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SUICIDE SILENCE Shoots New Video

Riverside, CA-based quintet SUICIDE SILENCE has lined up an extremely busy fall touring schedule. The band kicks off off its worldwide touring cycle for its upcoming debut album, "The Cleansing" (due on September 18 via Century Media) by joining up with UNEARTH, DARKEST HOUR and AUGUST BURNS RED for...

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VELVET REVOLVER: Stripped Down Rock And Roll For New Generation

Planet-Loud.com recently conducted an interview with VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Planet-Loud.com: Going onto this record ["Libertad"], what did you want to achieve with it? Slash: You know, for me personally, I didn't have any set goal...

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BLACK MARKET HERO: More Music Posted Online

BLACK MARKET HERO, the band featuring members of FLAW and 40 BELOW SUMMER, has posted 10 more recent and previously unreleased tracks along with ringtones on their MySpace page. The full-length tracks have been appropriately titled the "Demo Collection." They are also available through www.isounds.c...

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MONSTER MAGNET Frontman Talks About His Drug Overdose

MONSTER MAGNET frontman Dave Wyndorf recently spoke to U.K.-based music journalist Dave Ling about the occasion on which an overdose on prescription drugs almost killed him on February 27, 2006. "It had been a long time coming," recounts Wyndorf. "Eveything began when I couldn't sleep on tour, so th...

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MONSTER MAGNET Frontman Talks Comic Books; Audio Available

MONSTER MAGNET frontman and comics enthusiast Dave Wyndorf was the featured guest on the Around Comics podcast #116. A description of the show reads as follows: "We were so shocked to find out that this rock-n-roller was not only a huge comic fan, but also a listener of the show, that we had to have...

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METALLICA In 92.3 K-ROCK 'Hostile Takeover'; Audio Highlights Available

METALLICA members Kirk Hammett and Lars Ulrich took over the the airwaves on New York's 92.3 K-Rock on Monday, July 23. Check out the playlist and listen to highlights at this location. METALLICA hasn't even finished recording its new album and already the project has a fan in VELVET REVOLVER drumme...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH: 'The Bleeding' Video Posted Online

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH — the Los Angeles-based band featuring ex-W.A.S.P. guitarist Darrell Roberts, former MOTOGRATER vocalist Ivan Moody (Ghost),ex-U.P.O. guitarist Zoltan Bathory, former DEADSETT bassist Matt Snell, and drummer Jeremy Spencer — has posted its video for the song "The Bleeding" o...

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FREDDIE MERCURY, JIMI HENDRIX Top Supergroup Poll

According to Virgin Media, Freddie Mercury, Jimi Hendrix, Elton John and Phil Collins would make the perfect rock and roll supergroup, according to a poll of music lovers. Over 2,400 music fans were asked by O2 to vote for their dream supergroup, which would comprise Freddie on vocals, 37-years-dead...

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MATT SORUM Says New METALLICA Songs Are 'Sick' And 'Crazy Fast' With Lots Of 'Tempo Changes'

METALLICA is hard at work on its next album with producer Rick Rubin, and at least one person outside the band has heard the songs: VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum. He tells RollingStone.com, "Lars [Ulrich, METALLICA drummer] is a good friend of mine. He played me the demos from San Francisco, an...

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TRIVIUM: 'To The Rats' Video Posted Online

TRIVIUM's new video for the track "To the Rats" has been released to the general public (view it below). Members of the band's TriviumWorld.com fan club have been able to see the clip since last Friday (July 20). TRIVIUM's video for the song "The Rising" has been posted online at this location. The...

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SKINDRED To Release 'Rock Roots Riot' In October

Welsh ragga-punk-metal outfit SKINDRED has set October 23 as the release date for its second album, entitled "Rock Roots Riot". The group plan to release the first single from the effort, "Rat Race", in the coming weeks, with a radio impact date to shortly follow. The recording of "Rock Roots Riot"...

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BIOMECHANICAL To Turn Into JOHN K. Project?

BIOMECHANICAL members Jamie Hunt (guitar),Chris Webb (guitar) and Jon Collins (bass) appear to have quit the band following an argument with the group's frontman John K. (a.k.a. Yiannis Koutselinis) over the band's future. In a statement released earlier today, Webb said, "John K. from BIOMECHANICA...

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BIOMECHANICAL Announces New Drummer

U.K. epic progressive metallers BIOMECHANICAL have announced the addition of 18-year-old drummer Jonno Lodge to the group's ranks. Lodge joins the band as the replacement for Matt C., who left BIOMECHANICAL last week due to "personal reasons." Commented BIOMECHANICAL frontman John K: "I can't quite...

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DC4: New Album Details Revealed

DC4, the Los Angeles-based hard rock band featuring former DIO guitarist Rowan Robertson alongside brothers Jeff Duncan (ARMORED SAINT, ODIN) on lead vocals and guitar, Shawn Duncan (ODIN) on drums and Matt Duncan on bass, has finalized the track listing for its forthcoming album, "Explode". The gro...

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TRIVIUM Frontman Reveals Worst Thing About Touring Under Threat Of Terrorism

TRIVIUM vocalist/guitarist Matt Heafy has answered ten questions submitted by fans on the band's message board. A couple of excerpts follow: Q: How does terrorism affect a touring band with a lot of equipment? Particularly at airports. Matt: Nowadays we try to always ship what we need to have overse...