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KHANATE, TOADLIQOUR Music Featured In LEONARDO DICAPRIO's 'The 11th Hour'
Leonardo DiCaprio has handpicked songs by Southern Lord recording artists KHANATE and TOADLIQOUR for the soundtrack to his forthcoming film/documentary "The 11th Hour". Produced and narrated by DiCaprio, "The 11th Hour" is a documentary concerning the environmental crises caused by human actions and...August 16, 2007
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AFTER FOREVER: South American Tour Postponed
Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal band AFTER FOREVER has issued the following update: "We thought we would post this to stop any further rumours circulating, and to correct some errors of others. We have been exploring possibilities to tour in Latin America. Touring Latin America is an amazing ex...August 16, 2007
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SLAUGHTER Frontman: 'For Our Songs To Still Be Popular Today Is Such A Real Blessing'
Brian Rose of the Times-News reports: Mark Slaughter remembers how popular "hair bands" were back in the late 1980s. His band, simply called SLAUGHTER, carried the genre's momentum into a new decade with its debut release, "Stick It To Ya", in 1990. That album featured hits such as "Up All Night" an...August 16, 2007
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BYZANTINE: New Album Pushed Back To January
West Virginia's forward-thinking thrashers BYZANTINE have pushed back the projected release date of their third album, "Oblivion Beckons", to early January from the previously announced September. No reason was given for the delay. BYZANTINE recently posted the cover artwork for "Oblivion Beckons" a...August 15, 2007
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SCOTT WEILAND To Guest On CBC's 'The Hour' Tonight
VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland will be the featured guest on "The Hour" tonight (Wednesday, August 15). The program, which airs at 11:00 p.m. on CBC in Canada, is hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos. The interview will be available for viewing at this location once it has aired. VELVET REVOLV...August 15, 2007
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DEVIN TOWNSEND Discusses The End Of STRAPPING YOUNG LAD: Audio Available
Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND) was recently interviewed by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "Full Metal Racket" (based in Australia). Listen to the interview in streaming audio at the Triple J web site: Windows Media, Real Media (NOTE: The Devin Tow...August 15, 2007
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10 YEARS Putting Finishing Touches On New CD
10 YEARS drummer Brian Vodinh has issued the following update: "I can't believe I'm about to say this... but... the [new 10 YEARS] record is almost completely finished! Yeeeeeee-haaaawwwww! We are in the last few days of the mixing stage and it kind of feels surreal. We are all very, very pleased wi...August 15, 2007
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TWISTED TOWER DIRE To Perform At Atlanta's DRAGON*CON
Virginia's "classic metal" act TWISTED TOWER DIRE will play an exclusive live show in Atlanta, Georgia bringing heavy metal to Dragon*Con, the world's largest sci-fi/fantasy convention. The concert will take place at the Hyatt Regency on Saturday, September 1 at 12:30 a.m. Along with an hour set of...August 15, 2007
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CAR BOMB To Appear on XM Radio's 'Hostile Takeover'
CAR BOMB will appear on the XM Radio station tomorrow, Thursday August 16, at 4:00 p.m. EST for "Hostile Takeover". "Hostile Takeover" is an hour-plus live program on XM Channel 42 Liquid Metal (Channel 841 for Direct TV subscribers),where CAR BOMB will join regular "Mercury" host Katie Brutal to t...August 15, 2007
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AFTER FOREVER: 3FM Acoustic Performance Posted Online
Holland's female-fronted symphonic metal band AFTER FOREVER performed an acoustic version of the song "Equally Destructive" on the Dutch radio station 3FM yesterday (Tuesday, August 14) during the final hour of the "Giel Beelen" show. Watch the performance at this location. In other news, AFTER FORE...August 15, 2007
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CYNIC: Entire MAXIMUM ROCK FESTIVAL Performance Available For Viewing
Reunited progressive metallers CYNIC, whose 1993 album "Focus" is regarded as a landmark release in the field of technical/progressive metal, performed at the Maximum Rock Festival on Sunday, August 12 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The "Focus" LP was performed in its entirety to the delight of a small bu...August 15, 2007
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ALCHEMIST: 'Tripsis' Artwork Revealed
Australia's ALCHEMIST has issued the following update: "ALCHEMIST have completed work on their sixth studio album, 'Tripsis' (cover artwork). Recorded by the band over three years and mixed at Backbeach studios in May 2007. 'Tripsis' is the darkest and heaviest music the band has produced with a tig...August 15, 2007
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Ex-DEADLY BLESSING Singer To Guest On Tonight's 'Black Night Meditations'
On tonight's (Aug. 14) special "old-school night" edition of "Black Night Meditations" (a metal radio show airing on WSCA 106.1 FM in Portsmouth, New Hampshire),former DEADLY BLESSING vocalist Ski will talk about his time with the band, why he left the group twice, what really happened in his quest...August 14, 2007
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CRADLE TO GRAVE Enlists DEVIN TOWNSEND To Mix New Album
CRADLE TO GRAVE, the band featuring ex-AGGRESSION guitarist Denis "Sasquatch" Barthe, has enlisted Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) to mix and master the group's new album, "Texas Medicine", due later in the year via Year of the Sun Records. "We got introduced to...August 14, 2007
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SABBAT, BLAZE BAYLEY, JORN Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK CRUISE
Reunited U.K. thrashers SABBAT, former IRON MAIDEN/WOLFSBANE frontman BLAZE BAYLEY and ex-MASTERPLAN singer JORN (full name: Jorn Lande) are the first three confirmed acts for this year's Sweden Rock Cruise. The 24-hour cruise departs from Stockholm on October 18 2007. On board there will be three m...August 14, 2007
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