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PUMMEL: MALEVOLENT CREATION, Ex-IRON LUNG Members Join Forces

PUMMEL, the new Long Island, New York-based band featuring drummer Dave Culross (MALEVOLENT CREATION, ex-SUFFOCATION) and ex-IRON LUNG/SOCIAL DISEASE guitarist Frank Maggio, will be performing at Ritual in Levittown, New York on Sunday, April 18. Also appearing will be LOCKDOWN and HARLEY'S WAR. The...

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EXODUS Guitarist: PAUL BALOFF's Death Was Wake-Up Call For Achieving Sobriety

In an exclusive interview with ElectricBasement.com, EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt explained how vocalist Paul Baloff's death caused the band to rethink their ways and get to work on a new album, the recently released "Tempo of the Damned" (Nuclear Blast). "Fourth-fifths of the band — myself included —...

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New Book Alleges COURTNEY LOVE Had A Part In KURT COBAIN's Death

NBC's Matt Lauer talked with authors Max Wallace and Ian Halperin and Tom Grant about their new book "Love and Death: The Murder of Kurt Cobain", where they allege Courtney Love had a part in the death of her NIRVANA husband. Watch the interview that aired on Monday morning's "Today" at MSN.com. ...

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PRO-PAIN: How We Launched Our Career With An American Express Gold Card

In a recent sit-down interview with the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, PRO-PAIN founder, frontman, singer and bassist Gary Meskil and guitarist Tom Klimchuck explained their advantageous beginning courtesy of Energy Records' founder. "He was worth half a billion dollars … he owns chains of corporate lawye...

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'Dateline' To Investigate KURT COBAIN's 'Apparent' Suicide

A special two-hour "Dateline NBC" airing this Friday (April 2) at 8 p.m. ET/PT will reportedly attempt to explore what really happened to NIRVANA singer Kurt Cobain ten years after his apparent suicide. The show is expected to include interviews with Courtney Love's father, Hank Harrison, and Tom Gr...

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EVERGREY Frontman Talks About New Album, Upcoming Tour

Swedish melodic metal outfit EVERGREY will release their new album, "The Inner Circle", on April 27 through InsideOut Music America. The follow-up to 2003's "Recreation Day", "The Inner Circle" sees EVERGREY intensifying their musical ability with the utilization of a string quartet, courtesy of the...

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GENE SIMMONS: Wherever You Go, The Word 'Asshole' Follows You

KISS bassist Gene Simmons recently spoke to Canada's Globe And Mail about his upcoming solo album, "Asshole", and his philosophy on life. The following are some of the highlights of that interview: On the album title, "Asshole": Gene Simmons: "For a while, I thought I would be respectable. But then...

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SOLEFALD: 'Mont Blanc Providence Crow' Video Posted Online

Norway's SOLEFALD have posted a video for the track "Mont Blanc Providence Crow" at this location. The clip was helmed by the young French-British director Tom Costigan and features footage from Paris, Manchester, Bergen and Oslo. "Mont Blanc Providence Crow" (mp3) comes off SOLEFALD's 2003 release,...

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PECCATUM Set Release Date For 'Lost In Reverie'

PECCATUM, the Norwegian band featuring former EMPEROR frontman Ihsahn and his wife Ihriel, will release their new album, "Lost In Reverie", in Europe on April 19 through Mnemosyne Productions/Voices Music and Entertainment. A North American release through The End Records will follow on May 25. The...

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ENCHANT Record Live DVD/CD In Oakland: Photos Available

Bay Area prog-rockers ENCHANT recorded a double live CD and a full-length DVD on March 13 at I-Musicast in Oakland, California. According to Eric of VOX TEMPUS (web site),"the performance, over two hours long, featured selections from all seven of the band's studio albums. Fans flew in from as far...

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ERIC SINGER: KISS Touring Kit Unveiled

The official German web site of KISS drummer Eric Singer has uploaded photos of Eric's brand-new touring kit which he will utilize on the group's upcoming tour of Australia. Mike Farriss (Artist Relations Director) and Tony Lecroix (Repair Specialist) at Pearl Drums in Nashville, Tennessee "made it...

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AEROSMITH: HAMILTON Speaks Out, Rehearsal Footage Posted Online

AEROSMITH fan site Aeroforceone.com has posted video footage of bassist Tom Hamilton talking about the group's "Honkin' On Bobo" album and accompanying tour, as well as a video clip of the band rehearsing for the trek. Check it out: Hamilton (High-Speed, Low-Speed),Rehearsal (High-Speed, Low-Speed)...

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AUDIOSLAVE's MORELLO Says 20-25 Songs Have Been Completed For Sophomore Album

AUDIOSLAVE guitarist Tom Morello has told MTV.com that the band have completed between 20 and 25 songs for the follow-up to their acclaimed 2002 self-titled debut (which has sold over 2 million copies). "The songs are heading in some places where none of the four of us have ever gone in our careers...

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GRAVE DIGGER, BALLISTIC To Play One-Off Show In Arizona

German power metallers GRAVE DIGGER will reportedly be teaming up with BALLISTIC, the new band featuring former DEUCE / TENSION / WARDOG mainman Tom Gattis, along with JAG PANZER members Harry "The Tyrant" Conklin (vocals) and Rikard Stjernquist (drums),for a one-off show at The Mason Jar in Phoeni...

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Devil's Ground

Up until this point, Germany's PRIMAL FEAR have almost (but not quite) appeared as foolhardy and out-of-touch as fancy-dressing fellow countrymen RUNNING WILD — selling themselves on a truckload of pub metal riffs, with their sole redeeming factor standing tall at the front of the stage in the shape...