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DROWNING POOL With New Singer RYAN MCCOMBS: 'Bodies' Live Video Posted Online
A live video of DROWNING POOL performing their hit single "Bodies" on January 14, 2006 at Camp Stanley in South Korea has been posted online at this location. DROWNING POOL recently recruited former SOIL frontman Ryan McCombs to replace their last vocalist, Jason "Gong" Jones (now in A.M. CONSPIRACY...January 22, 2006
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LUPARA: Former BROKEN HOPE Guitarist's New Band Ink Label Deal
Former BROKEN HOPE and current LUPARA guitarist Jeremy Wagner has issued the following update: "[LUPARA] spent 2005 doing amazing shows nearly every month, including the Monterrey Metalfest in Mexico, Louder-Harder-Faster Festival, and Midwest tour dates with OBITUARY, NAPALM DEATH, and DEAD TO FALL...January 11, 2006
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SOIL Announce Album Title; New Song Posted Online
Chicago's SOIL have set "True Self" as the title of their new album, due in April via DRT Entertainment. A track from the album, entitled "Fight for Life", is available for streaming audio on the band's official web site, www.soil-music.com (audio player in upper right-hand corner) and at www.myspac...January 6, 2006
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WITH PASSION Announce New Lineup
Sacramento's melodic, blackened tech-metallers WITH PASSION have announced the addition of CONDUCTING FROM THE GRAVE members Greg Donnelly (drums),John Abernathy (guitar) and Jeffrey Morgan (guitar) to the group's ranks. The band have spent the last couple of months practicing and gearing up for th...January 6, 2006
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MNEMIC To Take Time Writing Their Best Album Ever
MNEMIC guitarist Mircea Gabriel Eftemie has posted the following tour report on the group's official web site: "Goddamn! We did 10 weeks of touring on the American soil — did we have fun?? Hell yeah! It was a pleasure touring with MESHUGGAH, we destroyed, partied and got inspired by them, and jumped...December 20, 2005
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SOIL: New Album Being Mastered
Chicago's SOIL are currently mastering their new album for a tentative February/March 2006 release via DRT Entertainment. Commented the band's guitarist Shaun Glass: "The album is being mastered now. This is the final stages of audio, making sure this thing sounds even bigger than it does now. Also,...December 17, 2005
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AEROSMITH, MÖTLEY CRÜE, DEF LEPPARD, DISTURBED Concert Attendance Figures Revealed
The following are a few select recent heavy metal/hard rock concert attendance figures, as reported by Billboard magazine: Artist/Event: AEROSMITH, LENNY KRAVITZ Venue: Pepsi Arena City/State: Albany, N.Y. Date: Nov. 30, 2005 Gross Sales: $1,136,582 Attendance: 12,662 Capacity: 12,662 Artist/Event:...December 17, 2005
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AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE Launch Bassist Search
AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE are now officially looking for a bass player (NOT a guitar player) to replace Chad Hanks, as he is switching to guitar to replace the recently departed Karma Cheema. All applicants can contact the group at [email protected]. Serious inquiries only. AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE re...December 15, 2005
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INDEX CASE Part Ways With Drummer, Announce Temporary Replacement
Iowa-based metal/hard rock act INDEX CASE, the first signing to Tim King (SOIL) and Rob Such's (TWELFTH GATE) Mortal Music/Platform Records (via Fontana/Universal distribution),have parted ways with drummer Jordan Spence. The group's official statement on the matter reads as follows: "After seven y...December 9, 2005
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AMORPHIS To Perform At Second Annual FINNISH METAL EXPO
Finland's AMORPHIS will celebrate the release of their new album, "Eclipse", with a live appearance at the second annual Finnish Metal Expo, which will take place on February 17-18, 2006 at Kaapelitehdas in Helsinki, Finland. Other bands scheduled to perform at the Expo include U.D.O., AJATTARA, SWA...December 8, 2005
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AMORPHIS: More 'Eclipse' Details Revealed
The new AMORPHIS album, "Eclipse", is scheduled for release on February 17, 2006 on Nuclear Blast Records. The first single, "House of Sleep", will be released January 4, 2006. Introducing new vocalist Tomi Joutsen (SINISTHRA),AMORPHIS' seventh full-length release in their 15-year career marks a fr...December 5, 2005
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DROWNING POOL: New Tour Dates Announced
Texas-based metallers DROWNING POOL have lined up the following dates during December: Dec. 08 - The Pearl Room - Mokena, IL Dec. 09 - Pierre's - Ft. Wayne, IN Dec. 10 - 3rd Street Live - Cedar Rapids, IA Dec. 11 - Machine Shop - Flint, MI Dec. 12 - Planet Rock - Battle Creek, ...November 30, 2005
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QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS: North American Tour Announced
Some of rock's greatest anthems are to be heard performed live again across America after more than 20 years, as rock legends QUEEN, now joined forces with Paul Rodgers, singer and songwriter of BAD COMPANY/FREE fame, announce they are to play a 23-date tour of the USA and Canada this coming spring....November 29, 2005
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AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE Part Ways With Guitarist KARMA CHEEMA
AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE have apparently fired guitarist Karma Cheema. In a cryptic posting on the band's official message board, Cheema writes in part, "Have you guys ever had a fight with a family member? Gets kinda personal, don't it? Side note... I will never be free of responsibility to my brother...November 24, 2005
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KORN Take U.S. Soldiers To 'See The Other Side' On Special Trans-Atlantic Flight
KORN will take eight U.S. soldiers from London to New York next week for a few days of well-deserved leave which will culminate with the band's November 29 special pre-album release performance at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. The soldiers — who have served in either Afghanistan or Iraq and...November 22, 2005