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BLOWSIGHT: Live Video Of BRITNEY SPEARS Cover Posted Online

BLOWSIGHT, the Swedish band featuring former DRAIN STH guitarist Flavia Canel on bass, have posted a live video of their version of BRITNEY SPEARS' "Toxic" at this location (Windows Media). The band, whose lineup is completed by Niklas Fagerström (vocals, guitar),Fabien Perreau (drums, vocals),and...

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AKERCOCKE: New Axeman Aboard

U.K. death metallers AKERCOCKE have officially announced the addition of former BERZERKER guitarist Matt Wilcock to the group's ranks. "After surviving his recent Satanic baptism with great aplomb at a one-off show in Hamburg, Mr. Wilcock was offered the position, which he duly accepted," according...

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IMPERANON Part Ways With NUCLEAR BLAST, Seek New Label Home

Finnish melodic thrash/death metallers IMPERANON have posted the following update on their official web site: "January 2004 after the recordings of 'Stained', Aleksi [Sihvonen, guitar] went to the military and got out on July when Jaakko [Nylund, drums] started his service. Jaakko got out April 7th...

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THUNDERSTONE: 'Tools Of Destruction' U.S. Release Date Announced

Finnish melodic power metallers THUNDERSTONE will release their third full-length album, "Tools of Destruction", in the U.S. on June 28 via Nuclear Blast Records. An MP3 file containing a sample medley of the songs from the CD can be downloaded at this location. As previously reported, THUNDERSTONE'...

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MACHINE HEAD's FLYNN Apologizes To SLAYER's KING For His Role In Ongoing 'Feud'

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn has posted the following message in the band's official forum: "Been listening to SLAYER's 'Seasons in the Abyss' a lot lately. [I] don't really know why I went back to it... it's kinda hard to listen to in some ways... but, Jesus?! That record is just amazing. Abs...

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CROWBAR To Tour With CORROSION OF CONFORMITY This Summer

New Orleans sludge-meisters CROWBAR have abandoned plans to embark on a U.S. headlining tour during June/July. According to a post on the group's wbe site, CROWBAR are now working out details to tour with CORROSION OF CONFORMITY during that time. CROWBAR are continuing to tour in support of their la...

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RACHEL BOLAN Says 'Grunge' Movement Put Bands Like SKID ROW Out Of Business

SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan recently spoke to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review about the group's "comeback" following a split with singer Sebastian Bach in the late 1990s. Several excerpts from the interview follow: On how the '90s shift into grunge music affected bands like SKID ROW: "Bands like NIR...

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SEXTUS: Former ALICE COOPER Guitarist Releases New CD

SEXTUS, the new project of former ALICE COOPER guitarist Eric Dover, has released its new CD, "Stranger than Fiction", in Weed file format. According to a press release, "sharing Weed is not illegal; it is the future of music file sharing. With it you can hear SEXTUS tracks free three times and then...

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CROWBAR: U.S. Tour Dates Announced

New Orleans sludge-meisters CROWBAR have announced the following U.S. dates during May/June: May 29 - Creepy Crawl - St. Louis, MO May 30 - TBA May 31 - El Terrson - Kansas City, MO Jun. 01 - Hi Tone - Memphis, TN Jun. 02 - Bricktown Live - Oklahoma City, OK Jun. 03 - Gypsy ...

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SUBSONIC's New Video To Feature Model ANGEL DAWN MASSIE

The second video from SUBSONIC's "No Such Soul" CD will feature model Angel Dawn Massie, who is perhaps best known for her photos for Dean Guitars. The video, which is being shot in Chicago next week, is being directed by Jason Meudt of Vision 4 Films and is the follow-up to the the first single, .....

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THUNDERSTONE: 'Tools Of Destruction' Samples Posted Online

Finnish melodic power metallers THUNDERSTONE have posted an MP3 file containing a sample medley of the songs from their upcoming third full-length album, "Tools of Destruction", due on April 18 via Nuclear Blast Records. Download the file at this location. As previously reported, THUNDERSTONE's vide...

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IMPALED NAZARENE: 'Death Comes' Release Date Announced

Osmose Productions has set a May 9 European release date for the first-ever live album by Finnish extreme metallers IMPALED NAZARENE, entitled 'Death Comes In 26 Carefully Selected Pieces'. Recorded last December at Tavastia club in Helsinki, Finland, 'DCI26CSP' features 26 songs from the band's cat...

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Report: Aging Heavy Metal Fans Refuse To Give Up

Ethan Sacks of the Columbia News Service has published the following article in the Naples Daily News: Discordant heavy metal music struck a chord with many teenagers during the late '70s and '80s. The loud, fast, guitar-driven music has since languished commercially as successive generations have c...

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ILL NINO: Recording Update From Band's A&R Rep

ILL NINO are currently in the studio recording the follow-up to 2003's "Confession". The band's Roadrunner Records A&R rep has checked in with the following update: "I can tell you that the guys have recorded fifteen songs 12-13 of which will end up on the finished album. And while every band al...

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MASTERS OF REALITY Leader, NIN Bassist Team Up In GOON MOON

RollingStone.com is reporting that MASTERS OF REALITY leader Chris Goss and NINE INCH NAILS touring bassist Jeordie White (a.k.a. Twiggy Ramirez, formerly of MARILYN MANSON) have recorded the ten-track EP, "I Got a Brand New Egg-Laying Machine", under the moniker GOON MOON. "It's all over the fuckin...