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VOLBEAT: 'Guitar Gangsters' Certified Gold In Denmark
Less than a month after its release, "Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood", the third studio album from Danish metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT, has been certifield gold in Denmark for sales in excess of 20,000 copies. The CD entered the Danish chart at No. 1, and was beaten only by METALLICA's "Dea...October 1, 2008
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TOM MORELLO's Tour To Feature Both Acoustic And Full-Band Electric Sets
Tom Morello of RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE is set to release his anticipated solo album, "The Fabled City", on September 30. The 11-song album, produced by Brendan O'Brien (BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, PEARL JAM),is the first release to bear the political and social activist's birth name and features appearance...September 30, 2008
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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Breaks Silence On 'Death Magnetic' Sound Quality Controversy
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has commented on the fan-generated controversy over the audio quality of the group's new album, "Death Magnetic". Several articles from both the mainstream press and recording industry web sites have discussed the album in context of the so-called "Loudness Wars," a ter...September 29, 2008
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AVENGED SEVENFOLD, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Featured On 'Vans Warped Tour 2007' DVD
Image Entertainment will release the "Vans Warped Tour 2007" DVD December 2. Shot during the "Lucky 13" year of America’s longest-running touring festival, the one-hour DVD features breaking and established bands from the annual summer-long tour, affectionately called "punk rock summer camp" by many...September 26, 2008
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QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS Announce South American Dates
Following months of speculation which has created frenzied activity on internet forums and social networking sites, QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS have now officially confirmed that they are extending their present eight-week UK and European tour to include a number of concerts in South America. Marking QUEEN...September 25, 2008
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HELLOWEEN Guitarist On Influencing New Bands Like DRAGONFORCE
Jeff Pizek of DailyHerald.com recently conducted an interview with HELLOWEEN guitarist Michael Weikath. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. DailyHerald.com: Longtime HELLOWEEN ideals like keeping one's spirits high, having a social conscience and opposing evil are all present within the...September 24, 2008
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ANGEL Frontman Shoots Down Reunion Rumors
Get Ready To Roll! recently interviewed singer Frank DiMino of '70s rock group ANGEL where he discussed the reissue of the band's third album, "On Earth As It Is In Heaven", Gene Simmons and Frank Zappa. He was also asked about the rumors that keyboardist Gregg Giuffria might be rejoining the band f...September 23, 2008
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DIRGE Announces Shows With DOPE
DIRGE, 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 Jerms, bassist Brian Paz and guitarist Matt Szlachta, will support DOPE on the following dates: Oct. 23 - The Machine Sh...September 23, 2008
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HELLMOUTH Begins Recording Debut Album
Michigan's HELLMOUTH entered the studio this past weekend to start recording its full-length debut, "Destroy Everything. Worship Nothing", tentatively due before the end of the year via Ferret Music. According to the band, "we're putting down 14 tracks of bile, filth and distortion. We tracked for 2...September 23, 2008
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CRUCIFIED BARBARA: New Album, Single Pushed Back To Next Year
Swedish all-female rock/metal band CRUCIFIED BARBARA has pushed back the release date of its new single, "Sex Action" (originally scheduled for October 15) and second full-length album, "Til Death Do Us Party" (originally due on November 19) to early 2009. The exact release dates will be announced s...September 23, 2008
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KOMMANDANT Signs To PLANET METAL
Planet Metal has confirmed the signing of Chicago's KOMMANDANT, the black/death metal group featuring former and current members of CIANIDE, USURPER, and CORPSEVOMIT. KOMMANDANT's sound is a militant and vicious assault of stripped-down metal extremity, incorporating dissonant and dirty riffing, int...September 23, 2008
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TED NUGENT Offers His Services As Personal Security For PAUL MCCARTNEY
Rock and roll gun-slinger Ted Nugent is offering to provide personal security for rock and roll animal rights activist Sir Paul McCartney. McCartney has been threatened by Muslim extremists if he plays a concert in Israel to celebrate Israel's 60th birthday. "Regardless that Paul and I have our obvi...September 22, 2008
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DEFTONES: Performance Footage Of New Song Posted Online
Fan-filmed video footage of DEFTONES performing a brand new song, tentatively titled "Melanie", this past Thursday night (September 18) at Spaceland in Silverlake, California can be viewed below. In his review of the show, Rick Florino of ARTISTdirect says of the track, "the evening's one new song p...September 20, 2008
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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT On When He Realized He Was A 'Rock Star'
RollingStone.com recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett. An excerpt from the chat follows below. RollingStone.com: Was there a point when you realized you were a rock star? Kirk: It was probably the "Black Album" tour, when thing started to get really crazy. We would g...September 17, 2008
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TOTAL F**KING DESTRUCTION: New Album Details Revealed
BRUTAL TRUTH drummer Richard Hoak has unveiled "Non-Existence Of The Self", a new track by TOTAL FUCKING DESTRUCTION, the "grindcore performance-art project" he has masterminded for almost a decade. The song appears on TOTAL FUCKING DESTRUCTION's third full-length album, "Peace Love, And Total Fucki...September 17, 2008
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