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DUFF MCKAGAN's LOADED: EP Title Announced

LOADED, the band formed by current VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan (on guitar and vocals) after he left GUNS N' ROSES, will release a five-song EP entitled "Wasted Heart" on September 22 via Century Media Records. A new full-length album will follow in early 2009. The sessions with producer Mar...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER, ULI JON ROTH To Support SCORPIONS In UK

According to a posting on the Michael Schenker News And Tour Information web site, legendary guitarist Michael Schenker (ex-SCORPIONS, UFO) and Uli Jon Roth will support the SCORPIONS (featuring Michael's brother Rudolf on guitar) on the German hard rock band's UK tour in October. The dates are as f...

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AT THE GATES Guitarist Says Recording New Studio Album 'Seems Pointless'

Luxi Lahtinen of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with AT THE GATES guitarist Anders Björler. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. Metal-Rules.com: There was years of talk about the AT THE GATES reunion shows before they actually happened. Did you, at least at some point, start...

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DESPISED ICON: New Tour Footage Posted Online

Montreal's DESPISED ICON has posted video footage which was filmed during the band's recent Montreal Assault tour with ION DISSONANCE, BENEATH THE MASSACRE and THE PLASMARIFLE. Watch the clip below. In other news, DESPISED ICON vocalist Alex Erian has issued the following update: "So Summer Slaughte...

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DUFF MCKAGAN's LOADED: New Song Posted Online

LOADED, the band formed by current VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan (on guitar and vocals) after he left GUNS N' ROSES, has posted a new song entitled "No More" on its MySpace page. LOADED will release a new album early next year via Century Media. A five-song EP will precede it in September. .....

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ANTHRAX To Enter Studio In October

ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante has issued the following update: "Lemme have an iced venti americano with six pumps of vanilla and leave room for cream. This has been repeated from my mouth daily throughout the summer; how do I say this in Japanese? "I am going to Japan and Korea; I am psyched! I th...

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ANTERIOR Working On New Material

Guitarist Leon Kemp of the Welsh metallers ANTERIOR has issued the following update: "Myself and Nixon [guitarist Steven Nixon] have been working on some new material for the past few weeks, getting some ideas together and have started putting together the songs for the second ANTERIOR album. We'll...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist Issues OZZFEST Recap

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has issued the following update: "Had a great time in Dallas [at the one-day Ozzfest on Saturday, August 9]. Rehearsal at Vinnie Paul's [HELLYEAH/ex-PANTERA drummer] house Friday night was a blast. Jamming [PANTERA's] 'New Level' and 'Walk' with Vince, Bob Zilla [HELLYEAH...

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METALLICA: North American Tour Dates Announced

METALLICA has posted the following message on its official web site: "Time for a different sort of vacation ... one right here on our home turf!! Now that [the new METALLICA album] 'Death Magnetic' is complete, we're ready to start a proper indoor arena tour of the States and Canada and we can't wai...

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UNSUN: 'The End Of Life' Trailer Available

A short trailer for "The End Of Life", the debut album from UNSUN, the Polish band led by VADER guitarist Maurycy "Mauser" Stefanowicz, can be viewed below. Commented the group: "On September 22, our debut album, entitled 'The End Of Life', will be released by Century Media worldwide and we're reall...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Doesn't Rule Out Reunion With MEGADETH

Jeff Maki of Live-Metal.Net recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH and current F5 bassist Dave Ellefson. An excerpt from the chat follows. Live-Metal.Net: Is Dave [Mustaine] as hard of a person to get along with as the media perceives? And if so, how did it work for so long for so many...

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DUFF MCKAGAN's LOADED To Release New Album Through CENTURY MEDIA

LOADED, the band formed by current VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan (on guitar and vocals) after he left GUNS N' ROSES, will release a new album early next year via Century Media. A five-song EP will precede it in September. "These are purely my songs," McKagan told Billboard.com. "It's probably...

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Kentucky Police Officer Arrested After POISON / SEBASTIAN BACH Concert Pleads Not Guilty

WSAZ.com reports that the Kentucky State Police officer who was arrested last month following the POISON / SEBASTIAN BACH concert at the Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center in Pikeville, Kentucky went before a judge Tuesday (August 5) to answer to charges of alcohol intoxication, disorderly conduct,...

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SOTHIS: 'De Oppresso Liber' Artwork Revealed

The cover artwork for "De Oppresso Liber", the full-length debut from the Los Angeles-based black metal band SOTHIS, can be viewed below. The CD, which is scheduled for release in North America on September 2 via Candlelight Records, was recorded in Los Angeles and mixed in Sweden by Andy La Rocque...

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TRAIL OF TEARS To Enter Studio In November

Norway's TRAIL OF TEARS will enter Soundsuite Studio in Marseille, France with acclaimed producer Terje Refsnes on November 3 to begin recording its sixth studio album. The band expects to spend six weeks tracking the as-yet-untitled effort which will be released worldwide on Napalm Records in early...