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Born In Hell
From THE DARKNESS to ANDREW W.K. to MANITOBA'S WILD KINGDOM and all the way back to SPINAL TAP, the question has been raised — how deliberately flat-out corny and ironic can a band be and still rock? Swaggering U.K. cock-rockers VIKING SKULL (yeah, I know, I thought it was gonna be power metal too)...July 31, 2006
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THE GATHERING To Perform At Germany's POPKOMM Convention
THE GATHERING drummer Hans Rutten has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "We will participate at the German's Popkomm [convention] this year, playing in Berlin the 22nd of September 2006. Hope you all will be there, as our German actions are rare these days. We hope to pla...July 25, 2006
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TURISAS Guitarist Quits
TURISAS guitarist Georg Laakso, who was badly injured in a car crash in October 2005, has left the band. His statement on the matter reads as follows: "Nearly nine months has passed since the accident took place, and after six years in the band, I have now come to the point where I am forced ...July 13, 2006
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WOLF Tap Artist THOMAS HOLM To Create New Album Artwork
Sweden's WOLF have tapped legendary artist Thomas Holm (MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND, WOLF's "Black Wings") to create the artwork for their fourth album, "The Black Flame", due this fall release via Century Media Records in Europe and Prosthetic Records in the U.S. "You can all expect a cover that ma...June 26, 2006
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ALTER BRIDGE Set Record Straight Regarding LIVING THINGS 'Fight'
ALTER BRIDGE have issued a statement refuting LIVING THINGS singer Lillian Berlin's claims that the 26-year-old vocalist/guitarist's brother, drummer Bosh Berlin, 21, and the band's touring guitarist, Corey Becker, were attacked and beat up onstage Wednesday night (June 14) during a show at the Rohs...June 19, 2006
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Sacrifice
DEADSOIL are textbook metalcore. They can thrash it up, as on "Cross the Great Divide", or throw in clean singalong choruses, as on "Unspoken" and the melodic "These Stings". They can do the galloping AT THE GATES beat (see "True Belief") and they can do HATEBREED-style breakdowns. What they can't d...June 18, 2006
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CRUMBSUCKERS Tap PRO-PAIN Guitarist TOM KLIMCHUCK For Reunion Show
Legendary New York hardcore/metal act CRUMBSUCKERS have recruited PRO-PAIN's Tom Klimchuck to play second guitar at their their much-anticipated reunion show on August 3 at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City to mark the 20th anniversary of their classic "Life of Dreams" release, infor...June 5, 2006
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MNEMIC Tap SCARVE Frontman GUILLAUME BIDEAU
Danish modern metallers MNEMIC have tapped SCARVE singer Guillaume Bideau as the replacement for Tony Jelencovich (ex-TRANSPORT LEAGUE, B-THONG). As a result, Bideau has left SCARVE in the middle of the recording sessions for the band's follow-up to 2004's "Irradiant", which was previously expected...May 29, 2006
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SENATE Tap THREAT SIGNAL Bassist For Debut Album
Canadian metallers SENATE have announced that Marco Bressette from Nuclear Blast recording artists THREAT SIGNAL will be playing bass on their upcoming album. "Marco is a very talented musician and has become a good friend to the band, and his presence will further raise the bar for the record," the...May 21, 2006
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ALICE IN CHAINS To Play Free Show In Seattle
ALICE IN CHAINS will be playing a free show Tuesday night (May 16) at Seattle's Moore Theater. To get tickets all you have to do is show up at the Moore box office. The staff there will start giving out tickets at 6:00 p.m. PST today so try to get over there as soon as ...May 15, 2006
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GOD DETHRONED Begin Recording New Album
Dutch death metallers GOD DETHRONED have entered Soundlodge Studios in Germany to begin recoring their new album, tentatively due before the end of the year. "Drums and rhythm guitars are already recorded and we're very pleased with the result so far," guitarist Isaac Delahaye writes on the band's w...May 13, 2006
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ALICE IN CHAINS: Brand New Video Interview Posted Online
A half-hour interview with ALICE IN CHAINS members Jerry Cantrell (guitar),Sean Kinney (drums) and Mike Inez (bass) — which aired earlier in the month on the HDNet (High Definition TV) channel as part of the "Sound Off" program with host Matt Pinfield — has been posted online at this location. ALIC...May 12, 2006
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'Massive' ALICE IN CHAINS Announcement Not So Massive After All
Launch Radio Networks reports: Although news broke online late Tuesday (May 9) that ALICE IN CHAINS would be making a "massive" announcement on its website this Monday (May 15),a representative for the band's management told Launch yesterday (Wednesday, May 10) to disregard that notice, chalking it...May 11, 2006
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ALICE IN CHAINS: 'Decades' DVD/CD Box Set To Include Bonus Performances, Interview Footage
A custom DVD/CD box set is reportedly in the works that will include all the bonus footage from the VH1 Classic's "Decades Rock Live!" tribute to HEART, including performances by HEART, ALICE IN CHAINS, Gretchen Wilson, Carrie Underwood and Rufus Wainwright songs that didnt make the TV special, as w...May 11, 2006
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ALICE IN CHAINS To Make 'Massive Announcement' Next Monday
ALICE IN CHAINS will be making a "massive" announcement via their official web site, AliceInChains.com, on May 15 at around 4:00 p.m. PST. "It's so big that we can't even hint at what it's about but we can tell you that you'll be kicking yourself later if you don't stop by the site at around ...May 9, 2006
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