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CHILDREN OF BODOM About To Start Recording Guitars

Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM are about to start recording guitars for their new album at Petrax Studio in Hollola, Finland. The CD is being produced by Mikko Karmila and will feature a guest appearance by Peter Tägtgren of HYPOCRISY and PAIN fame. An April 7, 2008 European release via Spinefa...

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SLAYER, LAMB OF GOD, MASTODON: 'Unholy Alliance' DVD Artwork, Final Track Listing Available

Hailed as "the heaviest, darkest metal tour of the summer, if not the year," the "Unholy Alliance Tour: Preaching to the Perverted" stomped and screamed around the globe last year. On October 30, just in time for Halloween, the "Unholy Alliance Tour" DVD package will be released (American Recordings...

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MEGADETH Drummer 'Looking Forward' To Pacific Rim Tour

MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "Didn't I just get home?? Man, it feels like I just arrived home yesterday, and yet I am off again within 48 hours (well, I do have to leave one day before the others, as I ...

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BEHEMOTH Frontman Looking Forward To 'Radio Rebellion Tour'

Polish extreme metal titans BEHEMOTH made their triumphant return to North America this week to strike fear into the hearts of the masses with their largest and most elaborate stage production yet. This month-long trek, dubbed the Radio Rebellion Tour, will see them co-headlining alongside JOB FOR A...

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MORNING Announces New Drummer

Dutch female-fronted metal band MORNING has announced the addition of drummer Jim van de Kerkhof (UPLIFTED, MORTON BLACK) to the group's ranks. "During the first rehearsal with Jim, then as a session drummer, everything immediately felt right," the band writes. "Of course some very good drummers cam...

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RANDALL FLAGG: Audio Interview Available

A half-hour interview with RANDALL FLAGG, the New Jersey-based band featuring J.J. Hrubovcak (VILE, DIVINE RAPTURE) and Babak "Bob" Davodian (DIVINE RAPTURE) has been posted online at www.jamnow.com. RANDALL FLAGG has scheduled a CD-release party for its full-length debut, "Warning: Contains Audio",...

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SUICIDE SILENCE: Tour Video Footage Posted Online

SUICIDE SILENCE continues its unrelenting touring cycle this November, headlining the Hot Topic-sponsored trek dubbed "The Dawn of Destruction" tour. Joining them on this run will be A LIFE ONCE LOST, WALLS OF JERICHO and THE AGONY SCENE. This massive North American assault features a devastating li...

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LORDI Teams Up With WOOZYFLY.COM To Broadcast 24-Hour 'Halloween Extravaganza'

Finland's monster rock n' roll band LORDI and The End Records have teamed up with Woozyfly, the online music media company devoted to independent artists and independent music, to broadcast a 24-hour online extravaganza on Halloween (October 31, 2007) at www.woozyfly.com/Lordi. The 24-hour marathon...

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Exclusive: CARCASS Frontman Discusses Reunion, Upcoming Reissues

Reactivated British extreme legends CARCASS recently announced that they will perform at next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The group has also revealed plans to make a number of other festival appearances during 200...

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AEROSMITH Frontman To Guest On 'Today' Show

AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler will be a guest on the "Today" show on Friday, October 19 at 7:30 a.m. ET to promote his segment on National Georgraphic's "Incredible Human Machine". As previously reported, "Incredible Human Machine" — which airs Sunday, October 21 at 9:00 p.m. ET/8:00 p.m. CT — is...

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BYZANTINE: 'Oblivion Beckons' Release Date Announced

West Virginia's forward-thinking thrashers BYZANTINE will release their new album, "Oblivion Beckons", on January 22, 2008 via Prosthetic Records. Two songs from the CD are available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. According to a press release, the tracks "Nadir" and "Expansion and Collaps...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM: Drum Tracks Finished For New Album

Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM have finished laying down the drums for their new album at Petrax Studio in Hollola, Finland. The CD is being produced by Mikko Karmila and will feature a guest appearance by Peter Tägtgren of HYPOCRISY and PAIN fame. An April 7, 2008 European release via Spinefar...

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BLACK TIDE Preparing For AVENGED SEVENFOLD Tour

Miami, Florida-based hard rock band BLACK TIDE (formerly RADIO) has issued the following update: "We went out to Los Angeles for a couple of days to play some important shows and they were AWESOME!!! We played a show over at Troubadour with SCARLETT GREY and it was perfect. The crowd was amazing and...

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AFTER FOREVER: Video Footage From CD-Release Party Posted Online

Video footage of Floor Jansen and Sander Gommans of Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers AFTER FOREVER discussing vocal and guitar techniques have been made available online. In addition, exclusive live footage has been posted from AFTER FOREVER's CD-release party on August 3, 2007 at The Key Cl...

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VAN HALEN Book Author Was Inspired By MORBID ANGEL Guitarist

The Toronto Star recently interviewed writer Ian Christe (author of "Sound of the Beast" and "Everybody Wants Some: The Van Halen Saga", and host on Sirius Satellite Radio's Hard Attack and Buzzsaw) about VAN HALEN's current arena tour with David Lee Roth. According to Christe, the book on America's...