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THRESHOLD Completes Work On 'Dead Reckoning'

U.K. progressive metallers THRESHOLD have finished recording their new album, "Dead Reckoning", for a March 23, 2007 release via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was produced by guitarist Karl Groom and keyboardist Richard West at Thin Ice Studios. The track listing is as follows: 01. Slipstream 02. Th...

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CLUTCH To Take Part In WALTER SALB Memorial Concert

CLUTCH will take part in a memorial concert for Walter Salb (CLUTCH drummer Jean-Paul Gaster's drum teacher) on January 7, 2007 at El Boqueron II in Rockville, MD. Proceeds from the event will go to the Walter Salb Scholarship Fund. Click here for flyer and details. A Washington Post article on Walt...

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ATTACKER Vocalist Organizing Memorial Show For Late VYNDYKATOR Guitarist

ATTACKER vocalist Bob Mitchell is currently organizing a benefit memorial show for deceased VYNDYKATOR guitarist Robert "Rob" Oriani for Saturday, March 24, 2007 at Dingbatz in Clifton, New Jersey. Bands and set times will soon be determined. The event will be presented by the True Metal America con...

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BROKEN TEETH To Ring In 2007 On The Road; New Album To Hit Stores In The New Year

Austin rockers BROKEN TEETH will be wasting no time ringing in 2007 in the only way they know — on the road. The band will be taking a break from recording their third album, tentatively titled "Electric", to head out to the West Coast to bring fans a taste of some of the new songs. ...

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Judge OKs Release Of Grand Jury Testimony In GREAT WHITE Nightclub Fire Case

The Associated Press reports: A judge on Thursday approved the release of grand jury testimony in The Station nightclub fire case, granting the attorney general's request to provide the public with information about the investigation into the deadly blaze. Though grand jury testimony is normally sec...

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GLENN HUGHES' Home Broken Into; $100,000 Worth Of Jewelry Missing

Legendary bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) has posted the following message on his official web site: "I took [wife] Gab to her office as I was picking her up at 5:00 to go to Chad [Smith, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer] and Nancy's Xmas party... When I pulled in my drive, t...

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CLUTCH: New Music Posted Online

A brand new CLUTCH song, entitled "Power Player", can be heard on DRT Entertainment's inaugural podcast, dubbed DRTcast. The 40-minute podcast also features an exclusive interview with Oderus Urungus of GWAR as well as music from SOIL, 36 CRAZYFISTS, STREET DOGS, ARTIMUS PYLEDRIVER, GWAR and POWERMA...

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BYZANTINE: DVD Trailer Available Online

West Virginia forward-thinking thrashers BYZANTINE have unveiled a trailer for the upcoming "Salvation" DVD which will see an early 2007 release through Prosthetic Records. The disc will feature a live performance film featuring a new, unreleased song, guitar and bass tutorials from guitarist Tony R...

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FU MANCHU Announces First Leg Of 'We Must Obey' Tour

On February 28, California rock powerhouse FU MANCHU will commence their first North American tour in nearly two years, a six-week headlining trek. This will kick off the world tour in support of their new album "We Must Obey" (street date: February 20),praised by Decibel magazine as the band's "be...

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THRESHOLD Announces New Album Title

U.K. progressive metallers THRESHOLD have changed the projected title of their new album to "Dead Reckoning" from the previously announced "Pilot in the Sky of Dreams". On the change of album title, keyboardist Richard West commented, "We decided that the working title 'Pilot in the Sky of Dreams' w...

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TERROR: More U.S. Tour Dates Announced

All dates and venues have been revealed for TERROR's "All for Revenge" U.S. tour, priced at a low ticket of $10 in most markets and featuring some of the most exciting bands in heavy music right now. "We feel like most heavy music fans are tired of seeing the same old bands tour with each ...

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THRESHOLD's JOHANNE Wins CLASSIC ROCK SOCIETY Drummer Of The Year

THRESHOLD drummer Johanne James has been named drummer of the year by the Classic Rock Society. The award was presented to him by the legendary Carl Palmer and CRS president Martin Hudson at their annual awards ceremony. THRESHOLD recently confirmed that its new CD artwork will be created by Thomas...

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SOULFLY Guitarist RIZZO Announces New Solo Dates

SOULFLY guitarist Marc Rizzo will be taking his shredding skills to the West Coast for the first time to let more metalheads thrash to his trademark sound. Newly scheduled Rizzo solo shows are as follows: Jan. 12 - Boston, MA - TBA Jan. 13 - Lowell, MA - Rusty G's Jan. 18 - Anaheim, CA ...

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DRAGONFORCE To Guest On IRON MAIDEN Singer's Radio Show

U.K. extreme power metallers DRAGONFORCE will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on Saturday, January 20 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio show, aptly named "Rock Show". Listen to the program live via the Internet between 9:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. (midnight) U.K. time (between 3:0...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, DRAGONFORCE, CHIMAIRA To Team Up For U.S. Tour

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, DRAGONFORCE, CHIMAIRA and HE IS LEGEND will team up for the first annual No Fear Music Tour, set to kick off in early 2007. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's new album, "As Daylight Dies", sold just under 60,000 copies in the United States during i...