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DROWNING POOL: Photos From USO Tour Posted Online

Texas-based metallers DROWNING POOL have posted a number of photos from their recent trip to the Persian Gulf, where they are performed several shows for service members serving in the region. Check them out at this location. The band also "met and greeted" troops, signed autographs and posed for pi...

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KITTIE To Release Downloadable EP Via ROCK RIDGE MUSIC

Canadian metallers KITTIE have signed with Rock Ridge Music to release a digital EP and ringtones in early 2006. Commented Jason Spiewak of Rock Ridge Music, "KITTIE rocks! They are an amazingly talented and focused group, and we're thrilled to be working with them." KITTIE, which features sisters M...

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TRIVIUM To Record New Album In April/May

Orlando, Florida metal sensations TRIVIUM have posted the following message on their official web site: "We are on our way to Quebec this morning to prepare for tomorrow's sold-out opening show at the Theatre Capitole in Quebec City with CHILDREN OF BODOM and AMON AMARTH, in fact we think all of the...

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MALEVOLENT CREATION Mainman: 'BRETT HOFFMAN Is Not Singing On Our New Album'

MALEVOLENT CREATION mainman Phil Fasciana has rejected as "wrong" an announcement on the official DOWN THE DRAIN MySpace.com page that former MALEVOLENT CREATION and current DOWN THE DRAIN frontman Brett Hoffman will be singing two tracks on MALEVOLENT's upcoming studio album. "Brett Hoffman is not...

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VOIVOD Manager's Personal Tribute To DENIS 'PIGGY' D'AMOUR

VOIVOD manager James MacLean has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "The death of Denis D'Amour was a tragedy. Piggy truly lived for his music. He was easy-going yet focused, never complained and never wanted to be a burden on anyone, he j...

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Former EVANESCENCE Guitarist Produces Songs For LINDSAY LOHAN, BO BICE

Former EVANESCENCE guitarist Ben Moody has teamed up with Lindsay Lohan for a song on her new album, "A Little More Personal", due on December 6. Moody produced Lohan's cover of Stevie Nicks' "Edge of Seventeen". "A Little More Personal" is the follow-up to Lindsay's debut album, "Speak", which came...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Drummer Checks In From Cleveland

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD drummer Gene Hoglan has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Yesterday, we spent a very uneventful day-off in Cleveland. Stayed at a Radisson right across the street from Jacob's Field, where the Indians play. Country artist Keith Urban was playing at wh...

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DROWNING POOL Check In From The Persian Gulf

DROWNING POOL checked in from the Persian Gulf, where they are currently performing several shows for service members serving in the region. Listen to the message: Windows Media, Real Media. The band are also "meeting and greeting" troops, signing autographs and posing for pictures. The Texas-based...

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VOIVOD: New CDs, DVDs, Books On The Way

According to MTV.com, VOIVOD — whose guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour died in August from complications of advanced colon cancer — will release four new albums that feature Piggy, confirms the band's label, The End Records. The first disc will feature the songs VOIVOD were working on at the time of P...

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THE AUTUMN OFFERING Name Producer For Sophomore Album

Daytona Beach, Florida's THE AUTUMN OFFERING have tapped producer Jason Suecof (GOD FORBID, TRIVIUM) to helm the recording process for the group's as-yet-untitled sophomore full-length effort, tentatively due in May 2006 via Victory Records. The follow-up to 2004's "Revelations of the Unsung" will b...

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GOD FORBID: 'The End Of The World' Video To Debut On 'Headbanger's Ball' This Weekend

GOD FORBID just wrapped up a highly-successful run on the Decibel magazine-sponsored Fury of The Fall tour with MESHUGGAH, THE HAUNTED and MNEMIC, which will lead them into a four-date headlining stint with AGENTS OF MAN on the East Coast. The group will immediately head over to Europe for a massive...

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BLACK SABBATH Drummer Previews Upcoming 'Rock 50' Radio Shows

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has issued the following update on his monthly "Rock 50" radio show, which airs on WPMD, a college radio station at Cerritos College in California: "I wanted to drop in a brief message about what's in store for our November 19th and December 10th radio shows. "First,...

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GOD FORBID: Extras Needed For Video Shoot

GOD FORBID are looking for extras to be in their new video for the epic track "To the Fallen Hero", which will be shot by acclaimed director Shane Drake (FALL OUT BOY, HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS) this Saturday, Nov. 5. The shoot will take place at Westlake High School (100 North Lakeview Canyon Road) in West...

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VOIVOD To Finish Recording New Album In December

Bassist Jason "Jasonic" Newsted (ex-METALLICA) has finished laying down tracks for the upcoming studio album from Canadian metal legends VOIVOD. Vocalist Denis "Snake" Belanger and drummer Michel "Away" Lanegvin are expected to enter the studio in December with producer Glen Robinson (ANNIHILATOR, N...

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UFO Keyboardist Comments On Return Of Drummer ANDY PARKER

UFO keyboardist Paul Raymond has posted the following message on his official web site: "I'm really delighted that [drummer] Andy Parker is coming back on board. I heard it through the grapevine that his personal circumstances had changed recently and, although he had previously been unable to take...