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ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET Auditioning Guitarists

ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET, the Swedish band featuring former THE CROWN vocalist Johan Lindstrand, has issued the following update: "We will start with a couple of auditions [for a new guitarist] today. We have three guys on our current list that seems interesting for us. Stay tuned for mor...

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VARG VIKERNES Is A Free Man!

Varg Vikernes (a.k.a. Count Grishnackh),the former BURZUM mastermind who was convicted of murdering MAYHEM guitarist Oystein Aarseth (a.k.a. Euronymous) in August 1993 and setting fire to three churches, is a free man. "I can confirm that I have been released from prison," Vikernes told Norway's Da...

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SOLITUDE AETURNUS Comments On 'Joe's Garage Tribute Weekend'

SOLITUDE AETURNUS and WARBEAST (formerly TEXAS METAL ALLIANCE) are among the confirmed bands for the Joe's Garage Tribute Weekend, set to take place May 22-24 at the Rockstar Sports Bar (7120 South Freeway) in Fort Worth, Texas. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: SOLITUDE AETURNUS WARBEA...

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UFO Drummer On 'Turn It Up' Radio Show; Audio Available

UFO drummer Andy Parker was a guest on the May 16 edition of the "Turn It Up" show on Portsmouth, New Hampshire's WSCA 106.1 FM radio station. The program is now available for streaming and/or download at this location. "Turn It Up" is a weekly two-hour radio show focusing on new and classic ...

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RIGOR MORTIS/WARBEAST Frontman Interviewed; Video Available

Rasputin's Beard blog recently conducted an interview with WARBEAST/RIGOR MORTIS vocalist Bruce Corbitt. Watch the chat below. WARBEAST (formerly TEXAS METAL ALLIANCE),the band featuring Corbitt, GAMMACIDE guitarists Rick Perry and Scott Shelby, GAMMACIDE/DEVILFIST bassist Alan Bovee and DEMONSEED...

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CREED Getting Ready To Hit Studio

CREED will enter the studio in about a week and a half to begin recording its first new album in eight years, singer Scott Stapp told Billboard.com on Thursday (May 22). "We're excited to share (the new music) with our fans, and we really have a lot we want to prove" after a five-year hiatus, ...

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SCOTT WEILAND Performs Acoustic Set On Vancouver's 99.3 THE FOX

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS/ex-VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland and his solo band performed an acoustic set for 99.3 The Fox radio station at the Armoury Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on May 18, 2009. Watch footage of the performance below. STONE TEMPLE PILOTS have begun announcing new...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman: Jamming With HETFIELD Was 'One Of The Highlights Of Our Musical Lives'

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn has spoken exclusively with BLABBERMOUTH.NET about having one of his musical idols — METALLICA frontman James Hetfield — join MACHINE HEAD on stage on Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17 in Oberhausen and Cologne, Germany, respectively, to perform the song "Aethetics...

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SKINLAB: New Album Delayed

Bassist/vocalist Steev Esquivel of of veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB has issued the following update: "Thought I'd come drop some news for everyone to chew on while we create this monster of an album. Right now things are coming along great! "After signing with Stand And Deliver Re...

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UFO's 'The Visitor' Delayed

"The Visitor", the new album from British hard rock legends UFO, has had its U.S. release date pushed back to June 16 from the previously announced June 2. UFO composed more than 35 new tracks in the run-up to the recordings, 13 of which were short-listed and produced at the studio. The current line...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: More European Festival Appearances Announced

German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN have scheduled the following festival appearances: Jun. 20 - Zaragoza, Spain - Metalway Festival Jun. 26 - Dessel, Belgium - Graspop Metal Meeting Jun. 27 - Balingen, Germany - Bang Your Head Jun. 28 - Milan, Italy - Gods Of Metal Jul. 02 - Kavarna, Bulgaria - K...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING Says Forthcoming Album 'Has A Little Bit Of Everything'

California thrashers SLAYER are putting the finishing touches on their new album with producer Greg Fidelman for a late summer release via American Recordings/Sony BMG. The forthcoming CD will include the song "Psychopathy Red", which was made available as a limited-edition seven-inch vinyl disc on...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist's ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO Schedules European Dates

ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, the experimental band led by TESTAMENT/ex-SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick, has scheduled the following dates: Sep. 24 - Leeds, UK - The Brudnel Sep. 25 - [to be announced], UK - [to be announced] Sep. 26 - [to be announced], UK - [to be announced] Sep. 27 - Inverness, UK - The I...

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SCOTT WEILAND Performs VELVET REVOLVER's 'Kids' In Tempe; Video Available

Video footage of STONE TEMPLE PILOTS/ex-VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland performing the VELVET REVOLVER song "Do It For The Kids" with his solo band on May 13, 2009 at Tempe, Arizona's Marquee Theatre can be viewed below. Weiland's setlist for the Tempe show was as follows: Set List 01. Opening...

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M.A.N To Enter Studio In September

M.A.N — the group formed out of the ashes of Sweden's TRANSPORT LEAGUE (featuring former MNEMIC frontman Tony Jelencovich) — will tentatively enter the studio in September to begin recording its third album for an early 2010 release. The band says, "We have about 7-8 new songs ready, and some of the...