Atlanta-based post-hardcore rockers NORMA JEAN will release their fifth album, "Meridional", on July 13 via Razor & Tie. The CD will be made available with the following retailer-specific bonus tracks and other special material: Best Buy, Napster: * "Kill More Presidents" * "Deathbed Atheist" (KC Blitz remix) iTunes: * "Distance to Planets" Hot Topic, Shockhound: ...
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Atlanta-based post-hardcore rockers NORMA JEAN will release their fifth album, "Meridional", on July 13 via Razor & Tie. The entire CD is now available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. Regarding the new CD's artwork, vocalist Cory Brandan recently told AOL's Noisecreep, "We take a lot of pride in all the art ...
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Seminal rock band HELMET will release a new full-length album, "Seeing Eye Dog", on September 7. The band's first LP since 2006's critically acclaimed "Monochrome" and its seventh album overall will be made available on the indie Work Song label (with physical distribution by Redeye and direct-to-fan digital delivery by Topspin). The CD was produced ...
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Seminal rock band HELMET will release a new full-length album, "Seeing Eye Dog", on September 7. The band's first LP since 2006's critically acclaimed "Monochrome" and its seventh album overall will be made available on the indie Work Song label (with physical distribution by Redeye and direct-to-fan digital delivery by Topspin). The CD was produced ...
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Alternative metal legends HELMET have reissued their third and much beloved 1994 album "Betty". The download-only release includes the 14 original album tracks plus five bonus cuts, all available through the HelmetMusic.com web site. The additional tracks were originally only available on the 10-inch double gatefold LP and 12-inch single for "Biscuits for ...
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Legendary New York City rock powerhouse UNSANE will play a number of North American shows this summer. The revered trio — guitarist / vocalist Chris Spencer, drummer Vincent Signorelli and bassist Dave Curran — will kick off its plan of attack with a string of special U.S. concerts this August that will see the band ...
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According to the German edition of Metal Hammer magazine, former DIMMU BORGIR bassist/clean vocalist I.C.S. Vortex (real name: Simen Hestnæs) has rejoined BORKNAGAR as the band's new bassist/singer. Commented I.C.S. Vortex: "I am looking forward to see all you old-school helmet-wearing mofos on the road and to spend some quality time once again ...
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Amy Harris of CityBeat recently conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Page Hamilton of the alternative metal legends HELMET. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. CityBeat: What inspired you to get into music at a young age? Page Hamilton: I was always a huge fan of music and loved THE EAGLES, ...
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Russell "Evil G." Johnson of BareBonesMusic.com recently conducted an interview with Chris Day (guitar) and Jake Schultz (bass) of Atlanta-based post-hardcore rockers NORMA JEAN. You can now watch the chat below. NORMA JEAN will release its fifth album, "Meridional", on July 13 via Razor & Tie. Shortly after the release, the band will ...
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Hard-hitting Danish four-piece THE BURNING is getting ready to enter the studio with producers Tue Madsen (SUICIDE SILENCE, HEAVEN SHALL BURN, SICK OF IT ALL) and Jacob Bredahl (HATESPHERE, PURIFIED IN BLOOD) to record its as-yet-untitled third album for a late 2010 release via Massacre Records. Commented singer Johnny Haven: "Tue Madsen has a indoor ...
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German death metallers LIFELESS will re-release their debut album, "Beyond The Threshold OF Death", on June 8 via Ibex Moon Records. The CD, which was originally self-released by the group in 2008, was produced and recorded by the bandmembers themselves. The mastering was handled by Vesa Kenttäkumpu from Swedish death metallers EVOCATION. According to a ...
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Former HANOI ROCKS guitarist Andy McCoy's first-ever art exhibition will be held at Kaapelitehdas in Helsinki, Finland from Thursday, May 27 to Sunday, May 30 (open each day from 1:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.). In addition to the collection of Andy's own paintings, there will be photographs of Andy from the last 20-plus years from ...
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Atlanta-based post-hardcore rockers NORMA JEAN have revealed the cover art for their upcoming fifth album, "Meridional", in a unique way — with an intense, self-generated video that also debuts a snippet of a new song. The clip, which debuted on AOL's Noisecreep, can now be viewed below. "We take a lot of pride in all ...
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Veteran rockers THE CULT have scheduled the following dates: May 03 - Auckland, New Zealand, Trusts Stadium May 05 - Brisbane, Australia, Tivoli Theatre May 06 - Sydney, Australia, Big Top Luna Park May 08 - Melbourne, Australia, Palais Theatre May 09 - Melbourne, Australia, Palais Theatre May 10 - Adelaide, Australia, Thebarton Theatre May ...
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HELMET has set "Seeing Eye Dog" as the title of its new album, due on June 22 via Work Song, the label imprint shared by singer/songwriter Joe Henry and HELMET mainman Page Hamilton's manager. Regarding the musical direction of the new CD, Hamilton tells AOL's Noisecreep, "It's a cool album. I'm really into ...
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To celebrate the 20th year of HELMET, guitarist/vocalist Page Hamilton is working on an art project called "Close To Home", where he has invited fans worldwide to own one of 200 original art pieces in an exclusive collection. Buyers pick the song featured on the piece, and Hamilton augments the canvas based on their choice. ...
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Diskant.dk conducted an interview with guitarist Bob Balch of off the Southern California heavy fuzz rock band FU MANCHU on February 21, 2010 in Malmö, Sweden. You can watch the chat in two parts below. FU MANCHU's eleventh full-length album, "Signs of Infinite Power", was released on October 20, 2009 via Century ...
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HAIL! — the supergroup featuring David Ellefson (MEGADETH), Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER), Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA) and Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ICED EARTH) — has been confirmed for this year's Rock in Rio Madrid festival, which will take place over two six days — June 4-5, June 10-12 and June 14 — at ...
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Former HANOI ROCKS guitarist Andy McCoy will take part in an acoustic performance on April 3 at Vastavirta Club in Tampere, Finland. The show is called "Andy McCoy Acoustically And Exclusively". In other news, McCoy's art exhibition will be held the last week of May at Cable Factory in Helsinki, Finland. In addition to Andy's ...
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THE CULT will perform its classic album "Love" in its entirety during its tour of Australia and New Zealand in May. "The band is redefining the live album experience with the 'Love Live Tour'; nothing is comparable to witnessing THE CULT fully engaged in the live creation of arguably their seminal album," stated THE CULT ...
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Rock fans across the country will now have access to America's premiere destination rock festival when MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX: A.M.'s Nikki Sixx hosts his nationally syndicated Premiere Radio Networks show, "Sixx Sense", from this year's Rock On The Range. The rock icon — who headlined last year' s festival — will set-up a backstage ...
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Rock House has uploaded video footage of David Ellefson (MEGADETH) and Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA) discussing their side project HAIL! before the band's January 2010 performance at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City. Watch the clip below. In a recent interview with D.X. Ferris of the Cleveland Scene, HAIL! vocalist ...
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Atlanta-based post-hardcore rockers NORMA JEAN are back in the studio this month to record their fifth studio album and debut for new record label, Razor & Tie. The currently untitled LP will be released this summer, and is being recorded in Atlanta, Georgia at Glow in the Dark Studios with producer Jeremy Griffith. A new ...
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HAIL! — the supergroup featuring David Ellefson (MEGADETH), Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER), Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA) and Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ICED EARTH) — will perform at this year's Rock In Rio Lisbon festival on Saturday, May 29 in Lisbon, Portugal. Commented Kisser: "Rock In Rio is an enormous event that started in ...
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Veteran rockers THE CULT have finished recording four new songs at a Los Angeles-area studio with producer Chris Goss (MASTERS OF REALITY, KYUSS, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE) for a brand new EP, to be released this summer. More details will be revealed soon. Affliction Clothing's web channel "Affliction Vision" sent OZZY OSBOURNE/ex-ROB ZOMBIE bassist ...
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A new video message from former HANOI ROCKS guitarist Andy McCoy can be viewed below. In the four-minute clip, McCoy talks about his upcoming plans, including an art exhibition, his side project GREASE HELMET (which features members of AMORPHIS) and a new solo album. McCoy previously stated about his upcoming solo CD, "It will be ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of THE CULT's February 19, 2010 performance at the Musink tattoo convention and music festival at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, California can be viewed below. The setlist was as follows: 01. L'il Devil 02. Electric Ocean 03. Rain 04. Sweet Soul Sister 05. Revolution 06. The Witch ...
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Australian metallers FIVE STAR PRISON CELL will enter Sing Sing South Studios in Melbourne on March 1 to begin recording their third album, entitled "Matriarch". The band states, "We are very excited and sincerely feel this is our strongest work to date. The group adds, "This album has been two years in the making, from ...
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Mike Hsu of the Worcester/Boston, Massachusetts radio station WAAF conducted an interview with MEGADETH/HAIL! bassist David Ellefson in late January before HAIL!'s two-date U.S. East Coast mini-tour. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. (Note: This interview was conducted two weeks before Ellefson officially rejoined MEGADETH as the band's new ...
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Powerhouse American vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) has told D.X. Ferris of the Cleveland Scene that bassist David Ellefson's recent return to MEGADETH may force HAIL! — which also features SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser and DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy — to go on hiatus. "It ...
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