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VILE Guitarist: 'The End Of America Is Here'
Colin Davis of the Californian brutal death metallers VILE has posted the following message on the band's MySpace page: "It's time to gear up people, its time to gear up... "I do a lot of personal research about what is going on in this country and in the world right now. Thank God, ...June 13, 2007
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Ziltoid the Omniscient
"Ziltoid the Omniscient", Devin Towsend's first "pure solo album" is supposed to be it for a while for the enigmatic and creatively brilliant main man for STRAPPING YOUNG LAD and THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND. And what a fantastic way to end this chapter of a career marked by sheer genius. "Solo" is to be...June 13, 2007
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Former GUNS N' ROSES Members Join Forces With BOOTSY COLLINS In SCIENCE FACTION
Greg Prato of Billboard.com reports that former GUNS N' ROSES members Buckethead (guitar) and Brain (drums) have joined forces with bassist Bootsy Collins in a new project dubbed SCIENCE FACTION. SCIENCE FACTION's yet-to-be-titled debut (which is being co-produced by Collins and guitarist Greg Hampt...June 11, 2007
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BLIND GUARDIAN's Early Albums Remastered; Details Revealed
EMI will re-release BLIND GUARDIAN's early albums in remastered form on June 15. The remasters will include bonus tracks, new booklets, liner notes, rare band photos and videos. In addition, the first two LPs, "Battalions Of Fear" (1988) and "Follow The Blind" (1989),have been remixed. The details...June 11, 2007
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DOWN THE DRAIN To Guest On Buffalo's 103.3 FM THE EDGE
DOWN THE DRAIN — the Buffalo, New York-based quintet featuring MALEVOLENT CREATION singer Brett Hoffmann — will be the featured guests on the "Edge Underground" show on Buffalo's 103.3 FM The Edge on Sunday, June 24 between 12:00 midnight and 2:00 a.m. EST. Hoffmann, bassist Scott O'Dell and guitari...June 11, 2007
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FINAL PRAYER, BACKFIRE, CRUSHING CASPARS Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE
ONE FINE DAY and BAD MANNERS have canceled their participation in the 2007 edition of With Full Force festival, set to take place June 29 - July 1 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany. Newly added to the bill are FINAL PRAYER, BACKFIRE and CRUSHING CASPARS. The festival billing is now shapi...June 11, 2007
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CHAINSAW ABORTION, MISANTHROPIC To Release Split Album In August
St. Louis-based death metal projects CHAINSAW ABORTION and MISANTHROPIC will issue a split album, "Industrial Strength Metal", on August 28 via Asylum Recordings. The release date was pushed back due to a change of recording studios. To give everyone an idea of what's to come, the projects have post...June 8, 2007
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SMASHING PUMPKINS Play Secret Berlin Show, Take Questions From Fans
Launch Radio Networks reports: The SMASHING PUMPKINS played a secret acoustic show in Berlin for 200 fans on Tuesday night (June 5),which was followed by a question-and-answer session. According to NME.com, the PUMPKINS played a two-hour unplugged set, after which original members Billy Corgan and...June 7, 2007
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LINKIN PARK: ROCK AM RING Concert Footage Available
Professionally filmed video footage of LINKIN PARK's June 1, 2007 performance at the Rock am Ring festival in Nürburgring, Germany on is available for viewing at YouTube. LINKIN PARK is also headlining the Tokyo installment of the global Live Earth concerts, scheduled for July 7. In the U.S., LINKIN...June 6, 2007
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BOBBY JARZOMBEK To Perform With FATES WARNING AT Italy's EVOLUTION FEST
Drummer Bobby Jarzombek (SEBASTIAN BACH, HALFORD, ex-ICED EARTH) has issued the following update: "Finally! My cast came off my wrist last Wednesday, May 30th, and although I'm still feeling a little pain I'm feeling like a normal human being once again. I played a couple gigs over the weekend using...June 5, 2007
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POISON Guitarist On Sobriety, Fatherhood And Reality Television
Saviours Of Rock recently conducted an interview with POISON guitarist C.C. Deville, in which he discusses his recent stints on reality television, being clean and sober, becoming a father, and recording a cover of JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE's "Sexy Back". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Saviours...June 4, 2007
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Blood of the Medusa
Somebody's been listening to the first few albums by THE HAUNTED. Just listen to the way that album-opening and vaguely SLAYER-ish instrumental intro "New Faith" portends of the thrash to come. When the thrashing "Variola" hits right after it, the influence is unmistakable. More accurately though, S...June 4, 2007
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ROB ZOMBIE Bassist PIGGY D Talks About Upcoming Solo Album
Glam-Metal.com recently conducted an interview with ROB ZOMBIE/ex-AMEN/WEDNESDAY 13 bassist Matt Montgomery (a.k.a. Piggy D.). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Glam-Metal.com: First of all, let's discuss your upcoming solo CD. Who is in the band? Piggy: I'm really excited about this record...June 3, 2007
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PENTAGRAM To Play Turkey's ROCK 'N COKE Festival
After celebrating its 20th anniversary this year with a very special sold-out tour that covered four cities (Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Antalya),Turkey's PENTAGRAM (now known internationally as MEZARKABUL to avoid confusion with an American doom metal band, though they are still known as PENTAGRAM in...June 3, 2007
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OBITUARY Joined By Former DEICIDE/ICED EARTH Guitarist RALPH SANTOLLA
OBITUARY frontman John Tardy has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "There is so much going on! The most important thing is the recording/mixing of the new CD and that is going amazing! These new songs are so heavy and we are happy and lucky to announce that Ralph Santoll...June 3, 2007