CRISIS have announced that they will be looking for a new drummer following the completion of their national tour with KITTIE and OTEP. The band are currently utilizing the services of original member Fred Waring III after previous drummer, Josh Florian, "busted his appendix" late last month and was unable to join the group on ...
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InsideOut Music has set a November 9 release date for the new album from CHROMA KEY, entitled "Graveyard Mountain Home". The CD was produced and mixed in Istanbul, Turkey by the project's mastermind Kevin Moore (ex-DREAM THEATER, FATES WARNING) between September 2003 and September 2004. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. ...
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Florida-based death metallers SIX FEET UNDER have postponed their European tour to early 2005 in order to allow drummer Greg Gall to be home for the impending birth of his child (Greg's wife is reportedly due in November). No further information is currently available. As previously reported, SIX FEET UNDER have covered AC/DC's entire "Back ...
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Florida-based death metallers SIX FEET UNDER have covered AC/DC's entire "Back In Black" album for their forthcoming release, "Graveyard Classics II". "Graveyard Classics II", due on October 19 through Metal Blade Records (one day earlier internationally), was recorded at Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida with Chris Carroll mixing and Chris Barnes producing. The complete track ...
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SIX FEET UNDER's version of the AC/DC classic "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution" has been posted online at this location. "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution" comes off the group's upcoming CD, "Graveyard Classics II", due on October 19 through Metal Blade Records. The CD, which features the band doing something "that ...
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VALUME NOB, the Louisiana based band featuring CROWBAR/DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein on bass, have lined up the following dates during the coming months: Sep. 17 - New Orleans, LA - The State Palace Theatre Oct. 07 - Auburn, AL - Roosters,Rythm,& Brews Oct. 08 - Tampa, FL - The Brass Mug Oct. 09 - Pensacola, ...
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VALUME NOB, the Louisiana based band featuring CROWBAR/DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein on bass, will be releasing an extended version of their previously recorded "The Most High" EP on October 19 through Crash Music Inc. The CD will contain the four songs from the original recording as well as two "live" bonus tracks and a 30-minute ...
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The Horror Channel has posted an article on the hauntings of Birmingham, AL's creepy metal/hardcore venue Sloss Furnaces. Visitors to the venue, which has held shows for such bands as FEAR FACTORY, MARILYN MANSON and RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, have reported a number of ghost sightings, as well as phantom voices and footsteps. ...
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VALUME NOB, the Louisiana based band featuring CROWBAR/DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein on bass, have set an October 19 release date through Crash Music Inc. (formerly Pavement Music) for their debut EP, "The Most High". A video for the track "Boots" will be shot in New Orleans in August. The group, who describe their music as ...
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MURDERDOLLS frontman Wednesday 13 has abandoned plans to utilize Floridian "grave rockers" DEATH BECOMES YOU as his backing band during his upcoming U.S. and European solo tour dates. "The reasoning why they will not be joining me is not anything bad nor personal," Wednesday writes on his web site. "I never said that DEATH BECOMES ...
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Swedish death/thrash metal band TAETRE are currently busy recording their fourth full-length album, entitled "Psychopath", at Los Angered Recording in Angered, Sweden with producer Andy LaRocque (KING DIAMOND). The follow-up to 2002's "Divine Misanthropic Madness" will be the first to feature the group's new lineup: DR Lindblood (guitar & vocals), D.K. (bass & vocals), Danyael ...
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VALUME NOB, the Louisiana based band featuring CROWBAR/DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein on bass, are currently negotiating a record deal with Crash Music Inc. (formerly Pavement Music). The contracts will be finalized within the next couple of weeks, with plans to release the group's recently completed CD, "The Most High", in late November. A video for ...
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SIX FEET UNDER have lined up the following European shows during November: Nov. 09 - Helsinki, FIN - Travastia Nov. 10 - Juvaskula, FIN - Lutakko Nov. 11 - Oulu, FIN - T.B.C Nov. 12 - Stockholm, SWE - Klubben Nov. 13 - Gotheborg, SWE - Musikenhus As previously reported, SIX FEET UNDER have completed ...
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SIX FEET UNDER have completed work on "Graveyard Classics 2" at Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida with Chris Carroll mixing. "Recording and mixing went better than we hoped and I couldn't be happier not only because I feel that this is our finest sounding CD to date, but also because what we have done on ...
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MURDERDOLLS frontman Wednesday 13 has posted the following message on his official web site: "Hell-o Ghouls, "The auctions have ended and I want to thank you all for bidding on them. Maybe I will do this again at the end of summer to clear out some more of my things. "As for an update in ...
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It's this simple: without BLACK SABBATH, you wouldn't be reading this site right now. You would probably have never heard of many of the bands written about here, and in fact, most of those bands probably wouldn't exist. BLACK SABBATH, while they certainly didn't invent hard rock, created the template for what ultimately became known ...
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VALUME NOB, the Louisiana based band featuring CROWBAR/DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein on bass, have uploaded several tracks from their recently completed CD, "The Most High", at their official web site. Check out the songs "Friends For Life", "Brutal Attack", "You Instead Of Me" and "War of Faith" at this location. The group, who ...
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MURDERDOLLS frontman Wednesday 13 has uploaded a bunch of photos from his recently completed U.K. solo tour to promote the new FRANKENSTEIN DRAG QUEENS CD and his brand-new merchandise line, Thirteen Dead Kids. Backing him on these shows were Floridian "grave rockers" DEATH BECOMES YOU. Check out the photos here. Commented Wednesday: "I ...
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SIX FEET UNDER frontman Chris Barnes has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Hello to all you freaks! [I] just wanted to inform you guys and girls first-hand what we've been up to and what's planned for SIX FEET UNDER over the next few months. First off, I'd like to give ...
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VALUME NOB, the Louisiana based band featuring CROWBAR/DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein on bass, have completed work on a new CD, entitled "The Most High", due on April 13 through the group's own label. A video for the song "Boots" will be released in early summer. The group, who describe their music as "AGNOSTIC FRONT meets ...
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CRISIS have finalized the track listing for their new album, "Like Sheep Led To Slaughter", due on May 25 through The End/Children Of Rage Records. It is as follows: 01. Omen 02. Waking the Dead 03. A Graveyard For Bitches 04. Nomad 05. Politics Of Domination 06. Blood Burden 07. Rats In A Maze 08. ...
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German power metallers GRAVE DIGGER have posted a video for the track "Valhalla", recorded in January during their "Rheingold World Tour", at their official web site, www.grave-digger.de. The clip was filmed in Pratteln (Switzerland), Barcelona (Spain), Lichtenfels (Germany) and Bochum (Germany) and is available for download in Quicktime format. In other news, GRAVE ...
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VALUME NOB, the Louisiana based band featuring CROWBAR/DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein on bass, have added a Baton Rouge show to their upcoming itinerary. The group's schedule is shaping up as follows: Apr. 02 - Spanish Moon - Baton Rouge, LA Apr. 03 - Zeppelins - Metairie, LA As previously reported, VALUME NOB will be entering ...
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An MP3 clip of the track "I Wanna Rot", taken from the forthcoming FRANKENSTEIN DRAG QUEENS album, "6 Years, 6 Feet Under the Influence", has been made available for download at this location. FRANKENSTEIN DRAG QUEENS, the band featuring MURDERDOLLS frontman Wednesday 13, will release "6 Years, 6 Feet Under the Influence" on ...
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VALUME NOB, the Louisiana based band featuring CROWBAR/DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein on bass, will be entering the studio March 14 to begin recording some new material for a spring release. In the meantime, the band have announced the following shows in April: Apr. 02 - T.B.A. Apr. 03 - Zeppelins - Metairie, La The group, ...
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A full-length MP3 of the track "Scary Song", taken from the forthcoming FRANKENSTEIN DRAG QUEENS album, "6 Years, 6 Feet Under the Influence", has been made available for download at this location. FRANKENSTEIN DRAG QUEENS, the band featuring MURDERDOLLS frontman Wednesday 13, will release "6 Years, 6 Feet Under the Influence" on March ...
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FRANKENSTEIN DRAG QUEENS, the band featuring MURDERDOLLS frontman Wednesday 13, will release their new album, "6 Years, 6 Feet Under the Influence", through People Like You Records on March 15. "6 Years, 6 Feet Under the Influence" is the band's fifth offering — the last four having been released between 1996 and 2002. Having put ...
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MURDERDOLLS frontman Wednesday 13 (formerly of North Carolina horror-metal outfit FRANKENSTEIN DRAG QUEENS FROM PLANET 13) has issued the following statement regarding his upcoming U.K. tour, which is scheduled to kick off in early March: "A lot of questions have been coming in, asking what I will be doing at these shows. I will not ...
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SIX FEET UNDER frontman Chris Barnes has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Just wanted to check in with all of our dedicated fans this holiday season and let you all know what to expect from SIX FEET UNDER in the New Year… Well, first off, I want to thank all ...
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German power metallers GRAVE DIGGER have posted the following message on their official web site: "Dear Friends, Fans and MetalHeadZ, "It's Christmas time and new year is coming soon. That means also that The Rheingold Tour hits the road in a couple of weeks. "We are working hard at the production and we'll show you ...
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