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EXHUMED: Fall/Winter Tour Dates Announced

EXHUMED have announced fall/winter tour dates in support of their upcoming release, "Garage Daze Re-Regurgitated", to be issued on Parasitic Twin Records, distributed via Relapse Records. These West Coast gore fiends will kick off their five week tour on October 27 in Aptos, CA. Throughout the cours...

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HAMMERFALL Bassist To Collaborate With Swedish Orchestra

HAMMERFALL bassist Magnus Rosén will collaborate with the Gothenburg Symphonic Orchestra (the national orchestra of Sweden) under the "Respekt" banner (Swedish for "Respect"). In September 2006, about 15 concerts will be performed at the Concert Hall in Gothenburg, Sweden. The occasion will mark the...

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KISS Action Figures On Display At Oklahoma Museum

According to a posting at KissOnline.com, KISS action figures were predominantly displayed at the grand opening of the Action Figure and Toy Museum in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma on Saturday, October 15. The museum's goal is to educate and excite visitors with a comprehensive collection of classic "pop c...

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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY On Women, Having Kids, Education And Drugs

Fiona Sturges of the U.K.'s The Independent recently conducted an interview with MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister. Several excerpts from the chat follow: On having lived in Los Angeles for the past 15 years: "Home is in here [tapping his temple]. Where you live is just a geographical prefere...

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FOZZY: North American Tour Dates Announced

FOZZY, the band featuring vocalist Chris Jericho (of WWE wrestling fame) and members of STUCK MOJO, have lined up the following North American tour dates during November/December: Nov. 14 - Ottawa, ON @ Barrymore’s Music Hall Nov. 15 - Hamilton, ON @ The Underground Nov. 16 - Montreal, PQ @ Club Sod...

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WITHERED To Support MASTODON And HIGH ON FIRE On U.K. Tour

Atlanta-based old-school death/doom metallers WITHERED will support MASTODON and HIGH ON FIRE on their upcoming U.K. dates in December. The details are as follows: Dec. 01 - Peterborough, UK @ The Cresset Dec. 02 - Glasgow, UK @ Garage Dec. 04 - Swindon, UK @ Furnace Dec. 05 - London, UK @ Scala Dec...

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Malaysia Probing Revival Of Satanic Heavy Metal Cult

Mainichi Daily News is reporting that Malaysia's Islamic authorities are probing the alleged revival of a Satanic heavy metal cult whose members practice animal sacrifice and destroy religious texts including the Quran, a news report said Wednesday (Oct. 5). The cult, believed to be led by a foreign...

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HEAD CONTROL SYSTEM: ULVER Mastermind's New Project Changes Name

SINDROME, the new project featuring Norwegian Grammy award-winning songwriter Kristoffer Rygg (a.k.a. Garm, Trickster G.) and Daniel Cardoso (ex-SIRIUS),have officially changed their name to HEAD CONTROL SYSTEM. The group, whose music is described as heavy rock "with experimental edges, alternative...

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Drummer SNOWY SHAW Talks About DREAM EVIL And The End Of NOTRE DAME

Nocturnal Horde recently conducted an in-depth interview with Swedish drummer/songwriter extraordinaire Snowy Shaw (DREAM EVIL, KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME). Several excerpts from the chat follow: Nocturnal Horde: Last year you choose to end NOTRE DAME. Why that decision? S...

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STILL REMAINS: 'Of Love And Lunacy' Continues Strong Run At Retail, Enters Christian Market

STILL REMAINS will be criss-crossing the country, touring non-stop from September 20 to October 31. Playing two different tours, STILL REMAINS will start by headlining their first tour since the release of their debut album. The group tapped CURL UP AND DIE as the support band and will be touring No...

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Former GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUCKETHEAD Announces Solo Tour Dates

Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Buckethead has announced the details of his "Disney World to Disney Land Tour" in support of his upcoming solo album, "Enter the Chicken". Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 21 - The Social - Orlando, FL Oct. 22 - Variety Playhouse - Atlanta, GA Oct. 23 - The Orange...

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Apocalypsis Damnare

Christ, this is about as uplifting as a post-genocide funeral procession. I mean there's doom and then there is RIGOR SARDONICOUS. "Apocalypsis Damnare" is a re-recording of an album that was originally released in 1999. Original members Joseph J. Fogarazzo and Glenn Hampton got together with former...

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A Different Kind Of Pain

What happened to the fun of playing rock music, especially when it comes from the sheer power of heavy rock? COLD, which returns with its fourth album after several lineup changes and a label switch, is comprised of talented and solid players, and frontman Scooter Ward can sing and write some freque...

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GOD FORBID Guitarist Talks About New CD

GOD FORBID guitarist Doc Coyle recently spoke to MTV.com about the group's third album, the socially and politically charged "IV: Constitution of Treason", due September 20 via Century Media Records. "The concept was written to the material, as opposed to the other way around — having a story serve...

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MANNTIS Replace BYZANTINE On INTERNATIONAL EXTREME MUSIC FESTIVAL Tour

Southern California quintet MANNTIS have replaced BYZANTINE on the billing of this fall's "International Extreme Music Festival" North American tour. The five-week trek, which is scheduled to begin in September, will include additional appearances by GOD DETHRONED, NIGHTRAGE, EPOCH OF UNLIGHT, HELL...