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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD: 'GODSMACK Have A Good Grasp On What's Going On'

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield spoke to Scoop of the Columbus, Ohio radio station The Blitz 99.7 FM prior to the band's show in Chicago last Friday (Aug. 27). A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Scoop: What kind of metal, what kind of tunes are you listening to right now? Have you hea...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN To Release New Album In December

MTV.com reports: SYSTEM OF A DOWN are still eyeing a December release for their fourth album. "We're in the thick of it still, doing a lot of overdubs," singer Serj Tankian said. "It's going great. I'm happy with all the songs, the diversity of it." Tankian is also working on mixing a song he and .....

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AUDIOSLAVE's MORELLO, SYSTEM OF A DOWN's TANKIAN To Release 'Axis Of Justice' CD/DVD

MTV.com is reporting that AUDIOSLAVE guitarist Tom Morello and SYSTEM OF A DOWN singer Serj Tankian will release "Axis of Justice Concert Series Volume 1", a collection of songs recorded during last month's benefit for their Axis of Justice political action group. The CD/DVD set, due on November 2 (...

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TWISTED SISTER: 'Stay Hungry' Re-Recording To Arrive In October

Eagle Rock Entertainment has set an October 5 release date for TWISTED SISTER's "Still Hungry" CD — a re-recorded and expanded version of the classic 1984 album "Stay Hungry". "Still Hungry" — which was produced by Mark Mendoza, a longtime producer/engineer in addition to his bass guitar duties with...

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British Vocalist MATT MORETON Records Guest Appearance For TOM GALLEY Project

British rock singer Matt Moreton has just finished recording the vocals to the forthcoming Tom Galley (PHENOMENA) album, titled "Physcofantasy". Matt, who has been touring with U.K. rock act WHOLE LOTTA METAL, brings a heavier vocal feel to the album with a track called "Killing for the Thrill". Als...

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AEROSMITH Frontman To Star In 'The Polar Express'

AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler will star in the upcoming big-screen adaptation of the Caldecott-winning children's book "The Polar Express" by Chris Van Allsburg, according to Zap2it.com. In keeping with the holiday theme, Tyler will play one of Santa's elfin helpers. "Polar Express" tells the stor...

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EVERGREY: Israeli Festival Cancellation Is Organizer's Fault

EVERGREY guitarist/vocalist Tom Englund has issued a statement in response to an Israeli promoter's explanation for the cancellation of the group's appearance at at the second annual Metalist Festival, set to be held August 26 at the Hangar 11 venue in Tel-Aviv, Israel. Englund's statement reads as...

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RIVERRED: 'Industry' Demo Available For Download

Pacific Northwest rock act RIVERRED have made available for download all five songs from their new industry demo, entitled "Agricultural Real Estate Purchase". Mixed and mastered by rock kingpin Jack Endino (NIRVANA, SOUNDGARDEN, GRUNTRUCK),the demo was produced by singer/guitarist James Francis an...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD: Studio Report

Maniacal Canadian extremists STRAPPING YOUNG LAD have just entered Armoury Studios in Vancouver to record the follow-up to their critically acclaimed 2002 release, "SYL". Devin Townsend (vocals, guitars) checks in with the following studio update. "Here's a heads up from the Dev, speaking on behalf...

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LUPARA Add New Guitarist, Prepare To Enter Studio

LUPARA, the Illinois-based band featuring former BROKEN HOPE guitarist Jeremy Wagner, recently relocated to Mercenary Digital Studios in Zion, IL where they are rehearsing and preparing to record close to 20 new songs. "We've spent the last few months (late spring and all of summer) basically writin...

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KATAKLYSM Re-Record 'Victims Of This Fallen World' Album For Fall Release

Canadian death metallers KATAKLYSM are in the middle of a dispute with former Hypnotic Records head honcho Tom Treumuth and Linus Ent./Warner Music Canada regarding the re-release of the 1998 album "Victims Of This Fallen World", previously released on Canada's Hypnotic label. The problem is that th...

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CROOKED Enter Studio To Record Full-Length Album

San Francisco Bay Area's CROOKED (formerly NMSO4) will be entering a Des Moines, Iowa-based studio this week to record a full-length album with producer Tom Tatman (STONE SOUR). Additional production and engineering will come from Dave Dominguez (STAIND, PAPA ROACH, POWERMAN 5000, ORGY, GUNS 'N ROSE...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD: New Album To Include TOM JONES Cover

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, the Canadian extreme metal band led by guitarist/vocalist Devin Townsend, entered The Armoury Studios in Vancouver, B.C. on Thursday (August 19) to begin recording their fourth album. Devin is producing the effort, while engineering duties are being handled by Shaun Thingvold. A...

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AUDIOSLAVE's TOM MORELLO Believes BUSH 'Can Be Beaten'

Launch Radio Networks is reporting that AUDIOSLAVE guitarist Tom Morello will assume his NIGHTWATCHMAN persona on the Rock Against Bush tour, which is being launched by activist organization Punk Voter this fall. The lineup will also feature MIDTOWN, ANTI-FLAG, the AKAS and others, with Morello conf...

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SLAYER's Next Studio Album To Land On INTERSCOPE?

Rick Rubin's American Recordings label — home to veteran Los Angeles thrashers SLAYER — is making the move from Island Def Jam to the Interscope side, according to Hits Daily Double. SLAYER had previously announced that they were putting the recording sessions for their new album on hold while Rubin...