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ROUGH SILK Part Ways With Drummer, Announce Replacement

German epic/melodic metallers ROUGH SILK have parted ways with drummer Thomas Becker. "Thomas has left the band because of his family," singer Ferdy Doernberg writes on the group's web site. "But we were ready to find Detlef 'Dizzy' Kroll. He's our new drummer since a few weeks. He was in a band cal...
March 12, 2005
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VH1's 'When METALLICA Ruled The World' To Premiere This Month

A brand new VH1 special, entitled "When Metallica Ruled The World", is scheduled to premiere on Thursday, March 31 at 10:00 p.m. "When Metallica Ruled the World" tells the tale of the world's most dangerous band through the people who lived it. It brings you inside the nearly three decades of dramat...
March 10, 2005
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'Choosing Death' London Signing Scheduled With Guest Grindcore Legends

"Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal & Grindcore" author Albert Mudrian will sign copies of his book at the Neal's Yard location of Rough Trade in the Covent Garden section of London on Wednesday, March 16 at 6 p.m. Former CARCASS frontman Jeff Walker, former CARCASS drummer Ke...
March 10, 2005
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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY: New Media Player Available

A CORROSION OF CONFORMITY media player, featuring streaming versions of four selections ("Stonebreaker", "Rise River Rise", "In the Arms of God" and "Paranoid Opioid") from the group's upcoming "In the Arms of God" album, can be accessed at this location. "In the Arms of God" is scheduled for releas...
March 9, 2005
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SHADOWS FALL: 'Inspiration On Demand' Video To Debut On MTV2's 'Headbanger's Ball'

SHADOWS FALL's video for the track "Inspiration On Demand" will premiere on MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" on Saturday, March 12. The follow-up to the "What Drives The Weak" video from the group's latest album, "The War Within", the "Inspiration On Demand" clip was helmed by acclaimed director Zach Merc...
March 9, 2005
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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Film 'Stonebreaker' Video

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist Woody Weatherman has posted the following message in the "Forum" section of the band's official web site: "Mike Dean [bass, vocals] and myself flew down to New Orleans this past week and met up with [Pepper Keenan, guitar/vocals] and Stanton [Moore, drums] to film a...
March 5, 2005
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SOUNDEVICE: New Music Posted Online

SOUNDEVICE, the Atlanta, Georgia-based band featuring former STEREOMUD frontman Erik Rogers, have posted three new song clips from the batch of new tracks they recently recorded. Check out the songs "I Know", "The Edge" and "Blister" at Soundevice.net. SOUNDEVICE's current lineup is rounded out by g...
March 2, 2005
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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY: New Song Clip Available For Download

A one-minute, fifteen-second audio clip of a brand new CORROSION OF CONFORMITY track, entitled "Stonebreaker", has been made available for download at this location. "Stonebreaker" comes off the group's new album, "In the Arms of God", due on April 5 via Sanctuary Records. The group's first collecti...
March 2, 2005
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In the Arms of God

A blues beat and even bluesier guitar line leads into a classic COC riff stomp on "Stonebreaker". Once Pepper Keenan's vocals enter, you just know that this is the real COC. "In the Arms of God" takes much of the heaviness of "Wiseblood", even the dense feel of "Blind", while retaining some of the s...
March 2, 2005
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UFO Bassist PETE WAY: New Audio Interview Posted Online

A brand-new audio interview with UFO/WAYSTED bassist Pete Way, conducted on February 25, 2005 by Way's webmaster Joe Kleon, can be downloaded at this location (MP3, 9.44 MB). Pete talks about the Feb. 18 WAYSTED gig at London's Mean Fiddler, UFO spring and summer 2005 concert dates, his continued ba...
March 1, 2005
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MURDER 101: Pure Floridian Brutality

Several members of some of South Florida's heaviest bands have teamed up in a brand new project called MURDER 101. The line-up for the group includes Jason Blachowicz (DIVINE EMPIRE, ex-MALEVOLENT CREATION) on bass, Cesar Placeres (HIBERNUS MORTIS) on drums, Samuel Dean (CHRONZON) on guitar, and Rob...
March 1, 2005
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METALLICA's Fan Worship Documented On 'Metallimania' DVD

Killing Time Productions are releasing an unofficial 95-minute documentary on DVD, titled "Metallimania" and filmed between 1994 to 1996, that humorously captured METALLICA and the outer limits of fan worship in a pre-Napster world. Like "Some Kind of Monster", "Metallimania" was also financed with...
February 28, 2005
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THIS IS MENACE Featuring Former CARCASS Frontman JEFF WALKER: Audio Available

A 20-second audio clip of the THIS IS MENACE track, "Onward Christian Soldiers", featuring a guest appearance on vocals by former CARCASS frontman Jeff Walker, is available online at this location. THIS IS MENACE is the U.K.-based collaborative project spearheaded by PITCHSHIFTER bassist Mark Clayde...
February 27, 2005
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Former MUSHROOMHEAD Singer Explains His Departure

Former MUSHROOMHEAD frontman J. Mann (a.k.a. Jason Popson) recently spoke to DomainCleveland.com about his departure from the group, about his Fractured Transmitter record label and his other projects. Several excerpts from the interview follow: DomainCleveland.com: I'll just cut right to the chase,...
February 26, 2005
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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Guitarist Talks About 'In The Arms Of God'

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist Woody Weatherman recently spoke to VWAB about the group's new album, "In the Arms of God" and their upcoming tour with MOTÖRHEAD, among other topics. Several excerpts from the interview follow: VWAB: You recorded the last [album] pretty fast, how long did this new o...
February 26, 2005