha Footage Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of DIRGE's February 28, 2009 concert at McKinley in Kenosha, Wisconsin can be viewed below. DIRGE is the new extreme metal band featuring ex-SOIL guitarist Shaun Glass, THE DOOMSDAY SOCIAL drummer James Knight (ex-THE BLANK THEORY, CHACOPA),former A TEXAS FUNERAL vocalist J...
March 2, 2009
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RUSH: Video Interview With ALEX LIFESON Posted Online

RUSH guitarist took part in the annual Andy Kim Christmas show on December 10, 2008 at Toronto, Ontario, Canada's Mod Club. ChartAttack.com interviewed Alex at the concert about his involvement with the event, RUSH's "Snakes & Arrows" tour, his favorite RUSH songs, and RUSH's plans for their nex...
March 2, 2009
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'Guitar Hero: Metallica' Lead Designer Interviewed By GameTrailers.com; Video Available

GameTrailers.com recently conducted an interview with Neversoft lead designer Alan Flores about the forthcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica game. Watch the chat below. METALLICA has revealed the complete track listing for Guitar Hero: Metallica, which is due out in North America on March 29. It is as fol...
March 2, 2009
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TARJA TURUNEN Discusses Songwriting Process For Next Album

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen recently answered a number of fan-submitted questions via her official blog. A couple of excerpts follow below. Q: What do you usually think when you compose your songs? Turunen: Every time I sit down in front of my piano, I like to improvise with the instrument...
March 1, 2009
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LACUNA COIL Confirmed For Italy's ROCK IN IDRO Festival

According to Musica Metal, Italian rock/metal outfit LACUNA COIL has been confirmed for the Rock In Idro festival, set to take place June 12-14 in Milan, Italy. Also scheduled to apper are LIMP BIZKIT, SOCIAL DISTORTION, GOGOL BORDELLO, THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM and GALLOWS. More bands will be announced s...
February 27, 2009
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KINETIK CONTROL: New Album To Be Produced By PETER TÄGTGREN

KINETIK CONTROL, the Finnish band featuring members of HAVOC UNIT and SIN:DECAY, will enter the studio in May with producer Peter Tägtgren (PAIN, HYPOCRISY) to begin recording its sophomore album for a late 2009 release. Tentatively titled "Only Truth Remains", the follow-up to last year's "Lack Of...
February 26, 2009
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SACRILEGE B.C., SKINLAB Members Join Forces In SLOB

What happens when a bunch of old-school San Francisco Bay Area thrashers get together to do something completely different? Strephon Taylor, former frontman of SACRILEGE B.C., was approached to create some new music and decided to come up with a storyline more in tune with his turning 40 than relive...
February 25, 2009
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WOLVERINE: New Album Title Revealed

Swedish metallers WOLVERINE have issued the following update: "It has been a long time since we last updated [the band's official web site]. We want to say we are sorry about this, and we are looking to better ourselves when it comes to regular updates. "Time flies and there are numerous things to a...
February 24, 2009
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Stormlegion

Featuring in its ranks veterans of bands like USURPER, CIANIDE, and CORPSEVOMIT, Chicago's KOMMANDANT keeps it tremolo picked and blast beaten on "Stormlegion". Black metal with subtle dirty thrash undertones is the soup of the day. While the straightforward, no-frills approach has its merits, the s...
February 24, 2009
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ACTIVISION's TIM RILEY Talks 'Guitar Hero: Metallica'; Video Available

Tim Riley, vice president of music affairs at Activision, recently spoke to the Scandinavian gaming mag Gamereactor about the new importance of games as a platform for distribution and the new position it holds as catalyst for increased digital music sales in reference to the company's upcoming META...
February 23, 2009