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DIVINE EMPIRE Add Second Guitarist
Century Media/Crash Music recording artists DIVINE EMPIRE have announced the addition of second guitarist Chris Defaut from Florida to the group's ranks. Defaut joins recently acquired members, Marco Martell (guitar) and David Kinkade (drums) (both from Chicago),alongside DIVINE EMPIRE bassist/voca...December 6, 2005
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SKINLESS Begin Recording New Album
Founding SKINLESS guitarist Noah Carpenter has sent the following update to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "We have just entered Maxtrax Studio in Albany, NY to start recording our new album, 'Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead'. We have been busting our asses writing this album for the past several months and we...December 5, 2005
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QUEENSRŸCHE To Begin Mixing 'Operation: Mindcrime II' Next Week
According to a posting on QUEENSRŸCHE's official web site, guest vocalist Pamela Moore (a.k.a. Sister Mary) and bassist Eddie Jackson have completed their parts for QUEENSRŸCHE's sequel to their platinum 1988 concept album, "Operation: Mindcrime", tentatively titled "Operation: Mindcrime II". The ba...December 4, 2005
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Friends Mark Anniversary Of DIMEBAG's Death
Greg Prato of Billboard.com has issued the following report: Next Thursday (Dec. 8) will mark a year since the on-stage murder of PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, who was shot to death by an enraged fan during a DAMAGEPLAN show in Columbus, Ohio. While rumors swirl of impending...December 2, 2005
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BLACK SABBATH Bassist GEEZER BUTLER Joins PETA's KFC Boycott
What do Geezer Butler, the longtime bassist of heavy metal pioneers BLACK SABBATH, and Bobby Ingram, the frontman of the venerable Southern rock band MOLLY HATCHET, have in common besides making legendary music? Both rockers have joined PETA's boycott of KFC until the company ends the worst abuses o...November 30, 2005
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DROWNING POOL: New Tour Dates Announced
Texas-based metallers DROWNING POOL have lined up the following dates during December: Dec. 08 - The Pearl Room - Mokena, IL Dec. 09 - Pierre's - Ft. Wayne, IN Dec. 10 - 3rd Street Live - Cedar Rapids, IA Dec. 11 - Machine Shop - Flint, MI Dec. 12 - Planet Rock - Battle Creek, ...November 30, 2005
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MISERY INDEX To Record New Album In January
MISERY INDEX, the Baltimore, Maryland-based band featuring Jason Netherton (bass/vocals, ex-DYING FETUS) and Sparky Voyles (guitar, ex-DYING FETUS, M.O.D.),recently entered the studio to record a couple of tracks for a split seven-inch single, tentatively due early next year. The band are also cont...November 28, 2005
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Method of Execution
Jason Blachowicz (ex-MALEVOLENT CREATION) encountered some bumps in the road, including the demise of Olympic Recordings and some good old shit-slinging, but he still managed to deliver DIVINE EMPIRE's fourth album, "Method of Execution". At 58 minutes, the disc is chock full of raging Florida death...November 28, 2005
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PSYCROPTIC Sign With NEUROTIC RECORDS
Australia's PSYCROPTIC have signed a multi-album recording agreement with Neurotic Records. The group's third full-length album, entitled "Symbols of Failure", is scheduled for a February 2006 release. Songtitles set to appear on the album include "Our Evolutionary Architecture", "An Experiment In T...November 23, 2005
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Showtime
Put out a landmark recording like 1978's "Strangers in the Night" — considered by many to be one of the greatest live rock albums of all time — and you can pretty well kiss goodbye any chance of ever matching it with a future live album. Fortunately, a revamped UFO lineup that features long-timers P...November 20, 2005
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Canadian Newspaper Pays Tribute To Late VOIVOD Guitarist
The November 18, 2005 edition of Canada's The Globe and Mail included a special tribute to late VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour. Read it at this location. D'Amour died Aug. 26 in a Montreal hospital from complications of advanced colon cancer. The surviving VOIVOD members — Michel "Away" Lang...November 20, 2005
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THE AUTUMN OFFERING: Debut Album To Be Reissued
Daytona Beach, Florida's THE AUTUMN OFFERING will have their debut album, "Revelations of the Unsung", reissued through Victory Records on January 10, 2006. The new CD will include the "Revelation" video as well as other special features. This release will also have "much better distribution," accor...November 19, 2005
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AKERCOCKE's MENDONCA: MORTICIAN Tour Continuing Despite WILL RAHMER's Absence
AKERCOCKE vocalist/guitarist Jason Mendonca has issued a statement confirming that the group's European tour with MORTICIAN and BLOOD RED THRONE is continuing despite MORTICIAN vocalist/bassist Will Rahmer's recent arrest in Poland on a charge of robbery with a dangerous weapon. His statement reads...November 17, 2005
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DRY KILL LOGIC: In Writing Mode
DRY KILL LOGIC will enter the studio in February with producers Eddie Wohl and Rob Caggiano (CRADLE OF FILTH, ANTHRAX) of Scrap 60 to begin recording their third album, tentatively due next spring. Commented DRY KILL LOGIC drummer Phil Arcuri: "Right now, we're back home in New York writing the new...November 17, 2005
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DIECAST: Argument Over BRENDAN FRASER's Acting Skills Leads To Drummer's Departure
Boston-based metallers DIECAST have been forced to drop off the U.S. tour with AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE, INDEX CASE and BLEED THE SKY following the apparent departure of drummer Jason Costa. The band have issued the following statement on the matter: "To our fans and friends: We apologize for dropping o...November 11, 2005
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