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BOSTON, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT Classics To be Reissued On Vinyl
According to Punknews.org, BOSTON and BLUE ÖYSTER CULT are among the classic bands whose albums will be reissued on vinyl via Sony/Legacy. Other LPs that were originally released through Columbia, Epic, and RCA that are part of the reissue campaign include recordings by JEFFERSON STARSHIP and CHEAP...September 16, 2008
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VOLBEAT: 'Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed
"Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood", the third studio album from Danish metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT, has registered the following first-week chart positions in Europe: Denmark: #1 Finland: #1 Sweden: #4 Germany: #15 Austria: #26 Norway: #28 Netherlands: #29 Switzerland: #30 An e-card for "Gui...September 13, 2008
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Death Magnetic
So here we are again, more than five years after a whole slew of you ripped me a new one for my enthusiastic review of the last and most controversial METALLICA album ever, 2003's "St. Anger". Unlike many critics — especially in the UK press — who came out equally unabashed in their praise ...September 12, 2008
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MOTÖRHEAD Frontman Launching Private Entropia Universe Army
Mindark, developer and operator of Virtual World Entropia Universe, and rock icon Lemmy from MOTÖRHEAD, today announced a partnership in which Lemmy and his band will team up with Mindark to create Motörhead Stadium and Lemmy's Castle within Entropia Universe. The Stadium and Castle are being built...September 9, 2008
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WALLS OF JERICHO GUITARIST: 'There Are Chords On New Record I Stole Straight From JOHN MAYER'
MetalSucks recently conducted an interview with WALLS OF JERICHO guitarist Chris Rawson. An excerpt from the chat follows. MetalSucks: So you guys have had a big year already. You put out an acoustic EP, "Redemption", and now you've put out a new full-length, "The American Dream". For a hardcore ban...September 9, 2008
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ALL THAT REMAINS: New Song Available Via MAJOR LEAGUE GAMING Web Site
Massachusetts metallers ALL THAT REMAINS and Major League Gaming, the professional gaming league, today announced an innovative promotion that will allow fans of the band to download a track from their new album, "Overcome", one week before the album's release date. The track "Chiron" will be exclus...September 9, 2008
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SATYRICON Bassist Talks About New Material
TOTALT JÄVLA MÖRKER bassist and longtime Warwick endorser Victor Brandt recently spoke to Warwick.de about his new gig as the bassist for the Norwegian black metal band SATYRICON. Brandt was chosen out of hundreds of candidates from all over the world, including the U.S., England and South Africa, f...September 9, 2008
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VOLBEAT Interviewed At Hungary's SZIGET Festival; Video Available
Hungarian metal magazine "Kettõnégy" conducted an interview with Danish metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT at the Sziget festival, which was held August 12-18 in Budapest, Hungary. Watch the footage below. (Note: The clip also features interviews with IRON MAIDEN fans and other shenanigans.) An e-card f...September 8, 2008
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CRUCIFIED BARBARA: New Single, Album Announced
Swedish all-female rock/metal band CRUCIFIED BARBARA will release a new single, "Sex Action", on October 15 via GMR Music. The group's second full-length album, "Til Death Do Us Party" will follow on November 19, 2008. The CD was produced by Mats Levén, who is better known as the vocalist for such a...September 4, 2008
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METALLICA Drummer Says 'Death Magnetic' Sounds Nothing Like 'St. Anger'
The Pulse of Radio reports: METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich says in a new interview with heavy rock web site The Quietus that the band's controversial 2003 album, "St. Anger", "had to happen" in order for the group to make its upcoming CD, "Death Magnetic". When asked what he thinks of the album and i...August 29, 2008
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LAMB OF GOD Frontman To Appear At Portland Vocal Seminar
Frontman Randall Blythe will take a short break from recording the new LAMB OF GOD album in Richmond, Virginia and join his vocal teacher Melissa Cross at "The Zen of Screaming" seminar on September 16 in Portland, Oregon. The seminar, held at Mt. Tabor's Legacy Theatre, promises an ultimate vocal r...August 28, 2008
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DARKEST HOUR Guitarist Featured In RANDALL TV Episode
DARKEST HOUR guitarist Mike Schleibaum recently spent time with the people from Randall Amplifiers at the band's House of Blues show in Chicago. In this installment of Randall TV (see below),Mike goes over the main features as well as little-known secrets of the Randall MTS head, talks about his ne...August 27, 2008
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NAPALM DEATH Frontman: 'God Is A Complete Fabrication'
Wormwood Chronicles webzine conducted an interview with NAPALM DEATH frontman Mark "Barney" Greenway earlier in the year. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. Wormwood Chronicles: So, tell me about "Smear Campaign". I know religion plays a big part with the theme on this album. Barney: Yeah, g...August 25, 2008
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VOLBEAT: 'Guitar Gangsters' E-Card Available
An e-card for "Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood", the third studio album from Danish metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT, can be found at this location. "Maybelenne i Hofteholder", the new video from VOLBEAT, can be viewed below. The song comes off "Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood", which is s...August 25, 2008
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METALLICA Representative Addresses Complaints Over 'The Day' Sound Quality
A representative for METALLICA's Mission: Metallica web site — the online experience related to the group's forthcoming album, "Death Magnetic" — has sent out an e-mail message to the site's registered members regarding the sound quality of the new METALLICA single, "The Day That Never Comes". Accor...August 22, 2008