IN FLAMES, WITHIN TEMPTATION, CLAWFINGER, ILL NINO and THE DYKEENIES have been confirmed for the Nova Rock festival, set to take place June 15-17 on the Pannonia Fields in Burgenland, the easternmost federal state of Austria (near Nickelsdorf and the Hungarian and Slovak borders). The festival billing is shaping up as follows: PEARL JAM SMASHING ...
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TOMAHAWK, the "all-star" band featuring former FAITH NO MORE vocalist Mike Patton, ex-HELMET drummer Jon Stainer and former JESUS LIZARD guitarist Duane Denison, will release its new album, "Anonymous", on June 19 via Ipecac. Check out the cover artwork at this location. Speaking to Greg Prato of Billboard.com in May 2006, Patton stated ...
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THE CULT will reportedly support THE WHO on a number of dates in Europe this summer. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. THE CULT is currently working on material for the group's first album since 2001's "Beyond Good and Evil". "We've got some ideas down, circulating," guitarist Billy Duffy told ChartAttack.com last week. ...
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A recent interview with the lead vocalist of the Canadian indie band DIE MANNEQUIN has managed to rub several members of the GUNS N' ROSES touring staff the wrong way. DIE MANNEQUIN opened a few shows during the 2006 GN'R North American tour, and in a recent interview with Chart magazine, the singer, known as ...
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SCUM OF THE EARTH, the band featuring former ROB ZOMBIE guitarist Riggs and ex-WHITE ZOMBIE drummer Ivan DePrume, has announced the completion of a new music video for its song "Beneath the Living". The clip, which is featured in the upcoming psychological cult thriller "Devil Girl", was helmed by the film's director, Howie Askins of ...
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Check out the latest episode of "Thrash Talk", featuring Mistress Juliya's interview with New York metal band BLOODSIMPLE about their upcoming album and DVD, at this location. BLOODSIMPLE frontman Tim Williams recently spoke to MTV.com about the group's upcoming sophomore album, tentatively titled "Red Harvest". "In any standard career, the first ...
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THE CULT vocalist Ian Astbury has officially moved on from working with Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger of THE DOORS. The band, performing under the moniker RIDERS ON THE STORM, has toured the world extensively over the past four years, and had just completed a sold-out 13-date tour of Europe. Astbury, who is now fully ...
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Be sure to tune into Fuel TV's "The Daily Habit" to catch a live performance from Warcon Records' HELMET. The episode airs tonight (Tuesday, February 13) at 9:00 p.m. EST / 6:00 p.m. PST and repeats at 12:00 a.m. EST / 9:00 p.m. PST and then again tomorrow (Wednesday, February 14) at 8:30 a.m. EST ...
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ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Myself and Daniel Erlandsson [drums] traveled to sunny California last month and spent a few days at the NAMM convention. We had a wail of time hanging out and doing the NAMM thing! "So I met a lot of ...
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THE CULT will make its first live appearance of 2007 on February 24 at California Speedway in Fontana, California. The concert, which begins at 8:00 p.m., is a part of NASCAR's highly successful Rock 'n Racing series. Tickets include admission to the racetrack to view the race and THE CULT's post-race performance. THE CULT is ...
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SCUM OF THE EARTH, the band featuring former ROB ZOMBIE guitarist Riggs, has announced the addition of former WHITE ZOMBIE drummer Ivan DePrume to its ranks. DePrume stated about his decision to joing the group, "When Riggs approached me about joining the band, I was like, 'When do we start touring?' Then he explained that ...
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A four-minute video clip of HELMET mainman Page Hamilton "laying down riffs" from the band's new CD, "Monochrome", has been posted online at YouTube.com (courtesy of FPE-TV). HELMET's new video for "Monochrome", filmed by director David Brodsky (GWAR, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, THE RED CHORD) of MyGoodEye and featuring clips from the "Saw III" ...
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SMASHING PUMPKINS has been confirmed for the Nova Rock festival, set to take place June 15-17 on the Pannonia Fields in Burgenland, the easternmost federal state of Austria (near Nickelsdorf and the Hungarian and Slovak borders). The PUMPKINS will perform on June 15. Also scheduled to appear are SLAYER, LORDI, STONE SOUR, PAPA ROACH, PEARL ...
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Frontman Tim Williams of New York metal band BLOODSIMPLE recently spoke to MTV.com about the group's upcoming sophomore album, tentatively titled "Red Harvest". "In any standard career, the first record puts you on the map," he explained. "[The second one] is when the haters come out. That's the true moment of a band's ...
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Norwegian progressive thrash/death metallers EXTOL have cancelled their appearance at the by:Larm 2007 festival (set to take place February 8-10 at Öst in Trondheim, Norway) due to "unforseen personal circumstances that lie outside [the band's] control," according to an official statement from the group. EXTOL's video for the track "Pearl" has been posted online at ...
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Peter Steele of TYPE OF NEGATIVE and Page Hamilton of HELMET will be the featured interviews on Indie 103.1's "Chaos" metal show tonight (Sunday, January 28). You can listen to the program live on the Internet between 10:00 p.m. and midnight PST (between 1:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m. EST) at this location. As ...
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SLAYER, LORDI, STONE SOUR and HELMET are among the confirmed bands for the Nova Rock Festival 2007, set to take place June 15-17 on the Pannonia Fields in Burgenland, the easternmost federal state of Austria (near Nickelsdorf and the Hungarian and Slovak borders). The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ACROSS ...
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THE CULT will enter the studio next month to begin pre-production on the group's first album since 2001's "Beyond Good and Evil". A fall release is expected. Also planned for release is a DVD of the band's November 13, 2006 concert at Irving Plaza in New York City, tentatively due in April. THE CULT's current ...
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SCUM OF THE EARTH, the band featuring former ROB ZOMBIE guitarist Riggs, has posted four new demo samples without vocals on its official MySpace page. SCUM OF THE EARTH recently tapped renowned U.K. concept artist Paul Garner to create the cover art for the band's upcoming second release, tentatively entitled "Sleaze Freak". Paul's ...
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DAWN OF AZAZEL, MAMMAL (featuring ex-FULL SCALE vocalist Zeke), THE DAYLIGHT CURSE and SEVERED LINK are among the latest confirmed acts for the fourth instalment of the Overcranked festival, set to take place Saturday, March 24 on the RNA Showgrounds in Brisbane, Australia. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): (JOBSON'S) ...
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HELMET will embark on a short tour of Australia in March. Confirmed dates are as follows: Mar. 23 - Byron Bay, AUS - Great Northern Mar. 24 - Brisbane, AUS - Overcranked Festival Mar. 27 - Sydney, AUS - Gaelic Club Mar. 29 - Melbourne, AUS - Hi Fi Bar Mar. 30 - Perth, AUS ...
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ESP has just finalized its schedule of artist meet-and-greet sessions at the NAMM show (National Association of Music Merchants), which is scheduled to be held January 18-21, 2007 the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. The details are as follows: Friday, January 19 (12:30 - 2:00 p.m.): Bruce Kulick (KISS, GRAND FUNK RAILROAD) George Lynch ...
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FRENZAL RHOMB, BEHIND CRIMSON EYES, THE HARD-ONS, LORD, DREAMKILLERS, THE AMITY AFFLICTION, 50 LIONS, ROLLERBALL, BEIJING TANK and RUINS have been confirmed for the fourth instalment of the Overcranked festival, set to take place Saturday, March 24 on the RNA Showgrounds in Brisbane, Australia. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: HELMET THE BUTTERFLY ...
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Norwegian progressive thrash/death metallers EXTOL will perform at the by:Larm 2007 festival, set to take place February 8-10 at Öst in Trondheim, Norway. EXTOL's video for the track "Pearl" has been posted online at this location. The clip was directed by Øystein Moe and Alexander Soma of Helmet Productions and was filmed in ...
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HELMET has lined up the following dates: Jan. 07 - Glass House - Pomona, CA Jan. 31 - Troubadour - West Hollywood, CA Feb. 01 - Troubadour - West Hollywood, CA As previously reported, HELMET's new video for "Monochrome", filmed by director David Brodsky (GWAR, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, THE RED CHORD) of MyGoodEye and featuring ...
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Rock My Monkey recently conducted an interview with former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Rock My Monkey: Now why the name "Angel Down" [for your new solo album]? What's the inspiration? Sebastian Bach: Oh, wow. Well, it's a song that is on the record that's, I ...
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Unsigned New York-based hard rock act FIGHT OF YOUR LIFE has made its track "Phoenix and The Fall", featuring a guest appearance by PAPA ROACH frontman Jacoby Shaddix, available for download from its MySpace page. FIGHT OF YOUR LIFE has released a new five-song CD produced by Scrap 60 and Paul Logus (three ...
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SOULFLY bassist Bobby Burns has issued the following update: "Wow, what a fuckin' year 2006 has been! One great big rollercoaster ride of happy times as well as sad ones. We've been around the world many times this past year and we live a lifestyle that many people can only dream about but every hour ...
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SnoCore Tour is back in 2007 with headliners ARMY OF ANYONE. The tour will kick off January 18 in Houston, TX with support from HURT and more to be announced. The first round of dates has been released and the majority will go on sale this weekend. ARMY OF ANYONE (featuring vocalist Richard Patrick from ...
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