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Unraveled

Wholly outside of any trend in metal, yet influential to many more famous musicians, CONFESSOR make good on their recent reformation with this weighty slab of downtrodden, progressive, cathartic doom bleakness. Serpentine rhythms, hair-raising vocals full of dissonant melody and soul-sobbing misery,...
November 28, 2005
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QUO VADIS: 'Defiant Indoctrination' Triple-DVD Details Revealed

Canadian technical metallers QUO VADIS will issue a triple-DVD, entitled "Defiant Indoctrination", on December 6 via Skyscraper. The set's cover artwork can be viewed at this location. "Defiant Indoctrination" track listing: DVD1: 01. Quo Vadis Homine 02. Silence Calls The Storm 03. In Contempt 04....
November 27, 2005
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UFO Singer Says PAUL RAYMOND Is 'Banned' From Japan For Three Years

In an interview with Rockdetector.com's Garry Sharpe-Young, UFO singer Phil Mogg revealed that the band, despite having a number of hit albums and songs, only paid back monies owed to Chrysalis Records in 2002. The last UFO product released by Chrysalis was 1985's "Misdemeanour". UFO are currently p...
November 24, 2005
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CRADLE OF FILTH Frontman Ties The Knot; Band Continue Work On New Album

CRADLE OF FILTH frontman Dani Filth has offered the following studio update via the band's official web site: "Dear loyal readership, friends and would-be English metal journalists, The time has come once again to update your good selves on the activities and nocturnal emissions of the band as we ap...
November 23, 2005
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RUSH's NEIL PEART: 'Our Music Has Always Been A Mirror Of Ourselves'

RUSH's Neil Peart, one of the most proficient drummers and articulate lyricists in rock history, generally prefers to let his bandmates — and more significantly, his music — do all the talking. For the release of the historic, double DVD/CD "R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour" which is already slated...
November 17, 2005
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Original ALICE COOPER Guitarist MICHAEL BRUCE Discusses Possible Reunion

In a brand new exclusive interview conducted by Rock N Roll Universe, original ALICE COOPER GROUP guitarist Michael Bruce discusses his new limited edition "Second Coming Of Michael Bruce: Live & Recooperated" live CD, the recently released "Good To See You Again, Alice Cooper" DVD, his days in...
November 16, 2005
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DON DOKKEN Says There Is 'No Possibility' Of Reunion With GEORGE LYNCH

As he prepared for VH1 Classic's "Metal Mania: Stripped Across America Tour 2005", Don Dokken called into "The Hairball John Radio Show" to discuss his participation in the "Metal Mania" tour, the upcoming DOKKEN holiday dates and the status of his solo disc as well as the new studio release from DO...
November 13, 2005
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PUMPJACK Confirmed To Headline Next Month's DIMEFEST

PUMPJACK have been confirmed as the headliners of Dimefest, an all-day event scheduled to take place December 10 at the Ridglea Theater in Fort Worth, Texas. All proceeds from the event will be donated to the Dimebag Darrell Memorial Fund, which has been set up to help the victims of the December 8,...
November 10, 2005
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Update: METALLICA 'Superfan' Fugitive Apprehended

Nicholas Collias of Idaho's Boise Weekly has issued the following update on the METALLICA "superfan" William James Thompson III (photo) who was wanted by The Canyon County Court after ditching his probation duties for robbery and aiding and abetting: "Last week, our article 'Headbanging Fugitive Ale...
November 9, 2005
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RAMMSTEIN: 'Rosenrot' Tops European Album Charts

According to Universal Music, RAMMSTEIN's new album, "Rosenrot", has been certified platinum in Germany for sales in excess of 200,000 copies since its October 28 release. The CD topped the official album chart in Germany, Austria and Finland, and has landed at No. 2 in Sweden and Denmark, No. 4 in...
November 9, 2005
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BLACK SABBATH Drummer's Tenth Audio Diary Entry Available

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward's official web site has been updated with the tenth entry in his audio diary series. This new edition, totaling 20:22 in length, covers several topics, some of which are: * Details about the special Christmas episode of his "Rock 50" radio show * A few thoughts on the...
November 8, 2005
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BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION's TRACII GUNS: 'AXL ROSE Is A F*cking Nut'

Greg Wallace of Arbiter Online recently conducted an interview with BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION/ex-L.A. GUNS guitarist Tracii Guns. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Arbiter Online: The press release says Nikki Sixx left the BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION to reform MÖTLEY CRÜE. I have heard of other tensions wi...
November 7, 2005
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CANDLEMASS Catalog To Be Released Via CANDLELIGHT

Candlelight Records has confirmed the U.S. license for six back-catalog titles from Swedish doom legends CANDLEMASS. Set for release in February, the titles include four currently unavailable albums, a live record and the band's CD/DVD collection. Due February 7, "Epicus Doomicus Metallicus" stands...
October 31, 2005
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Victims of Science

When this album came out in 1990, on the tiny Wild Rags label, founder Richard C. was on a one-man crusade to uphold vinyl and cassettes, and compact discs be damned. (We see how well that worked out, both for vinyl and for Wild Rags.) As a result, promising bands like HELLWITCH, ARCANE and GAMMACID...
October 31, 2005
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Each Breath Haunted

Not every hardcore kid in 2005 is wearing thrift-store Alf t-shirts and pouting his way through hackneyed radio choruses. Consider THE BANNER, a collective so toxic and wrong, they could only be from New Jersey. Their hardcore is of the old-school, east-coast, punk-derived variety, and it encompasse...
October 31, 2005