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SICK OF IT ALL Announces 20th Anniversary Show

New York hardcore legends SICK OF IT ALL have unveiled the details of their 20th-anniversary show and the dates for their upcoming tour with THE WARRIORS, THE AUTUMN OFFERING and DEAD HEARTS. SICK OF IT ALL's video for the track "Take the Night Off" has been posted online at this location. The song...

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COREY TAYLOR: PRESIDENT BUSH Is 'A Talking Head With A Lot Of Smart, Devious People Behind Him'

MSO PR has issued the following question-and-answer session with SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor: Q: Let's start with "Through Glass", the first single from "Come What(ever) May". What inspired that one? Where were you when you wrote it, if you can remember? Corey: I remember exactly where...

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Report: Heavy Metal Adopts Political, Social Messages In New Millennium

Justin M. Norton of the Associated Press has issued the following report: Heavy metal singer Chris Barnes didn't know what people would think of the anti-war song "Amerika the Brutal" he wrote after his cousin deployed to Iraq in 2003. He heard a number of complaints — but also received supportive e...

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IN FLAMES Guitarist GELOTTE: 'I Would Love To Tour With A Band Like METALLICA'

Jeff Maki and Greg Maki of Live-Metal.net caught up with IN FLAMES guitarist Björn Gelotte at the Sounds of the Undeground tour's recent stop at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Md., to discuss the band's evolution, touring and early plans for the follow-up to their latest release, "Come...

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DEADSY To Release 'Phantasmagore' In August

DEADSY, the Los Angeles-based band featuring frontman P. Exeter Blue I (a.k.a. Elijah Blue, son of actress/singer Cher and Gregg Allman),will release their long-awaited sophomore album, "Phantasmagore", on August 22 via Elementree Records. The follow-up to 2002's "Commencement" was recorded at Korn...

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Misery Speaks

Finding yet another way to work "misery" into a band name, Germany's MISERY SPEAKS lands its Alveran debut (after the independently released full-length "Things Fall Apart" and "Demo 2005" disc) and should make a medium-sized splash in scene waters with this self-titled album. The album's fundamenta...

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VISCERAL BLEEDING To Team Up With SKINLESS For European Tour

Swedish death metallers VISCERAL BLEEDING will team up with SKINLESS for a European tour beginning in early August. Confirmed dates are as follows: Aug. 11 - CZ - Brutal Assault - Svojsice Aug. 15 - GER - Rockpool - Halle Aug. 16 - GER - AJZ Bahndamm - Wermelskirchen Aug. 18 - CH - Mountains ...

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IGNITE: 'Bleeding' Video Available Online

IGNITE's video for the song "Bleeding" has been posted online at this location. The clip is the first video from IGNITE's new album, "Our Darkest Days", which was recently released through Abacus Recordings. The band, who have been crafting some of the most definitive melodic West Coast hardcore ove...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY Guitarist: 'We're Rehearsing Like Madmen'

Follow The Hollow of KickedInTheFace.com recently conducted an interview with DARK TRANQUILLITY guitarist Niklas Sundin. A few excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow: KickedInTheFace.com: How are things going for the new DARK TRANQUILLITY album? Niklas Sundin: "It's going fine, thanks!...

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Deathrider

If the greasy-knuckled biker rock of BRAND NEW SIN turns your crank, then these long-running German hessians (wisely debuting a new name, after spending years trying to get somewhere as THE SHITHEADZ) will fill the bill nicely. Throw in a little bit of accented Hetfield yowl, the occasional tough-bu...

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Failure

After releasing a couple of EPs as mere teenagers, Maine hardcore punkers OUTBREAK now offer the world its "full-length" (16 songs, 20 minutes) debut, "Failure", via Bridge Nine Records. In keeping with Bridge Nine's relatively consistent roster of punk and hardcore, "Failure" at least stays true to...

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II

If you have not yet been exposed to the "Cruel Tanked Fucking Warfare" of Swedish black metallers BLODULV, then this re-release is a good place to start. (The album was original released by Total Holocaust Records and limited to 1,000 copies). Taking a BURZUM-esque style and twisting into their own...

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Original WHITE ZOMBIE Members Team Up For VANS WARPED TOUR Appearance

Original WHITE ZOMBIE members Tom Five (guitar) and Ivan de Prume (drums) have teamed up to perform with HEALER on the San Diego stop of the Vans Warped Tour. The concert will take place today (July 6) at the Coors Ampitheatre. HEALER's lineup for the performance will be as follows: (mungk) SiddiQ -...

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H.I.M. Frontman VILLE VALO: 'Touring In The States Is A Pain In The Ass'

Live-Metal.net recently conducted an interview with H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Live-Metal.net: You have had a slow build in the United States. As you have toured the U.S. for the past few years, how has touring changed you? Ville: "Well, to be brutally fra...

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JASON NEWSTED: Early SUPERNOVA Music Is Sounding 'Quite Powerful'

Chad Bowar of About.com recently conducted an interview with former METALLICA and current VOIVOD/SUPERNOVA bassist Jason Newsted. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: About.com: How did you get selected to be part of the TV series "Rock Star" this year? Jason Newsted: "Tommy had gotten togethe...