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CRY OF THE AFFLICTED Signs With SOLID STATE RECORDS

Canadian post-hardcore band CRY OF THE AFFLICTED has inked a deal with Solid State Records. The group's sophomore full-length album will be recorded in Chico, California with producer Jeff Schneeweis (NUMBER ONE GUN) and will be mixed by Tue Madsen (HIMSA, THE HAUNTED, SICK OF IT ALL) at Antfarm stu...

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'World's Fastest Drummer' Competition: Records Are Meant To Be Broken

"World's Fastest Drummer" is a highly charged, interactive phenomenon and has been a feature at NAMM for the past five years. The contest consisted of two categories, Battle of the Hands and Battle of the Feet. The Preliminary Heats were held January 18 through January 20. The top ten Fastest Hands...

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SOULMOTOR To Release New Album This Fall

SOULMOTOR, the band featuring TESLA bassist Brian Wheat, has announced plans to spring back to action after TESLA has completed work on its new covers CD, tentatively titled "Real 2 Reel". If all goes well, SOULMOTOR will head into the studio later this year to record a new album for a fall release....

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DEVILDRIVER: New Album Due In June

DEVILDRIVER, the Santa Barbara, California-based band featuring former COAL CHAMBER frontman Dez Fafara, recently wrapped up the recording sessions for its third album, "The Last Kind Words", at Sonic Ranch studios outside El Paso, Texas. Jason Suecof, known for his great work with TRIVIUM, CHIMAIRA...

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CHRIS CAFFERY Reveals Band Lineup For KOTIPELTO Tour

Guitarist Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) has revealed that his solo band for his upcoming European tour with KOTIPELTO will consist of Nick Douglas (bass; DORO),Paul LaPlaca (guitar) and most likely John Macaluso (drums; TNT, ARK, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JAMES LABRIE, STARBREAKER). "[...

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Report: How One California Death-Metal Fan Became Al Qaeda Spokesperson

The article in the January 22 issue of The New Yorker magazine by Raffi Khatchadourian entitled "Azzam the American" discusses Adam Gadahn (video of Adam describing the 9/11 pilots, photo) — a U.S. citizen from Southern California and a member of Al Qaeda's "media committee" who wrote in a ...

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CRIMSON GLORY Singer Arrested In Florida; Mug Shot Available

According to the web site of the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office, CRIMSON GLORY frontman John Patrick Jr. "Midnight" McDonald was arrested last Saturday night, January 20 in Sarasota, Florida and charged with "DUI [driving under the influence] with .20 [blood-alcohol level] or higher or having a pa...

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ZAO Announces Lineup Changes, Plans To Cut Down On Touring

ZAO's official MySpace page has been updated with a brand new interview conducted by the group's manager and longtime friend Downey. It follows here in its entirety: Q: What's going on with ZAO? Scott Mellinger (guitar): ZAO has definitely made a lot of big changes. The most immediate thing to menti...

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CHRIS CAFFERY Signs With METAL HEAVEN RECORDS

SAVATAGE/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA guitarist Chris Caffery has inked a solo deal with Metal Heaven Records. His new album, "Pins & Needles", will be released later in the year. "Pins & Needles" track listing: 01. Pins & Needles 02. Sixty-Six 03. Torment 04. Walls 05. YGBFKM 06. Sad 07. Ch...

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FOUNTAIN OF TEARS Featuring BELIEVER Drummer: New Single Available For Download

FOUNTAIN OF TEARS, the melodic female-fronted metal act featuring Joey Daub, drummer for former Roadrunner recording artists BELIEVER, has posted a new single, "What Lies Ahead", for free download on its web site. The song is from the group's first full-length album, "Fate", which is scheduled to be...

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METAL CHURCH To Host 'The Classic Metal Show'

The five current members of METAL CHURCH will host "The Classic Metal Show" on Saturday, February 3. Kurdt Vanderhoof (guitar),Ronny Munroe (vocals),Jay Reynolds (guitar),Steve Unger (bass) and Jeff Plate (drums) will discuss their current album, "A Light in the Dark", as well as the history of t...

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DC4 Featuring ARMORED SAINT, Ex-DIO Members: New Music Posted Online

Los Angeles-based hard rock band DC4, featuring former DIO guitarist Rowan Robertson alongside brothers Jeff Duncan (ARMORED SAINT, ODIN) on lead vocals and guitar, Shawn Duncan (ODIN, BIRD OF PREY) on drums and Matt Duncan on bass, have uploaded two finished tracks to their MySpace page. The songs...

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MNEMIC To Guest On Danish National Radio

Danish futurist metallers MNEMIC will be the featured guests on Denmark's national radio show "P3's Public Service" airing Monday, February 5. The show begins at 22.00 / 10:00 p.m. and runs to midnight. An e-card for MNEMIC's upcoming album, "Passenger", is now available at www.mnemic.com. You can c...

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SLAYER Frontman On Writing Songs About 'Humanity's Demons And Humanity's Devils'

Paul Gargano of Maximum Ink recently conducted an interview with SLAYER frontman Tom Araya. An excerpt from the chat follows: Maximum Ink: Is it fair to say that SLAYER have become a lot more political in recent years? Tom Araya: It comes across that way, but it's not. There are more social ...

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SLIPKNOT Percussionist CLOWN Selling Cars On eBay

SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan is apparently selling four of his 1973 Dodge Charger cars via eBay. According to a posting on the auction page, "These four Dodge Chargers are in varying condition. Yes, new floors needed, full restorations advised, as these are projects in the work. Shawn...