MEGADETH bassist James MacDonough has posted the following message to the "Forums" sections of the band's official web site: "Greetings all!!! Sorry it's been a while, isn't that the way a lot of these posts start? I had to gather all my thoughts for the proper synopsis of my experience in the wonderful land Down ...
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THE PROJECT HATE, the Swedish band featuring Jörgen Sandström of ENTOMBED/GRAVE fame on lead vocals, have finished recording their new album with producer Dan Swanö at several studios in Örebro, Stockholm and Gothenburg, Sweden. Assisting them during the recording sessions was EVERGREY bassist Michael Håkansson, who completed his tracks at his studio in Gothenburg before ...
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DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has posted a 1 1/2 –minute "teaser" drum-camera video for the group's upcoming "Octavarium" CD at his official web site. Check it out at this location [NOTE: Link removed the request of the MikePortnoy.com webmaster]. "Octavarium" (view cover here) is scheduled for release on June 7 via Atlantic ...
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MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn has posted the following message in the band's official forum: "Been listening to SLAYER's 'Seasons in the Abyss' a lot lately. [I] don't really know why I went back to it... it's kinda hard to listen to in some ways... but, Jesus?! That record is just amazing. Absolutely fucking classic ...
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DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has uploaded the revised/final cover artwork for the group's new album, "Octavarium", at this location. The CD is scheduled for release on June 7 via Atlantic Records. DREAM THEATER began writing and recording their latest album last November at the Hit Factory studios in New York City. The ...
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PRIMAL FEAR drummer Randy Black has issued the following statement on his decision to join Berlin-based rockers SKEW SISKIN for a series of live appearances this summer. "I’m looking forward to playing the summer shows with SKEW SISKIN. So far we've had one rehearsal, atmosphere was good and I've agreed to play the summer dates ...
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Norway's MADDER MORTEM have posted the following message on their official web site: "To all of you whose waiting for our new album, we can tell you that things are happening and it's on its way. We're still not sure about when it'll be released, but within summer/fall sometime it will be out in the ...
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POWERMAN 5000 are in the middle of a U.S. tour aimed at getting fans ready for a new as-yet-untitled album, which will be completed at Mad Oak Studios in frontman Spider One's hometown of Boston, MA during a brief hiatus from the tour after their April 17 show in Revere, MA. A majority of the ...
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Herald-Dispatch.com is reporting that TRIVIUM and LILITU are among the band that are teaming up to throw a 21st party birthday bash concert Friday, April 15, for Charleston, West Virginia resident Adam Weaver, who has been in an all-out war with Hodgkins Lymphoma cancer since he was diagnosed Oct. 8, 2002. Like the ...
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Jem Aswad of MTV.com has issued the following report: Every year since 1986, a handful of artists have been inducted with great fanfare into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, on the basis of the influence and significance of their music. And every year, another list grows: The artists you'd think would ...
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ALLHELLUJA, the Danish/Italian project featuring HATESPHERE frontman Jacob Bredahl and Stefano Longhi from Scarlet Records, will release their debut album, "Inferno Museum", on May 23 via Scarlet. "Inferno Museum" is said to be lyrically inspired by Derek Raymond's book "Dead Man Upright" ("a psycho-sex serialkiller masterpiece") and features 10 songs that are described as "an ...
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Norwegian power metal act GUARDIANS OF TIME have parted ways with longtime drummer Vidar Uleberg. A replacement drummer has yet to be announced. GUARDIANS OF TIME's sophomore album, "Machines of Mental Design", was released in Europe last August via Massacre Records. The band recently signed a management deal with Intromental Management and are currently writing ...
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According to a recent online posting by DISTURBED drummer Mike Wengren, several DAMAGEPLAN- and PANTERA-related products are currently being planned for future release. Among the items that will reportedly see the light of day — either individually or as part of a box set — are the following: *DAMAGEPLAN DVD "Damagevision" *DAMAGEPLAN second ...
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COLD frontman Scooter Ward stopped by Jacksonville, Florida's Planet Radio 93.3 FM station on Thursday (March 24) to talk about the band's new album, "The Calm That Killed a Storm", and to play a few tracks from the upcoming CD. The follow-up to 2003's "Year of the Spider", "The Calm That Killed a Storm" was ...
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MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil phoned into "The '80s Guys" program on Triple M in Australia. Neil talked about the band getting back together, the world tour, their long-term plans, the petition to bring CRÜE to Sydney, and how he led the world's biggest chicken dance last year. Listen to the brief interview
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If you can set aside your AT THE GATES worship for just a moment, you'll be able to recognize NIGHTRAGE's "Descent into Chaos" for what it really is: Dependable Swedish melodic death metal. Don't get starry-eyed over the fact that it's Gus G who is laying down the meaty guitar parts and solos or that ...
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SPEED KILL HATE, the "old-school thrash" project featuring OVERKILL members Dave Linsk (guitar), Derek Tailer (guitar), and Tim Mallare (drums), will be filming a video for the track "Face the Pain" on Wednesday, April 6. The video will be directed by Anthony M. Bongiovi of TBJ Entertainment, Inc., who has previously worked with SLAYER ("War ...
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UNHEARD, the new band formed by ex-ATHEIST/NEUROTICA singer/guitarist Kelly Shaefer and former BURIAL frontman Mike Callahan, have made their debut album, "On My Way to the Sun", available for paid download (only .69 a track) at iSound.com. The song "Toybox" is a free download for a limited time. "On My Way to the ...
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Reacting to the news of the death of BLACKFOOT drummer Jakson Spires, Rickey Medlocke, who fronted the band and co-wrote much of the material with Spires, has issued the following statement: "I am deeply saddened by the loss. Jak and I were kids together and then we spent two decades playing music together. Not only ...
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SCARIOT, the Norwegian band led by Død (a.k.a. Daniel Olaisen; BLOOD RED THRONE), have recruited Steve DiGiorgio (TESTAMENT, SADUS, SEBASTIAN BACH) to play bass on their upcoming CD. Drumming duties on the album, which is currently being recorded at a studio in Norway, are being handled by Asgeir Mickelson (SPIRAL ARCHITECT, BORKNAGAR). No label or ...
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Italian black metallers ABORYM, now featuring former EMPEROR and current SCUM drummer Bård "Faust" Eithun, have inked a two-album deal with Season of Mist. After comparing several offers from European and American labels, the band decided to sign with Season of Mist, in their opinion the best "quality black metal" label. ABORYM will record their ...
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SLIPKNOT percussionist M. Shawn Crahan, better-known as Clown or #6, has spoken to Billboard.com about his Big Orange Clown Records label imprint, which falls under the Sanctuary Records umbrella. "I'm always looking for that song — whether it's classical, country, rap, hip-hop, hardcore, metal, whatever — I'm looking for people who dig into their souls ...
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Tracy Breton of the Providence Journal is reporting that Superior Court Judge Francis J. Darigan Jr. announced yesterday that prosecutors and lawyers for the three men charged with the deaths of 100 people at The Station nightclub have reached an agreement on further testing of polyurethane foam, the kind that lined the walls ...
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Former KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch has defended himself against accusations by KORN singer Jonathan Davis that he has embarked on a "false crusade" by leaving the band to focus on Christianity. In an e-mail sent to MTV News, Welch said he still loves his KORN brethren, but that he was beginning to ...
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Guitarist Matt Olivo of the death metal/grindcore pioneers REPULSION recently gave an interview to France's Noiseweb zine about the group's status as one of the genre's originators and their future plans. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Noiseweb: You were, Scott [Carlson, bassist/vocalist] and you, former members of DEATH during some ...
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Hailing from the land of upstate New York, GIZMACHI will release their debut CD, "The Imbuing", on May 3 on Big Orange Clown Records, an imprint of Sanctuary Records. "The Imbuing" was produced by M. Shawn Crahan, engineered by Josh Wilbur and recorded at Spin Studios in New York City. GIZMACHI is comprised of Sean ...
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Sweden's TRANSPORT LEAGUE will enter Grand Recordings in Gothenburg on March 23 to begin recording their new album, "Non Aggressive Formula", tentatively due this summer through an as-yet-undetermined label. A total of 12 songs will be recorded during the session, including a cover of DEPECHE MODE's "Never Let Me Down Again". Other songtitles set to ...
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UNHEARD, the new band formed by ex-ATHEIST/NEUROTICA singer/guitarist Kelly Shaefer and former BURIAL frontman Mike Callahan, have completed work on their debut record at Southern Sound Studios in Florida. Titled "On My Way to the Sun", the album was produced by Shaefer and UNHEARD, and was mixed by Doug Kaye. The 10-song CD will initially ...
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ADEMA bassist Dave DeRoo has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "First off, I'd like to welcome Kevin Lee of Novi Entertainment to the ADEMA family. His management team represents a wide array of different artists, and we're lookin' forward to 2005 being ADEMA's best year yet. "Well, we got an ...
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Bassist extraordinaire Joey Vera (FATES WARNING, ANTHRAX) has posted the following message on his web site: "Last weekend FATES WARNING shot a video for the tune 'Simple Human' from our new CD titled 'FWX'. It's basically a live performance video with some 'acting' talents courtesy of our lead singer Ray Alder. 'Less is more' — ...
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