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SEVERE TORTURE Working On New Material

Dutch brutal death metallers SEVERE TORTURE have started the writing process for their next album, the follow-up to 2007's "Sworn Vengeance". Commented SEVERE TORTURE bassist Patrick Boleij: "We've actually been working our asses off, writing the finest death metal tunes possible. We have about six...

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INCITE Preparing To Record Debut Album

INCITE, the Phoenix, Arizona-based band fronted by SOULFLY/CAVALERA CONSPIRACY mainman Max Cavalera's stepson Richie Cavalera, has issued the following update: "The date is set for us to hit the studio to record our debut album!!!!! We will be heading to California to record with Logan Mader (GOJIRA...

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NATRON Signs With METAL AGE PRODUCTIONS

Italian death metallers NATRON have inked a two-album deal with Slovakia's Metal Age Productions. The band says, "We think Metal Age will be the proper support for NATRON 'cos it's growing, motivated and one of the most active independent labels in the underground world scene. The group continues, "...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist Joins ROCK HOUSE Roster Of Master Instructors

Rock House, the leader in music instruction, announced today that guitarist Alex Skolnick has joined its roster of master instructors. Alex is a founding member of TESTAMENT, one of the most influential metal/thrash bands of all time. He is also a member of TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, the popular rock...

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NEUROSIS' SCOTT KELLY Discusses SHRINEBUILDER Project

Brooklyn Vegan recently conducted an interview with Scott Kelly (NEUROSIS, NEUROT, SHRINEBUILDER). A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Brooklyn Vegan: Where are you exactly in the process as far as SHRINEBUILDER (the project that features in its ranks Wino [ST. VITUS, THE HIDDEN HAND], Scott...

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AC/DC Fans Get Ready For Moncton Show

Alan Cochrane of Times & Transcript reports: Tickets have only been on sale for a few days and the concert is still 105 days away, but fans of AC/DC are getting ready to beat a path to Metro Moncton. "I've had calls from Afghanistan, from Canadian soldiers who will be home in time ...

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GUNS N' ROSES Sound Engineer Talks About Preparations For Upcoming Tour

Video footage of GUNS N' ROSES live front-of-house (FOH) engineer Ken "Pooch" Van Druten talking about preparations for the band's upcoming tour can be viewed in two parts below. He says, "Right now we're in rehearsals, and we are gonna be here probably for a month and a half or so getting ready to...

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JORN: New Album Details Revealed

Frontiers Records has announced the release of JORN's brand new studio album, entitled "Spirit Black", on June 5 in Europe and July 14 in the USA. Considered by many fans and critics as one of the finest voices in hard rock to arrive on the scene at the end of the 20th century, JORN is ...

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'Brütal Legend' Action Game Gets Release Date

The Brütal Legend game — which features the voices of a number of metal superstars, including Rob Halford from JUDAS PRIEST, Lemmy Kilmister from MOTÖRHEAD and Ronnie James Dio from BLACK SABBATH — will be available for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system and the PlayStation computer en...

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THROWDOWN To Enter Studio This Week

Orange County, California's hardcore/metal act THROWDOWN will enter the studio this Wednesday, April 22 to begin recording its new album, "Deathless", for a late 2009 release via E1 Music (formerly KOCH Records) Commented THROWDOWN frontman Dave Peters: "We're pretty stoked, to say the least. We hop...

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DEVILDRIVER Frontman On New CD: 'I Could Not Be More Pleased With The Way It Is Coming Out'

Vocalist Dez Fafara and guitarist Mike Spreitzer of Santa Barbara, California's DEVILDRIVER have issued the separate updates via MySpace on their upcoming studio album, "Pray For Villians", and touring activity in support of the effort. Dez: "We are listening to the final mixes which Logan Mader [pr...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Frontman Talks Politics, Upcoming Studio Album

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN frontman Greg Puciato has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "I'm gonna dive right into this. I hope you have about twenty minutes to kill. If you just wanna read some musical news and skip the rest go down to the bottom. "I just read a new gallop poll, ...

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UFO: U.S. Tour Dates Announced

British rock legends UFO have scheduled the following U.S. tour dates: Oct. 02 - Springfield, VA - Jaxx Oct. 03 - Akron, OH - Tangiers Oct. 07 - Pittsburgh, PA - The Rex Oct. 08 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance Oct. 09 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom Oct. 10 - New York, NY ...

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CHAIN REACTION Hard At Work On New Material

Polish thrashers CHAIN REACTION are working on material for their new CD, tentatively due before the end of the year via Kolony Records. Commented bassist Michal Michalski: "The album will be tentatively entitled 'Cutthroat Melodies'. Most of the music is already composed and we still have to work o...

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AEROSMITH Frontman On FANTASY CAMP: 'I'm Expecting Just A Whole Lot Of Fun'

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports: Recovered from a recent bout of pneumonia, AEROSMITH's Steven Tyler is ready to infect the upcoming Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp in Los Angeles with some wisdom gleaned from nearly 40 years of recording and touring. "I've not done anything like this before. I'm exp...